Blackout hits Britain, causing commuter chaos

[harryopal1]

Jakarta is not alone with blackout problems. I mentioned the other day that South Australia had a state wide blackout a couple of years ago. And now Britain has its problems.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-10/britain-blackout-hits-disrupting-peak-hour-commute/11401974

 

[Bad_azz]

" Many people reported the outage lasted just a few minutes, but the impact on travellers was severe."
Made me laugh... they would freak out if it lasted 14 hours like it did for me then

 

[Balifrog]

Been a lot this year, in several countries.

Too many to not think about dry runs from hackers IMHO . At least for some of those events.
It is known to have happened in the past.

At a moment when controlling the grid (electric or internet) is a must to win any war.
Same goes for GPS system which has been hacked on several occasions in several places in the last 3 years.

 

[waarmstrong]

Been a lot ... Too many ... At least for some ... happened in the past ... several occasions ... several places ...

If you are going to peddle conspiracy theories, your presentation needs a bit more work to be convincing.

 

[Balifrog]

Been a lot ... Too many ... At least for some ... happened in the past ... several occasions ... several places ...

If you are going to peddle conspiracy theories, your presentation needs a bit more work to be convincing.

Google is your friend.....

 

[R Cameron]

Google is your friend.....

Burden of proof (philosophy) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[waarmstrong]

Oh, I did not realize you got your details from the internet; must be true then, and of course, no need for specificity, citations or references to creditable sources.

 

[Balifrog]

Oh, I did not realize you got your details from the internet; must be true then, and of course, no need for specificity, citations or references to creditable sources.

FFS,.dont be such a grumpy old man.....

Who reads hardcopy papers in our days ?

And while you're at it,, check for GPS spoofing as well.....

 

[waarmstrong]

I understand that suggesting you posted unsupported drivel may make you uncomfortable, but it does not make me grumpy. I do read real newspapers; my preference is hard copy but the NY Times, The Guardian, The Times of London, and most respected news journals are online, as well.

While you are at it, spend less time re-posting vague assertions as fact and more time researching, selecting, and including credible references.

 

[vocalneal]

I can't understand. I thought Britain was all green and power by wind?

 

[scouser59]

I can't understand. I thought Britain was all green and power by wind?

Hey its not always windy ,im sure this must have been a no wind day ,Hence ............... 0 volts at least for a few minutes

 

[waarmstrong]

I can't understand. I thought Britain was all green and power by wind?

Don't you mean hot air -- supplied by the new PM.