# Power outage **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 6, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086 "2008-07-06T08:53:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/1 "2008-07-06T08:53:49Z")
DAMNIT! I was supposed to be up at 9:45, less than 10 minutes ago I wake up and I feel good. So immediatly I grab my phone because theres no way its before 9:45 And sure enough its friggin 11:35. So I’m like WTF why didny my alarm go off, I check the clock and every clock in the house is flashing. When? where? and why the hell did the power go out? ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/2 "2008-07-06T08:55:15Z")
last night at the mall the lights were flickering for a while ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/3 "2008-07-06T09:19:00Z")
where r u located karter? ---
**Author:** ![9c1ny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1ny/32/5050_2.png) [@9c1ny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1ny)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/4 "2008-07-06T10:29:49Z")
:wtf:so if your running late how do you have the time to make useless threads on here??? ---
**Author:** ![TgDn32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tgdn32/32/7360_2.png) [@TgDn32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TgDn32)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/5 "2008-07-06T10:34:19Z")
> [@9c1ny](#): > > :wtf:so if your running late how do you have the time to make useless threads on here??? Or don’t bother to set the alarm on your phone, that you used a clock first thing in the morning anyway ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/6 "2008-07-06T10:50:45Z")
Anytime I know I have to be up and theres a chance I may oversleep I set the alarm on my cell phone just incase power goes out, and the battery backup on my alarm clock dies as well. Of course I wake up at 7:10 every morning which is 5 mins before my alarm goes off anyways. Shitty, hopefully you’re employer understands. ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/7 "2008-07-06T11:26:16Z")
my cell phone is my alarm clock. ---
**Author:** ![layzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/layzie/32/7599_2.png) [@layzie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/layzie)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/8 "2008-07-06T11:30:27Z")
my alarm clock is also battery powered, so if the power goes out the clock stays on ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/9 "2008-07-06T12:00:05Z")
NEXT TIME PAY THE ELECTRIC BILL ON TIME ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/10 "2008-07-06T12:09:43Z")
> [@nitroinsane](#): > > NEXT TIME PAY THE ELECTRIC BILL ON TIME lol it wouldnt have been on to post if that was the case. im in lewiston it happened around 8am i guess./ i was late to go look at a car that was a shitbox, so i didnt buy it ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/11 "2008-07-07T05:58:57Z")
the likely cause of the lights flickering… ![http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_01.JPG](http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_01.JPG) ![http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_02.JPG](http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_02.JPG) ![http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_03.JPG](http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_03.JPG) ![http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_04.JPG](http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_04.JPG) There was a 2200lb chunk of concrete threating to fall on the 345kV lines which would have caused an North East Outage similar to the one in 2002. the lines were taken out of service for 11hrs on Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/12 "2008-07-07T06:02:02Z")
cool pics, josh. ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/13 "2008-07-07T06:10:12Z")
> [@somedude](#): > > my cell phone is my alarm clock. x2 , never a doubt that way ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/14 "2008-07-07T08:08:33Z")
some more pics for shits-n-giggles ![http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_05.JPG](http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_05.JPG) ![http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_06.JPG](http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_06.JPG) ![http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_07.JPG](http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_07.JPG) ![http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_08a.JPG](http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_08a.JPG) and since Fry gets off on this sorta stuff… a substation door that carries a measly 13,800V (stepped down from 385,000V) ![http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_09.JPG](http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/NYPA_09.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk853](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/firehawk853/32/7607_2.png) [@Firehawk853](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Firehawk853)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/15 "2008-07-07T08:13:16Z")
sweet pics, how did you get those? ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/16 "2008-07-07T08:15:46Z")
nice pic ---
**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/17 "2008-07-07T09:26:02Z")
My cel is my 3rd and last-call alarm clock and my girl has 2 cel-phones and no real alarm clock. I think you need to follow suit. ---
**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/18 "2008-07-07T09:38:58Z")
power was out at my work for 12 hours, shit was all effed up this morning ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/19 "2008-07-07T09:43:12Z")
> [@Cavi Mike](#): > > My cel is my 3rd and last-call alarm clock and my girl has 2 cel-phones and no real alarm clock. I think you need to follow suit. :piccard: ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086/20 "2008-07-07T14:17:28Z")
very nice pics! Where are those 345kv potheads at? If that was all energized im pretty sure those guys working in the jlg lifts were getting the snot knocked out of them from all the static in there… You dont really have to be THAT close… [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-outage/51086.md?page=2)