THE Blackouts/Brownouts Thread (merged)

Free · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 2:07 pm Post subject:

Chechnian rebels claim that they commited the act of sabotage that lead to the blackout. Would this be the first case of energy-terrorism? That might bring other people on bad ideas?

RonMN · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:27 pm Post subject: THE Blackout/Brownout Thread

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 12) - A large portion of Los Angeles was blacked out Monday when electrical power was lost.
The power got knocked out shortly before 1 p.m. after two power surges.
Traffic lights throughout downtown and the San Fernando Valley were not working, causing major traffic problems, according to video from helicopter news crews.
Downtown highrises also were darkened.
The city's department of water and power said it was investigating the cause and extent of the outage. 09/12/05 16:17 EDT

I_Like_Plants · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

Just heard about it, downtown, san fernando valley, up into hollywood, etc. Take the day off, Angelenos!

BabyPeanut · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

Can you post the source of that article please?

BabyPeanut · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

http://www.wxii12.com/news/4963013/detail.html

Reuters link

RonMN · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

I hope this works...i sometimes have problems posting links...

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050912161809990013

Bushman · Coal Joined: Aug 14, 2005 Posts: 15

I was reading something this morning about LA raising terror alerts after receiving threats from a terrorist,,,Lots hope it is not terror related

LA is not a good place to be when you have blackouts the populations is much larger then NO and will FEMA show up who knows .

Eli · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

And so it begins, the great battle of our time.

I_Like_Plants · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

And so it begins, wind makes 2 transformers fail and everyone freaks out.....

Eli · Last edited by Eli on Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:45 pm; edited 1 time in total

Remember too Solar flares were expecting to hit today as well. They can knock out transmission lines as well.

Yeah, my previous post was in jest. Very Happy

I_Like_Plants · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

Yep, big lines make big antennas!

Trindelm · Heavy Crude Joined: Jun 14, 2005 Posts: 101

Head of FEMA Mike Brown just resigned.

How conveeeeenient.

Tyler_JC · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

This is to be expected.

It's only another few years before the silde and less than a decade before the cliff event...if you believe in the Olduvai Theory.

But still, Shocked

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BabyPeanut · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

mgibbons19 · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1065

OH MY GOD THE PEAK IS HERE SOCIETY IS FAILING WHERE'S MY GOLD?!!

Shocked

Actually, I don't think I'ld want to be in LA with the power out. It's hot there. And doesn't the traffic suck without all the stoplights out?

And hey, aren't we invading iran in november? If November's taken, than I want December. Can I have December?