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We watched the blackout unfold live on the internet from my work in Chicago. By the time Friday evening rolled around, EWR was open, my flight out of Chicago was on-time and they bumped me to first class. My biggest problem was the cab driver refusing short haul fares at Penn Station. The cops thought I was way out of line when I had them read the cabbie the riot act, (they thought it was petty after the blackout), but he took me where I wanted to go. Home!

My clocks told me power had already been on for almost two hours, so I tossed a few things out of the frige and got the ice cubes going. So my first vodka cranberry wasn't very cold. That was the extent of my hardship.

So my question to you is this: given the choice, would you rather have experienced the blackout or not? While I like running hot and cold water and electricity, I sort of feel like I missed out on a very unique if uncomfortable and disquieting experience.
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