# The Powers Out. . .Again

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-out-again/39715>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 4, 2000, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-out-again/39715 "2000-11-04T18:13:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2000, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-out-again/39715/1 "2000-11-04T18:13:13Z")

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Good thing I have a laptop, provided the power comes back on before the batteries go. That’s a big if, since power’s out all over the area. It’s not unusual for the island to go without power for days after a good windstorm.

So, if you don’t see me posting for a while, after a while, think of me and my cold sandwiches.

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-out-again/39715/2 "2000-11-05T00:22:52Z")

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What island?

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-out-again/39715/3 "2000-11-05T01:11:18Z")

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Could be Britain - heard there’s been some bad weather back in the homeland, but I didn’t think it was that bad.