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Gov't: N.Y. Power Outages Not Terrorism-Related
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Posted on 08/14/2003 2:11:35 PM PDT by mdittmar
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Thursday said that a massive power outage that hit New York City and other East Coast cities was not caused by a terror attack.
Power outages were reported in the New York metropolitan area and Detroit, as well as in Toronto and Ottawa, witnesses said.
The outage was caused by an outage at a Manhattan power plant which destabilized the power grid as far as Canada, FERC spokesman Bryan Lee said.
"We have no indication that there is any terrorism involved," Lee said.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Canada; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: blackout; ferc; nyc; poweroutage
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To: TheSpottedOwl
ADD DETROIT;EIRE,PA ALSO
To: mdittmar
If it is like the power failure in the 1960's in Exeter NY we can always blame it on UFO'S!
DOOMED! DOOMED I TELL YOU! RUN! RUN! THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!
To: CHICAGOFARMER
Its called a Water Furnace and provides both heating and cooling. We have four 200 foot wells with a closed loop system connected to a heat exchanger and compressor. We put it in when the house was built last year. Works best as an AC since incoming water temp is 59-60 F and getting chilled air from this is easy (and cheap).
To: CHICAGOFARMER
I stand by my statement.
We, the American citizens have tolerated abuses for the last 2 years, in an effort to protect us.
If the American government has failed to prevent a simple power outage (not related to terrorist activity), then they have violated the contract between citizens and government.
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posted on
08/14/2003 2:38:45 PM PDT
by
Hunble
To: Hunble
If the American government has failed to prevent a simple power outage (not related to terrorist activity), then they have violated the contract between citizens and government
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I can see you are a liberal. no sense, nothing but nonsense.
To: mdittmar
I also heard the other way around, that the Niagara-Mohawk powergrid overloaded, and that caused the plant in NY to shut down automatically, and this shut down caused the plant to release smoke.
To: y2k_free_radical
Now they say it may be the BIG BAD INTERNET WORM
To: Hunble
"the contract between citizens and government "
You may want to check the fine print. Batteries are not included. Some assembly is required.
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posted on
08/14/2003 2:46:08 PM PDT
by
El Sordo
To: Hunble
Your reaching here,what
contract?
Maybe you consider a power outage as a "domestic enemy"??
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posted on
08/14/2003 2:46:41 PM PDT
by
mdittmar
To: CHICAGOFARMER
Liberal heck!
I have been searched at the airports. I and my family has had to obey orders from the government, which violates every Freeper instinct that I have.
But, we have obeyed the new Federal rules in support of our President and understood that we are at war.
Stupidity can not, and will not be tolerated!
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posted on
08/14/2003 2:48:22 PM PDT
by
Hunble
To: y2k_free_radical
Now they say it may be the BIG BAD INTERNET WORM Microsoft is praying the power stays out for a few days to reduce the giant attack on WindowsUpdate.com this weekend.
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posted on
08/14/2003 2:48:32 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: mdittmar
Now that the green kooks have made it impossible to site a new power plant, this is what happens.
To: Eric in the Ozarks
Where did you get this Water Furnace?
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posted on
08/14/2003 2:50:05 PM PDT
by
Ditter
To: Hunble
Liberal heck!
NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY -- THESE ARE THE NEW RULES.
GOVERNMENT IS NOT HERE TO PROTECT YOU. WHY DON'T YOU CALL 911 THEY WILL PROTECT YOU!!
DO YOU KNOW THE RULES WHEN ORDER IS LOST???
"YOUR CONCEALED WEAPON IS FOR PROTECTION OF YOUR LIFE ONLY."
"KNOW EXACTLY WHEN YOU SHOULD USE YOUR WEAPON."
"IF YOU CAN RUN AWAY SAFELY- RUN, RUN RUN!"
"DON'T LET YOUR EMOTIONS GET THE BEST OF YOU."
4 Rules of Survival
To: mdittmar
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posted on
08/14/2003 2:52:16 PM PDT
by
anymouse
To: Hunble
Do you have any idea how complex the power grid is?
It's a true testament to human ability and ingenuity that it works as well as it does.
But like all things, sometimes it breaks. Then we fix it, and try to anticipate how it will break next time.
Nothing you, or anyone else can do to change this.
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posted on
08/14/2003 2:52:26 PM PDT
by
El Sordo
To: CHICAGOFARMER
5TH rule. If you have to use it, make sure its your word against a dead mans
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posted on
08/14/2003 2:52:40 PM PDT
by
Fyscat
To: CHICAGOFARMER
I know!
Ok, let me turn this around.
Why, with a major power outage, is the current government not being held responsible?
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posted on
08/14/2003 2:53:45 PM PDT
by
Hunble
To: mdittmar
Was Gray Davis in town?
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posted on
08/14/2003 2:54:33 PM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(Fighting for Freedom and Having Fun)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
Its called a Water Furnace and provides both heating and cooling. We have four 200 foot wells with a closed loop system connected to a heat exchanger and compressor. We put it in when the house was built last year. Works best as an AC since incoming water temp is 59-60 F and getting chilled air from this is easy (and cheap).
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lets see 4 wells times 200 feet each times 16 dollars per foot equalls 12,800 dollars divided by 120 (30 years summer months only) months equals another 3.55 cents per day. 3.55 plus 1.56 equals 5.11 per day or 153.30 dollars per day. That is more that I pay for 3000 sq feet.
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