Post by: Berny on August 14, 2003, 02:08:07 PM
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.Post by: Bill Aurion on August 14, 2003, 02:12:53 PM
Bloomberg said there was "absolutely no indication" of terrorism.
Post by: Bill Aurion on August 14, 2003, 02:13:57 PM
Post by: Berny on August 14, 2003, 02:16:31 PM
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.)
Post by: Hostile Creation on August 14, 2003, 03:26:45 PM
Post by: Bill Aurion on August 14, 2003, 03:28:54 PM
I just took that out of an article at CNN.
Post by: Uglydot on August 14, 2003, 04:35:59 PM
Post by: Caliban on August 15, 2003, 01:13:21 AM
Post by: GCNMasterX on August 15, 2003, 04:37:08 AM
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.
Post by: oohhboy on August 15, 2003, 04:39:11 AM
My call is that the grid simply ran out of juice.
Post by: Uglydot on August 15, 2003, 06:39:04 AM
Post by: Bill Aurion on August 15, 2003, 06:39:08 AM
Post by: >X< Kitten >X< on August 15, 2003, 06:55:17 AM
Post by: Caliban on August 15, 2003, 08:41:58 AM
Post by: Uglydot on August 15, 2003, 09:21:56 AM
Post by: Doerr on August 15, 2003, 11:05:50 AM
Post by: Mikemn on August 15, 2003, 11:22:20 AM
Post by: Hostile Creation on August 15, 2003, 12:34:06 PM
I think a squirrel fell into the transformer on that occassion. . . poor squirrel. . .
Post by: Berny on August 15, 2003, 12:40:56 PM
Post by: BreakABone on August 15, 2003, 02:20:53 PM
Post by: swimguy228 on August 15, 2003, 02:57:22 PM
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.
Post by: Jotted on August 15, 2003, 09:24:26 PM
Post by: Uglydot on August 15, 2003, 11:32:07 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on August 16, 2003, 05:28:39 AM
Beat that. I dare you.
Post by: Ms.Pikmin on August 16, 2003, 05:35:41 AM
Post by: mouse_clicker on August 16, 2003, 06:01:02 AM
Post by: Berny on August 16, 2003, 10:05:54 AM
Post by: Djunknown on August 16, 2003, 10:07:31 PM
I was just reading an article on how Dead Phoenix got cancelled (Nooooo...) And the power just went. First I thought it was a fluke, but after being filled in that this was no oridinary blackout, I prepared for the worst. At least the water was still running, so it wasn't impossible...
I lived on a diet of untoasted bread and my dad whipped out the propane grilled and had some pork. At night, my GBA SP came in handy as a makeshift flashlight as well as source of entertainment. I did a bit of reading during the daylight hours and some walking, though the humidity was almost unbeareable.
I'm in the Metro Detroit area (As I stated probably a dozen times) and I believe it was around 34-36 hours till the lights came back on. I heard that the politicians were first playing the blame game (U.S accused Canada and Vice Versa) But George Dubya called Jean Chretin (Canada's Prime Minister) To apologize. I also heard some theory about a Nuclear plant in Lansing (Michigan's capital) went haywire, causing the mayhem.
Thankfully, Chaos and Anarachy was averted. I expected to lock my doors and sleep with a baseball bat, but the people in general stayed calm. Guess people can be rational too....
Post by: mouse_clicker on August 17, 2003, 12:15:16 PM
You don't buy one day's worth of food, you bought enough to last you a looong while.
