Misslibra | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:14 pm     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     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     Some outages in Canada also. Very strange. |
Goddessatlaw | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:19 pm     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     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     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     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     Also in Quebec |
Kaili | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:26 pm     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     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     Yea it's not just the US it's Canada to very strange.. |
Llkoolaid | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:27 pm     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     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     http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/14/national/main568346.shtml |
Goddessatlaw | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:27 pm     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     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     CNN is reporting it is a natural overload of power grid and probably not terrorism |
Misslibra | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:29 pm     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     Niagra/Mowhawk power grid is overloaded |
Abby7 | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:30 pm     niagra mohawk power grid overload POSSIBLY. |
Goddessatlaw | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:30 pm     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     My radio says it's the Mohawk (corrected) - Niagra power grid, would that effect Canada then? |
Llkoolaid | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:31 pm     Yeah, Misslibra, that is confusing |
Kaili | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:31 pm     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     And NY power grid controls all of eastern states power ?? |