right. so. this power outage
right. so. this power outage thing.
the outage area is comparable to about the size of... oh... a third of alaska. and thats being rather generous.
now lets say a geographical third of alaska loses its power - how about the most politically important and most populated third. so the south third of alaska.
that would be Anchorage (largest city), Homer (thinking of my family in the dark for 12 hours makes me chuckle), Juneau (state capital), Sitka (rainiest), Dutch Harbor, Egigik, and a few hundred native alaskan villages.
now, if all of those cities and their surrounding area were plunged into the dark for 12 hours, do you think it would make the national news? and do you know why?
alaska doesnt have subways. or 3742 stories in buildings - the tallest i can remember in anchorage is an oil companys with about 30 stories. most alaskans collect generators. and use outhouses. and the sun doesnt set until late late.
plus, im willing to bet that a third of alaskas entire population lives without power.
so to all those in the outage area: pansies.
im still glad im here, not there.
