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London crippled by massive power outage, subway system grinds to a halt
Citizen Watch Report ^ | Alex

Posted on 05/12/2025 4:51:19 PM PDT by davikkm

London has been thrown into chaos after a massive power outage crippled the city’s subway system. Commuters were left stranded as multiple Underground lines shut down, forcing thousands to seek alternative routes. The disruption, attributed to a failure in the National Grid, caused widespread delays and station closures, with Waterloo, Tottenham Court Road, and Holborn among the worst affected.

The outage struck during the afternoon rush hour, bringing the city’s transport network to a standstill. Transport for London confirmed that the Bakerloo and Waterloo & City lines were completely suspended, while the Elizabeth, Jubilee, and Northern lines suffered severe delays. Officials reported that the power failure originated in south London, lasting only minutes, but the impact rippled across the entire system. A few minutes of darkness was all it took to paralyze one of the busiest transit networks in the world.

(Excerpt) Read more at citizenwatchreport.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Government; Weather
KEYWORDS: blogpimp; london; power
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To: davikkm

The only reasonable response is: “More cowbell!”


21 posted on 05/12/2025 5:23:57 PM PDT by Belteshazzar
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To: davikkm

Something about a snackbar?


22 posted on 05/12/2025 5:24:50 PM PDT by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back)
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To: davikkm

Welcome to Net Zero ,LOL


23 posted on 05/12/2025 5:25:16 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: USA-FRANCE
“Losers.”
That’s the term used by the Iran-Russia-North Korea Axis when they talk about America.


"Losers" is the correct term for the Euro clowns. Can they can catch up to North Africa?

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24 posted on 05/12/2025 5:30:39 PM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: Belteshazzar

Too many cow farts for that.


25 posted on 05/12/2025 5:30:54 PM PDT by Professional Engineer (Looks like I'll have to buy the White Album again.)
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To: mass55th

My grandad has her CD - he cries whenever he hears her sing.


26 posted on 05/12/2025 5:37:29 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: pfflier

England is now full of Moose Limbs, who will do anything and everything to take over that country. And tomorrow the world.

I put nothing past them.


27 posted on 05/12/2025 5:40:58 PM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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To: davikkm

Ode to Europe

Turn out the lights
Civilization is over
They say that all
Good things must end

Embrace the suck
You have created
Call it a night
The party’s over


28 posted on 05/12/2025 5:46:14 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

Thank you for posting a satellite image of France gleaming with golden light.


29 posted on 05/12/2025 6:07:21 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE (Silence against evil isn't neutrality, it's complicity. Oppose the Iran-Russia-North Korea Alliance!)
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To: davikkm

Obviously they need to be BOLD, keep a stiff upper lip, and double down on Net Zero. [/s]


30 posted on 05/12/2025 6:19:42 PM PDT by rbg81 (=)
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To: SkyDancer
"My grandad has her CD - he cries whenever he hears her sing."

I'm and old lady, and love the music of WWII. My mother was a fan of Glenn Miller, so I heard that music as a kid in the 50's. I can understand your Grandfather's emotional response to her music. I've heard "When the Lights Go on Again," sung by Vera Lynn, and a version sung by Vaughn Monroe. I tear up when I hear that song too, and I choke up whenever I sing the National Anthem.

31 posted on 05/12/2025 6:31:27 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: davikkm

Gee, the Brit company National Grid handles my natural gas supply along with the rest of Long Islamd and Brooklyn. Should I make plans to alter my power sources.


32 posted on 05/12/2025 6:38:45 PM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: davikkm

Green boondoggle or cyber attack?


33 posted on 05/12/2025 6:58:10 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: davikkm

HUH, THAT’S A SHAME...


34 posted on 05/12/2025 7:05:04 PM PDT by Democrat = party of treason
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To: mass55th

You’re a cool lady. Thanks for that post. Janey xx


35 posted on 05/12/2025 7:37:28 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: USA-FRANCE
That’s the term used by the Iran-Russia-North Korea Axis when they talk about America.

Why are you obsessed with Russia and other countries when your own country and the EU in general are becoming tyrannical hellholes?

What happened to Le Pen is infinitely more damaging to France than anything happening in Ukraine.

36 posted on 05/12/2025 7:52:42 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: SkyDancer

Thanks Janey!! I’m glad to know you’ve been able to know your Grandad. I was born in 1947, and my grandparents on both sides were gone by then. I always felt I missed out on a lot never having known them.


37 posted on 05/12/2025 8:12:10 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Kazan; PIF; All

“Why are you obsessed with Russia and other countries when your own country and the EU in general are becoming tyrannical hellholes?”

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I was talking exclusively about IRAN. RUSSIA. NORTH KOREA.

These regimes have never been America’s friends — they are hostile powers aligned against our interests, our values, and our allies.

Iran is the heartbeat of radical Islam. It bankrolls terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, who relentlessly target our Israeli allies. And let’s be clear: Iran isn’t just stirring chaos in the Middle East (and helping the Houthies) - it’s arming Russia and its pro-Russian partners while pushing a nuclear agenda that threatens global stability.

Russia? A tyrannical regime then, a tyrannical regime now. Ronald Reagan showed us how to confront this absolute menace — with strength, clarity, and zero compromise. Russia today stands shoulder to shoulder with Iran, backing the same terrorist proxies and propping up Iran’s nuclear ambitions. These regimes aren’t just partners — they’re co-conspirators, locked in an indecent embrace of mutual hate for the West.

North Korea is no different. It’s a brutal communist dictatorship, now actively sending thousands of troops to aid Neo-Soviet Russia in its invasion of sovereign European land. Their role in this modern Axis is no longer just theoretical — it’s boots-on-the-ground treachery.

Together, these three nations form a new Axis of Tyranny: Islamism. Neo-Sovietism. Communism.
Each one is a threat. Together, they represent hate and anarchy.

Denouncing radical Islam, confronting Russian aggression, and rejecting communist oppression isn’t “obsession” — it’s conservative common sense.

I am therefore a conservative.


38 posted on 05/12/2025 10:00:06 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE (Silence against evil isn't neutrality, it's complicity. Oppose the Iran-Russia-North Korea Alliance!)
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To: USA-FRANCE
Thank you for posting a satellite image of France gleaming with golden light.

Credit given where due, France has stuck with nuclear power when several of its neighbors bowed to the eco-terrorists and shut down power plants with years of service left in them. Still, you are surrounded by countless relentless idiots. Bon chance.

39 posted on 05/12/2025 10:06:36 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

It’s like a chapter right out of Atlas Shrugged.


40 posted on 05/12/2025 10:25:29 PM PDT by Truthsearcher
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