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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:34 PM Original message |
Rolling Blackouts in Texas |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why are the generating stations down? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. It's only April but hit 90+ today; they weren't prepared for everyone, |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 06:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. 101 at DFW today |
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Mugsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 10:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. 15% of stations offline for "Seasonal Maintenance". |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 12:18 AM Response to Reply #44 |
51. I remember that they deliberately took stations offline |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 12:59 PM Response to Reply #51 |
70. Makes Sense to the criminals |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 12:31 AM Response to Reply #51 |
81. I guess they figured it wouldn't work with CA again, so they moved |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 04:47 PM Response to Reply #44 |
75. we heard a lot about "off line for maintenance" |
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POAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. LINK?? |
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Rose Siding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Post 7 |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. Uh-huh. Guess We'll Have Blackouts in lieu of Terror Alerts. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:36 PM Original message |
Why else would you open your fridge or freezer unless you need to? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. to make sure that little light still works? |
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Jose Diablo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 06:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. You know, I try to see if the frig light goes out, but the light is on |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 07:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. Easy solution, just open the door faster than the speed of light... |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 09:10 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. You guys are such kidders! |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
18. Why do you hate America so much? |
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SlavesandBulldozers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
58. don't you ever just go to the refrigerator and open the door. |
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RufusEarl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. Just got hit by one of these rolling blackouts, dark for @ 15 min. |
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Lady Effingbroke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 06:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
27. yup, me too, about 30 minutes ago. |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 09:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
38. Guess I should be happy..in River Oaks we got hit at 4 pm.. |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. deja vu all over again |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. This morning's Fort Worth Star-Telegram talked up electric deregulation |
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Rose Siding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. Bet they don't reach Crawford. Here's a link to the CBS affiliate's story |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. The President's Ranch likely has a generator set. |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 07:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. Do we get all the money that we've spent on the pig farm back? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
10. Whoa! I'm next door in NM |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. At least in NM the sweat evaporates off you. nt |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 07:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. You could use a cooling tower. |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
12. No problem here is West Texas yet.....Most of this country goes with TUX |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 06:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. I posted about twenty minutes ago that West Texas had not |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
13. Decline of industrial empires: Electrical infrastructure fails first |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 09:18 AM Response to Reply #13 |
67. Those articles were most interesting. Thanks for the links. |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 01:03 PM Response to Reply #67 |
72. Yes, Orlov has a unique perspective... |
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bahrbearian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
15. Is Enron back in business ? |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 09:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
39. Library handout said gov't would have 'less control over elec. pricing' |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. I just installed another battery back up for my system |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
17. i is always better for prices to do maintenance during seasonal peak demand |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Seasonal peak demand starts in May or June and ends |
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Imalittleteapot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
20. My building lost power at 5:10. |
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ekelly (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 06:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. power at my house went out |
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don954 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
22. when i lived in Texas, the politicians went on and on about |
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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 08:19 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. Robert Bryce |
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matt819 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
23. Just like the Third World |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
28. My A/C was off all day because of leak in A/C unit and a coil |
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geomon666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
30. Is there any chance... |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
33. I hope the people that depends on a machine in some way |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 08:07 AM Response to Reply #33 |
64. Excellent point, Lars39, and I wonder if that happened to |
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HippieCowgirl (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 01:12 PM Response to Reply #33 |
73. Hospitals & Nursing Homes were not part of the brownouts |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 05:03 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. I was thinking more of the people at home. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
34. Enron induced rolling blackouts in Cal was GOP's "reason" to recall Davis |
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cannabis_flower (386 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 08:19 AM Response to Reply #34 |
65. Texas doesn't have... |
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RedEarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
37. Power demands cause blackouts in Houston ,,,,,,, Houston Chronicle |
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thethinker (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
41. It is not just the blackouts that bother most Texans |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 09:48 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. no kidding-we are looking at $500 electric bills here |
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redacted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
43. Ok don't take this wrong but. . .I'm snickering here in California. |
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gatlingforme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 10:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. LOL |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 12:29 AM Response to Reply #43 |
52. I also lived in California then. And now we know it was assholes from |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 07:07 AM Response to Reply #43 |
57. Most Texans did NOT work for Enron... |
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zreosumgame (862 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
46. sounds familiar |
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catzies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
47. Being a Californian it's hard to sympathize - thanks, Enron! |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
48. Practicing for martial law ???? |
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troubleinwinter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-17-06 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
49. Welcome to California. |
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neuvocat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 12:10 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Exactly. |
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dbt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 06:13 AM Response to Original message |
53. We are being CULLED. |
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SlavesandBulldozers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 07:05 AM Response to Reply #53 |
56. culled. . . you determined this. . . by. . rolling blackouts in Texas? |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 07:12 AM Response to Reply #56 |
60. He's equating rolling blackouts with Katrina.... |
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SlavesandBulldozers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 07:22 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. N.O. i can certainly understand. |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 09:14 AM Response to Reply #60 |
66. It may be premature at this point, but something to keep in mind. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 01:01 PM Response to Reply #66 |
71. I've lived in Houston most of my life. |
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SlavesandBulldozers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 12:28 AM Response to Reply #66 |
80. i agree. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 06:48 AM Response to Original message |
54. My wife.. |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
55. Hey, W, Better get that oil flowing boy!! |
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cantstandbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
59. Another way to justify increased energy prices. What good is high |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
61. One yes and one no |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
63. Wasn't chimpy instrumental in the deregulation of the Texas |
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rainbow4321 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
68. No traffic lights during rush hour |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 05:00 PM Response to Reply #68 |
76. So the rolling blackouts caused traffic jams all over the state |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
69. did the Presnit learn anything from the energy grid fiasco |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
74. MORE BUSHITLER'S MERIKA! |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
77. Golly, imagine if we made it a priority to make things energy efficient |
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rainbow4321 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-18-06 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
79. Cities, neighborhoods, and DART system given no warning of blackouts |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
82. We're pretty fortunate here in Arkansas. |
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