finfin2003
Member
EKKK
Lights out here in NY
hoep my fishies are ok at home....
anyone else experience this power outtage???
Lights out here in NY
hoep my fishies are ok at home....
anyone else experience this power outtage???
Power Out!!!
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cowbuoy
Guest
yeah -- weird power "flickerings" here is SW Michigan too
was doing a water change
thought I spilled some H2O on a plug!
was doing a water change
thought I spilled some H2O on a plug!
coloradodeb
Member
Have been watching it on TV since it started, hope they get it up and running soon........am worried about all of the fish
and the people too.
and the people too.
buzz
Active Member
We're talking about it out here in CA too. They think it is due to a disruption at a plant in Niagara.
From Yahoo news:
NEW YORK - A huge power blackout hit U.S. and Canadian cities Thursday, driving workers in New York and Toronto into the streets, shutting su
ays in blistering heat and closing four nuclear power plants in Ohio and New York state.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said there was no evidence of terrorism as a cause. "Probably a natural occurrence which disrupted the power system up there," he said, referring to a power grid based in the Niagara Falls area.
The FBI (news - web sites) was checking into the extraordinary outages but had no immediate information about the cause, said spokesman Bill Carter in Washington. Blackouts stretched from New York City as far west as Detroit, at least.
"We have no idea how extensive it is," said an official with the Office for Emergency Management in New York City.
In New York, the blackout affected su
ays, elevators and airports, including John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports. Thousands of people streamed into the streets of lower Manhattan in 90-degree heat.
In Toronto, Canada's largest city, workers also fled their buildings after the blackout hit shortly after 4 p.m. EDT. There also were widespread outages in Ottawa, the capital.
Traffic lights were out throughout downtown Cleveland and other major cities, creating havoc at the beginning of rush hour.
There were reports of outages in northern New Jersey and in several Vermont towns. In Connecticut, Metro-North Railroad service was knocked out. Lights flickered at state government buildings in Hartford.
Every prison in New York state reported a loss of power and switched to backup generators, said James Flateau, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections.
In Albany, N.Y., several people were trapped in elevators in Empire State Plaza, but most had been freed by 5 p.m. People in New York City lined up 10 deep or more at pay phones, with cell phone service disrupted in some areas.
Mike Saltzman, a spokesman for New York Power Authority, a state-owned utility in White Plains, N.Y., said its two largest hydroelectric plants, including Niagara Falls and St. Lawrence-FDR, were operating. He said he did not know the status of 18 other smaller plants.
The blackouts rivaled those in the West on Aug. 11, 1996, when heat, sagging power lines and unusually high demand for electricity caused an outage that affected 4 million customers in nine states, one of the most severe outages in U.S. history.
A blackout in New York City in 1977 left some 9 million people without electricity for up to 25 hours.
"There is no evidence of any terrorism at this point," said Michael Sheehan, deputy commissioner for terrorism of New York City's Police Department. "We've talked to Washington and there are rumors, but none of them pans out."
Top New York police officers gathered at the department's operations center downtown where the focus was on the ramifications of the blackout rather than its cause.
"We're more concerned about getting the traffic lights running and making sure the city is OK than what caused it," a police spokesman said at the center.
From Yahoo news:
NEW YORK - A huge power blackout hit U.S. and Canadian cities Thursday, driving workers in New York and Toronto into the streets, shutting su
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said there was no evidence of terrorism as a cause. "Probably a natural occurrence which disrupted the power system up there," he said, referring to a power grid based in the Niagara Falls area.
The FBI (news - web sites) was checking into the extraordinary outages but had no immediate information about the cause, said spokesman Bill Carter in Washington. Blackouts stretched from New York City as far west as Detroit, at least.
"We have no idea how extensive it is," said an official with the Office for Emergency Management in New York City.
In New York, the blackout affected su
In Toronto, Canada's largest city, workers also fled their buildings after the blackout hit shortly after 4 p.m. EDT. There also were widespread outages in Ottawa, the capital.
Traffic lights were out throughout downtown Cleveland and other major cities, creating havoc at the beginning of rush hour.
There were reports of outages in northern New Jersey and in several Vermont towns. In Connecticut, Metro-North Railroad service was knocked out. Lights flickered at state government buildings in Hartford.
Every prison in New York state reported a loss of power and switched to backup generators, said James Flateau, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections.
In Albany, N.Y., several people were trapped in elevators in Empire State Plaza, but most had been freed by 5 p.m. People in New York City lined up 10 deep or more at pay phones, with cell phone service disrupted in some areas.
Mike Saltzman, a spokesman for New York Power Authority, a state-owned utility in White Plains, N.Y., said its two largest hydroelectric plants, including Niagara Falls and St. Lawrence-FDR, were operating. He said he did not know the status of 18 other smaller plants.
The blackouts rivaled those in the West on Aug. 11, 1996, when heat, sagging power lines and unusually high demand for electricity caused an outage that affected 4 million customers in nine states, one of the most severe outages in U.S. history.
A blackout in New York City in 1977 left some 9 million people without electricity for up to 25 hours.
"There is no evidence of any terrorism at this point," said Michael Sheehan, deputy commissioner for terrorism of New York City's Police Department. "We've talked to Washington and there are rumors, but none of them pans out."
Top New York police officers gathered at the department's operations center downtown where the focus was on the ramifications of the blackout rather than its cause.
"We're more concerned about getting the traffic lights running and making sure the city is OK than what caused it," a police spokesman said at the center.
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thomas712
Guest
The power filckered here in Mid michigan as well but thankfully went back on for now. Wheww
Hope you NY people and others get it back ASAP...
Thomas
Hope you NY people and others get it back ASAP...
Thomas
the claw
Active Member
I would love to purchase a nice generator to have on hand, but you know you won't wver use it. Then when you need it, you are in deep. Heat isn't my worries. We always lose power in winter because of heavy snowfalls and ice storms. My sister once lost power for 9 days because of a serious ice storm that hit the region. It was about 5 degrees warmer where I lived at the time, and were OK. I am definately getting a couple of those battery powere air pumps to keep circulation up.
dacia
Active Member
We lost power here in NC for over a week right before Christmas last year. I am glad that at the time all I had was goldfish! My tank temps dropped to 50 degrees because it was only 15 outside...my boyfriend lost all of his tropicals, and I would have gone insane if I lost a saltwater tank because of that! But, power around here goes out when someone sneezes on the power lines, so I just have to be careful. I would love to have a generator...
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billwinterholer
Guest
We lost it for about 2 1/2 hours here in Groton, Ct. But I see on the news they're starting to get power back to the NYC area.
Bill
Bill
lionstorm
Member
some saltwater fish books tell you what to do if you have a power outage, one of mine says put a blanket around the top of the tank and the sides to keep the heat in, keep feedings down to a minimum and generators are very good things to have.
We lost power for a week in Georgia due to an ice storm a few years ago and we were able to watch TV because of the generator...it was great!
We lost power for a week in Georgia due to an ice storm a few years ago and we were able to watch TV because of the generator...it was great!
nacl-man
Member
I think a generator is the sure fire way to save your tank. Unfortuntely not everyone can have one. Other than keeping feedings down to an absolute minimum and trying to keep as much heat as possible in the tank (in the summer it shouldn't be too bad... but the winter?). Other than that I'm not really that sure what else you could do... which sucks.
Cheers!
Cheers!
finfin2003
Member
Last night when I started the post I had no idea it was so wide spread.... then when my whole company went down I called may family since they still had power and they told me what was going on.
For the person who asked me what part of NY I am from, I am in the Utca/ Syracuse area.
I rushed home to my fishies to make sure all was well. They had only three more distuptions after the intal power outage.
Feel bad for those who are in the city!
Hope you all have yours back out there
For the person who asked me what part of NY I am from, I am in the Utca/ Syracuse area.
I rushed home to my fishies to make sure all was well. They had only three more distuptions after the intal power outage.
Feel bad for those who are in the city!
Hope you all have yours back out there
steelchromis
Member
I live in Rochester, NY and I lost power from around 4:15 p.m. to about 3:30-4:00 a.m. Luckily the warm temps. kept my tank at 75. I have not suffered any losses in fish and from what i could tell, none in my inverts. But is there anything I should do in order to know whether my tank is ok?