Power Outages in NYC

[jimmybop]

I'm staying with a friend in queens (bayside), and the power keeps flickering..... (has happened twice) anyone else going through this????

 

[SPAGo 98]

no.

 

[Blondie]

During hot weather, it's normal for that to happen. We've had several power flicks down here too. Nothing to be concerned with though.

 

[adamak]

Yes yes yes!!! It flickers last nite 3 times. I turned off my AC afterwards, hoping my part will help.

 

[SPAGo 98]

actually, yes. my friend in fresh meadows (that's not too far from bayside) had his power go out twice.

 

[FergieTCat]

Ohmigod -- last night truly sucked!!

I was reading at 12:00 by a lamp, and the room grew dim and then flickered. I reset my alarm clock, and then it happened again a little later. I finally gave in and turned off my air conditioner. It made the power stop surging, but YUCK!!!!!

At least the rest of my appliances didn't burn out from the surges.

 

[Zurg]

Crystalic Fusion Power?

 

[Briar Rose 7457]

a friend of mine was due to land at LaGuardia last night. at first they wanted to divert the plane to Newark because of the blackout, but then they decided to land.

the used the headlights from trucks to light up the runway. they had to exit the plane the old fashioned way, by walking down a flight of portable stairs. the flight attendants stood on the stairs with flashlights. the airline personnel had to manually sort the baggage one piece at a time. it took forever. but since her car was parked at La Guardia, it would have been a royal pain to try to make it home from Newark.

 

[Regina]

And yet every time a new power plant is proposed, the environmentalists are there fighting it tooth and nail.

You can't keep building and expect the existing power sources to keep up with the demand.

 

[cotye]

It's the Canadians playing a trick on NYC... We just love turning the imported power on and off. LOL.

You do realize a significant portion of electricity to NYC is imported from Quebec.

 

[joeokw]

The other night at work the power went out.. thank God the emergency generator kicked with a second. We had to run around and plug all the ventilators ,IV pumps, heart monitors and other important equipment into those red outlets. it is scary when that intial blink and you hope that the generators kick in.