Things I learned with no power for 40 hours

[Feynman]

It was both scary and fun for most people, since many of them did not have to work, everything was paralysed.

In my case, it was shitty: my then-boss, for some unfathomable reasons, did not lack power on the tiny little island he's living (5 houses, hyper luxury place). And our workplace did not either because we were on the same sub-grid and street block as a major hospital, at which places they re-routed power at all costs, top priority. So my boss did "not see any reasons" for us not to come to work. And we had a major contract to be delivered, so it was absolutely crazy. I went living at my mother's place, five minute from work, but the secretary had to commute twice 2-1/2 hours to come to work.


They also re-routed power in large shopping malls, where people spent the day living there (not freezing), and the night sleeping on the floor, with their sleeping bags. Security services were organized to turn shopping malls into large dormitories after 10 pm or so. It was quite something ! Stores like Chapter's libraries (akin Barns and Noble) were FULL of people, they brought chairs in to accomodate people sitting and reading. I guessed they recouped their losses in book wear just out of the business at the in-store Starbucks café...