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

Karuuna

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
According to MSNBC.com

THE BLACKOUT, which sent thousands of New Yorkers streaming into the streets and briefly knocked television networks off the air, could not be immediately explained. Most of the cities are linked on the same regional power grid, however.
MSNBC TV showed aerial pictures of fires in the Bronx and Brooklyn. CNN reported that a fire had been reported at the Consolidated Edison plant in New York.

Hippyt

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Gal,Yeah,it's really hot today. They need to get the people out of those subways.
Did anyone else feel panicked when you heard this? Like waiting for the next shoe to drop or something.

Kaili

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks GAL- I had Montel on and they didn't cut in for that but I have CBS on. What a mess this has caused for all of you out there! But where are they walking to? Why do they have to walk home?

Egbok

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah Hippyt...I felt like that. Whew!

Karuuna

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I did, Hippy. Scary stuff. Anytime I hear of some kind of major problem nowadays, there's a part of me that wonders....

Llkoolaid

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I had a few seconds of wondering what the heck was going on and remembering 2 years ago. The people in New York were probably scared.

Weinermr

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hippyt, I know what you mean. I'm eager to find out the full extent and the reason for what's happened, as we all are.

Abby7

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
niagra mohawk power grid would cover parts of canada, karuuna.

Misslibra

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes Hippy I felt a little panic when I first heard about it. Well the NY Mayor is explaning how the power grid work. I didn't hear him say how it caused black outs in Canada though. I wish someone would explain that.

Llkoolaid

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
it really lets you know just how vulnerable we can be.

Misslibra

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok Abby thanks because I was trying to figure why Canada was affected.

Wargod

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Where are all the people coming from? They're walking out into the road, are they coming from subways?

Abby7

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
if the niagra/mohawk power grid is the cause....it does cover parts of canada.

Wargod

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry, I should have said, I just turned on the news and that's what they were showing, cars barely moving, and the street crowded with pedestrians.

Abby7

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wargod, subways, offices...just trying to get home probably.

Llkoolaid

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
100% no evidence that it is terrorism but it did start in Canada so they have to see what is going on here to be sure. I am going back to Canadian News and see what they are saying.

Misslibra

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They are coming from Subways and buildings.

Abby7

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
yes, i heard a man on CNN explaining the niagra mohawk power grid.

Hippyt

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
According to Fox news,there are three major power grids in the US,Eastern,Texas,and Western. They aren't directly linked,but the Eastern grid cascaded when over loaded. People in Toronto are trapped underground in subways too.

Abby7

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
how long did the blackout in NY last in 1965? Anyone know?

Goddessatlaw

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That one lasted for days, didn't it?

Karuuna

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay, being trapped in a subway would send claustrophobic me into fits. Even just thinking about it gives me chills.

Abby7

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
there would be people trapped in elevators, right?

Goddessatlaw

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Are there generator systems for the subways that at least keep the tunnels cool and lit during blackouts?

Wargod

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Abby. This is definitely bigger than the blackouts we had here 7 years ago. If I remember right ours covered 3 or 4 states.

I can't imagine what those poor people must be thinking. Most of them probably have no clue what's causing this yet, so it has to be frightening for them.