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| Thread ID: 69776 | 2006-06-12 04:58:00 | Why PressF1 Went down today | stu161204 (123) | PC World Chat |
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| 462450 | 2006-06-12 06:46:00 | The power went out at about 8.25am, as I was on my way into the city. Every single traffic light from Royal Oak in to the City was out and would you believe the traffic was actually better than normal? There were people stuck in the lifts in town - goodness knows when they got out. Too bad if you need a pee! I came home about 10am and power only came back on here at 4.30pm. It was an excellent chance to catch up on all those jobs I've been meaning to do..... |
andrew93 (249) | ||
| 462451 | 2006-06-12 07:02:00 | . . . . read the first 11 posts, and so far no-one's said it was me that caused the power outtage . I think it's the 240v thing that messes youse guys up :D Anyway . . . it's Summer . . why the deep snow? Oooops! I forgot, you are in Upsidedownland . Actually I thought you had finally gone to war with Australia over the imported honey thing and you were clamped down in a national defense condition . Relief! I can yet buy honey from either country! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 462452 | 2006-06-12 07:24:00 | . . . . read the first 11 posts, and so far no-one's said it was me that caused the power outtage . I think it's the 240v thing that messes youse guys up :D No, it was an earth wire, presumably a guy wire that snapped and fell across a 110KV feed that knocked out most of AK, so unless you were up the pylons by Otahuhu sawing through the top of a guy wire, it wasn't anything to do with you . Bet it was a pretty light show when it fell :D |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 462453 | 2006-06-12 07:32:00 | The weather was brilliant in Invercargill this morning. We got a bit of rain in the afternoon though. Nothing like the rest of the country | Greven (91) | ||
| 462454 | 2006-06-12 07:38:00 | The weather was brilliant in Invercargill this morning. We got a bit of rain in the afternoon though. Nothing like the rest of the country Something has to make up for being the rear end of NZ .... :rolleyes: |
Jester (13) | ||
| 462455 | 2006-06-12 07:39:00 | No, it was an earth wire, presumably a guy wire that snapped and fell across a 110KV feed Not a guy wire as such, an "aerial earth wire" that is run at the top of the pylons, as added protection for lightning strike on the live conductors. Also in many parts of the country, these "aerial earth wires" have a multi-strand fibre-optic core and form a significant part of the communications infrastucture backbone for NZ. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 462456 | 2006-06-12 07:43:00 | I just finished buying a couple of bits from The Warehouse and Foodtown in Sylvia Park Ah, you didn't read this then: National News Stay away, mall tells shoppers Monday June 12, 2006 By Elizabeth Binning The owners of the country's newest and biggest mall yesterday told customers - "don't come" . As traffic jams struck again around midday, Transit said it and Sylvia Park wanted people to postpone their shopping . Thursday's opening day interest, which caused huge traffic queues and closed motorway onramps, did not abate during the weekend . The mall's 1200 carparks were full for most of the weekend and there were queues of motorists waiting to get in . Access to the mall was restricted on Saturday and yesterday, but that did little to deter shoppers . Yesterday people continued to flock to Sylvia Park and by midday a statement was issued asking people to "consider postponing their trip to the shopping centre until later" and to "avoid the area if possible" . When the mall opened last week, traffic backed up along the Southern Motorway for up to 4km . NZ Herald |
pctek (84) | ||
| 462457 | 2006-06-12 07:49:00 | Craphouse how the 3 hour power failure in Auckland made up the first 15 minutes of the news, Firstly those affected already know, and no one else cares, Everywhere has a power failure every so often. Live with it. The 19000 down south who are snowed in and without power overnight is far more newsworthy, they got a 3 second nod on the news, after we had all the melodrama from up north...Oh Noes, cant get to work....Who the hell cares.... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 462458 | 2006-06-12 08:07:00 | Not a guy wire as such, an "aerial earth wire" that is run at the top of the pylons, as added protection for lightning strike on the live conductors. Also in many parts of the country, these "aerial earth wires" have a multi-strand fibre-optic core and form a significant part of the communications infrastucture backbone for NZ.Wow...... I stand corrected !!!!!!!! Bet it still made a pretty light show when it fell tho :p |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 462459 | 2006-06-12 08:18:00 | Craphouse how the 3 hour power failure in Auckland made up the first 15 minutes of the news, Firstly those affected already know, and no one else cares, Everywhere has a power failure every so often. Live with it. .... Exactly the same thing I said while watching the news. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
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