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Reactor Shutdown Darkens South Florida
grassy_knoll asks, "So how fragile is the electrical grid, and just what technical problems could shut down five reactors?" "Five reactors at a nuclear power plant in Florida had gone down on Tuesday and two were now back online amid a massive power outage in the southern state, CNN reported. The report on the Turkey Point nuclear plant came as four million people had lost electricity in Miami and elsewhere in Florida, with traffic signals out and major delays on roads, authorities and media said."
That's nice, boy.
Now, calm down - and stop hopping on my little couch.
Next after the break: Vagina Monologues and the Men Who Love Them!
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
http://www.thedissidentfrogman.com/blog/link/like-a-suppository-only-stronger/
Eh, they linked to the AFP. I'd have to go look at several other sources before I decide if it's fiction or not.
I'd go on a Vegan diet but the delivery time from Vega is too long. --brownkitty
Just like the time some one spilled fondue pot all over the control panel and took out Albany. That also took half of the power grid with it.
... [spills a
Lenny: [whispering] Get ready, everybody. He's about to do
something stupid.
Homer: Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you gentlemen, but you seem to
have me confused with a character in a fictional show. Now,
if you'll excuse me, my fondue is just about
fondue pot, which had been resting on the control panel]
D'oh!
[an alarm sounds, and the crowd watching him laughs. On a
map of the U.S., the state of New York blinks and an alarm
buzzes]
Lenny: [laughing] There goes Albany!
Carl: [laughing] Uh, oh, Spaghetti-O's!
-- "Homer to the Max"