blackouts

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4:30 AM Visit to the Emergency Room

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 14 Jun 21

Just as we were going to bed last night, Anne suddenly fell back on her pillows and lost consciousness. What made it even scarier was that her eyes remained open. I yelled her name a few times, and, with an open hand, gently...

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Blackouts in other times.

marguicha @marguicha (230351) • Chile 3 Feb 20

I was answering a post about a blackout from my friend @cacay and I remembered long ago times when there were blackouts often where I lived. My parents had a small oil lantern and my mother placed it in the middle of the dining...

reciteing poems

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So Far awe Are Looking Good

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 29 Oct 19

For this round of Blackouts, it looks like lights are staying on where I am at, I’m prepared just in case, keeping everything charged making sure flashlights and Solar Lights are good to go along with the battery operated push...

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Why I hate cell phones

The Horse @TheHorse (238298) • Walnut Creek, California 12 Oct 19

My ECE teacher friend and former boss is talking to me about events happening at a new preschool where we both work. She gets to the climax of the story and then...silence. I say, "If you can hear me, I can't hear you. Call me...

can you hear me now

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Have you heard about the Nuke problem?

pmbhuntress09 @pmbhuntress09 (1608) • United States 19 Jun 11

Right here in the good old USA we have a problem already with a Nuclear plant, for those of you that haven't heard about it yet, Wake up and smell your govvernments roses. There is not only a no fly zone, but now even ground...

government cover up

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We just had a two hour black out..bad sign i must say...

LetranKnight25 @LetranKnight25 (33117) • Philippines 28 Feb 10

Hello lotters, you don't have to add this interest at all if it's not related but i had to put this here because this is something that caught my attention because i wasn't expecting a black out here at all....

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When there is power failure, what do you do to make waiting time worthwhile?

moneymakingtoday @moneymakingtoday (4061) • Philippines 10 Nov 09

Power failures seem to be happening to us nowadays. They always last for an hour or more. We just had one a few minutes ago. Of course, we lighted candles and just sat and waited for the power to return. Then, we thought of...

how to pass time during power failures

what to do during power failures

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First the Deluge, Now Blackouts

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 8 Oct 09

In case someone has noticed, I wasn't able to post anything for twenty four hours. This is because I am one of those very lucky residents who live in the eastern part of Metro Manila who has had no electricity since last night....

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What Happens When The Lights Go Out?

zandi458 @zandi458 (28102) • Malaysia 16 Jan 09

It has been a dreadful night last night when the electricity tripped several times while I was surfing the net and what I feared most is the effect on my computer of being rudely shut down when there are power failures. It was...

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mini blackouts/dizziness, what could be causing it?

mistakesss @mistakesss (436) • United States 12 Sep 08

Since mid-July, I've been having mini blackouts and dizziness. Sometimes, them come from standing up too quickly, though, most of the time - it just hits me out of no where. It's mostly dizziness that has been bothering me. At...

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Might be Offline For Awhile

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 27 Jun 07

Here in the big apple we're having really bad thunderstorms..between the heat wave we are experiencing and the storms tonight it's created scattered blackouts..so to play it safe..I might not be here as much as I intended...last...

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Which symptoms do you get?

hidinginpublic @hidinginpublic (170) • United States 13 Jan 07

Often I get blurry vision and headache. Sometimes I get nauseated and blackout. Which symptoms do you get and how do you take care of them?

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