A li'lle somethin' I did

[Hasan (Tabooti)]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Sk915381Y&list=UUW5V-GHU9J-d45QhxbdRD3w

Event line:
0:00 - 4:00 Directing traffic
4:09 - 4:25 Police intervention
4:43 - 5:25 Interview
5:26 - 8:26 what it's like without my gracious* presence.
*just kidding

Nearing the end of the Summer(2013), Toronto Canada, a storm, and flood caught the city by surprise, causing the power grid to go down; knocking out power to the entire city, including traffic lights. The closest intersection to me, which was Victoria park/finch. The intersection there was jammed, so I decided to be a good Samaritan and began directing the traffic... up until then the police decided to show up, and order me off the streets, citing "It's very dangerous, you could get yourself killed."

The sun didn't take much longer to set, and have I stayed, perhaps the possibility of death or injury was real.

Aside from that, it was an exhilarating experience, and very rewarding as many people thanked me for clearing the traffic jam up.

[davioo]

Even though that was a nice thing to do for your community, you did put yourself in grave danger by doing this. In my opinion the right thing to do was just to call 911 and let them know about the situation. Usually they will have someone qualified to do this. (Not saying you did a bad job, but having someone with experience and the right gear is simply safer ).

Nevertheless, as I said before, that was nice of you

[XzTriggerHappyzX]

Why didn't the police pay you!!?? haha

[Hasan (Tabooti)]

Even though that was a nice thing to do for your community, you did put yourself in grave danger by doing this. In my opinion the right thing to do was just to call 911 and let them know about the situation. Usually they will have someone qualified to do this. (Not saying you did a bad job, but having someone with experience and the right gear is simply safer ).

Nevertheless, as I said before, that was nice of you

Well, logically... But the traffic lights were out in the ENTIRE city. Literally they didn't have enough manpower to do it.

[frogsrock12]

How long were you out there? The video was only 8 minutes long.

[Hasan (Tabooti)]

How long were you out there? The video was only 8 minutes long.

I conducted traffic for a good 20-30 minutes.