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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: meyer
Well if all the interconnection ties work properly then they should be able to contain it to some region.... They may have to drop some load to stabilize the system.... Many power plants will have tripped off most likely... It may take some time to bring them back online....
121 posted on 08/14/2003 1:33:31 PM PDT by deport
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To: Joe Hadenuf
A Con Ed (NYC power company) is on fire in Manhattan. (Probably a surge, not terrorism, so everyone chill.

Toledo and Cleveland also down.

All subways and train service in NYC DOWN.
122 posted on 08/14/2003 1:33:37 PM PDT by Timesink
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To: Dirk McQuickly
Still hearnig about smoke coming from Con Ed bulding in NY -- anybody who can verify? This is second-hand from a customer...

Not a word about that, but probably not the cause unless Con-ED's control center is ablaze. No single plant outage should do this unless things were at emergency level already. They weren't too bad in Tennessee today, though the load was pretty high when I left the office. We weren't going to set any peak demands today, but up north, it could be different - they may have had some problems that I'm not aware of. Its hard to see what's going on in other areas sometimes.

123 posted on 08/14/2003 1:33:41 PM PDT by meyer
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To: Cobra64
I'm not supposed to laugh at that...
124 posted on 08/14/2003 1:33:52 PM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: Pest
Rolling Blackout?

Yup. Sean was discussing Grayout Davis; then the lights went out.

125 posted on 08/14/2003 1:33:55 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
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To: Publius
lololol!!
126 posted on 08/14/2003 1:33:57 PM PDT by eyespysomething (You've a loose screw. Can I tighten that for you?)
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To: ravingnutter
Nothing in DFW - but it's being reported on KRLD. It's that widespread... now on CBS radio.
127 posted on 08/14/2003 1:33:59 PM PDT by dandelion
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To: Cobra64
Noted. Connecticut seems to be up to the east of Bridgeport. Answering machines are working in West Haven and Shelton.
128 posted on 08/14/2003 1:34:18 PM PDT by Ol' Sox
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To: Joe Hadenuf
Nothing out of the ordinary in downtown San Francisco....I mean as far as power outages are concerned.
129 posted on 08/14/2003 1:34:18 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: meyer
Power on in the Pittsburgh area.
130 posted on 08/14/2003 1:34:18 PM PDT by Dane
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To: martin_fierro; reformed_democrat; Loyalist; =Intervention=; PianoMan; GOPJ; Miss Marple; Tamsey; ...
EMERGENCY PING!
131 posted on 08/14/2003 1:34:23 PM PDT by Timesink
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To: js1138
Fox news just reported Con Ed fire in NYC, no details.
132 posted on 08/14/2003 1:34:24 PM PDT by MikeJ
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To: Frank_Discussion
My car battery just went dead!

Dammit, this is series!
133 posted on 08/14/2003 1:34:29 PM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Ain't Skeered...)
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To: frodolives
All the squirrels are running in their cages...

That our number one power problem out here ....

All we have are California "Grey" squirrels....there union

134 posted on 08/14/2003 1:34:40 PM PDT by tophat9000
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To: Joe Hadenuf
WOW--this is big.

I was a little bugger during the big blackout in the 60's. Thought it was all my fault. I was fiddling with the forbidden television knobs when everything went dark. Please don't tell my mother.

135 posted on 08/14/2003 1:34:58 PM PDT by NautiNurse
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To: Joe Hadenuf
Hit the showers. This time, it IS series!
136 posted on 08/14/2003 1:34:59 PM PDT by Petronski (I'm not always cranky.)
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To: deport
This is fun, watching all the excitement and speculation. I'm sure that cooler heads are now working on the problem. God help us if that's not the case.
137 posted on 08/14/2003 1:35:12 PM PDT by SolutionsOnly
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To: MikeJ
Fox news reporting ALL of Detroit is without power.
138 posted on 08/14/2003 1:35:20 PM PDT by Velveeta
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To: lainie
Reporting most of NY is still is down, no power.
139 posted on 08/14/2003 1:35:21 PM PDT by Joe Hadenuf
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To: Joe Hadenuf
Didn't something like this happen back in the 60's?
140 posted on 08/14/2003 1:35:24 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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