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I understand the peoples frustration, my family and I were without power for 18 days after hurricane Rita. 3 days is nothing compared to 2 1/2 weeks. There is no excuse for this kind of behavior. I think this is a good example of how quickly things can go bad. By throwing eggs the people are...

We are now on day 4 of no power due to extreme windstorms blowing trees through power lines. We had 75 MPH winds which knocked out power to about 75% of the State of WV. It is 95-100 degree highs every day this week. I live in Charleston, WV if anyone is curious. At this point, power is...

RE: San Diego SHTF last night... It was interesting to say the least... Going from "ahhh wtf who flipped the breaker?" to loading shotguns in a matter of hours was surreal... Later afternoon power goes out. We realize everyone's power has gone out... Radio is saying EVERYONE'S power is out...

Love how he calls people stupid for telling him he should have prepared.

http://http://www.aps.com/main/news/releases/release_673.html Yeah, we did it. That's right San Diego, I'm calling you out. Anyway. WHAT I LEARNED (again) DURING THIS 5 HOUR POWER OUTAGE. 1.) The "D" cell mag lights I put by my parents bedside were nowhere to be found. 2.) We had no "D"...

I guess my FIL was right after all about the electrical grid http://www.realnewsreporter.com/?p=7367 My FIL works at our local power plant, and he is in a position that he hears things before the general population. I have heard things from him about the smart grid, and about the government...

So i have a question. Lets say that there was a long term power outage. Be it from a solar storm, emp whatever. What happens when the generators at the nuclear power plants run out of fuel? It is my understanding that the large cooling pools would eventually heat up, and explode after a few...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/08/09/smart.grid/index.html?hpt=C1 this is more likely in heavy electricity use times such as the extreme heat waves some areas of the USA are having. Urban areas can be under a lot of stress in blackouts. This seems to me to be one of the most basic of...