Posted on 01/21/2007 8:02:08 PM PST by supremedoctrine
I was just watching live running of the 11th race at Balmoral, having made an online bet, waiting patiently, minute after minute, then seeing nothing but a black screen and then an uncertainly transmitted voice of the announcer, saying "we are in total darkness. This race is cancelled/ there will be a total refund of all bets" No doubt his voice was being transmitted courtesy of a generator. ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE POWER OUTAGE IN CHICAGO?
The coincidental super bowl appearance would lead me to assume initially that it was party related, possible Darwin award for tomorrow hopefully.
Bears win? Could be those silly hooligans
Use a flashlight.
It's the Department of Justice... Please wait for the nice Feds to arrive at your door and arrest you for online gambling.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Nah, that's Detroit.
I guess you mean by that the Bears won the football game and would be in the Super Bowl? I don't follow football as you can tell, but I did know they were playing the Saints, but thought that happened earlier, or yesterday/
I live in New Jersey. It is entirely legal to bet online horse racing, thorobred, and Harness. I have an account. There is power in Allendale NJ/
The celebrations are occurring no doubt.
The Bears will FALL before Lord Manning and the Indianapolis Colts! The Emperor has forseen it!
I'm getting tired of all this talk about black coaches---including the one from Chicago---being in the Superbowl.
Oh wait a second, I just now noticed this was a thread about a blackout.
Never mind.
Turn out the lights, the parties over...
This will be the only game this year that I want the Bears to win. I'm from Baltimore. The franchise (Colts) is anathema here.
I guarantee you the mission of the Colts D will be to go after Grossman early and get him rattled.
Put me down for Hillary to place in the 9th. I'm good for it.
I thought they were good stuff..........Indy/Pats game was phenomenal!
Any more information? I haven't noticed anything on the news yet.
I'm watching the local news on WLS Channel 7 from Chicago and they have said nothing about a power outage.
I don't think Balormal is in the city. It's like 40 miles maybe south of the loop, near Crete, Monee, University Park area on Dixie Hwy.
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