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rocksupastar by rocksupastar · Aug 14, 2003 · News · 299 views

Power outages everywhere!




Initial reports from MSNBC Live say that Power Authorities have stated it is not an act of terrorism, but is a result of an overloaded power grid in the Niagra Fall Power Grid, because of natural use.

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31 Comments

togatweeter togatweeterOG 2003

i hope all the peeps out there suffering from this power outage will be ok. anyone who doesn't have power is welcome here, i still got power :)

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003

. . . ditto . . .

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002

can't believe you made a news story out of this

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

hey man, ian is catching, brothas gotta do what a brothas gotta do.

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

i should just delete this story just for you saying that.

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

and ill just create another one and approve it

reaf reafOG 2002

Yeah, it wasnt even that bad, people just freak out over everyting now a days, and everything becomes the worst this or the worste that since such and such year, CMON,, a little power outage for a few hours, please, point pleasant gets power outages almost every summer I think! !

ballyhoo ballyhooOG 2001

These people didnt have power as of this morning. Even when they do get it back, they arent supposed to use anything like a/c. I think thats a little crazier than your normal power outage, being that its all of NYC where the temp is always 20 degrees warmer and there is about 5 million people.

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

nah, who needs are condition... just wait till the next ice age... they will feel pretty dumb THEN wont they!?!?!?!

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003

Maybe a flash mob got outta hand or something

iwz iwz

Power surge started in Canada, then jumped to NYC->Albany->Detroit->Cleveland. ConEd doesn't know when they can start again. Fire on 14th St. was a natural occurrence, nothing wrong with it.

ekulu ekuluOG 2002

so all what area areaffected?

iwz iwz

Cities affected include New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Toronto and Ottawa, Canada, among others.

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002

it a result...really?

togatweeter togatweeterOG 2003

i heard a lightning bolt was the cause of all this

tesoro tesoroOG 2001

I STILL DONT HAVE ANY FREAKIN POWER!!!!i'm at deanna's house...plus my office was closed...i cant do anything! wash clothes, vacuum, anything i can think of...grrrr. i wouldnt have been very happy in the 1800's.

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002

i bet you can listen to CDs...

iwz iwz

I think you need this

bozo bozoFounder

one word to describe this....ZABEL'S RULE

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

oh man we have power but no internet at home

esprit15d esprit15dOG 2003

my friend is a waiter at bethel. bethel has generators, but is still working on reduced power,so they fed everyone buffet style. so he didn't have much to do yest. and today.

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002

haha i'm imagining older brothers getting shoved out of the way by the younger brothers in line at the buffet

togatweeter togatweeterOG 2003

wow, cool pic. i like city skylines, they're pretty

malibu malibuOG 2001

heard some stories about old men standing in front of their shops with shot-guns because of looting.

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002

yeah i had to stand with a shot gun in the hallway of my house, i didn't trust alyssa not to steal my stuff!

malibu malibuOG 2001

i think that is just a little bit different from what i was talking about.

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002

she steals stuff! all the time!!

mandie mandieOG 2001

ok ok, sorry guys, it was all me! ha, well, the guys at first energy in Cleveland are to blame...i guess...

malibu malibuOG 2001

i was in new york last nite. in times square where we rarely go. its insane because 11:30 at nite and still bright as day out. so much fun and you can see how they all lost power.

tinser tinserOG 2002

times square is my favorite part...its so exciting!

malibu malibuOG 2001

my favorite part is shopping in the village and soho with my dad and sister. its our thing and people there are so amazing cuz you can just talk to absolutely anybody.

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