News on the Blackout of 2003 - from NBC - part 1 of 5!!

From Aug. 14, 2003, here is news about the incredible, widespread, and historic blackout that affected parts of the Northeastern US. and southern Canada. The blackout affected 45 million Americans and 10 million Canadians!! I had a friend in Florida tape the news for a couple of days, since, having no power, I couldn't....so here it is!! This is part 1 of 5, with news from NBC and Brian Williams.
I distinctly remember where I was when the lights went out at about 4:15 PM that day...sitting with my wife in a realty office, going over paperwork trying to buy a house...the one we bought that Fall, and that we're still in!! It took us 2 hours to get home that day, without any traffic lights...nomally a 20-minute drive!

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News & Politics

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• 2003
• Blackout
• NBC
• Ray
• Glasser

[zmoney682]

Man I actually had so much fun this day, I remember it like yesterday.

[castlevamp]

"We've been EMP'd, our electronics are down!"

[cypheredrunningwolf]

@bravesrule321 You forgot parts of Michigan

[emichaels9411]

...when this happened

[emichaels9411]

I was playing Pokemon

[j4man91]

who would be watching this broadcast anyway?

[ImDavidGurney]

At the time,the PATH train from downtown to NJ had yet to be rebuilt.

[bravesrule321]

@razzano44 NY, OH, NJ, CT, and parts of Canada were affected by the power outage. Everyone else had power.

[MadirdTiger91]

@Gary7Gann dude this was only 2 years after 9/11 the were still recovering then

[1976chrisc]

and it was friggin hot! Thank God Hoboken had juice when I got home at 3 am

[idonotwastenames]

sometimes it would be cool for this to happen again but during the summer or spring

[AccessDenied55]

@Excellence337 Was that a threat?