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“Lights Out!” By Cedar Lake (at least, for two hours today)

If you’re going to lose power, 5-7 p.m. on a beautiful Summer day isn’t a bad time to do it (minus the “making dinner” part). In my case, there was even a silver lining:  an extra 10-15 minutes in an otherwise tightly packed day. The explanation? No point running over to get lights for a...
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Generating Electricity — & Annoyed Neighbors

Days Without Power:  4 (& Counting) With my South Minneapolis neighborhood still without power four days after Friday’s storm, some rather novel “post-storm etiquette” issues have arisen. Like, “if you can get your hands on a (very noisy) generator, do you use it even if the overnight temps are cool and it’s going to keep your...
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