Just saw a post on LJ saying So, mmm, according to ...gossip, two substations are out, pretty much all of Los Angeles is out--without power, including San Fernando valley. I guess San Gabriel valley still has some power. FWIW.
Everybody plays each other. That's all anybody ever does. We play parts.
Saffron ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Katie M - Sep 12, 2005 11:49:22 am PDT #6785 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Sean K - Sep 12, 2005 11:49:24 am PDT #6786 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Well that's freaky and kind of scary.
Yep. Power's back on now.
Aims - Sep 12, 2005 11:49:40 am PDT #6787 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I'm in Downtown LA and we were just without power for about 45 minutes. Em's school was out and they're in Burbank and not part of the LA DWP power grid. The house in the Valley is out.
I've been a little freaked out.
DavidS - Sep 12, 2005 11:50:43 am PDT #6788 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
There was a sense of relaxation at a critical moment."
Maybe that's because you were still on vacation and far from New Orleans.
Sean K - Sep 12, 2005 11:51:05 am PDT #6789 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Aims, I've been thinking of you the whole time. I take it you've checked in with Em's school?
Laura - Sep 12, 2005 11:52:24 am PDT #6790 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
There's big blackouts hitting large parts of town, for no discernable reason.
It's to distract from the bullshit happening in Washington. I'd look for Karl Rove's hand on the big power switch.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 12, 2005 11:52:38 am PDT #6791 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The National Weather Service should know better than to name a hurricane Ophelia.
So I'm assuming hurricane Medea is a really, really bad idea.
Or Livia.
Betsy HP - Sep 12, 2005 11:52:46 am PDT #6792 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
There was a sense of relaxation at a critical moment.
And now Laura's leaving Cialis brochures all over the West Wing.
Aims - Sep 12, 2005 11:52:57 am PDT #6793 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Aims, I've been thinking of you the whole time. I take it you've checked in with Em's school?
Yeppers. She's good.
Lucia
For fans of The Ref, the American Girl Dolls have a very special Christmas outfit. [link]
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Lee - Sep 12, 2005 11:54:01 am PDT #6794 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Here's what the LA Times is saying:
A large portion of Los Angeles was hit with a blackout Monday afternoon.
The city was investigating the cause and extent of the outage. But Sgt. Catherine Plows, a police spokeswoman, said terrorism was not suspected.
Electrical power was knocked out shortly before 1 p.m. after two power surges. Fire officials said they received reports of people stuck in elevators, and traffic was snarled at intersections throughout the city when stop lights went dark. Some neighboring cities also were affected.
The Police Department went on "full tactical alert," meaning no officers were allowed to leave duty.
The blackout came a day after ABC aired a videotape of a purported al-Qaida member making terrorist threats against Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia, on the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Heavy power usage on hot days can lead to blackouts. But the weather in Los Angeles was not unsually hot Monday.
Outages were reported from downtown to the coast and north into the San Fernando Valley.
eta: I'm glad Em is okay, Aimee. (and the rest of you as well)