#BLACKOUT

[gimmick-grader]

10/10. Perhaps the only blackout gimmick that will score so highly. Identifying each post to a unique genetic string means that the gimmick will never really get repetitive. Additionally, providing a fun little critter or plant is delightful to everyone involved and really adds a cute little vibe to the post. I'm not sure if they use a bot or do it manually but either way it is very impressive. Absolutely the type of creative gimmick that I love to see!

Final comments: she identify on my string till my pinus rigida

Our Japanese class found it funny that in common terminology "food" isn't very distinguished from specifically "rice" until it was pointed out to us that in English "meal" is "loose roughly ground grain"

[monettt]

[ghostflowerdreams]

I've been watching European news channels, and there's been a massive power outage across Spain, Portugal, and southern France. The only reason some stations were even able to report on it was because they had generators to keep their broadcasts running and update the public. No one knows the cause yet — some suspect a cyberattack, while others believe it could be a climatological event.

Restoring electricity is the top priority, since nearly everything depends on it.

Cell phones aren't working, not even landlines, and there's no Wi-Fi either. There are no traffic lights, no trains, and no metro service. People have been trapped for hours in elevators and on trains. Hospitals are struggling to keep their backup generators running. Airports are at a standstill, and travelers can't even book hotels, leaving them stranded.

Nearly all the stores are closed because cash registers (and security system) won't work without electricity, so people can't buy food, candles, batteries, or even gasoline. Some people can't even access ATMs, and without cash on hand, they're fucked. And of course, food is spoiling in homes, stores, and restaurants, and with no way to heat it, many are being forced to eat it cold.

I can only imagine how much worse it would be if this had happened during extreme winter or summer temperatures, when staying warm or cool would be critical.

This situation really shows how unprepared most people are if something even worse were to happen. It's not a big deal if the power is out for an hour or two, but 10+ hours? That's a different story. This is why it's so important to have an emergency bag or stash. Make sure it includes a first-aid kit, flashlights, candles, fire starters, blankets, canned food, and water — along with a portable radio, ideally one that charges by solar power or a hand crank instead of batteries.

Seriously, it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

[crybabynxtdoor]

[honeycocoanut]

[epitomeofreal81]

🫶🏾

[ranfanblog]

[pandorastuffs-world]

Ayo Edebiri

[blackroseberry22]

Jayme Lawson ❤️✨

[nadthisnadthat]

dis me

[blackwomenrule]

[ashtonsunshine]

[honeycocoanut]

[butterflikisses]