The 1977 NY Blackout

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40 years ago this month
wow, has it been that long since those 2 hot days under the dark in the big apple?

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young looter holding up those funky polyester shirts
 
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ABQCOWBOY said:
Not much has changed. Lights go out and people get looted. I guess some things will never change....
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Indeed once electricity stopped for a while everything we have will collapse and savagery will take over similar or worse than a Mad Max environment .
All the talk you hear everyday that we are advancing just total BS.
 

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The Fonz said:
Indeed once electricity stopped for a while everything we have will collapse and savagery will take over similar or worse than a Mad Max environment .
All the talk you hear everyday that we are advancing just total BS.
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There have been a number of blackouts in other places since and the same thing happened there each time.
 
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diefree666 said:
There have been a number of blackouts in other places since and the same thing happened there each time.
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It is sad indeed I think good number of people are good but you only test that goodness when you have a crises not when everything is ok.
you remember Katrina in New Orleans .
I think what will help if we to return to the family base system as a start and build from there.
 
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Northeast blackout of 2003

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003

We had our own blackout here in Ontario back in 2003, no looting, most folks I talked to enjoyed 2 things about the blackout, the quietness and the darkness at night. Personally I loved it...

My hydro was out for almost 2 days, some people were without hydro longer, some got theirs back sooner. I was luck in a way, my car was just about to go in for service and was going to be hoisted...this particular garage had 3 cars that were on hoist and no emergency releases to get cars down in case of a loss of power.


 
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lukin2006 said:
Northeast blackout of 2003

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003

We had our own blackout here in Ontario back in 2003, no looting, most folks I talked to enjoyed 2 things about the blackout, the quietness and the darkness at night. Personally I loved it...

My hydro was out for almost 2 days, some people were without hydro longer, some got theirs back sooner. I was luck in a way, my car was just about to go in for service and was going to be hoisted...this particular garage had 3 cars that were on hoist and no emergency releases to get cars down in case of a loss of power.
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let's say that last for a month or 3 you bet people will change ( not all for sure).
Once people out of their comfort zone, impulse will kick in.
 

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lukin2006 said:
Northeast blackout of 2003

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003

We had our own blackout here in Ontario back in 2003, no looting, most folks I talked to enjoyed 2 things about the blackout, the quietness and the darkness at night. Personally I loved it...

My hydro was out for almost 2 days, some people were without hydro longer, some got theirs back sooner. I was luck in a way, my car was just about to go in for service and was going to be hoisted...this particular garage had 3 cars that were on hoist and no emergency releases to get cars down in case of a loss of power.
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were any big cities blacked out?
 
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lukin2006 said:
I agree I would want more than a few days, it was just nice for a couple of days...:)
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you feel time is slowing down for sure once you have no electricity .We should have no electricity weekend once a year let people slow down and enjoy lol.

But you know big business won't like the idea, also people will start to think and that would make some uncomfortable .
 
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We had a major Ice storm about 10 years ago. Power was off for over a week in the majority of the state.
No mass lootings.

5 years ago, and man we got lucky in planning the dates for a vacation to the Virgin Islands, had a powerful storm full of derechos that caused almost week long power outage in a summer that was in the 90's-100's (much nicer in the islands).
No Mass lootings.

Just don't hear much about that kind of thing in Rural areas.
 
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BrAinPaiNt said:
We had a major Ice storm about 10 years ago. Power was off for over a week in the majority of the state.
No mass lootings.

5 years ago, and man we got lucky in planning the dates for a vacation to the Virgin Islands, had a powerful storm full of derechos that caused almost week long power outage in a summer that was in the 90's-100's (much nicer in the islands).
No Mass lootings.

Just don't hear much about that kind of thing in Rural areas.
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Because inner city feels like they should be given free stuff.

And when this happens they take it.
 
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The worst part of the black out was the fall out that's been going on ever since. We had a change of provincial government, and the newly elected liberal government was blaming Ontario's electrical grid, even though the black-out originated from Ohio (our electrical grid in Ontario is interconnected with some US states). In the end blaming Ontario's electrical grid was used as an excuse to implement a green energy policy that have driven hydro through the roof for many Ontario resident's (mainly rural or those that heat with hydro), with many people easily paying $400-$500 a month...sadly that's what comes from politicians who govern based on ideology, instead of common sense.
 
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