Blackout in Dodge!

Thursday’s blackout left thousands of residents, commuters and tourists flooding the streets of Dodge just as the afternoon rush hour was getting under way.

The exodus was massive, but city-dwellers weathered the day's events in a spirit of controlled chaos.

Thousands clogged the Kennedy Bridge on their way out of the City, calmly sharing lanes with cars and taxis in 90 degree heat. Many climbed over the barrier to use the bridge's walkway.

But many others were stuck. Some above ground in elevators, and some underground in hot, crowded tubes.

For the most part, traffic ran smoothly. Civic minded citizens took it upon themselves to be traffic wardens, standing in the street and assisting motorists on streets with no signals.

Once initial worries of terrorism wore off, most people took things in their stride.