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North London hit by blackout
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| September 5, 2003
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Posted on 09/05/2003 10:38:39 AM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife
Thousands of homes were plunged into darkness after a power cut in north London.
More than 2,800 people were affected by the blackout which struck parts of Muswell Hill just after 8.15 last night.
EDF Energy said electricity was restored in some areas after 10 minutes but others were affected for three hours as engineers battled to repair a fault in an underground cable.
The blackout comes a week after one of the biggest electrical failures in London.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: blackout; electricity; grid; london; power; uk; ukblackout
I didn't see this posted, sorry if it is a duplicate.
To: Pan_Yans Wife
2800 people! The horrors! Quick, shut down the airports! Round up all the MEs!!
We lose 2800 homes on an average summer squall.
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posted on
09/05/2003 10:41:21 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
(All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand...)
To: Hatteras
We lived in Marion, OH for fourteen months. We must've lost power ten times during that period, it was a normal part of life, for us.
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posted on
09/05/2003 10:42:53 AM PDT
by
Pan_Yans Wife
("Life isn't fair. It's fairer than death, is all.")
To: Pan_Yans Wife
LOL
To: Pan_Yans Wife
Around here, we lose power if a squirrel farts.
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