I work at a hospital, and everything is OK now. After the blackout started we went on auxiliary power, but only certain areas (where power was most urgently needed) had the power. The worst thing was yet to come: No Water. That was terrible. we had to bring in lots and lots of bottled water for drinking, and a fire department brought some water for the reservoir for patient bathrooms. It was so hot, and with no A/C, we had to get fans running in the hallways. Everyone worked so hard to make the patients as comfortable as possible.
The power came back on this morning, but the water was out until this afternoon. It isn't drinkable, though, and has to be boiled before use for the next two days. We were told to conserve power wherever we could all day and were told to use the water very sparingly (once it came back on). However, our city at this very moment is having a baseball game and a football game. No one told them they had to conserve power and water in those huge stadiums. Go figure! Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amita Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 9:03 AM Subject: blackout > So how did everyone fare in the blackout?
