One Person's Power Outage Is Another Person's Photo Opportunity

It was 'round midnight this morning when power was restored in our Northwest Dallas neighborhood, which had been illuminated throughout the stormy night by Dallas police cruiser spotlights; congregated neighbors said the officers were poking around for a possible prowler attempting to make the most of the blackout. On the...

By Robert Wilonsky

June 11, 2009

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It was 'round midnight this morning when power was restored in our Northwest Dallas neighborhood, which had been illuminated throughout the stormy night by Dallas police cruiser spotlights; congregated neighbors said the officers were poking around for a possible prowler attempting to make the most of the blackout. On the other hand, it wasn't anything a few candles, a tall glass of bourbon and a backyard patio couldn't remedy.

Others were more inclined toward getting some work done; hence, this photo from our old friend Justin Terveen, who promises more to come. Hey, so does the radar. Really looking forward to that 101-degree high promised for Saturday. Oh, and speaking of photo ops, take one guess where Schutze is right now. C'mon, you can do it ...

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