Thousands lose power in NC. No explanation given.

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Thousands of homes in North Carolina lose power... Utility companies at a loss to explain the outage.

-- fx (fxriley362@aol.com), January 25, 2000

Answers

The 16.5" of snow might be one explanation...

-- Mad Monk (madmonk@hawaiian.net), January 25, 2000.

Most of North Carolina just received 18 to 24 inches of snow and is in the midst of blizzard conditions (winds gusting to 45 mph). So the power's out. I read that the utility companies are not sending electrical workers up in the Hi Risers until the blizzard conditions subside. Gov Hunt has called out the National Guard.

-- Robie Wood (robiewood@home.com), January 25, 2000.

Does anyone know if this is the area affected by the the fuel spike and shortages. if so some of those people could be in real trouble. perhaps we should all be talkin bout conservation, as i feel the oil situation is gonna get much worse before it get good again.

-- jay (jay@home.com), January 25, 2000.

I'm right in the middle of the snow area in NC. We still have power at our location. Fuel prices have gone up in the past couple of weeks, but no evidence of shortages as far as local availability goes.

We got hit with hurricane Fran a couple of years back and were without power for about a week. I got caught with my pants down as far as preps go that time. I swore it would never happen again. We prepped for Y2K and natural disasters. When hurricane Floyd hit this past year with all the flooding, we were again without power. But we were ready this time. Didn't even have to make a trip to the store as it approached. When the snow started falling yesterday, we didn't have to join the lines at the grocery store. It feels good to know your family can eat, heat, etc. without outside help if the need arises.

-- Greg Sugg (gregsugg@bbnp.com), January 25, 2000.


Hi,

We are in Eastern NC.

Our power is on, but many have lost power in the Triangle area. The power outage is from the storm. We are not prepared for this type of weather here. Raleigh had 20 inches in some parts and we had 12 inches here.

Some people had to be taken to shelters due to lost power, but they are working hard to get it back up. A state of emergency was declared there (Raleigh area)from what we heard on local news. Road conditions will be hazardous tonight because of ice. National Guard was called out to help people stranded on the road.

NC has had a tough year.

Staying in with my hot chocolate. (_)?

~Dee =)

-- Dee (T1Colt556@aol.com), January 25, 2000.



Good for you, Dee! Stay safe tonight. Our area beat your area in cold temps (it was -11 40 miles to the south), but you got all of the snow that should've hit Ohio. Want to borrow my cross-country skis? (:

-- (Ladybuckeye_59@yahoo.com), January 25, 2000.

fx, I agree with some of the other respondents. The power outage is most likely due to the Northeaster snow storm. I am in the Northeast Chesapeake region and we`ve gotten 18" thus far- expecting another 3- 4". We continue to have power as of the early evening but am Y2K prepared if we lose it.

-- NoJo (RSKeiper@aol.com), January 25, 2000.

Ladybuckeye,

LOL Yes...would be a good night for cross country skiing. My husband is relieved he doesn't have to work...the things it takes to get a rest, huh. =) I am concerned for the people without power who are elderly, ill, or disabled. Hope they will be okay.

Hope all is well for you...try to stay warm and toasty.

Best wishes, ~Dee

-- Dee (T1Colt556@aol.com), January 25, 2000.


The outages are primarily Georgia and NC I believe, whereas the fuel shortages are North.

-- Hokie (Hokie_@hotmail.com), January 25, 2000.

Gawd I love my genny! Temps here (in the Minneapolis area) supposed to get down to 12 degrees BELOW ZERO. Yes we have power, BUT.... Nice to know that if a failure happens, we're all set....

It's GREAT to be self-sufficient!

Polly wanna... WARM HOUSE?

-- Dennis (djolson@pressenter.com), January 25, 2000.



Dennis, I would have been much more impressed had you bought a gen for real emergencies such as foul weather outages, rather than accidentally having one on hand because you prepared for something that wasn't gonna happen, lol.

-- FactFinder (david@bzn.com), January 25, 2000.

Dennis

Ignore the factfinder post. Factfinder gave his farewell lecture on a number of occasions. Must just be a troll. Good for you for preparing.

-- justwondering (justwondering@trollsareunsound.com), January 25, 2000.


FactFinder:

We'd be a lot more impressed if you'd stick to fact-finding rather than personal snipes.

-- lisa (lisa@work.now), January 25, 2000.


FactFinder, now that I'm on a roll, hell:

I live in an area (centex) that really never (~2 short events, per annum, measured in minutes, rather than hours) loses power.

I've lived my life (and, so has my daughter) as if there is no reason to justify even flashlights! : we don't stinkin' need'em!

But power shortages loom for Texans: soon. This summer.

If not for Y2K analysis, I'd never, never, ever had an understanding of how to have backup plans for EVERYTHING: food, water, heat, cooking.

I was one of those gals who had exactly 4.2 days' food in the house and no backup for utilities.

I learned lessons my elders already knew and I'd appreciate it if you'd let us explore my/our new perspective sans the caustic remarks from you inveterate pollies.

I'm 33, if it makes any difference... some of us don't have any perspective of self-sufficiency, only oral histories from grandparents....

-- lisa (lisa@work.now), January 25, 2000.


Raleigh, NC. Midnight 1/25/00 .

"Utility companies at a loss to explain the outage" is not correct

Any fool looking out the window can explain the outage. We have around 15-22" of snow, a 100-year record in this area. Local highway dept. ran out of salt and can't even get the delivery truck into the depot. (We had 2 ice storms earlier in the week - also somewhat of a rarity.) Few snowplows, few snowshovels, few snow tires around here - normally such equipment is needed only once every couple of years anyhow. Tall skinny pine trees, not used to snow. Branches droop, break. Trees bend over, some treetops touching the ground. Some trees fall over on power lines. Power lines break. Power out. Power company can't get in to fix. Roads practically impssible.

Our power (here) is fine, but I'm just explaining how it works. No offense, but this is a totally silly posting.

-- marc1a (marcia@nckodokan.com), January 25, 2000.



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