yeah...i think a subway would be worse...
cant they just get out of most elevators but going through the roof and opening an outside door?
<----has had to do that before
, but not sure u can do that in all elevators
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yeah...i think a subway would be worse...
cant they just get out of most elevators but going through the roof and opening an outside door?
<----has had to do that before
, but not sure u can do that in all elevatorsI hope that this power outage doesn't spread to Belgium
I'm compiling a Gentoo Linux for the last 8 hours and I would hate to recompile everything
note: I'm watching CNN and they should stop the babbling about terrorism, it's annoying
I'm compiling a Gentoo Linux for the last 8 hours and I would hate to recompile everything
note: I'm watching CNN and they should stop the babbling about terrorism, it's annoying
Dr. Peter Venkman: This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportion.
Mayor: What do you mean, "biblical?"
Dr. Raymond Stantz: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath-of-God type stuff. Fires and brimstone coming down from the sky, rivers and seas boiling--
Dr. Egon Spengler: Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes--
Winston Zeddemore: The dead rising from the graves!
Dr. Peter Venkman: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!
Mayor: What do you mean, "biblical?"
Dr. Raymond Stantz: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath-of-God type stuff. Fires and brimstone coming down from the sky, rivers and seas boiling--
Dr. Egon Spengler: Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes--
Winston Zeddemore: The dead rising from the graves!
Dr. Peter Venkman: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!
Big ole honker, run by natural gas (*I think*). Don't know the name of the system as I dont live with him, but what it does it provide power (through regular outlets) to all but one or two rooms in the entire house. I believe he told me (at time of closing) that it was around $7K. He hasn't had to use it yet (in dallas) but previously with a similar one in his former chicago house it provided power for 18 hours during a particularly bad snowstorm.
I don't know about the first two, but I'm pretty sure the last one is "as long as there's gas in it".
what i find strange.. why the university of maryland college park seemed to lose power at the same time.... why?
My grandparents have one that was about $600 IIRC to run the refridgerator, sump pump and some lights.
Heh. Maybe if each state had its own power grid, and its own power generators this wouldnt happen. Instead you have the eastern power grid, the western power grid, and the Texas power grid, with a bunch of states in the east and west not providing enough power for their own states.
this is a new government led compaign to slim down america. no more mass transit.
you have to walk now.
you have to walk now.
i find it funny that the only reports i have heard are about New York, like they are the only city effected
ok CNN is ridiculous
We are going now to our correspondent in "Insert City"
Anchor: tell us how are you feeling, what are you seeing
Correspondent: well there is no electricity
Achor: Thx for the info
Correspondent: Back to the studio
LOL
We are going now to our correspondent in "Insert City"
Anchor: tell us how are you feeling, what are you seeing
Correspondent: well there is no electricity
Achor: Thx for the info
Correspondent: Back to the studio
LOL
Thats because ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, as well as Fox and MSNBC are based out of New York. So they are going to cover that more.
Originally posted by: freegeeks
ok CNN is ridiculous
We are going now to our correspondent in "Insert City"
Anchor: tell us how are you feeling, what are you seeing
Correspondent: well there is no electricity
Achor: Thx for the info
Correspondent: Back to the studio
LOL
I hate CNN.
Originally posted by: freegeeks
ok CNN is ridiculous
We are going now to our correspondent in "Insert City"
Anchor: tell us how are you feeling, what are you seeing
Correspondent: well there is no electricity
Achor: Thx for the info
Correspondent: Back to the studio
LOL
yeah...well MSNBC isnt much better
anchor: Where were you when this started and how did you get to where you are
correspondent: I was in my office and i walked down the stairs like everyone else
and the world hates you, thus the pieces of the puzzle are now complete.Originally posted by: Millennium
Originally posted by: freegeeks
ok CNN is ridiculous
We are going now to our correspondent in "Insert City"
Anchor: tell us how are you feeling, what are you seeing
Correspondent: well there is no electricity
Achor: Thx for the info
Correspondent: Back to the studio
LOL
I hate CNN.
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This is why I have an A.C. Inverter in my car; that way if the power goes out (living in the boonies it can and does) and I need to get on the internet or something else all I need to do is turn on my car, stretch an extension cord through the car window and inside the house, plug the ol' inverter into the cig. lighter and I'm good to go!
Seriously, it's a poor man's generator. $20 at Wally-mart. If you're afraid your power might go out in winter and you'll freeze to death get a small radiator and one of those, or a large radiator and buy the deluxe $50 version with two outlets. (and a higher mA rating)
EDIT: The deluxe model I have also has an automatic low power warning/shutoff, so you can safely run it off of the car battery when the car isn't on. Since the car battery recharges after the car's been running for a while you could theoretically carry on for quite some time.
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