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08/14/2003: 04:10 pm - UPS Reports Power Failure
After discovering the outage would forever be known as "The Great Outage of 2003" I left work for home. As you can see from the Gnome Cam the server was still running when I arrived at 6:10pm, a full two hours after the outage. Unfortunately the cable company isn't as prepared so most likely the server was down from the beginning. I decided to turn off the server and use the remaining power to charge my phone. While it was charging, I took some pictures while the power was out including a movie of the 5 and Beech intersection. Walking back, I saw Lindsay, who was obviously hysterical over the whole thing. As is tradition, I ran my roomba during the outage just because I could. I also gave my cat a brain protection device to keep aliens and the government out. My girlfriend did bills, and my computer sat lifeless so we decided to head for Duane's house. Upon arriving, we found Gina also doing bills, and also hysterical. Duane got looter protection and we headed outside. ATV's were running rampant as is typical in Redford. My response was pure panic. A few drinks and a bonfire later, we braved the looters and rioters and headed back home. <WalterCronkite>"And that's how it was during the Outage of 2003"</WalterCronkite>