BLACKOUT NEWS: Maggie

I live in suburban NYC. We lost power for four hours yesterday but were back on the grid by 8 p.m. This morning, though, we just lost power again. I work on a laptop (battery power) which is why you are hearing from me. If we go silent for a time, you will all know why.

One thing I have to say: I woke up this morning and heard that after 8 hours of blackout, there were only 12 arrests in the city of New York. The papers here are full of stories of civilians (as the cops call them) donning orange vests, directing traffic, helping fellow citizens. Throngs of New Yorkers trooping over the Brooklyn Bridge, or walking 5 miiles home to the Bronx are saying, "Hey this is nothing, compared to what we have been through."

This is one demn fine country we share.
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