Most people live outside of Manhattan so the only way for them to get home is to cross a bridge, get thru a tunnel, or take a boat. As you can imagine, these were all choked with cars and people. The airconditioning was the least of their trouble, especially since all the stores closed and there was no food available. For most of these people, walking out of the city on a nice summer night sure beats running thru a cloud of dust, or walking down the stairs of your highrise building without wondering if it was going to fall on you, is a big improvement over the events of 2 years ago. That's why they are all happy and just dealing with it. Perspective is a wonderful thing, isn't it. -- Spirit World

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Date Posted: 12:36:21 08/15/03 Fri
Author: Lissa
Subject: Most people live outside of Manhattan so the only way for them to get home is to cross a bridge, get thru a tunnel, or take a boat. As you can imagine, these were all choked with cars and people. The airconditioning was the least of their trouble, especially since all the stores closed and there was no food available. For most of these people, walking out of the city on a nice summer night sure beats running thru a cloud of dust, or walking down the stairs of your highrise building without wondering if it was going to fall on you, is a big improvement over the events of 2 years ago. That's why they are all happy and just dealing with it. Perspective is a wonderful thing, isn't it.
In reply to: Lissa 's message, "Hi guys, I'm back from our wee vacation in NJ at my brother's house. It is especially fascinating for me to be watching the news coverage of the NYC blackouts because exactly one week ago, I was in Times Square about to go to a Broadway show! I could have been there for the excitement. hehehe We were watching the news last night with arial views of all the people having to once again walk out of the city and all the cars lined up for miles. The big problem was not the loss of airconditioning, but rather the inability of the elevators and subway cars to work. The trains are the kind that have the poles on the top going to the electrical lines that run above the tracks, so when the electricity went out, all the trains stopped. That is why there were huge masses of people at the docks waiting for boats to take them out of Manhattan, which is an island, or why the bridges were covered with people walking across." on 12:35:06 08/15/03 Fri

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