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Power Outages Strike East Coast
fordp writes "CNN, CNBC and others are reporting that major power outages are happening just after 4:00PM EDT in New York, New Jersey, Detroit, Ottawa and Toronto, Toledo." There are reports of a Con Edison transformer on fire on 14th Street in NYC, and lots of people stuck in trains and elevators. CNN is reporting that it is, according to power officials, most likely not related to terrorism, because you know you were wondering. The Niagra Mohawk power grid is overloaded, which feeds electricity throughout the northeast U.S. and into Canada. Update: 08/14 21:06 GMT by P : The mayor said there was no fire, that it was black smoke brought on by an automatic shutdown because of the power grid failure.
Yeee-up. I'd expect a knee jerk reaction like that from a Dean supporter.
Thank for adding fuel to the speculation fire. Sheesh people, CHILL OUT. Wait for the facts, or is that TOO MUCH TO ASK?
to sit back and LAUGH HYSTERICALLY. I hope no one is hurt but I feel NO SYMPATHY for you, and I actually feel a wee bit of redemption for all the crap we had to take out here on the west coast.
errr....umm...*whooosh* *whoosh* Is this thing on ?
This has absolutely nothing to do with politics, if you are thinking of politics right now, this should show how much you truely hate America.
I wonder how many people believe Bush planned 911. I bet the same people who think me being a Dean supporter matters in a situation when power is going out all accross the country for "UNKNOWN" reasons.
I am waiting for the facts, but speculation is good because you cannot expect our government to give us all the facts, maybe some expert who works at a powerplant will post here and tell us what happened.
When we find out the reasons then we can rule out terrorism.
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"The Niagra Mohawk power grid is overloaded, which feeds electricity throughout the northeast U.S. and into Canada."
don't you mean OUT OF Canada? specifically the James Bay hydro project in Quebec???
In other breaking news, I have just scratched my ass. There is no evidence of terrorist involvement at this time.
Don't make me question your anonymity!
After viewing various news reports, I for one, can't help wonder if the blackout was caused by the MSBlast computer worm and/or its varients.
Do any of the power stations, in particular in New York City where it's thought the blackout originated, rely on Microsoft products for their critical services/networks; are the private networks truly protected?
Ron Bennett
... we blame the worm! i see it now: M$ finally screws us all, worm kills power to north east. :-/
And yet, Governor Davis is being destroyed by the republican apologists who held Enron completely blameless. Enron sabotaged California's infrastructure, extorted and exported huge amounts of cash, and Davis gets recalled because of the bad California economy.
Assembly is the reverse of disassembly.
Do we blame Bill Gates or do we blame the guy who wrote the worm?
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What has Toronto won?
The Leafs have been pitiful for decades. The Raptors haven't done shit. Who cares enough about the Argonauts to care if they win the Grey Cup?
The only other thing I can think of is when the Blue Jays won the World Series, but I didn't think Toronto was that into baseball...
Get some perspective.
Are you not aware that millions of people across the world face real disasters every day? They don't assume that they're in Osama's crosshairs (or is it Saddam these days?)
There are two types of people: those who think Americans are insular, and Americans.
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