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Major Portion of Los Angeles Loses Power

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Posted by Ebbavitle Phager2036 2005-09-12 16:29|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I was wondering where Governor Blanco was today.

Posted by Matt 2005-09-12 16:48|| 2005-09-12 16:48|| Front Page Top

#2 "You're all DOOMED!!! Save yourselves !!!"

Posted by Ray Nagin 2005-09-12 16:56|| 2005-09-12 16:56|| Front Page Top

#3 I read on Drudge that the dept. of water and power (now there is a BAD mix) cut a major line and the surges shutdown most of the grid.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-09-12 16:58|| 2005-09-12 16:58|| Front Page Top

#4 "Stuck elevators are not a problem. Please remain calm."

-LADWP Spokesman, not HAL the computer.

Long Beach and Oreange count under a different grid (Edison). No failure here.

Power slowly returning...

Nothing really horrid.

Villaregosa (LA Mayor) seems relieved , Gov. Terminator aware, made no statement though...

KFI goofballs making jokes. Dr. Laura pre-empted...

Posted by BigEd 2005-09-12 17:27|| 2005-09-12 17:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Villaregosa office reports wire "accidentally" cut.

Just look for a guy with a new perm.

Posted by BigEd 2005-09-12 17:31|| 2005-09-12 17:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Then he reconnected to the wrong point, causing surges up to roll up the valley, which caused the affected substations to trip out - an automatic safety procedure. So now, they're correcting the screwup and resetting the various substations. Truly, there's nothing to see here.

Posted by .com 2005-09-12 17:36|| 2005-09-12 17:36|| Front Page Top

#7 com - its all my fault. I was talking to them today. When I talked to LAX they lost their planes. I should not talk to LA anything.

Posted by 3dc 2005-09-12 17:52|| 2005-09-12 17:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Sorry I plugged in this Persacon I found.

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-09-12 18:29|| 2005-09-12 18:29|| Front Page Top

#9 Sgt. Catherine Plows

Rural free love.

Posted by Shipman 2005-09-12 18:50|| 2005-09-12 18:50|| Front Page Top

#10 Just look for a guy with a new perm.

BigEd gets comment of the day!

Posted by Raj 2005-09-12 19:02|| 2005-09-12 19:02|| Front Page Top

#11 Did they let the Blue Smoke out? If you let the Blue Smoke out of anything electrical it won't work anymore. That's what happened to my refrigerator.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2005-09-12 19:14|| 2005-09-12 19:14|| Front Page Top

#12 Media and Democrats blaming Bush in 5, 4, 3, ...

Posted by DMFD 2005-09-12 19:25|| 2005-09-12 19:25|| Front Page Top

#13 Bob Mulholland - CA Donk Asshole - was on Fox blaming Schwarzenegger....said it was just like N.O.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-12 19:37|| 2005-09-12 19:37|| Front Page Top

#14 Get off your asses and get 5000 new transformers down here right now! Use the federal transporter or use Greyhound and leave the driveling to us.

Posted by Shipman 2005-09-12 19:42|| 2005-09-12 19:42|| Front Page Top

#15 Shipman---you took the Greyhound line from me. Its mine, I tell ya...all mine. I was just a day late and a dollar short....

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-09-12 21:06|| 2005-09-12 21:06|| Front Page Top

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