Major Power Outages in Northeast

FLATHEAD

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I think I saw Kennykencan on the news charging ten bucks a head to ferry stranded people from Jersey across the river so they could go home :D
 

11 footer

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Jay Leno should have some funny jokes about this tonight :D
 

Ralph 123

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OutboardJim,<br /><br />When you get a chance and the facts are straight I hope you can tell us what happened and why. <br /><br />Can you also recommend a site or something that talks about how the grid works and why the chain reactions happen?
 

SS MAYFLOAT

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I think it was Sloopy experminting with his inventions. He was warned not to plug in his blower driven outboard to the grid. :D
 

Ralph 123

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A very smart :rolleyes: MSNBC reporter (Goodman) just advised "most people don't live near where they work" and that "they should expect delays today getting to work"<br /><br />And who said she was just a pretty face? :eek:
 

JGREGORY

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I just left work yesterday and Half the town went out. Made it home in the normal time Green Brook must have been right on the edge. Turned on the cbs news and found out this went from NYC to Detriot(sp?). That it was not a terror incident, and Bloomberg say that power should be restored in about 3-6 hours. Woke up this morning turned on the news and noted that some of the City is still w/o power. :confused: <br /><br />I haven't seen a post from Kenny so your probably right he was charging people to get off the Island. I hope at least $50.00 per capitalism at work. :p
 

mellowyellow

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Some Democrats blamed the Bush administration for not having more closely watched the deregulation.<br /> “I believe the federal government has a responsibility to see this doesn’t happen,” Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., told MSNBC. <br /><br />will you please take her back to Arkansas!!!!
 

Ralph 123

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Unreal! Does she forget she lived in the WH for 8 years or what?
 

BAINOR

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MY - in a word<br /><br /> NO
 

miloman

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Toronto ontario My power is on it came on at <br />1 30 am I spend the evening sitting in my backyard with several neighbours all the kids we made a bbq went for a swim and had a great community time. The sky was more beautiful then it has ever been (say every star) so all is well in my home
 

NOSLEEP

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I was thinking of you Miloman. Good to hear that<br />all is well for you and your family. :)
 

JGREGORY

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Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't hubby Bill in office when CA did deregulation and the report was submitted about the substandard power grid. :confused: <br /><br />I also thought that it was the magority of democrats that just eliminated funding from last years budget for an upgrade to the power grid. :eek: <br /><br />So where does Hillary get off claiming the sky is falling and its the current administrations problem. :mad: :mad:
 

JGREGORY

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Glad to hear your ok north of the border miloman. :) :cool:
 

LadyFish

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Glad all concerned parties are ok. I spoke with a family member who lives in Upstate NY shortly after I heard about this and she had no idea what was happening since she was without power. She was freaking out thinking that it was terrorist related. It made me glad I called to check on her and put her fears to rest.<br /><br />I've since heard that the lightening strike theory may not be true. Someone I know that lives close to the plant said there wasn't even a storm in the area at that time. Whatever the cause, they need to fix this before it happens again.
 

miloman

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thanks PPl I still dont have cable to see CNN but heck with it there is a community bbq planned for tonight with 20 + neighbours planning to bbq and have a good time tonight
 

fishhunter911

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Wish i was in toronto right now.... sounds like fun...need a break from the grind and hecktic was of modern technology.. get back to the simpler things in life.. all be it a short trip but one non the less
 

miloman

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power just went again I uess as part of the rolling black outs who cares we have 25 couples and kids getting together tonight with 5 bbq,s for a huge bbq in a park behind the house my neighbours spent the afternoon to make a fire pit and now we are moving the wood for it this is going to be a fun night
 

KennyKenCan

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Greetings from the NE,<br /><br />Hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend!<br /><br />The BLACKOUT of 2003 was truely an adventure.<br /><br />For all you guys who thought I was making a killing ferrying people around, all I have to say is I wish I was able to do so, but it took almost 5 hours to get home from NYC, and it would have taken another 2 hours to get back with the boat.<br /><br />I wish I could have done so, because I would have been able to charge people at least $200 for a ride across the East River to Queens or Brooklyn!<br /><br />Oh well!<br /><br />Other than that, I had my power restored Friday morning about 5AM. :) <br /><br />Kenny
 
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