So like I was working on this big school project tonight and all of the sudden, bang, ALL the power went off, and that sucks since I have a broken ankle and I needed to go downstairs and wake my dad up

, but like, the worst part of it is now I have to start all over on the story I was supposed to be writing up for tomorow
I remember when there was this HUGE backout that affected our whole city, my cousins all made bets to when they thought that the power would turn back on. And all the roads were being patroled by people, it was a mess
Discuss any blackouts you've ever had and any unfortunete things that happened in them