my blackout story

[dragonlady7]

i only have one little anecdote to share.
dave and i lit candles as it grew dark, but we grew restless (having already done what it would naturally occur to a couple to do in candlelight and quiet) and wandered out to see what was doing. I put on a white t-shirt and a light-colored pair of cargo pants, the ones I'd flown from CA in.
I forgot my wallet, but my ID was in the pants' pocket from the security checks.
We passed the bar down the street and it was open. i put my hand in my pocket and there was my ID. Obviously, it was a sign.

I have a picture from last night, actually a scan of an artifact, that I'll post when I get home.

I also have much more commentary but don't have time to discuss it just this minute.

:D

Comments

this is from kat

[(Anonymous)]

It must've been cool to actually get to enjoy the blackout...you know, a change in routine, no work, etc. I got to spend the time driving around to police stations, interviewing people at gas stations, etc. It was a little fun in that I did most of it with a coworker because she was day cops and I was night cops so they wanted us to work on the story together but since the phones were obviously not working we had to drive around so we drove around together. And got nothing accomplished, happily, together. But other than that it was really annoying, seeing everybody else sitting on their porches, drinking beer, playing baseball and actually using the parks for something other than criminal activity while I was like the only non-emergency worker working.
And then it hit me that it will always be like that...how did I manage to pick the one job that exists on holidays, weekends, during any emergency...
ah well. At least I got a story on the front page. I've had three on A1 this month!