NY blackout

Bogged down by work (the stuff that I get paid for), I missed most of the excitement[sic] about the massive power shutdown up north, especially New York. Friends told me about things they had seen on TV news reports and one thing struck me in particular: they talked about people getting out cars, walking even on the freeway. And the first thing that popped into my head was the wonderful video for R. E.M's Everybody Hurts.