8:32 AM - I lost power today and have no phone. I was sitting on my bed, online emailing back and forth to a few friends as usual, and my internet went dead. I was trying several times to renew the IP Address, and even reboot my computer but still no internet connection. So I put my internet explorer in offline state and looked at sites that I had been online yesterday and later.
Troubleshooting the issue>
I went outside to see if any neighbors were outside staring at the pole- None were.
It is a windy day, so I checked my connection to the house it appeared fine. Then, I checked my meter, it was not on.
Being out of work, I even contemplated if I had paid the bill and maybe they just turned me off. I knew I did pay it though. Without a phone I could no longer call my Power Athority to see if they knew about the issue.
My neighbors wireless networks I usually could see the broadcast for were not showing as well.
My final result in knowing the whole neighborhood was down was by hearing the fire station’s alarms up the block. They kept ringing, and I assume there was accidents because the traffic lights were off?
Results of the test of disconnecting my telephony > although I may not think I need a phone, I do for those emergency situations. Or do I?
9:38AM - The power just came back on I can recharge my laptop battery and upload this file…
Thursday, February 12, 2009
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