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lihtox ([personal profile] lihtox) wrote2007-08-04 01:52 am
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Restaurant blackouts

OK, so my previous journal was too heavy to merit a response; how about something lighter....

I was at a restaurant this evening and the power went out, twice. It was only for a few minutes each time, but it occurred to me that this was the third time in my life, as far as I can recall, when this has happened, and I am wondering whether that's a typical rate of occurrence. :) Has it happened to you?

The three times:
1. In West Roxbury (ie Boston) at one of the Irish pubs there, during lunch. My food was cooked before the outage, which was good because it didn't go back on for a while afterwards. (I was happy to note that the soda dispensers did not require electricity to run.) It was a construction-related blackout as I recall; the weather was fine.

2. At a fancy restaurant here in Dallas with Jen, at night. Again, we got our food in time, but we ate by candlelight, which sounds romantic but really meant I had to look carefully to see what I was eating. This was another long power outage.

3. This afternoon, I was at a pizza place here in Dallas, and the power went out twice, for about five minutes each time. The sun was out so I could see, but it was amazing just how hot that place got in those five minutes: maybe from the summer heat, although I suspect the kitchens had a lot to do with it.

[identity profile] wavyarms.livejournal.com 2007-08-04 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I have never had the power go out on me in a restaurant. But if it ever did, I would totally want it to be in an Irish pub!

[identity profile] dooneling.livejournal.com 2007-08-06 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
The power went out at a contra dance I was at once. There was a big thunderstorm, and the power went out right during a dance. So we had a long break while some basic emergency lighting was found, and then danced more quietly, to unamplified music, and peacefully in the dimness.
Actually I'm not sure about the any events beyond the power going out. Just that it happened, and it was fun.