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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003 No power, so no internet, cell service was ov
by ajsnigrutin 2y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003
No power, so no internet, cell service was overloaded and didn't work because of that, and well.. all that was was left was the radio.
- maxerickson 2y agoI lived through that. I don't remember how I found out what was going on, and the university I was near still had their power station up, so I may have had better local comms (it was small and not real tied to the grid, mostly used for heating). I certainly didn't spend time huddled around an AM radio.