| Author |
Topic:
Today in San Diego... [Locked] |
Kallveif Posts: 43
Registered: 2002-12-6 13:50:09
|
Date Posted:
9/9/11 6:43am
Subject:
Today in San Diego... |
So, there was a massive power outage in San Diego today, and nobody outside of California seems to even know it happened. The outage went from Mexico up to Los Angeles, and from the ocean into Arizona. Some 3 million people lost power for at least 10 hours, and several hundred thousand still don't have power as I type this, more than 12 hours after it's happened. It was one of the hottest days of the summer, if not the hottest (It was just over 100 degrees at my house). New York had a black out, and the world went nuts, so I'm curious why nobody pays attention to the west coast? This shut down gas stations, stores, schools, traffic, etc. The entire county shut down and was at a stand still business or commute wise. I've asked a couple people outside of the area if they heard about it, and they had no clue!
It sure feels like there's a major east coast bias when it comes to news sometimes.
The best part, is the outage was caused by one guy doing "maintenance" in Arizona. He shut out power for several hundred miles, and a couple million people. I wonder how he feels.
-----signature-----
I like my women like I like my whiskey...
12 years old and full of coke.
|
Elkad  Title: aka Ebenezer
Posts: 407
Registered: 2003-9-11 22:20:55
|
Date Posted:
9/9/11 6:43am
Subject:
Today in San Diego... |
It's not cold. Therefor the power outage is only an inconvenience.
Even if it is cold, it only matters after many hours when pipes start freezing.
Anyone who dies of heat/cold exposure inside a house was probably days away from drowning in a bowl of soup anyway.
Edit: And it's the giant front-page headline on the first news site I looked at.
-----signature-----
"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty, than those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson
|
Kallveif Posts: 43
Registered: 2002-12-6 13:50:09
|
Date Posted:
9/9/11 6:43am
Subject:
Today in San Diego... |
I can put clothes and blankets on to warm up. I can't cool down without electricity. 100+ degree temperature is no joke.
Besides, the NY outage was caused due to heat, which is what I'm comparing this to. The traffic was so bad, that people just pulled over and sat in parking lots for 3+ hours. All of the gas stations were closed, so if you didn't have enough gas to get home, you were screwed. We drove past one gas station working on generators, and there were 50 cars in line for gas. You'd be surprised how dependent we are on electricity as a society. I sure was. Everything was closed, and I mean everything. They don't expect full power back in San Diego until sometime Sunday.
I'm just curious why this wasn't mentioned in the news nationally. I just went to Yahoo, and it was listed on the 4th or 5th page or news, right behind Orr's moose stuck in a tree, and George Clooney's ex talking about their split.
-----signature-----
I like my women like I like my whiskey...
12 years old and full of coke.
|
Elkad Title: aka Ebenezer
Posts: 407
Registered: 2003-9-11 22:20:55
|
Date Posted:
9/9/11 6:43am
Subject:
Today in San Diego... |
Stop moving. Wear less clothes. Drink more water.
You won't be comfortable, but it's not going to hurt you as long as you slow down.
And if you leave the AC off for a week, you'll be acclimated to the heat.
-----signature-----
"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty, than those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson
|
KappenWizzbang  Title: Reverend Blue Jeans
Posts: 141
Registered: 2004-1-30 07:39:15
|
Date Posted:
9/9/11 6:43am
Subject:
Today in San Diego... |
PS. I knew! Read on the electrically powered internets.
Also, we're dependent on electricity as a society, and cars, but you can live without them if need be. It's just Americans panic when their lifestyle is threatened, even for a few hours.
-----signature-----
It's such a waste to be wasted in the first place
I wanna taste the taste of being face to face with common grace
To meditate on the warmest dream
And when I walk alone, I listen to our secret theme
|
Thaag_Simmons Title: I'm not even supposed to be here today!
Posts: 247
Registered: 2002-3-17 21:18:03
|
Date Posted:
9/9/11 6:43am
Subject:
Today in San Diego... |
Kallveif posted:
I'm just curious why this wasn't mentioned in the news nationally. I just went to Yahoo, and it was listed on the 4th or 5th page or news, right behind Orr's moose stuck in a tree
Heh, I live in NorCal and had no clue about this until you posted.
-----signature-----
|
Suzzan Posts: 42
Registered: 2003-6-4 07:37:27
|
Date Posted:
9/9/11 6:43am
Subject:
Today in San Diego... |
I'm in Kentucky and I heard about it this morning on Good Morning America about 7 am Central time 
-----signature-----
|
Daimar  Title: Moderator
DAoC Knight - Generalist
Posts: 1,518
Registered: 2004-11-5 08:02:09
|
Date Posted:
9/9/11 6:43am
Subject:
Today in San Diego... |
I still haven't heard about it.
-----signature-----
LGM Tailor x3, SC x3, AC x3, WC x3, Alch x3, Fletch
http://gimpchimp.etilader.com/s.php?u=daimar
babies cry a lot, but then they smile at you and you stop throwing them into the wall. - Goatstar |
|
|
Date Posted:
9/9/11 6:43am
Subject:
Today in San Diego... |
|
|
Suzzan Posts: 42
Registered: 2003-6-4 07:37:27
|
Date Posted:
9/9/11 6:43am
Subject:
Today in San Diego... |
lol.. all because one guy took out a piece of metal that wasnt working
-----signature-----
|
|
