It's in the works.
Just because Texas is an outcast that the Eastern or Western interconnect wouldn't let in, doesn't mean it's a seperate nation.Originally posted by SlowwHand
I never understand why people scoff at my saying Texas is like a nation unto itself.
(Oh, and if Texas wants to become a nation unto itself, then please, do the Union a favor and do so...)
meet the new boss, same as the old boss
It's in the works.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
The lights flickered briefly at work (Hartford) yesterday, and a couple of the computer systems went down for a couple of minutes, but that was it.
I went to happy hour(s), and by the time I got home (9:45), the power was on there (Middletown), though the clocks were blinking.
-Arrian
grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!
The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.
CNN reports Staten Island has power, as well as parts of Westchester and the Bronx, parts of west Brooklyn, and parts of Midtown.
Most of Northern NJ is reported to have power restored.
Eastern Ontario (Ottawa?) restored, parts of Toronto.
Much of upstate New York restored.
Still no power in most of Cleveland, Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor. Water restored, to limited degree, in Cleveland.
Anyone here in places where power was lost, but now restored? How has it been?
"A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.” Martin Buber
As you point out, Cleveland got a dose of double trouble, with the water situation.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
ABC now says power back on in most of Cleveland. Any Clevelanders here?Originally posted by SlowwHand
As you point out, Cleveland got a dose of double trouble, with the water situation.
"A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.” Martin Buber
no, south of it. power came on here at around 10 last night.Originally posted by Richelieu
Are you in Ottawa?
Just got out of bed a little while ago. Lansing Board of Water & Light, the main utility for the Lansing-East Lansing area, is reporting that power has been restored to their entire service area. But they're urging people to limit their air conditioning use and continue to conserve water to allow the reservoir to build back up.Originally posted by lord of the mark
CNN reports Staten Island has power, as well as parts of Westchester and the Bronx, parts of west Brooklyn, and parts of Midtown.
Most of Northern NJ is reported to have power restored.
Eastern Ontario (Ottawa?) restored, parts of Toronto.
Much of upstate New York restored.
Still no power in most of Cleveland, Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor. Water restored, to limited degree, in Cleveland.
Anyone here in places where power was lost, but now restored? How has it been?
Here in East Lansing the street lights came back at around 12:30am EDT and about an hour later service was at least restored to the area around where I live (about a mile north of campus).
Yesterday wasn't so bad. Fortunately Michigan State has its own power plant, so all the campus buildings were still up and running. I ended up spending a few hours at the library, staying cool, and checking email and surfing the Web (and Poly of course!
Today's supposed to be just as hot as yesterday (upper 80s). It's already up to 82. Hopefully we don't end up in the dark again.
"People sit in chairs!" - Bobby Baccalieri
Ya, but the first sign of trouble the will come whinning back, with their tail between their legs, beging for statehood... just like the last time(Oh, and if Texas wants to become a nation unto itself, then please, do the Union a favor and do so...)
Corporate Security just announced that they are shutting off a bunch of lights in response to the request from NE Utilities to cut down on power use.
-Arrian
grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!
The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.
Would Mexico take them back?Originally posted by Japher
Ya, but the first sign of trouble the will come whinning back,
Just once, can we have a national emergancey that DOESN'T involve NY?
I'm gettin a complex!
I believe Saddam because his position is backed up by logic and reason...David Floyd
i'm an ignorant greek...MarkG
It should make you feel important.
PS When did your power come back?
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Probably... Use them as a landfill site.Would Mexico take them back?
This is the difference between Americans and Canadians, and being different doesn't mean one is better than the other.Originally posted by Sikander
Do you Canadians say "excuse me" when you forcibly hang up the phone that a blowhard journalist has been monopolizing while a swarm of people are waiting to check up on their children?
Canadians would say it is completely inexcusable to forcibly hang up a phone that someone else is using. It's just wrong. Americans take a more me, me, me attitude. I have to use the telephone and I have a god given right to use it right now so get out of the way.
Or put another way, can you imagine an American saying "We're being polite, this is the United States, you know."
I can't, well actually I can imagine an American saying it with the tone of voice that's say you goddamn *******, we're ****ing being polite, this is the United ****ing States and if you can't fucxing behave then go back to wherever you came from.
Tingkai is right. Americans are as well behaved as a pair of cats in a burlap sack.
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About 8:40 AM in queens, where I am.Originally posted by DinoDoc
It should make you feel important.
PS When did your power come back?
Subways are still down though.
I believe Saddam because his position is backed up by logic and reason...David Floyd
i'm an ignorant greek...MarkG
Cool down your holyness. Not every Canadian thinks like you do. And a lot of us would do the exact same thing under the same circumstances.Originally posted by Tingkai
Canadians would say it is completely inexcusable to forcibly hang up a phone that someone else is using. It's just wrong.
What?
Go **** yourself, Tingkai.
There, just doing my part to reinforce your dumbass stereotype. Have fun feeling smugly superior today!
-Arrian
grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!
The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.
Arrian! Don't prove those D1ckwads right! WE all know that Americans are the most polite and benevolent people on the planet, but to start bashing stupid Canadians would just be falling into their lame excuse for a trap to get us to stoop to their slime covered level of incompetence, stupidity, and drunkeness...
Canadians suk, Americans rule! Get of my band!
Why should he?Originally posted by Arrian
Go **** yourself, Tingkai.
There, just doing my part to reinforce your dumbass stereotype. Have fun feeling smugly superior today!
-Arrian
This is what Ottawa was up too while NY was almost crime free:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...ol_1&printer=1
I believe Saddam because his position is backed up by logic and reason...David Floyd
i'm an ignorant greek...MarkG
My part of Toronto just came back up at 1:15edt, but we have been warned of the possibility of rolling blackouts.
Quite entertaining yesterday - I was driving downtown when it hit. First thing I noticed was radio stations dropping off the air. And then when I got off the freeway, no traffic lights, no transit running. Major traffic slowdowns. And lots of emergency vehicles on the move. And phones went down from the overload.
So - what does one do - find a bar and start drinking before the beer gets warm. I didn't bother trying to get home until much later. (after a long period of non-drinking, fyi)
Very eerie driving through a city like Toronto, and only a few lights on. And very quiet.
And - no work today!
All in all, the city handled it well. No stories of looting or chaos. Actually, lots of stories of folks doing traffic cop duties to help keep traffic flowing. Pretty calm all considered given the extent of the blackout.
Welcome to the 21st century.
Last edited by Beta; August 15, 2003 at 15:07.
Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war .... aw, forget that nonsense. Beer, please.
And regarding this American-Canadian flare up in this thread, what is of note given the current situation, is that the major reason given for the extent of the blackout is the 'inter-connectedness' of the power grids in both countries.
We are joined at the hip in more ways than one.
Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war .... aw, forget that nonsense. Beer, please.
Now if only we could get a certain ignorant Canadian to shut up, the flare up in this thread would be no more.Originally posted by Beta
We are joined at the hip in more ways than one.
Indeed. Almost twenty breakins were reported.Originally posted by Chris 62
Why should he?
This is what Ottawa was up too while NY was almost crime free:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...ol_1&printer=1
04-06-04 Killdozer NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Originally posted by Tingkai
Canadians would say it is completely inexcusable to forcibly hang up a phone that someone else is using. It's just wrong.
We need seperate human-only games for MP/PBEM that dont include the over-simplifications required to have a good AI
If any man be thirsty, let him come unto me and drink. Vampire 7:37
Just one old soldiers opinion. E Tenebris Lux. Pax quaeritur bello.
I'm not condoning the attitude Tingkai's taken here, but you don't pull a phone out of someone's hand. You go find another one.Originally posted by Sikander
Do you Canadians say "excuse me" when you forcibly hang up the phone that a blowhard journalist has been monopolizing while a swarm of people are waiting to check up on their children?
04-06-04 Killdozer NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
That's like an hour in NY.Indeed. Almost twenty breakins were reported.
I don't get it...you don't pull a phone out of someone's hand. You go find another one.
Try it with me and you'll see what happens...Originally posted by Japher
I don't get it...
04-06-04 Killdozer NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
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