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Aug 14th, 2003 at 4:47pm

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i dont know if anyone has seen this but there are blackouts going on in the northeast detroit new york ottowa and toronto, they are showing live shots from NY on FOX its unbelievable to crowds of people completely gridlocking the roads why i am not sure:)
hope this gets sorted soon as airports have been shut don in new york no flights landing or departing.
 
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Reply #1 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 4:50pm

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Oops somebody forgot to put the cheque in the post Grin
 
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Reply #2 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 4:54pm

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ahahah:) LOL
from what is being said cleveland has been added to the list, one powerplant has caused all this
 
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Reply #3 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 4:56pm

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This would be a large building that doesn't make electricity?
They should have paid their bill............ Grin
 
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Reply #4 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 4:59pm
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Thank goodness my home is half
solar power, hot water and some
of the outlets. Most of the lights!
Power was off three days because of
a minor fire, but was able to get by,
and stay here the whole time!!
All is fixed, just a little mess to
pick up!!!

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Reply #5 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 5:00pm

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how about i just say yes:) GrinLOL
whats really sad is that they had to include the message that terrorism isnt suspected:Smiley
ahahah all flights from detroit metro have been cancelled tonight, and being there before i know just how busy it gets.
ok now they are say one transformer went down, and because they are so old its just been a domino effect
 
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Reply #6 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 5:05pm

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Playing dominos with transformers? What were they thinking? Surely someone could have just nipped down to the toyshop and brought a box! Grin
 
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Reply #7 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 5:07pm

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LOL somebodys on form tonight LOL Grin
new jersey and conneticut to be added now, looks like NY airports are back up on generators
 
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Reply #8 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 5:11pm

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Transformers can cause big fires when the cooling oil gets over the temeprature where it starts to burn out of itself.
 
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Reply #9 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 5:14pm

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good lord its now down to ohio, and further south.
 
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Reply #10 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 5:15pm

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thousands of people are stranded in NYC subways Sad
 
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Reply #11 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 5:16pm

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There is oil in a transformer? I thought it was just elastic bands and more plastic!!! Tongue
 
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Reply #12 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 5:20pm

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in the ones in your computer there is just plastic and copper wire.

in the big ones for power plants they use to get MORE voltage before sending it through the high-tension lines they have oil coolers
 
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Reply #13 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 5:28pm

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Reply #14 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 5:29pm

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So they cool high voltage electricity with oil! No wonder it went wrong, you shouldn't mix electicity and liquids, even I know that Roll Eyes
I mean if you are in the bath and your drop your toaster in what happens (other than your toast getting soggy!)?
Oh and Woody, love the pic Wink
 
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Reply #15 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 5:30pm

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Quote:
in the ones in your computer there is just plastic and copper wire.

in the big ones for power plants they use to get MORE voltage before sending it through the high-tension lines they have oil coolers


I think he's talking about transformers the toys!  LMAO!

Playing dominoes with transformers!!  HAHAHAHA!
 
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Reply #16 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 5:35pm

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I'm glad somebody caught on Grin
 
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Reply #17 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 5:37pm

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Nooo.... they pump the oil around the box in which the copper wire is in, and through the center of the thing

Code:
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* ------ *
* | *  | *
* | *  | *
* | *  | *
* ------ *
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*: oil
Lines: copper coil


A 220-to-14 volt transformer will get quite hot if run at high Amps...
The things they use in power stations do (around) 150Kv (150.000 volts) to 380KV (380.000 volts) so imagine the heat generated by these things
 
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Reply #18 - Aug 14th, 2003 at 5:44pm

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i knew where you were heading with that from the start:) i just wanted to see where it would end up. LOL:)
new jersey apparently does have power could be later tonight before its fixed.
 
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Reply #19 - Aug 15th, 2003 at 12:02am

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power has been out for eight hours now, and the governor has said that 60% of New York State is still without power.

All told, some fifty million people lost power today...scary.

People here in upstate New York are in a tizzy...filling gas tanks, stockpiling food and water....Christ, it's a power outage.  SIMMER DOWN!
 
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Reply #20 - Aug 15th, 2003 at 1:34am

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Weird, seeing how most of the power that NYC and the rest of the state of New York comes from Pennsylvania. Hey, my lights are on. Wink

Never understood why folks run out and get water and bread for heavy snows, storms, etc. If anything, pick up a six pack and a pizza so you can munch as you watch it on CNN. Ok, at least two six packs and two pizzas. If anything, the beer will help you stay calm, AND beer is made of grains.. so its' good fer ya. Wink

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Reply #21 - Aug 15th, 2003 at 1:47am

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Here in upstate Ny, at about 4:15 the lights flickered for a bit then went to half power then out then back on then half power and then off and on and off in cycle.  Full on now but it varies area to area...friends 10 minutes away have no power.  People are still stranded on the island, and NORAD ahs called up the 174th Fighter Wing to do Combat Air Patrols...talk about caution!(yes I just heard them fly off east)
 
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