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Aug 28th, 2003 at 2:57pm

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CNN is reporting that there has been a power grid failure in the south of London, and that 60% of the underground (subway) system has stopped running.

Reports are mixed about whether any of the power has been restored.

Anyone closer know more of what's going on?  Sounds eerily familiar, if you ask me....
 
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Reply #1 - Aug 28th, 2003 at 3:14pm

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well i guess we were getting jealous that the US was getting all the attention:)
thank god i live on the west coast(urrrrrggghh, i didnt just say that)
 
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Reply #2 - Aug 28th, 2003 at 3:22pm

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Just heard about it on the radio. It would seem power has been restored. No news on the cause yet. Most likely an overload or somesuch. Fortunately, my part of the South East was not affected. Who needs terrorists when we can do it all ourselves. LOL

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Power cut causes chaos

Some Tube stations were evacuated
A power cut has caused major disruption on rail and Tube services in London and the South East.
Power returned to the system at 1915 BST but the knock-on effects are still being felt by commuters struggling home.

Network Rail says between 500 and 1,000 trains have been affected by the power cut, thought to have been caused by a problem with the National Grid.

Train company Connex reported the power went out between London and Ashford, affecting services through London Bridge, Victoria, Ashford, New Cross and Bromley.

No trains are running in south London, the area which has been hardest hit, and Transport for London says 60% of the Tube network has been affected.
 
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Reply #3 - Aug 28th, 2003 at 3:26pm

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I've just read about this, it seems a few underground trains got stuck in tunnels, and they had to evacuate the passengers through the tunnels and a lot of underground stations were closed.
Whoopsie!

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Reply #4 - Aug 28th, 2003 at 3:36pm

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this is Europe...duh...those probs are fixed in on time here!  Grin
 
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Reply #5 - Aug 28th, 2003 at 4:22pm

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this is Europe...duh...those probs are fixed in on time here!  Grin


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Reply #6 - Aug 28th, 2003 at 4:24pm

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Yea, but still if you mixed up the connections there would still be light, you lit up like a christmas tree LOL
 
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Reply #7 - Aug 28th, 2003 at 4:28pm

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but if we get things sorted on time,
why was one of the busiest railway lines closed on the busiest weekend of the year??Smiley
 
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Reply #8 - Aug 28th, 2003 at 5:48pm

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Err 'cos its Britain? Doh Roll Eyes
 
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Reply #9 - Aug 28th, 2003 at 7:28pm

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Gee, can you say " Dynamo " ?......pedal faster fellas,  Shocked ...the electric train's slowing down......... Grin
 
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Reply #10 - Aug 28th, 2003 at 7:35pm

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Heh... My friend just told me about this. She had to get the bus home... Tongue
 
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Reply #11 - Aug 28th, 2003 at 7:47pm

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Heh... My friend just told me about this. She had to get the bus home... Tongue

She'll be fine then, I believe most of London Transport is horse & cart........  Grin
 
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Reply #12 - Aug 28th, 2003 at 8:31pm

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Any opinions on whether or not this was an act of terrorism?  I know both countries will, if asked, deny this is the case, but it does make one wonder . . .
 
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Reply #13 - Aug 28th, 2003 at 9:14pm

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I still think the US one was...lol
 
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Reply #14 - Aug 29th, 2003 at 12:12am

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Your turn! Grin
 
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Reply #15 - Aug 29th, 2003 at 3:09am

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Any opinions on whether or not this was an act of terrorism?  I know both countries will, if asked, deny this is the case, but it does make one wonder . . .

On reading reports on the state of the electricity industry I doubt this very much. In the UK they have been shutting down generators & laying off staff. Some older nuclear power stations in both countries are in a poor state of repair due to lack of proper maintenance. This is incompetence & profiteering rather than terrorism.

The problem with fighting an unknown enemy is that you can see bogies under the bed when there are none. This is a relatively new experience in the US. We're more used to it in Europe.
 
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Reply #16 - Aug 29th, 2003 at 8:11pm

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While the governments are very quickly downplaying acts of terrorism the astrologers are blaming it on Mars getting closer.

Maybe we could get the real answer from the PRESS.
 
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Reply #17 - Aug 30th, 2003 at 2:30am

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One time a forest fire was blamed on a grasshopper or something like that which supposedly jumped up and hit an electrical cable and falling down setting the grass on fire Roll Eyes
 
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Reply #18 - Aug 30th, 2003 at 4:46am

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While the governments are very quickly downplaying acts of terrorism the astrologers are blaming it on Mars getting closer.

Government statements & astrologers' predictions are much alike. Pure fantasy.

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Maybe we could get the real answer from the PRESS.

The only thing printed in the newspapers you can rely on is the date. They have been known to get that wrong. LOL

Seriously, I don't believe this has anything to do with terrorism. It just shows how easy it would be to create chaos & panic. We're quite capable of doing that ourselves. Any terrorist worth his salt would have made a much better job of it. IMHO
 
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