# Spine.cx Blackout Party!  Wooooo!

Yeah, a blackout party doesn't work so well for things requiring electricity to function, does it? :)   
  
The astute and dedicated among you will have noticed that spine.cx was down for a period this (Monday) evening. The cause? A rogue self-immolating power transformer that has finally been brought to justice. Thanks to the swift and capable hands of the [Nova Scotia Power Corporation](http://www.nspower.ca) (or is that [Emera](http://www.emera.com/)?) and the nimble wit and tenacity of System Administrator Moose of [Twisted Pair Network Consulting](http://www.twistedpair.ca), disaster was averted, and recovery took only a short while.   
  
If power transformers are allowed to explode and catch fire in this town, OUR town, then the terrorists have already won.   
  
***Update!*** Extensive interview inside!   
  
After conducting extensive interviews with people near and around this incident, I've come up with very little. This is the best I could do:

> **Q:** What can you tell me about this...uh...happening?  
> **A:** I know surprisingly little about this accident, except that it stopped me from entering Canadian Tire last night to buy some paint. I think that a car hit a telephone pole and knocked something down, but even that's almost pure fabrication...   
>   
> **Q:** What kind of transformer was it?  
> **A:** Headmaster, I'm almost sure of it.   
>   
> **Q:** But you're sure it wasn't Optimus Prime?  
> **A:** <snide>?</snide>   
>   
> **Q:** Thankyou for your time.  
> **A:** I hope this has been informative and infuriating. *Originally posted on Monday, 2002-06-24 at 20:52:36.*