Major power surge in NY? (Blackout is in NYC, Detroit, Ottawa and Toronto, per Fox News)

8-14-03 | Joe Hadenuf

[Joe Hadenuf]

Hannity station went dead for about 20 seconds. Said he had never seen anything like it.

[ThirdMate]

Do you, or anyone else, know what it takes to restart a nuke plant? I would imagine it is a lengthy process. These would have been emergency shutdowns, is an inspection required?
Just trying to get an idea when production will resume. With that many nukes off the grid, I doubt conventional generators can take up the slack.

Any stationary engineers out there?

[BohDaThone]

I don't know if it is true this time, or not, but the 1977 blackout was EXACTLY precipitated by a lighting strike on agiant transmission line and junction.

[Fraulein]

I've always remained a bit suspicious about that flight that went down in Jersey.

[Eva]

That makes sense. It explains the cross country outage. The power probably travels in both directions from Niagra Falls.

[Monty22]

Oh well, the map shows no storm activity at all northeast.

[Rome2000]

Lot more probable that a random strike from God could after 26 years precipitate another hugh blackout than a simple terrorist attack.

Guess we've just been lucky for 26 years.

[Peach]

I saw that on Drudge and vowed not to return to his site for a long time. What is he going to do - have a minute by minute tick down like the news did about the hostages held in Iran during the 70's.

[P.O.E.]

the site is live and does have a tiny bit of information on it

My question is how are people in NYC supposed to access the website to get the info?

[Shermy]

Regarding lightning, I've surfed the Buffalo sites, and they've had serious storms recently.

[Im Your Huckleberry]

Nope, nothing unusual at all.

I see nothing. I know nothing. At least on FR so that I don't get zotted by the AdminModerator and Co.

But if we were in a bar, friend, I could actually speak my mind...and I would.

But for right here, right now, I'm dumb as a post. I'm deaf as a doornail.

[Peach]

All New York Freepers check in - any lightening strikes in your area? Canadian Prime Minister says this was caused by a lightening strike at Niagara Falls.

[mhking]

I saw that on Drudge and vowed not to return to his site for a long time.

Matt just needs to be smacked around a bit, that's all...

[WxMan2000]

A big misnomer. What is referred to as heat lightning is merely lightning from a distant thunderstorm...a thunderstorm far enough away that you cannot hear the thunder.

[FairOpinion]

"Remember the two Pakistanis arrested in Florida last year for planning to blow up a transformer station. "

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Such thoughts and suggestions of such possibilities are not allowed on this thread, or didn't you know.

Now, repeat after me: "this is NOT terrorism related" and the "anthrax illness was caused because the man drank from a stream".

(/sarcasm)

[Domestic Church]

Wouldn't a power plant be about the best electrically grounded facility?
I don't buy the Canadian explanation...somebody made a big booboo.

[strela]

But for right here, right now, I'm dumb as a post.

Out of the mouths of babes come gems.

[Old Sarge]

Just the presence of the Guard moving into key positions might have a reassuring, and restraining, effect on the populace.

Or just the opposite effect, too.

Especially if the Leftists in the media stir up anti-military sentiment, in any of a dozen ways.

Our experience is, if the Guard gets called for civil disturbance, it's too far gone. We in KYgot alerted in early 2001, for the Cincinatti riots - thought was, the "oppressed masses" might just take it on the road into our state. never happened, and we stood down.

[Salvation]

Does anyone else think that Bloomberg is a total flake?

He said things would be back to "normal" in a couple of hours.

Does New York City have a recall procedure? LOL!

[Petronski]

I wonder how many western NY Freepers have the electricity needed to check in.

[Peach]

ABC News: A regulatory agency in Canada is now saying it was caused by a fire at a ConEd station in NY.

In other words, everyone has a theory and no one knows diddly.