This is the biggest outage in US history though. Millions without power at the same time, affecting airports, hotels, transportation, water and everything else you can imagine. I've refrained from using this word before, but I have to say, I think this is HUGH!!
I agree it is .. but the sky isn't falling is my point
Of course ---but even just 100 years or 50 years ago, we weren't so utterly dependent on electricity. The lights went out often enough in the past --- no big deal. They go out in many areas of the country and it's not even news. My power can be out over one driver knocking down one telephone pole.