There was an extensive power outage in Saskatoon the other day. It snowed quite a bit that day, which may or may not have had something to do with it, and the East side (that is, the side of the city on what is roughly the East bank of the South Saskatchewan River) was devoid of electricity for maybe three quarters of an hour. What confused me was that it started when I was leaving the house, so I didn't know until I hit a couple traffic lights that didn't work, followed by the bank I was trying to find not being open. After driving around and discovering the extent of the outage, I went downtown (on the West side) for my business.

What I thought was cool was going through all those traffic lights that I usually use, but that had of course turned into temporary four-way stops. I think with the usual traffic flow, people are more agitated (trying to beat lights and make left turns in time) than when everyone has to take turns. Anyway, that was what struck me, all of these people just taking turns.