LEAVE FLORIDA ALONE!!!

I remember someone predicting in the first thread that it would be funny if it turned out that all of Florida's power was controlled through a lightswitch. I'm rather disturbed that this might be the case.

GAT_00: I remember someone predicting in the first thread that it would be funny if it turned out that all of Florida's power was controlled through a lightswitch. I'm rather disturbed that this might be the case.

Everything is fine as long as you leave it in the "ON" position.

They need to hire a new person to be in charge of the switch.

Do NOT press the big red button!

Unless the reports have changed, the blackout went farther north than they said. We live about 40 miles north of Daytona and our power went out during that time. I know it also went out as far north as St. Augustine, which is about 25 miles north of us, as that's where I was when the power died.

Florida tag, subby? How many of you are really surprised? That state is one drop away from being a disposed-of-tampon.

If enough old biddies clap in unison it will happen again.

Try it now.

...and here it is!

Oh, how long can trusty Cadet Stimpy hold out? How can he possibly resist the diabolical urge to push the button that could erase his very existence? Will his tortured mind give in to it's uncontrollable desires? Can he withstand the temptation to push the button, that even now, beckons him ever closer? Will he succumb to the maddening urge to eradicate history, at the mere push of a single button?
The beautiful shiny button.
The jolly candy-like button.
Will he hold out, folks? Can he hold out?

Approves.

So that's what that extra switch in my dining room does. I didn't think it was connected to anything. Sorry bout that; I'll put some tape over it.

Press the big red button!

Is it made of chromium?

It's my fault. I thought The Clapper was hooked to the ceiling light instead of Florida.

GAT_00: I remember someone predicting in the first thread that it would be funny if it turned out that all of Florida's power was controlled through a lightswitch. I'm rather disturbed that this might be the case.

THIS.

Either this someone already knew (pretty sneaky, sis) or is a prophet.

carrion_luggage: If enough old biddies clap in unison it will happen again.

LOL

The layout is a little confusing (there's no site map) but I found this site interesting

That's the central power grid breaker switch for Illinois.

Florida's didn't have a sticky note?

If only we could convert the elderly and Cubans into pure energy, then Florida would be a paradise.

I call shenanigans. Of course they know what's going on. What we should be asking is, which member of Ocean's 14 is responsible, and what are they stealing, and are they going shoehorn another actress with a 10 body and a 4 acting ability into the movie?

Third Day Mark: Would you guys honestly expect anything different?

A dimmer switch could give people some warning.

Undersea cables, cut in sequence.
Pakistan has the power to turn youTube off for the entire world, whoopsee.
A single point of failure in the electric grid causes a wide blackout...

Sounds like someone is testing just how much mayhem they can cause to the information infrastructure on command.

i live on the opposite coast of florida, north of ft myers, and my power went out for over 2 hours. i know someone 5 miles away and their power stayed on the whole time.

Subby:Apparently, Florida's electric grid is controlled by a single switch

That's funny, I had thought it was connected to an old screw-in type fuse. I guess they upgraded to a switch.

/the more you know...

a bond villain musta put in the lowest bid

Never noticed that album cover featured a facepalm before.

WWDD?

What would Disney do?

Officecat: If only we could convert the elderly and Cubans into pure energy, then Florida would be a paradise smoldering, glowing crater.

FTFY

Approves of power outages...

/evil hotlinker

We never lost power in Gainesville.

TheCid: Do NOT press the big red button!

This is MY big red button;


But seriously, I maintain the power system on our campus including a diesel generator, large UPS and the "smart-switching" equipment that starts the generator and disconnects us from the outside grid when it fails. The UPS is supposed to carry the load for only about five minutes until the genset is ready.
This system has failed five times in eight years now, and EVERY TIME it was a different, small, subcomponent that caused it in a slightly different course of events...
The folks in Florida just experienced the reality of Murphy's Law.

But this IS nuclear power, and in the hands of FLORIDA. I am just glad that it shut down like it was supposed to, and didn't blow everything up. As much as we all LOVE Florida, I'd hate to be a recipient of it's fallout.

iancole: Officecat: If only we could convert the elderly and Cubans into pure energy, then Florida would be a paradise smoldering, glowing crater.

FTFY

Either way its worth a shot?

This is pretty dire in the long term: everytime there's a massive power outage, there's a news story about 9 months later about a spike in births. What effect will this have on FARK headlines in 16-25 years?

Damn you off switch.

Pick: We never lost power in Gainesville.

In related news, there is apparently electric power in Gainesville.

Angus approves!

Dadburns: TheCid: Do NOT press the big red button!

This is MY big red button;


But seriously, I maintain the power system on our campus including a diesel generator, large UPS and the "smart-switching" equipment that starts the generator and disconnects us from the outside grid when it fails. The UPS is supposed to carry the load for only about five minutes until the genset is ready.
This system has failed five times in eight years now, and EVERY TIME it was a different, small, subcomponent that caused it in a slightly different course of events...
The folks in Florida just experienced the reality of Murphy's Law.

You mean Murphy's Law has experienced the reality of Florida?

Wow !

HMS_Blinkin: Dadburns: TheCid: Do NOT press the big red button!

This is MY big red button;


But seriously, I maintain the power system on our campus including a diesel generator, large UPS and the "smart-switching" equipment that starts the generator and disconnects us from the outside grid when it fails. The UPS is supposed to carry the load for only about five minutes until the genset is ready.
This system has failed five times in eight years now, and EVERY TIME it was a different, small, subcomponent that caused it in a slightly different course of events...
The folks in Florida just experienced the reality of Murphy's Law.

You mean Murphy's Law has experienced the reality of Florida?

Hmmm, yes, you may have something there.