Real New Yorkers probably have no power from their PCs to reply. :) But it seems that the interchange between ConEd (NYC Power Company) and Niagara and the Canadian power company allowed a blackout to cascade. Something didn't work correctly in the system that allows the power companies for these areas to share load. I'm located near Philadelphia and things are fine here. Power is slowly being restored according to news reports I've heard. I still get a fast busy calling the cell numbers of various NYC friends, though.
Matt
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We don't know if it was a case of international terrorism... or road rage.
-FBI Agent Frank Perry, commenting on the three-state alert regarding a car containing 'middle eastern men' which alledgedly tried to run a fuel truck off the road.