…at midnight on a weekday?
A power outage, public light show started at just after midnight last week when my area lost power.
When the power went off I was working at my computer, printing RSVP cards for my wedding. (A very easy thing to do yourself, and at least in Toronto you can save yourself some major cash doing it that way, too. Hint: Head over to Staples or something like it!) I grabbed my flash light and lit some candles and then walked out onto the balcony. I am on the top floor of my building and have never been in an apartment with a balcony for a black out. (I even missed the big power outage we had some years back since I was in Quebec.)
It seemed that there were many people awake and many brought out their flashlights right away!
- lights crossed each other like lightsaber battles from different buildings.
- anyone walking in the area got spotlighted
- someone decided to pull out their car keys and use their lights and horn for the show
- when cars would hesitate at darkened lights they would be lit up by 3 or 4 flashlights
(and every near miss resulted in many exclamations I could sort of make out)
- some kids started to run around in excitement and soon after the fire response teams were called out
- soon after that the police went around in a cruiser shining their bright heavy lights into parking lots and down streets.
All, in all people had fun. They seemed to revel in the darkness and love the effect they could have on the environment around us. It was very interesting to witness as was how the darkness of a few blocks almost made the stars visible… almost.
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How funny that so many were outside with their flashlights! In my town, I suspect more folks would be sneaking out, trying to rip off the local hi-tech shops. Ah, to be a Canadian!