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My power went out for 12 hours and I realized how quiet the neighborhood gets
During a storm in Cincinnati, the electricity was gone from 2 PM until 2 AM, and the weirdest part was the complete lack of any drone from the usual cell tower or substation hum. I spent the night actually hearing wind and rain instead of that constant low buzz, which made me wonder if we're just used to a background noise we don't even notice. Has anyone else had a blackout that made them aware of a specific 'grid sound' they can now always hear?
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betty1268d ago
Wow, the grid's been gossiping this whole time.
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brian3038d agoMost Upvoted
Last year my whole neighborhood found out about a zoning change from a group chat before the official letter. I set up a simple text alert for city council agendas using the town website's calendar feed. It sends a link to my phone the day before any meeting. Now I hear things when they're just a proposal, not after the decision is made. It cut the gossip cycle down from weeks to just a day or two for official stuff.
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