Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The night the lights went out in Georga

I guess the Decepticons are on to me

It appears that once I edited my last post to clarify a few things, the power went out at the office. Theories abounded from "a garbage truck that just pulled out before the lights first dimmed" to "perhaps the city couldn't get their snow plow started and they had to get a jump". The latest rumor was that a transformer blew and knocked out power for several blocks. Oh oh… I think the're on to me.

You find some interesting things when the power is out. Going to the bathroom was like entering Mammoth cave in pitch black— having to feel around for everything. I went into the break room to get a glass of water from the cooler and had to gauge how much water was in the glass based upon the pitch being generated by glass being filled.

Later we were told that we had to evacuate— which wound up not being much fun either because the emergency lights in the stairwell were out. Luckily the firemen where there with their flashlights to guide the way to the lobby.

Eventually it was learned that it would be several hours before the power went back on and we were told to go home. I don't know… what with Kitchen Sink-Gate and now this— CaJoh doesn't lead such a borring life after all.

12 comments:

Llama Wanderings said...

As long as you 'don't kill an innocent man' we'll all be good.

Thanks for getting this song stuck in my head now! I have to go find it in my itunes so I can belt it out and hopefully get it out of my head!

Glad everything was ok though, and got sent home early-hopefully with pay.

Deb said...

ok, now everything makes sense. sort of. i definitely needed the explanation.

so you got a school day, too, of sorts.

Llama Wanderings said...

sorry I had to come back and correct my mistake is hung an innocent man not kill....man where is my lyrical brain going!

Mama Wheaton said...

Sorry about your loss of power may it be restored to you soon!

Anonymous said...

When we're without power, I never know what to do so I just read and fall asleep. :)

Erin said...

Your life does sound exciting right now!

Growing up, our water came from a well. When the electricity went out, we could only flush the toilet one time, because it wouldn't fill back up with water. I always thought that when the electricity went out, you couldn't go to the bathroom. Imagine when I first got married, the electricity went out and I told my husband I was going to have to "hold it" because I couldn't use the toilet.

He laughed for hours.

Wendyburd1 said...

I love the reference to Decepticons, I love that movie!!LOL

Aracely said...

I'm relieved you survived.

Filling a cup of water by ear made me laugh CJ. When we lived in and apt. (before kids) our 5 gallon water jug was store on top of the fridge. The trick is to fold the tip of your finger over the rim, when it gets wet STOP!

Kristen said...

Hope thigns get back to normal at work.

Anonymous said...

Ok, this is a little tangential of me ...

Thank you for using pitch to fill up your glass. I feel better now after about 25 years. I used to go camping annually with my dad who is not only quite the intellectual but makes his living studying how people learn. Fun times for a little (guniea) kid. Of course, I always felt the need to impress him. So on this one trip he asked me as we were filling our camp cups at night for tooth brushing if I knew a good way to tell when my cup was full in the dark. Well, I gave him the pitch answer and was pretty pleased with myself, until he suggested that one could also drape one's thumb over the lip of cup and feel the level. Then I felt like I'd missed the obvious. Maybe now I'd lecture him on sanitation. In fact, maybe I'll go call him ...

Anonymous said...

there's a song there somewhere, but I can't remember the words to it.

nonna said...

been to mammoth cave and loved your descriptions of fumbling in the dark.

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