Third largest city in California without power

geetrue · 09-09-11, 12:07 AM

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A major power outage knocked out electricity to up to 5 million people in California, Arizona and Mexico on Thursday, bringing San Diego and Tijuana to a standstill and leaving people sweltering in the late-summer heat in the surrounding desert.

They said some tech guy changed out a faulty monitor and caused it.

Five million people without power till late friday.

Can you imagine all of that frozen food wasted?

Growler · 09-09-11, 07:25 AM

Gonna be about 100-110 degrees in Palm Springs/Coachella Valley today. Welcome to the desert again, folks. Hope the folks in Idyllwild and elsewhere in the mountains are bracing for hordes of folks trying to escape the heat.

Rockstar · 09-09-11, 03:09 PM

Microsoft corp reported a crashed too

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/your_mone...s-20110909-ncx

They claim it was due to power losses as well. Yet this was about the same time my hotmail account got hacked.

Gerald · 09-09-11, 03:18 PM

Backup generators should be.

Armistead · 09-09-11, 03:29 PM

You guys can't be serious, 5 million without power, kiss about 10 million if refig goods goodbye.

Jimbuna · 09-09-11, 03:59 PM

Couldn't even begin to imagine that many people here in the UK

I doubt the temperature would ever be such a problem though

Growler · 09-09-11, 04:02 PM

Saw a report in passing that the problem's been resolved, and faster than they thought - appears to be mostly over, at least in San Diego:

Pioneer · 09-10-11, 11:23 AM

Power finally restored to all areas 24 hours after the incident.

Cause of failure: one lone maintenance technician in Arizona doing some work.

A personal commentary: 10 years after the event of 9/11 we live in this world of "heightened security" where, for me, I'm ineligible to do the exact same job that I did in my home country on the basis of a "security threat" by not being a citizen. However, the infrastructure which is supposed to maintain our "heightened awareness" can be brought down by one guy.

Imagine what could have happened if that technician has put his mind to it?

geetrue · 09-11-11, 08:37 AM

Cost estimate of SoCal outage tops $100 million

Just 24 hours cost over $100 million dollars in lost revue.

Highbury · 09-11-11, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I doubt the temperature would ever be such a problem though

You have obviously never been in San Diego without air conditioning lol.

My wife was was down there when the power went out, I had to feed her info about what was going on because she obviously had no power to do so. I did make another thread about it just after it happened but it migrated off the first page.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=187666

Jimbuna · 09-11-11, 04:03 PM

Nope, never been there with or without air conditioning....but if it's anywhere near as hot as Texas (where I have been) then it sounds kinda 'hot enough'.

09-09-11, 07:25 AM	#2
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Gonna be about 100-110 degrees in Palm Springs/Coachella Valley today. Welcome to the desert again, folks. Hope the folks in Idyllwild and elsewhere in the mountains are bracing for hordes of folks trying to escape the heat. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

09-09-11, 03:18 PM	#4
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Backup generators should be. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

09-09-11, 03:59 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Couldn't even begin to imagine that many people here in the UK I doubt the temperature would ever be such a problem though __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-09-11, 04:02 PM	#7
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Saw a report in passing that the problem's been resolved, and faster than they thought - appears to be mostly over, at least in San Diego: __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

09-10-11, 11:23 AM	#8
Pioneer Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: AU in the USA Posts: 349 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Power finally restored to all areas 24 hours after the incident. Cause of failure: one lone maintenance technician in Arizona doing some work. A personal commentary: 10 years after the event of 9/11 we live in this world of "heightened security" where, for me, I'm ineligible to do the exact same job that I did in my home country on the basis of a "security threat" by not being a citizen. However, the infrastructure which is supposed to maintain our "heightened awareness" can be brought down by one guy. Imagine what could have happened if that technician has put his mind to it? __________________ An AU writer marooned in the USA. The American Pioneer story continues @ www.grantmadden.com Latest publication: Chicken Soup for the Soul Angels and Miracles

09-09-11, 03:09 PM	#3
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Microsoft corp reported a crashed too http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/your_mone...s-20110909-ncx They claim it was due to power losses as well. Yet this was about the same time my hotmail account got hacked.

09-09-11, 03:29 PM	#5
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	You guys can't be serious, 5 million without power, kiss about 10 million if refig goods goodbye.

09-11-11, 08:37 AM	#9
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Cost estimate of SoCal outage tops $100 million Just 24 hours cost over $100 million dollars in lost revue. __________________

09-11-11, 04:03 PM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Nope, never been there with or without air conditioning....but if it's anywhere near as hot as Texas (where I have been) then it sounds kinda 'hot enough'. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!