Power outages

[AbsoluteParadigm]

Originally posted by: Millennium

Originally posted by: Ylen13

Originally posted by: AbsoluteParadigm
What can cause a power outage that large?

terrorist attack

Said the grids came ungridded.

That helps...

 

[RossMAN]

Parts of Toledo, Ohio now

 

[Ylen13]

this is one good reason to have generator for he ho;use in your back yard

 

[neutralizer]

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Checking CNN, can't find anything on it. Links anyone?

See the big read banner accross the top of the page that says "Breaking News".

It's in that.

"Power outages reported in Northeast, including New York City, and other cities including Cleveland, Ohio, and Detroit, Michigan. Details soon."

How informative...

It just happened. I wouldn't expect a 1000 word article on it.

I would. It didn't mention anything about the grid being ungridded...

 

[DrPizza]

cool temperatures and lots of rain for weeks... Now it's hot..... I'd guess it's due to a sudden surge in demand for power.

 

[DrPizza]

(power is back on here now, western ny, btw)

 

[BG4533]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Parts of Toledo, Ohio now

I am from Toledo. In Columbus, OH now. Maybe the MSBlast virus hit the power companies.

 

[Pepsi90919]

wow... funny you mention that because we just had a brownout that made both my servers reboot themselves. (southern ontario)


dad works for the power company, maybe he knows what's up.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Checking CNN, can't find anything on it. Links anyone?

See the big read banner accross the top of the page that says "Breaking News".

It's in that.

"Power outages reported in Northeast, including New York City, and other cities including Cleveland, Ohio, and Detroit, Michigan. Details soon."

How informative...

It just happened. I wouldn't expect a 1000 word article on it.

I would. It didn't mention anything about the grid being ungridded...

Some of us have cable TV.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: BG4533

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Parts of Toledo, Ohio now

I am from Toledo. In Columbus, OH now. Maybe the MSBlast virus hit the power companies.

Hmmn I never thought about that.

Possible explosion on 14th street, where is that?

 

[MrDingleDangle]

thats crazy...wonder what happened

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
wow... funny you mention that because we just had a brownout that made both my servers reboot themselves. (southern ontario)


dad works for the power company, maybe he knows what's up.

What part of Ontario are you in Pepsi? I mean more specific than just southern.

 

[dmurray14]

I bet it's cause the Con Edison plant in NYC is on fire...

 

[sharkeeper]

What can cause a power outage that large?

Most likely an X Class CME. (Corona Mass Ejection)

Check it out here.

-DAK-

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Checking CNN, can't find anything on it. Links anyone?

See the big read banner accross the top of the page that says "Breaking News".

It's in that.

"Power outages reported in Northeast, including New York City, and other cities including Cleveland, Ohio, and Detroit, Michigan. Details soon."

How informative...

It just happened. I wouldn't expect a 1000 word article on it.

I would. It didn't mention anything about the grid being ungridded...

You can report live on TV, i'm sure they don't have someone sitting there adding words every millisecond for the website.

 

[beekman]

I am on the 44th floor skyscraper in new york city lower manhatten....sh!t i think i am out of here

thank god for my thinkpad...internet connection still works (somehow)

 

[MrDingleDangle]

Originally posted by: dmurray14
I bet it's cause the Con Edison plant in NYC is on fire...

well that might do it...but it wouldnt really explain why parts of canada are also out

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: shuttleteam

What can cause a power outage that large?

Most likely an X Class CME. (Corona Mass Ejection)

Check it out here.

-DAK-

Does that really have the ability to cause power outages? Wouldn't it be more widespread instead of just affecting the NE?

 

[PaperclipGod]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
wow... funny you mention that because we just had a brownout that made both my servers reboot themselves. (southern ontario)


dad works for the power company, maybe he knows what's up.

same thing just happened to me

although i have a UPS for my servers

im in western mass.

 

[mjquilly]

No power here in Toledo, OH

EDIT: wow, there's others from Toledo here?

 

[MrsHoneybee]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
People trapped in elevators in skyscrapers, airports not functioning, damn!

Yes, what he said.

 

[PaperclipGod]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: BG4533

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Parts of Toledo, Ohio now

I am from Toledo. In Columbus, OH now. Maybe the MSBlast virus hit the power companies.

Hmmn I never thought about that.

Possible explosion on 14th street, where is that?

wtf. i lived on 12th street for 3 months, just got home a week ago.

 

[yukichigai]

Could be anything, not necessarily a terrorist attack. If it is terrorists I suspect either this isn't all of the attack or they aren't anybody we should really worry about. While knocking out power to a huge area like that is impressive it's not really as effective a means to cause terror, i.e. the very root of terrorism. My guess would be one of the main grids had some sort of accidental incident; never underestimate the power of stupid people to f%$# things up.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: beekman
I am on the 44th floor skyscraper in new york city lower manhatten....sh!t i think i am out of here

thank god for my thinkpad...internet connection still works (somehow)

I'd get my ass out of there, take the stairs!!!

 

[BG4533]

Video on MSNBC now.