2003 blackout - 20 years ago yesterday

[Ransom]

Just after 4 pm on August 14, 2003, tree branches contacting power lines in Ohio resulted in the largest electrical blackout in North American history.

The power in Ottawa was out for nearly a full day. Obviously I couldn't get hot food, so I bought some stuff at the local farmer's market and ate about a metric ton of salad that day.

It seems to me that the majority of FFFers always seem to hail from the southern or Western U.S. rather than the northeast. Was anyone else affected?

 

[abcaines]

There was a power outage?

 

[ALAYMAN]

That was about 3.5 hours from me in Southern Ohio and we weren’t affected, but I remember it.

 

[FSSL]

I was living in the "thumb" of Michigan at the time. We had a blackout for a couple of days.