Jim Esch's Blackout

BY PAUL FORD

“Size matters. The biggest power outage in North American history is like having a monster cock. My blackout is bigger than your blackout. And California? Bunch of pussies with their wimpy rolling blackouts. Even Arnold the Terminator must be feeling a little bit of wattage envy. New York has this claim on Godzilla sized disasters like no other place. It's all fifties sci-fi panic, millions pouring into the streets, their hair on fire, screaming about terrorism and destruction and besides that their cell phones that won't work. Makes good visuals. The reality is different, though. In real NYC, where the truly horrific isn't just a movie or dream but a memory, the people are dealing, just as any of us nobodies in flyover territory would. They turn festive, maybe even self-indulgent. Maybe they imagine that if the power went out in Topeka that the people would sob and mope. I don't know. I think everyone finds a way to iron the wrinkles out. It's a good thing to deal. You make do and try to be patient until the machines give you your life back. Inconvenient? Sure. Gee, life is inconvenient when you think about it. Life without light bulbs and freon, gas pumps and trains for a day is kink for sure. A disaster? Doubt it.”

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“Size matters. The biggest power outage in North American history is like having a monster cock. My blackout is bigger than your blackout. And California? Bunch of pussies with their wimpy rolling blackouts. Even Arnold the Terminator must be feeling a little bit of wattage envy. New York has this claim on Godzilla sized disasters like no other place. It's all fifties sci-fi panic, millions pouring into the streets, their hair on fire, screaming about terrorism and destruction and besides that their cell phones that won't work. Makes good visuals. The reality is different, though. In real NYC, where the truly horrific isn't just a movie or dream but a memory, the people are dealing, just as any of us nobodies in flyover territory would. They turn festive, maybe even self-indulgent. Maybe they imagine that if the power went out in Topeka that the people would sob and mope. I don't know. I think everyone finds a way to iron the wrinkles out. It's a good thing to deal. You make do and try to be patient until the machines give you your life back. Inconvenient? Sure. Gee, life is inconvenient when you think about it. Life without light bulbs and freon, gas pumps and trains for a day is kink for sure. A disaster? Doubt it.”