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TV ClubHouse: Archives: Black outs reported for all the Eastern States and Canada: Archive through August 14, 2003

Misslibra

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The power has gone out for all the Eastern States. They don't know what caused it yet. My power went out briefly but came right back on. And I'm in Michigan.

Misslibra

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Opps I forgot about the news area of the board. If there isn't a thread about this breaking news, Mod could you please put it there for me?

Thanks :)

Hippyt

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Some outages in Canada also. Very strange.

Goddessatlaw

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Maybe we can discuss it here, Misslibra. I've seen them reported in NYC, Detroit, Ottawa, Toronto and Cleveland. Also a report of a fire at the Con-Edison plant in New York. Anyone have any information?

Goddessatlaw

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Flights in and out of Detroit are cancelled, looks like the subways are shut down in NYC?

Misslibra

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
No they are still trying to figure out if it's just a major outage in all these States or if it some kind of terrorist attack the guy just said on the news. For it to be so many States to black out like this at one time is very strange and rare. I don't remember this ever happening before.

Misslibra

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes they said people are trapped below ground in under ground trains. It has to be completely black down there, and I know people are afraid not knowing what is going on.

Llkoolaid

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Also in Quebec

Kaili

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I wish I hadn't dropped cable. :( I want to watch the news too! My TV channels and internet have been flickery since yesterday, but power is on. Weird.

Goddessatlaw

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Isn't it really hot in New York today? Inconvenience is one thing, potentially life-threatening heat is another.

Misslibra

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yea it's not just the US it's Canada to very strange..

Llkoolaid

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They are reporting trains down, an explosion on 14th in New York, a fire at another power station. What the frig is up?

Karuuna

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is the CNN breaking news report, but nothing on their website yet:

-- Power outages reported in Northeast, including New York City, and other cities including Cleveland, Ohio, and Detroit, Michigan.

Kaili

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/14/national/main568346.shtml

Goddessatlaw

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kaili, CBS had Ted Koppel pop through a bit before with a breaking news story on it and said they'd be back on when they find out what's up.

Syracuse and Hartford Connecticut are down, too. Ted's on now.

Abby7

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i was watching CNN and a lady was on the phone with CNN, telling what she knew about the blackout. people were trying to use her phone,then someone knocked the phone out of her hands.... so the report ended.

Llkoolaid

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
CNN is reporting it is a natural overload of power grid and probably not terrorism

Misslibra

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well my power went out for a sec and came right back on thank God, but many here in Michigan have no power.

Ok they just said on the news the NY power grid is over loaded, no terrorist attack. NY controls Canada's power ???

Llkoolaid

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Niagra/Mowhawk power grid is overloaded

Abby7

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
niagra mohawk power grid overload POSSIBLY.

Goddessatlaw

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'd be glad to know that is correct, LLkoolaid - I'm watching the video of massive herds of people walking over the bridge in NY and getting that very sick 9/11 feeling revisited on me.

Karuuna

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My radio says it's the Mohawk (corrected) - Niagra power grid, would that effect Canada then?

Llkoolaid

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah, Misslibra, that is confusing

Kaili

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
So it's like the California blackouts in the summer awhile back? Maybe just too many people blasting their AC?

Misslibra

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
And NY power grid controls all of eastern states power ??