Los Angeles will be fine. Please stop the tinfoil hat crap

[Nikki Stone 1]

Don't put "fake" news as titles to post. I am home, listening to KFI radio, and if there's horrible news, I'll let you know. As of now, things are inconvenient but not insane.

The report on KFI:

A big power blackout from SF Valley to South Bay, Westside. People will be calling in.

DWP says a power cable was inadvertently cut.

90% of DWP customers have had their power restored.

KFI Terry Rae Elmer 2:35.

[Nikki Stone 1]

1. Power still out in Burbank

Phone lines fine. Joanie from Burbank "doesn't know what to do with herself" without power.

[Nikki Stone 1]

3. Line cut near DWP substation in West Los Angeles.

Started with stations in

Wilmington, Seal Beach Playa, Del Ray

Domino effect after that.

[nine23]

10. "Joanie. It takes batteries. You'll be fine."

Sorry. Couldn't help myeself...

[Nikki Stone 1]

15. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

Have to admit, that did run through my mind.

:evilgrin:

[Merlot]

2. "That'll teach Bratton to call us on our terror threat..."

[Nikki Stone 1]

5. Citizen on Ventura Blvd. directing traffic. Everyone cooperating

I LOVE LA!

[shance]

4. Los Angeles is just fine. I am in LA. However, I think we need

to be skeptical of an Administration that benefits from creating chaos and taking a bat to hornets' nests.

I am not as worried of any "terrorism" coming from outside this country, however I am concerned this Administration has lost all credibility in their consistent crying wolf and blaming others for what is both their responsibility and often their creation.

[Jeanette in FL]

6. Exactly

And to get the news off of the Mike Brown resigning and Bush not having a clue as to what is going on.

[WiseButAngrySara]

29. How convenient! Rove 101; kidney stones or not.....They are the

terrorists; in Iraq, post 9/11, in NOLA, and now this! They have NO credibility with me. Coincidence NOT.

[Nikki Stone 1]

7. I agree that a power outage is suspicious today,but coincidences do happen

I can speak for my area north of Glendale--ok.

[Nikki Stone 1]

8. KFI: CALM PREVAILED. NO LOOTING. Homeland Security checkng

No "nexis to terror".

[leveymg]

21. Does Homeland Security Give Free Checking? No Fees or Minimums?

That must be the Cash Nexis to terrorism they're talking about.

[Nikki Stone 1]

25. I think they just give debit cards

:)

[shance]

14. Glad things are back on Nikki. They are here in Studio City as well.

n/t

[Nikki Stone 1]

17. That's great news! How are the lights on Ventura?

My hairdresser is down there. :)

[shance]

26. It looks like everything is basically getting back to normal.

n/t

[nine23]

27. "My hairdresser is down there." A typical L.A. response. I love SoCal...

I lived in Santa Monica in the early nineties. Decided to leave after those pesky riots, tho...:)

[Nikki Stone 1]

30. Me too!

With this many people in a power outage, so much could have happened and didn't. Most Angelinos are pretty cool.

[nine23]

32. If it happened at night, it may have been a little diferrent, 'ya think?

But generally speaking, you're right. Everything's pretty laid back...

[Guaranteed]

9. That's right. That's why we have to keep our wits about us.

Let's not fall for this.

[Nikki Stone 1]

12. Fall for what? It was a power outage.

Callers to KFI seem pretty cheerful.

And this is a Clear Channel repug station. They are very calm. No "terror" talk. John and Ken think the guy who cut the cable should be fired and go run a horse association like Michael Brown.

Lights just went on in KFI studios in Koreatown.

[shance]

16. How do you know it was just a power outage Nikki? The truth is

none of us know. Of course they would want to make things look fine.

The question is who and how did this most significant cable just get severed in the middle of the afternoon and they cant even legitimately tell us what has happened.

[Nikki Stone 1]

19. What would the repugs have to gain by CALM and NO LOOTING?

If they would want to suggest that this was related to yesterday's silly video, they would PLAY UP civil disorder. It would be easy enough to do--this is LA. We have a rep for riots and civil disturbances.

The fact that KFI is being calm and humorous--even to the choice of bumper music--means that this is not being exploited.

Now could it be? I don't put it past O'Lielly or Sean "Mullarky" Hannity to play this up with a terrorism angle. But, by and large, the coverage on KFI is very reasonable.

[shance]

22. Who knows Nikki?

who knows? Who knows?

My only point is how do you know what the answer is.

My point is none of us have ENOUGH accurate information to make an educated conclusion, including yourself.

[Nikki Stone 1]

31. You can draw inferences. Why have a power outage that is calm and orderly

if you want to create a fear of terrorism?

[Guaranteed]

18. Well, yeah! Exactly.

Whatever it was. It's nothing to panic over.

[Rainscents]

11. Power cable cut??? How the fuck this happen? Very interesting!

[Nikki Stone 1]

23. Accidents happen. LA DWP is MUNICIPAL power--not owned by

Edison or SDG&E

[texpatriot2004]

13. Be calm Be Vigilant Think "God did not give me the spirit of fear

but of power and of might and of

A SOUND MIND!"

[Nikki Stone 1]

20. Most of the power is back on. KFI is not getting calls from people with

power still out.

Next hour, John and Ken will blast Michael Brown. I might actually listen today. Usually I can't stomach these guys.

[incapsulated]

24. You are obviously part of the conspiracy...

And we won't fall for your disinformation campaign!

[Nikki Stone 1]

28. Yeah, yeah. That's me. Human error, a maintenance guy cut a line

Conspiracy cover up. Uh huh.

[woo me with science]

33. It was the same blackwater aliens who bombed the levees.

I know this from a repressed memory. Plus, my psychic from my past life told me.

[trof]

34. As long as the dykes hold, they'll be OK.

Them dykes are TEE-YEW-EFF-EFF!
;-)

[Piperay]

35. I'm in Los Angeles County and

didn't even know there was a problem. :shrug:

[incapsulated]

36. It was scattered around

It wasn't down long. Well, long enough to cause some Media and DU hysteria, but not much.