Where were you when the lights went out in San Diego at 3:40 PM on Thursday, September 8th? Alia was at work, and Brian, Dakota and I were at home getting ready to leave to take Dakota to practice. Didn't think much of it at the time.
When we returned from the cancellation of water polo practice, we took
out our disaster preparedness backpacks and looked for the battery
operated radio. We soon learned that all of San Diego was down and we
were in for a long night without power. We text messaged Ana and Jessica, and learned they were safe and with friends. Alia helped close her store early and safely made her way home driving the back roads avoiding traffic. We gathered our candles, checked in on our neighbors and cooked hamburgers on the grill. As a family, we ate dinner by candlelight.
With no computers and video games, Alia and Dakota took a bedspread outside to gaze at the stars.
Having opened all the windows and doors, the house had cooled down sufficiently to have the kids sleep in the living room with Tank watching over them. SDG&E worked hard and restored our power by 12:26AM.
All San Diego schools, colleges and universities had decided to suspend classes for Friday which gave all students an unexpected day off treat. Alia's work had opened without a hitch and she would be able to work her shift as scheduled. Life in San Diego had now resumed to normal.
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