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Major power surge in NY? (Blackout is in NYC, Detroit, Ottawa and Toronto, per Fox News)
8-14-03 | Joe Hadenuf

Posted on 08/14/2003 1:14:13 PM PDT by Joe Hadenuf

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


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To: CarmelValleyite
Re Philly City Hall evacuation -- probably due to HEAT/humidity with no a/c and windows that don't open.

I understand .. But Phill still has power

301 posted on 08/14/2003 1:51:12 PM PDT by Mo1 (I have nothing to add .. just want to see if I make the cut and paste ;0))
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To: aristeides
WMAL: Niagara Mohawk power grid may be overloaded.
302 posted on 08/14/2003 1:51:26 PM PDT by aristeides
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To: RoughDobermann
Wow, looking at pictures on FOX of NYC and there are hundreds of thousands in the streets.......
303 posted on 08/14/2003 1:51:40 PM PDT by Joe Hadenuf
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To: Joe Hadenuf
No problems here in Nashville.
304 posted on 08/14/2003 1:51:43 PM PDT by TheBigB (Some say shoot to kill. Others say shoot to maim. I say empty the f'n clip and let God make the call)
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To: Dog Gone
The blackouts could conceivably spread throughout the Eastern Interconnect, but it wouldn't cross into the Western half of the country, or into the Texas Interconnect.

This is true, but after the first few minutes of disturbance, the system is stabilized. Picking the customers back up could take a couple of days though - I'm certain that plenty of plants tripped off line due to overfrequency when they lost their load (self-protection for the equipment). Any nuke units that tripped will take a while to restart due to red tape.

305 posted on 08/14/2003 1:51:51 PM PDT by meyer
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To: eyespysomething
Now saying people are panicking in NYC

East Manhattan aerial view...with memories of 9-11.


306 posted on 08/14/2003 1:51:57 PM PDT by NautiNurse
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To: Timesink
Why cancel bus service? That just doesn't make any sense.
307 posted on 08/14/2003 1:52:02 PM PDT by Velveeta
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To: aristeides
tin foil time: yeah, right
308 posted on 08/14/2003 1:52:04 PM PDT by Dirk McQuickly
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To: Joe Hadenuf
Bump for later
309 posted on 08/14/2003 1:52:15 PM PDT by ishmac
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To: Joe Hadenuf
THINGS NORMAL IN CALIFORNIA ---

Since the power outage, 500,000 more illegal Mexican citizens have invaded Southern California. They are doing the following -- popping out babies in county hospitals, waiting in line at the DMV, applying for welfare benefits, and peeing on street corners as they wait for contractors with jobs.

310 posted on 08/14/2003 1:52:16 PM PDT by doug from upland (Why did DemocRATS allow a perjuring rapist to remain in the Oval Office?)
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To: SolutionsOnly
I was in NY (visiting the UN with my college poli sci class) when they had the black out in about '66. Luckily we were just getting ready to leave when it happened, but going throught the tunnel was in the dark was a little scarey.
312 posted on 08/14/2003 1:52:27 PM PDT by Eva
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To: Joe Hadenuf
We just heard one minute ago that ALL NY AIRPORTS ARE SHUT DOWN.

Oh yeah, the AIRPORTS are screwed; FAA is just saying that air traffic control is normal.

313 posted on 08/14/2003 1:52:29 PM PDT by Timesink
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To: Timesink
Of course, if it were terrorism, isn't that what they would say?
314 posted on 08/14/2003 1:52:39 PM PDT by aristeides
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To: cmsgop
ConEd has a big plant in Manhattan ...at 14th Street and the East River.
315 posted on 08/14/2003 1:52:43 PM PDT by Beach_Babe
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To: Velveeta
Look at the pic in #306...that's why there's no bus service.
316 posted on 08/14/2003 1:52:54 PM PDT by July 4th
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To: Velveeta
Could it be because the traffic lights aren't working?
317 posted on 08/14/2003 1:52:58 PM PDT by Bahbah
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To: RoughDobermann
I tend agree with that. I'm a couple miles outside DC and everything's normal here, so I don't think it's terrorism related.

I hope terrorists don't get any ideas from this though. There're thousands of people milling around in the streets in NYC right now. Not good.
318 posted on 08/14/2003 1:53:01 PM PDT by Ex-Dem (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: NautiNurse
HOLLY MOLLY, we are watching that. Total gridlock through out the entire NY region..........
319 posted on 08/14/2003 1:53:01 PM PDT by Joe Hadenuf
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To: Timesink
So it's all the Canadian's fault, eh?
320 posted on 08/14/2003 1:53:01 PM PDT by Damocles (sword of...)
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