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AngnShaun
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the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
Work. I was in Rego Park and I pretty much flew down Woodhaven back to Rockaway.
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Hofstra26
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
Posted by 2BadSoSad
Why dont I remember a blackout? LOL
I was well into my 20s , 10 years ago and have no good reason as to why I should not remember this?
You really don't remember when the entire northeast region went dark??!!!!.............for hours and hours.  
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| Posted 8/14/13 9:35 AM |
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mrsboss
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the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
I had such a crazy night. It involved cheating on my then boyfriend. That's all I will say.
Wow, 10 years ago???
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| Posted 8/14/13 9:39 AM |
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2BadSoSad
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
LOL, not at all! I just called my DH to find out what we were doing bc we had been dating about 6 mos at that point and he said I got wasted with my now BIL (who was just a friend of mine at the time) and another friend. Could be why I dont rememeber it.
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| Posted 8/14/13 9:42 AM |
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klingklang77
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
I was in Broadway mall looking for a power converter (not adapter) in Radio Shack. I needed it bc I was going to study abroad and the voltage needed to be converted for my portable CD burner. I luckily had enough cash bc no machines were working and I wanted to buy it then bc I was leaving in a few days and I didn't have time to come back.
I wound up never using it.
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| Posted 8/14/13 9:44 AM |
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MarathonKnitter
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the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
i was visiting my aunt in PA. it didn't affect that area.
luckily, i can say that it didn't affect me or DS
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| Posted 8/14/13 9:48 AM |
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Katareen
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the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
I was on vacation in FL and missed the whole thing!
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| Posted 8/14/13 9:49 AM |
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TreAnt427
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
Posted by MsSissy
I was at work in Hauppauge. Wasn't fun trying to get home to Ronkonkoma.
I was at work in Melville trying to get home to Ronkonkoma. Definitely not fun! 
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| Posted 8/14/13 9:49 AM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
Posted by 2BadSoSad
LOL, not at all! I just called my DH to find out what we were doing bc we had been dating about 6 mos at that point and he said I got wasted with my now BIL (who was just a friend of mine at the time) and another friend. Could be why I dont rememeber it.
Aaaahhhhh............that's probably why you don't remember. You blacked out too. 
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| Posted 8/14/13 9:50 AM |
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oneday
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
I worked for a woman out of her house. She was out and we had a new girl working with us. I was freaked out at first b/c I thought was another terrorist attack.
After an hour or so of sitting around not being able to work since we had no computers, I had gone to my car to see if there was any info on the radio. When I realized it sounded like it was going to be a while, I sent the girl home.
When my boss finally returned, she had no idea the blackout was going on. I think she had been at the beach meditating or something. She seemed very pissed when I told her I had let the other girl leave. When she finally realized what had happened, she let me go.
That night, DH and I had no power in our place and it was hot. We lived right next to his work at the time and they had a generator so we grabbed some hotdogs and stuff and went over to his work to heat our food up and play on the computer for a while.
Luckily for us, our power came back around midnight or so, so our A/C came back on and it wasn't too bad.
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:16 AM |
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SusiBee
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
In my office on the 40th floor.
Had to walk all the way down, then walked uptown to the 59th street bridge and over it.
Thankfully the express buses were on the Queens side and I was able to get on one to take me home to Bayside.
I remember getting off the bus at about 8pm, and all my neighbors were outside and yelling out There she is ! when I got there. Barbeques were pulled out, flashlights and candles distributed amongst the neighbors who did not have any.
Gave me goosebumps because that was the same thing I did on 9/11, except there were no buses and I had to walk into Astoria to my sis's MIL.
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:20 AM |
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mrsm-2011
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
Working at North Woodmere Park.
I remember it took my mom 2 hrs to come pick me up driving from Franklin Square to North Woodmere.
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:20 AM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
Getting ready for the winetasting at the Vanderbilt. I was home on maternity leave & the babysitter was coming.
She cancelled because of the blackout so I took the baby on her first outing.
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:20 AM |
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edfilippi
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
I was a teenager working at Adventureland. Lol
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:21 AM |
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meloyellow
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
I was working in the city. my co-worker (who has since passed away  ) and I had to walk across the 59th street bridge and into woodside where her parents picked us up and took us to her home in ridgewood. I had to wait there for DH to come and get me.
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:25 AM |
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hopingforbaby
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the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
I was on a bus going to take care of my godmothers dog who I was watching, who lived on the 33rd floor of a building in manhattan. My stepdad saved the day and walked up there to make sure she was taken care of. I will never forget how crazy the city was that day!
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:26 AM |
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beachgirl
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sara
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
I have no recollection of where I was or what I Was doing....how long did it last?
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:26 AM |
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peanutbutter2
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
I was upstate visiting colleges with my parents, so we were at a hotel. Every single restaurant closed down. We had no food.
A guy staying at the hotel had his guitar with him, so we all sat outside. Everyone gathered whatever food they could...chocolate, nuts, whatever....and just sat there listening to music.
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:27 AM |
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MsSissy
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
Posted by 2BadSoSad
Why dont I remember a blackout? LOL
I was well into my 20s , 10 years ago and have no good reason as to why I should not remember this?
I'm surprised you don't remember it.
It was huge! Covered many of the Northeast and Midwestern states.
Were you away at the time?
Blackout of 2003
ETS: Just saw your reason why. Alcohol will definitely cause a different kind of blackout
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:29 AM |
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ItsaJoya19
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
I was at work at a dentist office in Great Neck. We had a patient in the chair. The doc used the last of the air while I held a flashlight fixed on the patient's mouth lol. After a few hour commute home I went to a pool party that was lit by candles. cant believe that was 10 years ago!!
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:30 AM |
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LiveItUp
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
I was driving home from work wondering why every traffic light was out
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:39 AM |
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cateyemm
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
STUCK IN THE SUBWAY!!
After that I never wore flip flops in the subway again. We were sweating in the cars for what seemed like hours (actually it was about 4 hours) and then they escorted us through the tunnels out to 51st street. i came out completely black hands, face and feet, tried to buy a soda but the assholle tried to charge me $5 which I didnt even have in my pcket.
I walked home over the queens bridge and my EX boyfriend joked that we didnt have water so I couldnt shower. I almost knocked him over the head.
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:47 AM |
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PaddysGirl
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the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
I was working in a bank at the time and they wouldn't let us leave for quite some time. We had zero security alarms - not fun.
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:49 AM |
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Mill188
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
I was at work in Garden City. Our power went out a lot in that office building. After an hour, when it became clear it was a blackout they sent us home and it took me about 2½ hours to get home to Babylon.
Finally got home to no power, no lights nothing. My neighbors and I (I was living in an apt complex) went up to 7-11 and bought some beer and some portable charcoal grills. We all went down to the pool and swam, BBQ-d and drank until around 1 am.
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:49 AM |
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nferrandi
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Re: the blackout was 10 yrs ago today!
I was working at a newspaper at that time. Once they realized what was going on, after a period of fear over what it might have been, they sent us home. I remember it being incredibly hot. So a bunch of friend's came over with all the beer and food in all of our fridges and we had a black out party/bbq with about 10 friends. Lol
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| Posted 8/14/13 10:58 AM |
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