THE BLACKOUT OF 1965 NBC TV COVERAGE " On a bus from CT to NYC ... dark and scary as we pulled into the station "

@markjroberts43 3 years ago (edited) My Dad was instrumental in getting power back on line. He worked for the Reynold's Metals Company in Massena, NY (on the Canadian Border). The plant received it's power from the Robert Moses Power Dam up there. As he worked in the Rectifier Station, his job was to convert AC to DC for the production of Aluminum. When the Blackout occurred, He worked with the Power Authority of the State of New York to divert electricity from the plant to Con-Ed in New York City. 22 Reply @priscilagotay8495 3 years ago I was at the New York Hospital giving birth to my son Abimael, when the New York electric power went off. I had just given birth to my baby, so I didn't experience what my family did. The hospital electricity plant was activated, so I wasn't in the dark but for a few minutes. But my kids did experience it, and still remember the experience. 26 Reply 2 replies @hcombs0104 2 years ago In central NJ we did not have a blackout. However, there was no TV that night because all the stations were from New York. I remember my father turning the dial but nothing on, just snow. 11 Reply 1 reply @ofcourse7357 2 years ago (edited) I was 12 in Connecticut. My mother's 42 year old twin sister had died earlier that day. I remember it so well. Dark, cold, eerie. The darkest evening of the year. My father had died a few years earlier at age 44. My mother said that death happens in 3's, who would be next? A couple of years later, her younger brother died at age 38. Yes, I remember it well. 8 Reply biblesnbarbells · 2 replies @BlondiNativeAme3 5 years ago I was a junior in high school and my sister was a freshman. Mom had just dropped us off at Junior Achievement when the lights went out less than 5 minutes after mom left. When she came back to pick us up, she said she was going down the big hill near our house in Massachusetts and saw something in the sky. All I know is when mom picked us up she was shaking so bad, I had to drive the 3 of us home. 23 Reply biblesnbarbells · 2 replies @AnnaD25 5 years ago On a bus from CT to NYC.....dark and scary as we pulled into station.... 13 Reply @GEMINITREKKER 6 months ago Power momentarily went off in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine as well, but was restored quickly. Im not sure about Quebec. People talked of power fluctuations in the grid all the way down to Florida, but lasted just seconds. 2 Reply @macktheknife4896 1 year ago my brother was born that night my mom delivered by flash light .] @lauradaly8020 3 years ago [I was 8 years old, and I was on Long Island with my parents, and we lost power not too long after the City did.] @mattijarvinen3966 4 years ago [i was 17 lived i Toronto bought my first car 1957 ford convertable that day and were driving around in the dark that night lots of fun those days] @rentslave 8 years ago [The radio stations were off the air for a while as well.I was picking up stations loud and clear from Cincy,Chicago,Atlanta,and Detroit.]