Karuuna | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:32 pm     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     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     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     Yeah Hippyt...I felt like that. Whew! |
Karuuna | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:34 pm     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     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     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     niagra mohawk power grid would cover parts of canada, karuuna. |
Misslibra | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:36 pm     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     it really lets you know just how vulnerable we can be. |
Misslibra | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:38 pm     Ok Abby thanks because I was trying to figure why Canada was affected. |
Wargod | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:38 pm     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     if the niagra/mohawk power grid is the cause....it does cover parts of canada. |
Wargod | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:39 pm     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     Wargod, subways, offices...just trying to get home probably. |
Llkoolaid | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:39 pm     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     They are coming from Subways and buildings. |
Abby7 | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:40 pm     yes, i heard a man on CNN explaining the niagra mohawk power grid. |
Hippyt | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:41 pm     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     how long did the blackout in NY last in 1965? Anyone know? |
Goddessatlaw | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:43 pm     That one lasted for days, didn't it? |
Karuuna | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:43 pm     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     there would be people trapped in elevators, right? |
Goddessatlaw | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:45 pm     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     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. |