You're better prepared than most. By a long shot. This young lady sounds like she was utterly without a clue, but there are things that we don't know. Power being out could have just been the topper to a horrible day. Or, she could just be one of the great unwashed, in which case, I stand by my earlier statement.

But yes, he did stick his feet in his mouth. Pretty deeply. But again, there are things we don't know in this. Were there lights on that could be seen, maybe at a resturant? Was the building one of the new concrete ones where you can't open the windows and they planned on AC constantly (we call them ovens around here)?

Too many variables unaccounted for.

Me, if there is a safe park nearby, I see the chance to see the stars. Poor city people- that is the thing I miss the most when I'm not in the country. I like looking up and knowing that I am living on a dust mote, makes problems seem more managable. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />