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Aug 21^st, 2003 at 7:21am

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Heard on the radio this week . . . .

There is a website one can go to to report power failures . . . . .

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Reply #1 - Aug 22^nd, 2003 at 2:00am

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Heard on the radio this week . . . .

There is a website one can go to to report power failures . . . . .

Thats a great idea, but, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO USE A COMPUTER WITHOUT POWER!?! ??? ??? ???

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Reply #2 - Aug 22^nd, 2003 at 2:38am

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Thats a great idea, but, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO USE A COMPUTER WITHOUT POWER!?! ??? ??? ???

obviously that's why i posted it under 'jokes'

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Reply #3 - Aug 22^nd, 2003 at 4:49pm

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it would work for those few of us that have laptops. but only if you have it charged. otherwise its useless.

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Reply #4 - Aug 23^rd, 2003 at 7:04pm

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LOL...I'll be set, as my laptop is always plugged in with the EXTRA LONG battery charging...I can usually go about 12 hours on my laptop...it's an old 333Mhz thinkpad that I wouldn'tdream of running any newer version of Flight sim on, but it works great for school, homework, and the occassional report to the electric company when we lose power

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Reply #5 - Aug 23^rd, 2003 at 7:13pm

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The recent problems in the US & Canada make you realise just how much we rely on electricity these days. Everyone thought British inventor Trevor Baylis quite mad when he first proposed marketing a clockwork radio.
This was such a success he's now working on clockwork powered computers. http://www.britishcouncil.org/science/science/personalities/text/ukperson/baylis...

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Reply #6 - Aug 26^th, 2003 at 3:26am

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Same reason you need to call the phone company to hook your phoneline up?

Or how about going to an ISP's website to get internet access ??? Roll Eyes

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Reply #7 - Aug 26^th, 2003 at 3:28am

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obviously that's why i posted it under 'jokes'

I was "acting dumb" to get a little higher post count. . . .

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Reply #8 - Aug 26^th, 2003 at 3:31am

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acting dumb

Sorry

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Reply #9 - Aug 26^th, 2003 at 6:56am

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I was "acting dumb" to get a little higher post count. . . .

well put it this way, you did a fantastic job!

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Reply #10 - Aug 29^th, 2003 at 3:32am

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Thats a great idea, but, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO USE A COMPUTER WITHOUT POWER!?! ??? ??? ???

You battery backup, or a laptop. Or if your like me, get a backup generator for the house. They do come in useful, especially where i live, California's bay area.

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Reply #11 - Aug 29^th, 2003 at 5:06am

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most of the general population doesnt have any of those . . . .

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