THE Blackouts/Brownouts Thread (merged)

I_Like_Plants · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

There are so many small quakes (small = less than 7 but can cause local damage) there and stuff like the Santa Ana winds messing things up, or, it hardly rains but when it does it really does, SoCal people are pretty used to dealing with the power being out, at least for a day or two or three. The "treat a dead turn signal intersection as a 4-way stop" drill gets practiced enough that it's generally handled pretty well. Also rolling blackouts have been a threat for several summers and sometimes have happened, so I doubt it's being taken all THAT seriously, not the end of the world.

BabyPeanut · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

When do we get hit by locusts and frogs? Rolling Eyes

I_Like_Plants · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:57 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

I_Like_Plants · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

OK a line was accidentally cut, they're working on it .... bunch of ppl stuck in elevators apparently.

Leanan · News Editor Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 4582

CNN is doing wall-to-wall coverage. They don't know why the power went out. But it's some kind of mechanical failure, not a terrorist attack.

Power is coming back on in places, though some people are also reporting that transformers and such are blowing up as they try to re-energize the grid.

rogerhb · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

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

Optimus Prime Noooooooooo!!!!!

I order yuou not to die I ORDER YOU NOT TO DIE!!!

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

I_Like_Plants · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

It does not take enough of a quake to knock down all the buildings, just enough to disrupt electric and gas lines to really make for a miserable time.

On the radio they said power is going on and off as crews work on locating the line break and troubleshoot the problem.

lotrfan55345 · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:42 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

OMG what will the people of beverly hills do?!

backstop · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:43 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

Nice to have an extra-terrestrial cause - if indeed that flare was the cause -
I heard the last big one on the east coast got started when some trees grew faster then they were expected to . . . . Laughing

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BabyPeanut · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

Maybe they should call it "Los Power"

Gigawatta · Tar Sands Joined: Aug 14, 2005 Posts: 20 Location: Italy

...and it's still afternoon in L.A. What will happen tonight if the lights don't come back?

Eli · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: Blackout in Los Angeles

90 % now have power back on in LA

Turns out this all an evil plot to test LA for future targeting for destruction by Bush and Co.