DenWa,
This may be way too late, but from what I heard, the freeways had been quite clear starting at around 8pm or even a bit earlier, so if your parents were getting out of the city to the burbs, they probably go out fine. Detroit isn't burning, but there are pockets of idiots looting here and there, that will always happen in Detroit, let alone any major U.S. city. I do hope your family is okay, at a time like this it's always nice to know.
And EBS, our Prime Minister is an idiot, there was no lightning strike, just another situation of him trying to pass the buck, not sure that Mother Nature is the one to pass the buck to. It's a short term power failure, it will pass, and we'll have our comfortable A/C working and our computers back on, and Terbites everywhere will be whacking off to some internet porn in no time. Lucky for me, I was once a ludite, still have a stash of porno mags just for such an occasion.......always be prepared, I say. Oh, and DenWa, sorry for talking about whacking off in the same post as talking about your family.........at least it wasn't in the same paragraph though.
Anyway, time for me to sleep in my cool A/C with all my power, I love it.
Coolguy.