Power Grid Collapse: Hundreds of Millions of People in India Without Electricity: Are You Ready for a Major Power Outage?

by Heisenberg Posted 2012/07/31 18:00:00

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	Yes	151 votes	45%
	No	186 votes	55%

***UPDATE*** Second blackout means 670 million people without power.

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Northern India's power grid crashed Monday, halting trains, forcing hospitals and airports onto backup power and providing a dark reminder of the nation's inability to feed a growing hunger for energy as it strives to become an economic power.

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Fef 2012/07/30 23:30:04

Yes

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you mean something like this?
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prayer ... to Chocola... 2012/08/01 03:24:49

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Several years ago a grid did fail in the east and we were out for several days. Gas staions could not pumpm gas. It was bad !!!!

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Chocola... to prayer ... 2012/08/01 03:26:59

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Yeah, that's one of my fears.

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prayer ... to Chocola... 2012/08/01 03:33:14

I think the power companies learned from it.

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terrabytes 2012/08/01 02:46:21

Yes

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I am as ready as anyone can be.

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kick2head 2012/08/01 02:46:16

Yes

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I am well prepared.

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TySiharat 2012/08/01 02:40:54

No

No, but I'm tired of paying high cost electric bills.. better without.

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MlssCue =Go Blue= 2012/08/01 02:14:06

No

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I do hope they are able to get it restored soon!

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Wahvlvke 2012/08/01 02:09:02

No

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Not really ... but it is coming. The obamarroid econazis are driving a record number of coal fired generating plants out of busines. About 7% of our capacity. There is nothing that will replace it or fill any growth in demand. Hold on to yuor hats people. The America hating socialist scum are making a mess and screwing the possibility of a recovery.

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Null_Shock 2012/08/01 01:29:42

No

I work in the IT industry my academic path is aimed towards astrophysics or engineering....I have been a computer geek/gamer since early childhood....I would lose my mind in a matter of hours after the batteries in all my handheld gaming devices died.

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Chris 2012/08/01 01:23:31

No

Probably not, I'd convert to cannibalism pretty fast though.

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DarkChild 2012/08/01 01:09:06

Yes

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God provides my needs

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Arel 2012/08/01 00:47:14

Yes

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and working on it more and more as it is coming sooner than later.....

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Lizzeh 2012/08/01 00:42:37

No

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Why are people CONSTANTLY blaming Obama for EVERYTHING? Do you not realize that we don't need power? It hurts the atmosphere. We are the ones destroying the Earth! And on top of that, George Bush did create this mess. If you want to blame anyone, blame him. I'm sure Obama has good freakin' reason for anything he does.

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Gerald to Lizzeh 2012/08/01 00:51:41

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We don't need power? Sure, if you don't mind living in the 18th century, then I guess it would be fine. Personally I like our modern luxuries. Things like "the phone", refridgerator, "light", airconditioning, etc. BTW, what are you powering your PC with? (besides hot air & BS that is) Hypocrite.

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Lizzeh to Gerald 2012/08/01 00:54:48

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Cool story, bro. Of course I'm using power right now. But I don't stay on that long as to where some people stay on for hours at a time.

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MlssCue... to Lizzeh 2012/08/01 03:21:02

Plus, we'd learn to adapt real quick! :)

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Devin P... to MlssCue... 2012/08/01 09:20:34
Lizzeh to MlssCue... 2012/08/01 17:35:42

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Truth.

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Cliff to Lizzeh 2012/08/01 08:12:49

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That shows what a fine specimen you are.

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Skye to Lizzeh 2012/08/01 02:38:24

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Because people are stupid and since George Bush messed everything up, and it's still messed up because of him and Obama is president, they think it's on him, when really what Bush did is hard to fix.

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Lizzeh to Skye 2012/08/01 02:39:36

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Exactly. So it all sums up to people are idiots.

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Skye to Lizzeh 2012/08/01 02:41:50

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Yeah and that's why the majority of people are conservative. Obama isn't, and they think this is all his fault when really it's conservative Bush's fault. *Did you know* Some people are conservative ONLY because they don't want to pay taxes?

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Lizzeh to Skye 2012/08/01 02:44:50

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They're selfish!

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Cliff to Lizzeh 2012/08/01 08:16:10

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Yup, they should spread the wealth to people who don't like work.

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Cliff to Skye 2012/08/01 08:15:34

And some people are liberal ONLY because they want free stuff that belongs to other people.

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Cliff to Lizzeh 2012/08/01 08:13:17

Except for you of course.

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Lizzeh to Cliff 2012/08/01 17:37:47 (edited)

I never said I wasn't an idiot. I know I am, but only because I'm part of the human race.

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Cliff to Skye 2012/08/01 08:14:00

Thank goodness we have a genius like you.

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D D to Lizzeh 2012/08/01 07:16:44

Have you seen the horrible pollution in China and India? Probably not. Those 2 countries are chokers! Nasty. They do nothing about it. Those 2 countries have a huge population polluting thinking nothing of environment.

It is not Obama's fault. I can't stand him but he is not responsible for the state of the atmosphere nor is Bush. You act as if we are the only country! All of the countries on the planet have contributed to the state it is at now.

I'd like to see you live without electricity. Not hot water for showers. No electricity to blowdryer and straighten your hair. No computer. No stereos. No game systems. TV. To name a few.

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Lizzeh to D D 2012/08/01 17:41:39

It doesn't matter what country has the most pollution, it's the fact that we're doing it too. I could live without electricity no problem if it as turned off. But okay, keep talking.

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Cliff to Lizzeh 2012/08/01 08:12:01

How sweet!

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David to Lizzeh 2012/08/01 13:12:58

And you are so uninformed it is scary.

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El Prez 2012/08/01 00:40:42

Yes

But we have it and it might go out occasionally. Half of them don't even have it.

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Angel 2012/08/01 00:06:34 (edited)

Yes

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Yes India is without power because they choose to close out coal plants and look for alternative fuel, the same is happening here in America, thanks to obama bankrupting the coal power plants, our time is coming

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us to Angel 2012/08/01 01:16:03

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That is sad, in that country if they want to use coal, then they should, Just like United states
we should do coal plants it create jobs, it help heat houses.

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Angel to us 2012/08/01 02:23:06

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you're right but obama made a promise to bankrupt coal power plants and he is doing it, many have shut down already here in America

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Skye to Angel 2012/08/01 02:39:16

It hasn't.

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us to Angel 2012/08/02 01:25:38

Yes, I believe in michigan there shut some down already. Because of EPA, new
regulation. But if we are not working how do we pay the taxes for things.

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Sailor Jerry 2012/07/31 23:51:50

No

maybe for a few hours, a couple of days at the most.
other than that, i'm not prepared.

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☆ QueenAline 2012/07/31 23:49:05

No

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depends on how long the outage would last...I went thru Katrina, and Andrew..was out of power for a week..It was rough....but we survived...any longer than that...i'm not ready for.

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