Author Topic: Massive Blackout (Read 9006 times)

Berny · « **on:** August 14, 2003, 02:08:07 PM »

For those of you who haven't either heard everywhere from Toronto to NY is under a massive blackout.

Looks like they won't be playing their Cubes not to mention able to keep their food cold, air conditioners working, subways functional, etc. etc. I hope this isn't Al Quaeda's idea of "terrorism". If they are responsible, they've been reduced to practical jokers.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1 on:** August 14, 2003, 02:12:53 PM »

State officials said the outage was likely a natural occurrence. They said the Niagara-Mohawk power grid, which provides power for New York and stretches into Canada, was overloaded.

Bloomberg said there was "absolutely no indication" of terrorism.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #2 on:** August 14, 2003, 02:13:57 PM »

-_-' Sorry...fidgitty trigger finger...

Berny · « **Reply #3 on:** August 14, 2003, 02:16:31 PM »

Nice double post there, Bill.

I hope you didn't think I was jumping to the conclusion it was terrorism. As for anyone that says I did, I'll throw a large, preferably jagged stone at you and hide the bomb shelter under my house (aka, the little niche under my stairs.)

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #4 on:** August 14, 2003, 03:26:45 PM »

Glad I don't live there. . . I wouldn't be on the 'puter for one thing, and I wouldn't be going to play Mario Sunshine soon.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #5 on:** August 14, 2003, 03:28:54 PM »

No, I wasn't taking a shot at you Berny.

I just took that out of an article at CNN.

Uglydot · « **Reply #6 on:** August 14, 2003, 04:35:59 PM »

I just got power back. It is so freaky. We all lose power here(NY) then our metal water tower started on fire!!! Ths day is so wierd. You guys gotta be here to believe it.

Caliban · « **Reply #7 on:** August 15, 2003, 01:13:21 AM »

Yay. Finally with some power here in Toronto. It was so boring with no computer and TV.

GCNMasterX · « **Reply #8 on:** August 15, 2003, 04:37:08 AM »

Supposedly, a huge lightning bolt hit the niagra falls power network causing it to fail. But what I want to know is...WHAT caused the lightning bolt...I wonder if it was just by coincidence or the terrorists have created a weather control system!

I live in Northern CT, we didn't have any power outages, just a weird 2 sec shutdown. Everything is getting REAL weird around here. And to all the people that live in NY, may you live through the light of darkness.

oohhboy · « **Reply #9 on:** August 15, 2003, 04:39:11 AM »

You being playing too much Red Alert again haven't you?

My call is that the grid simply ran out of juice.

Uglydot · « **Reply #10 on:** August 15, 2003, 06:39:04 AM »

It was a clear day when I was there. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20030815/ap_on_re_us/blackout_42

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #11 on:** August 15, 2003, 06:39:08 AM »

Now they say it could have been a fire at the plant. Won't they just make up their minds? >_<

>X< Kitten >X< · « **Reply #12 on:** August 15, 2003, 06:55:17 AM »

For the people who've been affected: How long did you go without power?

Caliban · « **Reply #13 on:** August 15, 2003, 08:41:58 AM »

Around twelve hours where I'm living (Toronto).

Uglydot · « **Reply #14 on:** August 15, 2003, 09:21:56 AM »

8 hours or so here.

Doerr · « **Reply #15 on:** August 15, 2003, 11:05:50 AM »

20 hrs for me

Mikemn · « **Reply #16 on:** August 15, 2003, 11:22:20 AM »

I was out for 21 - 22 hours... thank god my GBA SP was just recharged before the blackout. I still tried to "ration" the GBA SP power, though (trying to make it last until the power came back on).

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #17 on:** August 15, 2003, 12:34:06 PM »

Want to know something really freaky? I was playing Luigi's Mansion on the second day I had it, and I was at the part where the power went out. Well, shortly after that happened, the power actually went out. It's pretty weird, but it pissed me off more than anything. It took me an hour to realize where I had to go (fight that dude to get the key to the basement), and then I had to do it all over again. . .

I think a squirrel fell into the transformer on that occassion. . . poor squirrel. . .

Berny · « **Reply #18 on:** August 15, 2003, 12:40:56 PM »

Mmmm...succulent powderd squirrel...

BreakABone · « **Reply #19 on:** August 15, 2003, 02:20:53 PM »

22 hours without power here! So fun so fun, it's a good thing I dind't go crazy.

swimguy228 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 15, 2003, 02:57:22 PM »

Ha, I win. I live just outside of Detroit and our power went out at roughly 4:25, and it came back on at 4:15. Quite a long 23 hours and 50 minutes it was.

There is now a theory that the problem originated in Cleveland. The current may have somehow reveresed, thus heading East rather then West, and caused the Lake Erie Loop to back up.

Jotted · « **Reply #21 on:** August 15, 2003, 09:24:26 PM »

For everyone here, what's the longest you've gone without power? Back when I was living in Poulsbo, WA in 1990, there was a major winter storm and our power was out for 3 days. The whole family had to move into the recreation room where the only Fireplace was. Thank god I had a gameboy back then or I would have gone nuts!

Uglydot · « **Reply #22 on:** August 15, 2003, 11:32:07 PM »

Lsat winter I had no power for about 2 days. No phone for 4.

Grey Ninja · « **Reply #23 on:** August 16, 2003, 05:28:39 AM »

I lived 15 years with no power, phone, or cable.

Beat that. I dare you.

Ms.Pikmin · « **Reply #24 on:** August 16, 2003, 05:35:41 AM »

Good lord, Grey Ninja, you were livin' like a hillbilly! I lived for 6 months in a cabin with no power, phone or running water. It was the LONGEST 6 months of my life.

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