The St Louis Power Struggle - Bill McClellan

[AllegroRondo]

A little background - about 350,000 people lost power last Wednesday in St Louis due to a storm with very high winds. There are still people without power today, but they estimate it will be fully restored by tomorrow.

Bill's story starts out simply enough, but he very subtly shifts into satire as to why the north side of his street doesnt have power, but his does. I loved it.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/columnists.nsf/billmcclellan/story/59EFC23C6B85232B862571B50031A831?OpenDocument

"Luck has nothing to do with this," I said. "We pay our bills promptly, and I suspect that's why AmerenUE has treated us well. I wouldn't be surprised if some of those people on the north side are behind on their bills. That probably explains it."

Actually, I had just thought of that, but I liked the sound of it. I repeated the theory to several of my neighbors from our side of the street, the good side, the side that pays its bills promptly.

"You think that's it?" one asked me.

"I'm quite sure of it," I said. "I doubt that Ameren wants to go public with this, but I don't believe luck plays much of a role in who has power and who doesn't."

That put a different spin on the resentment we were feeling from the north. Why were they blaming us for their own shortcomings? They had a lot of nerve. If nerve were electricity, their lights would be blazing.

[GumboYaYa]

1. ROFLMAO, that column was great.

Check his column out today, so many people missed the irony....

[AllegroRondo]

2. Yes, I read it in this mornings paper.

So many people just didnt get it. Its satire, sarcasm, irony. I guess it just went over too many heads.