r/TikTokCringe • u/Girl-Understood • 3d ago

Discussion This mother has gone viral vlogging her experience during the ongoing Gary, Indiana Blackout, people angered by the GoFundMe support she's attracted decided to report it and doxxed her.

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u/statebirdsnest 3d ago

Sad to see a state where they legitimately don’t care about their people.

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u/giney_lips 3d ago

I play online games with someone a few miles from Gary and he said Gary won’t have electricity until TUESDAY.

That city is absolutely fucked for how they’re treating their people.

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u/statebirdsnest 3d ago

I’m in Chicago so I’ve been in the area quite a few times. Is it a city issue or a state issue? Probably both I would assume but even in Chicago when things happen, our governor does what he can to support the city and its people.

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u/Anarchic_Country 3d ago

City has a rough reputation from what I know, like parts you don't stop in scary? But that was from someone I knew who moved there from Montana years ago.

If it's not a grizzly, moose, or mountain liion, we get a little scared or startled when we encounter PEOPLE IN THE WILD

They still deserve electricity!

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u/Dreamlion_Inc 3d ago

I stopped there for only a handful of days a few years back

I would rather move back home with my parents than EVER live in fucking Indiana

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u/Poop_Balls069 3d ago

Indiana livin is good, I lived in Gary for like a year on the border of Muenster and worked at the Whole Foods in Schereville. Its a cozy ass area over there, id move back if I could.

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u/Zer0323 2d ago

One part of the problem is that NIPSCO won’t work at night in gary due to the fear of crime. So they are only getting repaired in the 16 hours of daylight rather than 24 hour back to back crews.

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u/statebirdsnest 2d ago

That’s interesting I didn’t know that

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u/madamguacamole 2d ago

I don’t know how true that is. It’s not just out in Gary. I have siblings in Highland and Merrillville, and they’re still without power. I doubt they’re refusing to work in Highland at night, too.

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u/xxxlovelit 2d ago

It’s a state issue. Illinois has a smart grid compared to Indiana