[Larwee]

While outages in my area aren't common, they do happen. But there are things which could be done to prevent some of them or keep them from being as serious when they do happen. That is getting a lot of attention now.

I am in a large metropolitan area. While more than 600,000 customers were without electric at one point, there were still plenty of people who had electric power. When it was restored, some got it restored sooner than others. But it still took a long time in those cases as well.

My webhost is hundreds of miles away from me. But I never worry about them and a possible power outage because they do have an alternate power supply, as do many webhosts. That is one of the many important factors people need to consider when they are selecting a webhost.

This recent power outage brought out the good in some people. It also made it possible for some people to get to better know their neighbors.

Temperatures were around 100 degrees and very humid during portions of the power outage. A lot of people were spending time outside and having block parties.

Some people say I miss out on some things because I avoid a lot of situations. I don't smoke and I never have. I don't like to be around people who are smoking. I don't drink and I have never had a drink in my life. I don't like to be around where people are drinking alcohol. But I can and do still have fun.

A lot of sick and elderly people needed help during the outage and people were anxious to help them. There were people who had problems getting food, and people with heat related problems. People went out of their way to be helpful to these people.

Many people are extra nice during difficult times. It would be great if everyone was as nice as possible towards everyone else all of the time and not just during times which are difficult.