A chunk of central-northern Montreal is in the dark on Tuesday morning, including Blog HQ. It’s a little chilly here, but the devices are charged up. Not going to break out the emergency coffee procedure quite yet.
Update: Power was out from 6:15 or so till just past 9. Nearly 100,000 residences were affected. At noon I still see areas of darkness nearby, so I feel fortunate.
walkerp 10:47 on 2025-01-21 Permalink
good luck, Kate! I hope you get your power back soon.
Kate 11:00 on 2025-01-21 Permalink
It did come back around 9:15 but it’s still a bit chilly in here. Main thing is I can now make coffee.
jeather 11:50 on 2025-01-21 Permalink
As long as your priorities are straight.
Nicholas 13:33 on 2025-01-21 Permalink
That’s one way to reduce your power usage during HQ peak demand events. What a day for it to happen!
Kate 14:00 on 2025-01-21 Permalink
It did strike me that it happened to be down almost exactly for the 6 to 9 am block when Hydro declares a peak demand request.
Chris 14:11 on 2025-01-21 Permalink
Don’t forget to add some delicious (but expensive) oat milk to your coffee. 😉
Kate 15:45 on 2025-01-21 Permalink
If you’ll go out to the oat barn for me and milk the oats, I’ll gladly do so.
DavidH 19:34 on 2025-01-21 Permalink
We were out until around noon here around the Plaza. Had to rely on Vieux Vélo for our coffee (and breakfast potatoes) fix. Not a bad alternative but I wish it had been on a warmer day!