Power Grid Collapse: Hundreds of Millions of People in India Without Electricity: Are You Ready for a Major Power Outage?
Heisenberg
2012/07/31 18:00:00
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***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.
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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Top Opinion
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Fef 2012/07/30 23:30:04
We have a lot of canned food, it's been here longer than I have but it's probably still edible. Gas stove, plenty of candles, lanterns, large reserved of lamp oil...
Aside from the fact the boredom would drive to crazy, most of the food in the house is fresh food that must be refrigerated and our oven, microwave etc. obviously don't work without power.
Prolonged power outages and we're screwed.
I guess the stove still works, assuming we still have gas. But when you light it, it tends to throw fireballs at you... so it's kind of awkward when you have to do that with matches, or tapers or something...
(Or tapirs as I first typed... that’d be mean, and I don’t know how I hit “I” when aiming for “e”…)
Pretty sure TSA would have a bitchkitty with my trying to import that neat little beastie, too. :-)
But TY with affection/respect though!! :-) (HUG)
...then he taught me how to shoot by taking me to the range 2X a week, and taught me about guns. I do like some good target practice/trap shooting. :-D
I love that pic...gatling-style guns are just so 'Cool' and I love watching vids of them firing. My post's a bit out-of-sequence, sorry for that.
gatling guns are cool, being more machine than gun makes them special ...I could so be a "steam Punk" if I am not careful
Steampunks aren't so bad--they're actually some really cool folks, and they always have such Cool things!!!
No worries on the flirting, all's good! :-) Flattering actually!
We're past the 'in-love' part, because we've been through the wringer together more than once, and it really tested the limits on our marriage, especially when our home network was breached and it affected Confidential Client data.
Massive legal trouble, lawsuit and criminal charges...and the only thing that saved us was a security audit that showed our security measures were well in excess of what the contract-specified recommendations were.
...and the attack on me in our home when hubby was away on business.
So, we're 'blooded' and well past the dewy-eyed part.
...and if those situations didn't do it, looking after our friends kids while they were on a two day 'break', and of course their coming down with stomach flu, certainly did!! LOL
We're in this Life craziness together. :-D
Marriage is about bonding, backing each other, supporting each other--not going to war with each other or harboring grudges over insignificant little things.
That's how we see it, anyways.
Or am I totally delusional??
But it would make gardening and yard-keeping 'interesting'... LOL :-D
Tilling the garden?
Done.
Pruning the trees?
Done.
Aerating the lawn?
Heh...SO done. :-)
Yes!!
Maybe someday a range will open up with full-auto weapons for rent and use...they have them in China, of all places....
The ammo costs though...eesh!! Gotta agree with you!!