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Massive Power Outage Reported in NYC
CNBC ^ | July 13, 2019 | CNBC

Posted on 07/13/2019 4:56:36 PM PDT by srmanuel

A massive power outage has been reported in NYC, it's probably nothing, but given the location, I would not want to be in Manhattan tonight, it could get interesting if the power is out for a significant length of time...


TOPICS: Government; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: conedison; karma; manhattan; outage; power; shtf
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To: gundog

Not exactly the same. That was from lower Manhattan to below Midtown and mostly on the east side. One freeper too close to the East River farther up was affected. Friends of mine were lugging water up 4 flights to flush the toilet and they were on 21st Street on the east side. This went on for weeks. The long-term problems were caused by electrical equipment being flooded and ruined.


81 posted on 07/13/2019 7:18:11 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: kjam22

YIKES...last I heard it was 50K. Thanks for the update.


82 posted on 07/13/2019 7:18:22 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: cowboyusa

Thanks, pal. You’re obviously a very kind person.


83 posted on 07/13/2019 7:20:01 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: Leaning Right

***I’m guessing that the outage was caused by Global Warming.***

I’m gonna blame UFOS! as in the 1965 blackout was blamed on them! Remember the INCIDENT AT EXETER?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/exeter-new-hampshire-ufo-sighting_n_951064


84 posted on 07/13/2019 7:25:43 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: nopardons

WINS radio can be heard from NYC
https://1010wins.radio.com/articles/major-power-outage-hits-manhattan-subways-buildings-traffic-lights-darkness


85 posted on 07/13/2019 7:29:19 PM PDT by SMGFan ("God love ya! What am I talking about")
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To: nopardons; firebrand

Thanks. I remember when the fire at the Jersey Shore was blamed on the flooding.


86 posted on 07/13/2019 7:42:03 PM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: Maceman
"I have a 20-year-old daughter working in the Bronx right now, and I am freaking out that the subways back to her Manhattan apartment aren’t running."

She should take the bus tonight. Seriously, be above ground, it'll take longer but would be safer. Can she hangout with coworkers?

I'm glad I left the city this morning instead of tomorrow morning.

87 posted on 07/13/2019 7:43:48 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: SMGFan

All NYC radio stations can be heard where I live in CT.; however, I have the T.V. on ( we get NYC T.V. stations too ) and not the radio. But thanks for the link.


88 posted on 07/13/2019 7:58:00 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: gundog
That's NUTS...it was just the weather. :-)

The lower end of Manhattan is on low ground, unlike other parts of Manhattan, which is much higher ground. Manhattan is not one flat land mass at all; it has hills and other parts that are just higher ground, though not built on hills.

89 posted on 07/13/2019 8:01:24 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: srmanuel

42k is nothing. What a bunch of drama queens. Are we supposed to care more simply because its NYC?
That is the problem the rest of us have with the big coastal cities. The world doesn’t revolve around you.


90 posted on 07/13/2019 8:12:24 PM PDT by vpintheak (Stop making stupid people famous!)
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To: vpintheak

Think again, genius. NYC has many more elevators and subways for people to get stuck in.

We are not going to know the full human toll this thing took until tomorrow.


91 posted on 07/13/2019 8:15:33 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: srmanuel

Trump’s fault for not stopping Barry....


92 posted on 07/14/2019 4:05:56 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: srmanuel

The highest number of people affected that I read last night was 44,000. That’s about 4.4% of the New York City population.

How did a measurement of 4.4% of a group of people become “massive”.

If the event had covered all of Manhattan, or all of Queens, or all of the Bronx, or all of Brooklyn or Staten Island, you might get away with calling the event “massive”. A single section of the upper west side of Manhattan alone, and no other part of NYC, does not make it a “massive” event.


94 posted on 07/14/2019 7:09:56 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: srmanuel
Look at this video at the link. What's up with Cuomo?

https://twitter.com/kbq225/status/1150251345166950400?s=21

95 posted on 07/14/2019 7:11:39 AM PDT by TruthWillWin
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To: proxy_user

Has the story changed?

70,000 “customers” would normally mean quite a few more people affected.


96 posted on 07/14/2019 7:18:22 AM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: firebrand

You’re right. I guess New Yorkers don’t know how to use steps, and open doors manually. Probably incapable of walking more than 6 blocks at a time as well. Slipped my mind. But then, I’m not a genius.


97 posted on 07/14/2019 7:29:52 AM PDT by vpintheak (Stop making stupid people famous!)
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To: lizma2

After my comment last night, imagine my surprise this morning when I woke up to see that ICE was making raids in New York City :-)


98 posted on 07/14/2019 9:44:58 AM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Wuli

I guess I should have referred to it as “big nothing” or “minor”, perhaps a “Little” power outage,


99 posted on 07/14/2019 10:36:11 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: Maceman

No use making a bigger deal of it than it really is, there is nothing you can do about it anyway.


100 posted on 07/14/2019 11:07:20 AM PDT by ravenwolf (I)
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