Too Bad :-\Isnt that too bad that we had our power back in under 24 hours dont mean to rain on your parade but the UK's electric system isnt exactly up to date either and its only a matter of time b4 you have a black out as well But i like the picture its far fetched and its got public intrest well done though your topic wasnt that exciting Peole that were in the hospital DIED Becuase of the black out so Have fun and i hope your satisfied w/ your self and i hope you feel GUILTY
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Sat 16 Aug 2003, 16:15,
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RE: Too Bad>Peole that were in the hospital DIED Becuase of the black out so Have fun and i hope your satisfied w/ your self and i hope you feel GUILTY<
Why would anyone except the US need to feel guilty? If they had spent half the money at home that they have spent in the past few decades aciidentally bombing the brits, the Canadians and so forth, they wouldn't be neglecting their own people with hospitals that cannot have backup generators, etc.
Putting your badly thought out comment about the UK situation into perspective - remember that the UK is like Canada in that it has a surplus of power that is sold to it's nearest neighbour. It's like having a car where skateboarders/bike riders hang on sometimes to get their speed up and charging for this service, but the car is not designed for an 18-wheeler truck that's out of gas to suddenly clamp on for help, as was the case in the US/Canada outage. When that happens, it's only logical and expected that the back axle will fall off the car. It's therefore not the fault of the car that the truck doesn't get anywhere. The same applies to the UK, though I believe it can 'uncouple' from France PDQ if need be.
It's a fun picture and people like it. Let's get back to appreciating the picture for what it is, and not spreading US-bred propaganda/guilt.
Woo! and Yay! for the picture.
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Sat 16 Aug 2003, 21:26,
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Why would anyone except the US need to feel guilty? If they had spent half the money at home that they have spent in the past few decades aciidentally bombing the brits, the Canadians and so forth, they wouldn't be neglecting their own people with hospitals that cannot have backup generators, etc.
Putting your badly thought out comment about the UK situation into perspective - remember that the UK is like Canada in that it has a surplus of power that is sold to it's nearest neighbour. It's like having a car where skateboarders/bike riders hang on sometimes to get their speed up and charging for this service, but the car is not designed for an 18-wheeler truck that's out of gas to suddenly clamp on for help, as was the case in the US/Canada outage. When that happens, it's only logical and expected that the back axle will fall off the car. It's therefore not the fault of the car that the truck doesn't get anywhere. The same applies to the UK, though I believe it can 'uncouple' from France PDQ if need be.
It's a fun picture and people like it. Let's get back to appreciating the picture for what it is, and not spreading US-bred propaganda/guilt.
Woo! and Yay! for the picture.