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economist sunsuntribune blackout 2003 saturday aug 16 2003 13 by linda johnson staff writer early in the morning when so many communities were still in darkness the word went out richmond hiu had what so many people needed gasoline it didnt take long for the intersectioh at major mackenzie drive and bayview avenue where jthree gas stations were open for business to become one of the most congested sgote in town s within hours bymelightsgbing feaek on drivers fromacross thet6ront6areat had formed lineups at the three stations so long they were stretching north and south on bayview and west along major mackenzie blocking side streets and reg ular traffic k fcntii kshi7iiiix bobby and sylvia helmet who drove from north york when they learned some stations here were open sat in their van about sevencbackin one of three lines of cars entering the steflstation iheyestmatedtheyhdalrsawait- ed about an hour cil but god knows how long its going to last said mr helmet looking at the cars aheadofhim its a disaster he added the couple said a blackout on such a scale was me fault of political leaders they spend money on stupid ways they couldhave prevented mesethings froirhapprung it is the 21st century mr helmetsaid but dave bellerby sitting abit closer tothepumps was more laid back the newmarket resident was atydhge street and hwy 401 when the blackout stixfck low on gas he borrowed some froma landscaper and drove home on a mixture of gas and bil friday morning he used his lawnmower gas to drive to richmohdhill j jits ho big deal he said smiling though it was hot too good when the power went out 1 manon guay had so far waited about 50 nimutes m me lineup she had decid- edtqgetawayfromthe pendthe weekend in juebedlshewasi concerned there wouldnt be gas along the401 v its hard without power everything is powered were so spoiled she said for kim massai of aurora the black- dtitfeieaht spending part of hervacatioh in thesweltering liheifp but her cars tank was low arid she ihad no choic especially because her erigihe somejtfhes cuts out when gas islbwkotv hopefully ill make at to the pump she said with a laugh it has put auttle tobf a damper on my hbudays stit she said shes happy to seehbw responsibly people have acted in the emergency- toronto residentjkenneth wong came m the way tram tpn avenue and birchmqunt road after trymgunsuccess- fully to find gas thursday ft was terrible it took a couple of hours to get back home au on the back roads it takes a long time thatwaybutits better than this he said pointing to major mackenzie 11 wrlllllrhil child adples maramstofeospltajs currently re depresigji pfcbgnitiye 5x behavioralp fet witb boyojnpatpd geo happroyen x6p effective ifrtfetreamenwe righner yjgroup exercsgimeh involving ieiemerits of karate kick boxihgand jgbatlndombiriing bocotnbaltwithicbtjis to evaluate thbehelrtsdf regular exercisfe combined witfrtherapyvxv k who 18 year dlds wl registration when tuesdays 415 545 thursdays 500 6b from 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