[21twelve]

I get a wonderful, child-like feeling walking down the deserted street during a snowfall that stops most traffic. Quiet, peaceful. Reminds me of my youth in the upper Midwest.

I’m guessing that walking down a deserted 8-lane road in the middle of a city of 11 million people would give me a distinctly different feeling.

[Hot Tabasco]

Here in SE Michigan we were affected by the NE blackout in Aug. of 2003.

That was really weird. No electricity and a six lane highway by me completely dark and devoid of any traffic.....

People don't realize what the loss of electricity that powers stop lights will do to a heavily trafficked locality. Every high traffic intersection now becomes a 4 way stop. I lived 17 miles from work and it took me four and a half hours to get home from work that day.