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11-02-2012, 1:23pm | #21 | ||||||
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several years ago, about a year after the great east coast blackout than ran from cleveland (where i got stuck) to NYC, i was assigned to inspect some nursing homes in NYC. in the course of that work, i learned that each had an emergency generator, designed to run essential stuff, and in talking with the folks onsite, found out that everyone of those generators had either failed (lack of cooling for one) or had run out of fuel for that blackout. each had about 12-24 hours of fuel onsite. i strongly suggested they up that to about 7 days worth.
still good advice, but no one forecast 14 feet of water flooding the fuel pumps. oops. better look at that option going forward. |
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And in other news utility workers pelted with eggs
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It might help us to see that the Iranian people are similar to us....they like to eat and they enjoy having electricity. The fact that they are willing to help our flood stricken folks eat and regain electric service? I say bring it on. I'm sure our Red Cross could be the liason for the Red Crescent volunteers. |
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Alabama utility crew needed union affiliation to work in N.J., official says | NJ.com
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But meanwhile in Conn. : Utility workers pelted with eggs after Bridgeport, Conn. mayor blasts provider | Fox News |
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I thought about sending a few of our local electricians over to give you guys a hand, but none have ever seen an electric power pole, and usually just run the power lines from one coconut tree to the next.
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so it's ok for Iranians to help, but not our own people????? Sorry Bill, i'm just not ready to board that ship. Either way, i doubt the people (currently without electricity) really give a rat's azz who gets the power back on, as long as it's done. If it were me, i wouldn't care if it was Santa Claus or the tooth fairy, as long as my family was warm. Last edited by Lightfoot; 11-02-2012 at 2:47pm. |
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snopes.com: Non-Union Help in New Jersey Rejected ... but seems at least one crew heard those rumors, got their feelers hurt, and turned back before they even got to NJ. |
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unions... are 20th century technology
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Nope. Just an observation. The country we are literally starving out with crippling sanctions is offering us humanitarian assistance in our time of need. Meanwhile, the country that has been sucking at the teat of the US taxpayer for decades offers us.....um, what?
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