It s sort of like flying first class and not staying over a Saturday night. Never mind that somebody hooked up to an iron lung might have to call for paramedic assistance until Conectiv turns the juice back on. This rolling blackout option simply had to be exercised for the general welfare of stockholders, their families and the community as a whole. Not to do so, Conectiv told us, would have led to lights out for the whole bunch of us, instead of the targeted few. There s another rolling blackout in effect along the Kirkwood Highway, this one at the intersection with Limestone Road.
Traffic signals are off, so proceed with caution in that area.
Conectiv s PR spin doctors should be proud of a marvelous achievement. I got to thinking that if rolling blackouts work so well for Conectiv in hot and demanding times, maybe other industries should factor similar responses into their emergency plans. For instance, The News Journal could implement rolling pageouts during times of extreme temperature whereby every other page of the newspaper is blank. This would save on ink, wages, distribution costs and showcase the paper s commitment to conservation in tough times. The concept could easily be rolled over into rolling waterouts, whereby every third residence has its water supply cut off for several hours.