Oh NO! Not again!

Earlier today there was a blackout that affected Upper Manhattan and the Bronx. Yes, shades of last year's blackout where northwestern Queens was without power for about a week. Including my neighborhood. Pissed me off to no end. A brief rundown here. Planet Earth to Con Ed! It's summer. It gets hot. It gets humid. People run the air conditioner. People need electricity for lots of things. Make sure the damn electrical grid works already! And no, I don't believe you when you say the hot weather had nothing to do with it. You lied about last year's blackout, so how does anyone know you didn't lie about this as well?

Can you tell I have no respect for Con Ed?

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