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2015-04-01 The Grand Turk

Turkey Grinds to Halt after Massive Power Cut

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Posted by trailing wife 2015-04-01 10:11|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Mossad Work ??

Posted by Elder of Zion 2015-04-01 12:43|| 2015-04-01 12:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Dunno about the power industry, but in telecoms, we called it "backhoe fade".

Posted by SteveS 2015-04-01 12:52|| 2015-04-01 12:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Dunno about the power industry, but in telecoms, we called it "backhoe fade".

For those of us not in telecoms, SteveS, please translate into non-technical language, please.

Elder of Zion, why would Mossad bother, when they have sl many more urgent targets?

Posted by trailing wife 2015-04-01 13:17|| 2015-04-01 13:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Why would Mossad bother

Practice?

Posted by Steve White 2015-04-01 13:28|| 2015-04-01 13:28|| Front Page Top

#5 please translate into non-technical language, please

"Backhoe fade" is when a back-hoe digger interrupts service by cutting a cable.

Posted by Pappy 2015-04-01 14:04|| 2015-04-01 14:04|| Front Page Top

#6 We have similar issues in the power industry, SteveS, but the consequences are more dire.

Whena backhoe accidently hits an underground utility power line, there's more than just 'fading' that occurs.

There are large 'booms', lots of heat, bright flashes and probably the termination of a life or two.

Based on information I can glean, the Turks managed to get a 'backup loop' going to feed the populated areas with some power (although intermittent), but they haven't disclosed where the initial problem occurred. When the 'fault' (whatever it was) occurred, the grid's safety systems operated as they should and shut down major portions of the infrastructure to protect the substations and power lines from damage due to the 'surge' caused by the fault.

This was an interesting occurrence that shut down some pretty major portions of the country. If it was terrorism, it could have been a VERY lucky shot, but most likely was planned with a LOT of system study and/or had comprehensive inside knowledge of the county's grid.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2015-04-01 14:21|| 2015-04-01 14:21|| Front Page Top

#7 Good to know that even Turkish lifts fail to safe.

Posted by Bob Gray2146 2015-04-01 14:44|| 2015-04-01 14:44|| Front Page Top

#8 Looks now like a major link between Turkey and the European supply (through Bulgaria) went down somehow.

That is the majority power source for the western 3/4 of the country. The eastern 1/4 gets its power mostly from Iran.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2015-04-01 16:52|| 2015-04-01 16:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Yeah, well whatever, we're still gonna have a pogrom.

Posted by Shipman 2015-04-01 17:34|| 2015-04-01 17:34|| Front Page Top

#10 The Turks are repor also recovering from an attempted suicide bombing agz an Istanbul police HQ.

* BHARAT RAKSHAK > [Twitter] ISTANBUL UNDER SIEGE AS MASKED GUNMEN ARE ROAMING THE STREETS AFTER FAILED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE ATTACK ON POLICE HQ.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-04-01 21:59|| 2015-04-01 21:59|| Front Page Top

#11 Speaking of backhoes and such...

A runaway tamper, desirous
Of ravishing Miss Miley Cyrus,
Was stilled when she prayed
To Saint Vitus and brayed,
"Don't do this! You might catch my virus!"

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2015-04-01 23:19|| 2015-04-01 23:19|| Front Page Top

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