Reply #5: No Lights, No Air

[OrdinaryTa]

If there were a thunderstorm in the middle of blackout, there wouldn't be enough indoor space to absorb all the people seeking shelter from the downpour. It's not simply an issue of property crimes, but the breakdown of civil order. Even a large space like Grand Central Terminal quickly fills up in a thunderstorm. Now, turn the lights out. Then you've got 50,000 strangers packed in a dense space, and this is only one such place in a large city.

If we're unprepared for a blackout, we are certainly unprepared for a blackout and a thunderstorm at the same time. This is a calamity waiting to happen. The "good feeling" among New Yorkers after September 11th is waning - it shouldn't be taken for granted.