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Lightning happens without clouds sometimes, just very rare. Probably no lightning in this case, ConEd is just covering their ass I'll bet.
 
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cavemanmoron

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my power came back on about 20 mins ago,
i was snoozing in my bed,i had left the bedroom light On,
i had unplugged,all the computer/monitor,plugs,
unplugged the A/C,the refrig,and the microwave.

I need to get some "C" cells to power my one radio,as i had to find an old car stereo in the cellar;
and hook it up to an old 12volt car battery,that i was going to recycle.
{Glad i kept the battery,and it still had some charge in it,its been in the hallway,in the cellar for over a year.}

I first turned on the refrig,and one fan upstairs that blows warm air out of the house.
I hooked the charger up to my Nextel,and then the battery charger to the old car battey.

then i started a load of laundry,and came online.

I washed dishes by hand,before it got dark,and cooked some eggs,on the gas stove,for supper,

I just ate the little ice cream that was in the freezer,it was just a little soft.

i have 6 flashlights in the house,2 are rechargables,that plug direct in the wall.
2 are 14.4v rechargable battery ones that are an accesory for my cordless drill,
and 2 use old fashion batteries.

Glad to be back online,and have the electric fan working!
 
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cavemanmoron

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Originally posted by: IcemanJer
Best quote from a news article about this:

"TORONTO (CP) -- At 5:16 p.m. ET on Nov. 9, 1965, the lights began to wink out in Ontario and soon after all along the eastern seaboard. And they stayed off in many areas, including Manhattan, for up to 13 hours.

People turning to portable radios heard sour-sounding music as stations played records on rough back-up power systems. Commuters were stranded, suppers ruined and nine months later there was a noticeable increase in babies born in the affected area."

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i remember that power outage, My Mom was driving,my sister,and I home,and we got about 1/4 the
way home,and the lights all went out,iwe lived on the 3rd floor,and it was a dark walk up the stairs.
 

I was in Niagara Falls area working at the time that this happened.
Literally on the Robert Moses parkway which runs along the niagara river and directly next to NiMo.

It was sunny and 85 all day.
 
ViRGE

ViRGE

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Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
Originally posted by: IcemanJer
Best quote from a news article about this:

"TORONTO (CP) -- At 5:16 p.m. ET on Nov. 9, 1965, the lights began to wink out in Ontario and soon after all along the eastern seaboard. And they stayed off in many areas, including Manhattan, for up to 13 hours.

People turning to portable radios heard sour-sounding music as stations played records on rough back-up power systems. Commuters were stranded, suppers ruined and nine months later there was a noticeable increase in babies born in the affected area."

linky
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i remember that power outage, My Mom was driving,my sister,and I home,and we got about 1/4 the
way home,and the lights all went out,iwe lived on the 3rd floor,and it was a dark walk up the stairs.
Click to expand...

FYI, Snopes says that neither the '65 blackout, nor Sept. 11th caused a baby boom. It's all rumors and hearsay.
 
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wasssup

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heh my cousin's still stuck here, he's been trying to get out for over 4 hours now...sucks to be wearing a suit on days like this :)
 
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Storm

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Well I have a wedding in Boston on Saturday...

So I gotta get there somewhere.

Umm no Im not crashing the wedding, just a good friend of the bride + groom.
 
Regs

Regs

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Somebody just prank called channel 4 lol. How embarrassing. It was a 3 min convo that sounded convincing until at the end the guy on the other line asked, "Do you want howard sterns balls on your chin" .

I know it is immature as hell specially at a time like this, but that was just funny. To see the news anchor's face turn red like that was just.... funny.
 
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cavemanmoron

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Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
Originally posted by: IcemanJer
Best quote from a news article about this:

"TORONTO (CP) -- At 5:16 p.m. ET on Nov. 9, 1965, the lights began to wink out in Ontario and soon after all along the eastern seaboard. And they stayed off in many areas, including Manhattan, for up to 13 hours.

People turning to portable radios heard sour-sounding music as stations played records on rough back-up power systems. Commuters were stranded, suppers ruined and nine months later there was a noticeable increase in babies born in the affected area."

linky
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i remember that power outage, My Mom was driving,my sister,and I home,and we got about 1/4 the
way home,and the lights all went out,iwe lived on the 3rd floor,and it was a dark walk up the stairs.
Click to expand...

FYI, Snopes says that neither the '65 blackout, nor Sept. 11th caused a baby boom. It's all rumors and hearsay.
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i did not say that there was a baby boom,after,
i was only 7 years old,and did not really know how to make babies.

i just remembered that evening,and how we could not watch tv,and my Mom had to use candles,and an Old flashlight,that did not work good.

My Mom,and Dad,have always said since,get a Gas Stove,it works,even if the electric is off.
Glad i listened,as i cooked eggs for supper.
 
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Slap

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"What a blackout. Move down to TN area and be part of the best power source in the US."
my cousin said they JUST came out of a two-week blackout in Memphis!
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I don't think a storm with 100mph winds and taking out 100' to 1000's of trees and power poles is considered a blackout. I could be wrong though and you could have been kidding. My brother-in-law lives in Brooklyn. No word from him
 
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railer

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ack....no power yet in upstate NY....and my laptop batteires are almost dead. I haven't gone to bed at 10:30 all my life, but it looks like tonight is the night.
 
ultimatebob

ultimatebob

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Originally posted by: railer
ack....no power yet in upstate NY....and my laptop batteires are almost dead. I haven't gone to bed at 10:30 all my life, but it looks like tonight is the night.
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Yes, there is just something about reading Anandtech by candlelight on a laptop and 56K modem connection.....




That really SUCKS! :)

Oh well, I guess that I should log off before my battery dies...


 
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BadNewsBears

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Dte Energy :"Power will not be restored for several days"
From a DTE press confrence. QUOTED from CNN
DTE= Metro detroit ...Michigan
 
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gregor7777

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Originally posted by: Regs
Somebody just prank called channel 4 lol. How embarrassing. It was a 3 min convo that sounded convincing until at the end the guy on the other line asked, "Do you want howard sterns balls on your chin" .

I know it is immature as hell specially at a time like this, but that was just funny. To see the news anchor's face turn red like that was just.... funny.
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That's classic, I love how they BS for as long as they can before they ask if they'd like to be teabagged by howard...:)

 
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conjur

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Originally posted by: Legendary
Lightning happens without clouds sometimes, just very rare. Probably no lightning in this case, ConEd is just covering their ass I'll bet.
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The evening news here is reporting that it was lightning. They showed some radar images of some light showers in the area around that time.

<shrug>
 
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BadNewsBears

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CNN just interviewed the public relations manager from Niagra falls project. SHe said there was NO lightning. They are not sure at all what caused the outage.
 
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