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National Grid's London Power Failure Angers Mayor, Commuters
BLOOMBERG ^
| 08/29/03
| BG
Posted on 08/28/2003 8:30:10 PM PDT by Pikamax
Edited on 07/19/2004 2:11:46 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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National Grid's London Power Failure Angers Mayor, Commuters Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- National Grid Transco Plc, owner of the U.K.'s power network, said a failure in south London led to a blackout that shut subways in the world's second-biggest financial center, disrupting travel for a quarter of a million people.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: ukblackout
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posted on
08/28/2003 8:30:10 PM PDT
by
Pikamax
To: Pikamax
I'm anxious to hear how Hillary will blame this on W.
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posted on
08/28/2003 8:32:04 PM PDT
by
Paul Atreides
(Bringing you quality, non-unnecessarily-excerpted threads since 2002)
To: Paul Atreides
,,, maybe this crisis will have Red Ken looking to green alternatives.
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posted on
08/28/2003 8:33:51 PM PDT
by
shaggy eel
(not just any eel)
To: Pikamax
Now this makes me go hmmmm about the power outage we had here in the Northeast, USA.
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posted on
08/28/2003 8:35:25 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
To: Pikamax
It's George Bush's fault ! Ask any liberal media type.
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posted on
08/28/2003 8:36:03 PM PDT
by
Newbomb Turk
(Live from the ladies room here at Tubbys DriveIn.)
To: Pikamax
Now If only terrorists could fly into the Eiffel tower maybe we could get the stinking french on board.
They are really starting to piss me off.
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posted on
08/28/2003 8:39:09 PM PDT
by
Newbomb Turk
(Live from the ladies room here at Tubbys DriveIn.)
To: Gabrielle Reilly
To: Pikamax
....If we can find undocumented immigrants working in or near the white house and air ports I am sure we can find them in our power companies, no problem! Both outages, the US & UK were caused by terrorists, no doubt about it, and they are sitting back laughing the A$$E$ off.
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posted on
08/28/2003 8:50:07 PM PDT
by
GrandMoM
("What is impossible with men is possible with GOD -Luke 18:27)
To: Calpernia
Now this makes me go hmmmm about the power outage we had here in the Northeast, USA. It did me as well.
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posted on
08/28/2003 9:06:38 PM PDT
by
kimmie7
(I need more time, more coffee, and more bandwidth.)
To: Pikamax
...``It can't be good for National Grid,'' said Marc Watton, a credit analyst at BNP Paribas in London. ``There clearly will be implications'' such as possible fines and potential damage to its reputation as a reliable grid operator, he said. Holy cow, possible fines and a severe dressing down to the responsible grid operator? Man,oh,man these Brits don't fool around, do they?
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posted on
08/28/2003 9:20:44 PM PDT
by
yankeedame
("Born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.")
To: kimmie7
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posted on
08/28/2003 9:52:38 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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