Blackout in North America: 'Serious looting' in Ottawa?

Maoman here, reporting from the scene.

Chaos, chaos, everywhere. Canadians were heard muttering under their collective breath while they politely queued at intersections and yielded at regular intervals to crossing traffic. Frantic mothers had to take roasts out of the oven and make sandwiches instead. And this reporter suffered the agony of having to go outside and play tennis in the sweltering 28 degree heat under a blinding blue sky and then recover from the stresses of the day in an unheated swimming pool that couldn’t have been over 22 degrees. My God! Oh the humanity!

We have heard unconfirmed reports of people taking meat out of their freezers and barbecuing them on the grill, in lieu of their normal stovetop fare. And last night, residents across Ontario were treated to the unsettlling spectre of a cloudless night sky sparkling with stars in a brilliance that hasn’t been seen since before the advent of public electricity. Nervous residents went to bed before midnight, unable to watch tv or access the internet. And in a sick, twisted quirk of fate, people turned to their partners and embarked on a nationwide love-making spree. (We have confirmed reports of this!) :wink:

Fortunately, the horror is over, at least for this reporter, for the lights went back on last night at 2:00 am, after a horrifying 9 hour absence of civilization. This is Maoman, reporting poolside, from a shocked but recovering nation. We are grateful for your thoughts and prayers.