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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.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Canada; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Connecticut; US: Michigan; US: New Jersey; US: New York; US: Ohio
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To: OXENinFLA
I'm listening to Peter Jennings, DirecTV out, he cut to a reporter and she didn't know she was on air she said some along these lines..."yeah, I'll be off around 8 , it looks like FOX NEWS has gone to normal programing" Peter Jennings was in Ottawa today. I was watching ABC and Tedd Koppel stated such, when they went to him over the phone for commentary.
1,741
posted on
08/14/2003 4:45:25 PM PDT
by
Dane
To: Peach
1,742
posted on
08/14/2003 4:45:25 PM PDT
by
Tamzee
(I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight...... Rita Rudner)
To: Peach
"Since 9/11, the power companies have hired security experts and have THREE software systems designed to prevent this kind of thing from happening"Did we happen to outsource those software systems to Indian programmers?
1,743
posted on
08/14/2003 4:45:25 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
(Note left on my door by a pack of neighborhood dogs.)
To: WxMan2000
Good Deal!
1,744
posted on
08/14/2003 4:45:35 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
(If you Spinkle When You Tinkle,...Be a Sweetie and Wipe the Seatie......)
To: BohDaThone
I remember that, Yonkers was out also. I know we were all shitting our pants with Son of Sam and with no lights it made the situation just worse. Memories!
To: ChadGore
FBI "natural occurrence" GET REAL!
This power outage should never happen!
How about a power plant to replace the UN.
NEED MORE "Nuclear Power" 
1,746
posted on
08/14/2003 4:45:55 PM PDT
by
Major_Risktaker
(If you’re not passing, stay out of the left lane!)
To: July 4th
Grand Central Terminal in New York is nearly empty after being evacuated due to a massive blackout that hit much of the Northeast, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
1,747
posted on
08/14/2003 4:46:03 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Have YOU had your Logan Fix today?)
To: OXENinFLA
LOL! You're instincts are correct! LMAO!
Prairie
1,748
posted on
08/14/2003 4:46:30 PM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(Middle East terrorists to the world: " We don't want no STINKING PEACE!!")
To: BurbankKarl
Fox News just said NORAD was flying CAP in the northeast? Is that what I heard?
To: P.O.E.
Not to keep up the argument, but:
"Law enforcement officials quickly determined Thursday that the massive blackout was not caused by terrorists. "
To: Ichneumon
it's a messy enough job when *one* ride gets stuck, much less the entire park.They have to have some way of getting these rides down manually. Don't they?
1,751
posted on
08/14/2003 4:46:38 PM PDT
by
lizma
To: strela
Reuters: Prime Minister Chretien claims officials in Ontario and New York have confirmed this all began with a lightning strike on a power plant on the New York side of the border.
To: DannyTN
Did we happen to outsource those software systems to Indian programmers? Did we outsource that software to India during the blackouts of 65 and 77?
Answer the riddle.
1,753
posted on
08/14/2003 4:47:09 PM PDT
by
Dane
To: Gorilla44
We have ppower in Sagamore (obviously or I wouln't be keying you a messaga) also
1,754
posted on
08/14/2003 4:47:18 PM PDT
by
DollyCali
(Authenticity: To have Arrived !)
To: ThirdMate
The major problem with restarting them is if they can't do it right away (4 to 6 hrs), then they will have to wait until the xenon dead time passes. This takes about a day I think.
Xenon builds up when the reactor is shut down. It prevents the nuclear reaction from occurring. During operation, the reaction overcomes the production of xenon by "burning" it up as fast as it is produced. Once shut down, the xenon builds up and there is not enough reactivity ("ooomph") in the core to get a chain reaction started again.
Here's a link describing the phenomenon.
1,755
posted on
08/14/2003 4:47:18 PM PDT
by
Henk
To: Fraulein
1,756
posted on
08/14/2003 4:47:19 PM PDT
by
lelio
To: angcat
Flatlanders in Cleveland will be running out of water soon...pumping systems are critical.
1,757
posted on
08/14/2003 4:47:38 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(I'm not always cranky.)
To: WxMan2000
Man, I thought being stuck on the subway would be bad - just saw Blizer (momentary change of scenery from FNC, will switch back directly) interview some woman on the street who was having her teeth drilled when the power went out! Dentist had to go to another office and manually finish the job by sunlight.
To: Fraulein
Sun starting to go down in NYC.Lock and load, oh I forgot, its's NYC.
Just give up all your money and be glad you live in the north east.
1,759
posted on
08/14/2003 4:47:38 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
(Convicted felons for Kerry, McCarthy was right!)
To: Timesink
1,760
posted on
08/14/2003 4:47:44 PM PDT
by
Drago
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