Blackout 2011

So Thursday afternoon at about 3:30pm Pacific all of San Diego county lost its power including parts of Arizona, Mexico, and Orange County.  I was at work so we waited around for an hour or so until we got news that this would most likely go into the night.  The roads were chaotic and traffic was insane. My 15 min drive home turned into an hour and a half drive.  Luckily I has plenty of fuel, others weren't so lucky.  My friends had invited me over to hang out during the blackout, at first I was just going to stay home but once there it got boring quick. So I headed over where we had what people are now calling a "blackout party" while there we ate, played games and drank like the world was ending.  It was so nice to actually interact with everyone and not be distracted by electronics.  I heard stories from others meeting their neighbors for the first time and having cookouts and actually getting to know people.  Maybe this should happen more often? Anywho, it was quite the eventful evening and I night I wont soon forget!