Nine Meals away from Armageddon....

[sirhrmechanic]

Interesting test case...

No elevators, no Internet, no Cell Towers.... no traffic lights....

Power restored after NYC transformer fire causes blackout in part of Manhattan, officials say

Power was slowly being restored to thousands of customers in New York City Saturday evening after an outage that knocked out traffic lights, stalled elevators and limited subway service.

www.foxnews.com

Oh and it's 90 degrees down there... no AC!

Gonna be fun if that transformer stays down for more than a few hours.

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[TACC]

And you can figure that about 1 out of 1000 people are actually prepared for something like this there.

 

[DuneBoer]

Thats why you should move out of Babylon.

 

[1J04]

And if a guy had a Cold-War Era Civil Defense Air Raid Siren to light off just to keep them jumpy, that'd be sweet!!!!

Wish we knew someone with one and had some video of it winding up.........

 

[Rthur]

R

 

[ArmyJerry]

I hope so...

 

[DarnYankeeUSMC]

In nine months there's going to be a lot of reminders of the event.

 

[DaveinCO]

And you can figure that about 1 out of 1000 people are actually prepared for something like this there.

You have a lot more faith in those people than i do. I think you missed a couple zeros. Add 6 or 8 and you might be close.

 

[Blue Sky Country]

Right on the 42nd anniversary of the big 1977 blackout. Oh teh noez..It's a conspiracy! LOL

 

[ArmyJerry]

I wonder if the commies are raiding the armorys up there and handing out weapons yet?

 

[Veer_G]

And if a guy had a Cold-War Era Civil Defense Air Raid Siren to light off just to keep them jumpy, that'd be sweet!!!!

Wish we knew someone with one and had some video of it winding up.........

Have a generator and just put this on a loop ...



Fuckers would be running in circles until dawn.

 

[deersniper]

Right on the 42nd anniversary of the big 1977 blackout. Oh teh noez..It's a conspiracy! LOL

Wouldn't surprise me if it was a .gov or other test

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

And if a guy had a Cold-War Era Civil Defense Air Raid Siren to light off just to keep them jumpy, that'd be sweet!!!!

Wish we knew someone with one and had some video of it winding up.........

Shame that shithole is that far away,...

 

[sako17]

going back to the stone age they are.

 

[Spblademaker]

Have a generator and just put this on a loop ...



Fuckers would be running in circles until dawn.

Just like the ending of Jarhead. But with more shooting and looting.

 

[Fig]

It’s was on every news channel for hours last night. I can think of things I care less about, but not many. Cable news treated this like it was the most important event ever. I would have watched if they were rioting, but no. Why do they think the rest of the country cares? That was a bullshit local story.

 

[MarinePMI]

It’s was on every news channel for hours last night. I can think of things I care less about, but not many. Cable news treated this like it was the most important event ever. I would have watched if they were rioting, but no. Why do they think the rest of the country cares? That was a bullshit local story.

Pretty much my exact thoughts when I turned on the tube yesterday evening...Other than a quick report of "New York took a power hit", why would there be a need for a play-by-play reporting? Why do I care?

 

[Flyingbullseye]

It would take more than a day or 2 to see more than an individual here and there taking advantage of the situation. Not much really happened in that regional blackout back in 2004. Now if the power company crews and any LE along with local, state and federal government right from the get go told everyone to pound sand they are on their own that would be a completely different scenario. If the problem was addressed right away, even if it took a few days, the vast majority of people will have patience for a while.

 

[jcm331]

Before I was born, but the black out of 1977 saw widespread looting and arson. It is generally considered the low point of NYC history. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_blackout_of_1977

 

[Tucker301]

They had a two day outage in 77 and there was rioting and looting. That was before everything relied on computers and the internet to function. Now you can't buy a loaf of bread if the power is off or the internet is down.
I've stated before that these people, who want to dictate every aspect of our existence to us, are completely reliant on us for their very existence.

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

Glad I live where I do as if your a local an all the power is off an they know you, you can just sign your name to a paper with amount an walk out the door. People from out of the area get real pissed, but thats the price you pay for relying on plastic. I always keep enough bucks to get home no matter how far away I am.

As to the comment "It is generally considered the low point of NYC history. " they reach a new low every passing day in flyover country. One of the reasons no one gives a shit about anything there or many other places an more.

 

[Sean the Nailer]

At least one of the 3 main transformer/stations that was used to put the system back online back in '04 came from Winnipeg. A company named Federal Pioneer (I think) at the time built these behemoths and had one on hand. It was gigantic, with a hugely massive weight for going on a vehicle. Something along the lines of 172,000 tons.

A friend of mine was one of the 'few' people certified as well as owned a truck capable of towing this behemoth from Winnipeg straight through to New York. He had police escorts the whole way, that included closed roads/highways, support vehicles, you name it. It was quite the to-doo. I've got the blueprints of the unit here and the fancy-schmancey trailer/jeep/booster that was required.

Ready for round two?

 

[W54/XM-388]

Once upon a time long ago, we wound up without power for about a month after a huge storm.
Back in the days before computers and such & we lived where the nearest road was an hour walk away.

Can't say it really bothered us that badly as youngsters. (who knows what the grownups thought).
Plenty of canned food, bottled gas for the stove, kerosene pressure lanterns and a water supply that was all gravity fed.
Hot shower water provided by hoses running up and down the valleys of corrugated asbestos roofs soaking up the sun.
Lots of soaking each other with hoses.
Walk an hour and back to the local marketplace to get some fresh killed meat.

These days life would be pretty crazy for most if they had to live without power for a month.
Back before everything was so automated and computer driven it was not that big of a deal.

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

At least one of the 3 main transformer/stations that was used to put the system back online back in '04 came from Winnipeg. A company named Federal Pioneer (I think) at the time built these behemoths and had one on hand. It was gigantic, with a hugely massive weight for going on a vehicle. Something along the lines of 172,000 tons.

A friend of mine was one of the 'few' people certified as well as owned a truck capable of towing this behemoth from Winnipeg straight through to New York. He had police escorts the whole way, that included closed roads/highways, support vehicles, you name it. It was quite the to-doo. I've got the blueprints of the unit here and the fancy-schmancey trailer/jeep/booster that was required.

Ready for round two?

ok........Famous hockey player friend wants to see the picture.......

 

[hacabrera071]

Oh man, I can only imagine what teenagers would be like if we were without power for several days... Out of all the age groups, I believe teenagers are the most attached to electronics... Not that we adults are not, but, we’ve lived a life without electronics, and they haven’t... Damn!!!

 

[W54/XM-388]

On a serious note....

Has anyone given thought to having hard copy printouts of their favourite carefully researched and collected adult entertainment material?

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

On a serious note....

Has anyone given thought to having hard copy printouts of their favourite carefully researched and collected adult entertainment material?

Well one just lives 3 doors down, she just walks over.
Everything I "Need" is laminated.

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

On a more serious note, the lynch pin/key stone is electrical power. That will get it started quicker than anything. The Transformer/s the STN referred to are not normal shelf items persay. The lead times for a bunch of those at once is years, in a stable world. Where are most of those type of Xformers located? Now think about that for a while,...

 

[BLKWLFK9]

Thats why you should move out of Babylon.

Chances are, if someone live there, they need to just keep their asses there. Dont bring that bull shit of yours to any freedom loving state.

 

[BLKWLFK9]

On a serious note....

Has anyone given thought to having hard copy printouts of their favourite carefully researched and collected adult entertainment material?

I've got 3 years worth of "good house keeping" magazines on standby

 

[10ring'r]

Couldn't happen to a better city. Maybe AOC got stuck in a 90 deg. elevator with 10-12 illegals and they had their way with her?? Mac
ETA: maybe L.A. is next??????

 

[ArmyJerry]

Texas has its own grid. Fuck all you all.

 

[Bender]

On a serious note....

Has anyone given thought to having hard copy printouts of their favourite carefully researched and collected adult entertainment material?

Mine just fly around NewYork all the time.

And some say I was crazy with no forward thought.

 

[Bender]

On a more serious note, the lynch pin/key stone is electrical power. That will get it started quicker than anything. The Transformer/s the STN referred to are not normal shelf items persay. The lead times for a bunch of those at once is years, in a stable world. Where are most of those type of Xformers located? Now think about that for a while,...

Just like AJ says about highways crippling a city.

A potato canon dragging a wire across a three phase line will shut it down instantly.

Don’t even need to be near the power/sub station.

When it’s time to go fishing, a few good men can cripple a city.


Don’t for get long range shots at mobile generators.

 

[Geno C.]

Texas has its own grid. Fuck all y’all.

FIFY

 

[Greg Langelius *]

Yeah, yeah, big deal...

I was in Midtown NYC when the Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit. I had just gotten off the Subway at the Port Authority Bus Terminal when the escalator I was on stopped dead with me between floors. I walked up the rest of the way to the bus platforms, and the only lights still on were the bus headlights. After my bus departed, no other buses came in from NJ, and when we came up out of the Lincoln Tunnel, the entire skyline of NYC was totally blacked out.

By the time I got all the way home to Newark, NJ; we were living through a state of emergency, but we had power in Newark. Rumors were flying including one about sabotage by Russian Sleeper agents.

Eight states, and Ontario (the actual point of origin); 30,000,000 people affected. It was like a holiday in NYC at first; and then it got ugly when the creepos filtered out of the woodwork.

Greg

 

[Sean the Nailer]

Bolt, PM sent.

I had forgotten that "Federal Pioneer" had been bought-out by Pauwell's. My bad.

 

[Rthur]

I'll bet Geno has his own generation in spades.

R

 

[Geno C.]

I'll bet Geno has his own generation in spades.

R

Funny you say that. I just posted this in the view thread. It’s been load tested to 1500amps but we don’t go much over 400 most of the time

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

That package using that Stamford Newage Alternator an 1500 amps, my money says no.

 

[Geno C.]

Ill take your money, no problem. Bring your load bank and we’ll fire it up. My offer stands any time between now and mid October.

 

[ArmyJerry]

how much it cost ya?

Funny you say that. I just posted this in the view thread. It’s been load tested to 1500amps but we don’t go much over 400 most of the time View attachment 7112003

 

[Geno C.]

I don’t remember exactly. I want to say, 60-70k just for the unit. We slid it in the trailer that me pulled our old one out of

 

[ArmyJerry]

man, thats a couple Harleys and a BMW, I might have to buy an army surplus model.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Just like AJ says about highways crippling a city.

A potato canon dragging a wire across a three phase line will shut it down instantly.

Don’t even need to be near the power/sub station.

When it’s time to go fishing, a few good men can cripple a city.


Don’t for get long range shots at mobile generators.

I’ve been thinking that there is a good novel/ how to book in this. Sort of a 2020 Turner diaries. Which I need to read one of these days.

Sirhr

 

[ArmyJerry]

I am trying not to post anything too easily accomplished,,,, but a lot of us know how to do what could eventually need doing in a swift manner.

The nutjobs read our posts. (the bad nutjobs not the good ones)

 

[Geno C.]

man, thats a couple Harleys and a BMW, I might have to buy an army surplus model.

You won’t need one near this size. It would be a large waste of fuel for a house or two

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

Funny you say that. I just posted this in the view thread. It’s been load tested to 1500amps but we don’t go much over 400 most of the time View attachment 7112003

So what KW/KVA did you say it was? Because based upon what I am seeing it's 300-350kw max.

 

[Geno C.]

Rated at 320kw tested past that

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

Rated at 320kw tested past that

320KW even at 208 3phase is only 888 amps, 320kw at a 0.8 lagging PF would be 400KVA, at 208 that would only be 1110 amps. How are you coming up with 1500 as the generator only sees amperage at phase to phase? What is the Breaker size on the unit?