How is this affecting EZE and AEP?
Jun 18, 2019 | 7:10 am
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We had no power from 7am. to 7 pm. As it was Sunday we were still in bed sleeping so just continued. To be honest although not as common as they used to be we get power cuts quite regularly so are prepared for them....we had a two hour one the previous week.
The results of the inquiry will be interesting.
The results of the inquiry will be interesting.
Jun 20, 2019 | 1:52 pm
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It happens sometimes in the USA too. I was at Santa Fe for a business trip when the entire state of New Mexico went dark. There were bad traffic jams as all of the red lights were out. My hotel offered a buffet dinner that night, using food that could be cooked on charcoal grills. At the time (IIRC Saturday afternoon), I was driving along the Turquoise Trail from Los Alamos and couldn't understand why everything looked closed and dark in the little towns, especially shops oriented toward tourists, when it was only about 5 pm.
Jun 20, 2019 | 4:21 pm
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Thank you for sharing this. You are a "rara avis" in that you don't have the selective memory that many world travelers have when it comes to these issues. Over the many years of Moderating these forums, Ive sometimes gotten the feeling that strikes, traffic jams, or other potential inconveniences only happen in Argentina... 
Mind me, Im fully aware that we have more than out "fair share" of mishaps in this Country, but its a breath of fresh air to see that there are folks out there that call things the way they are... ^ ^ ^
Mind me, Im fully aware that we have more than out "fair share" of mishaps in this Country, but its a breath of fresh air to see that there are folks out there that call things the way they are... ^ ^ ^It happens sometimes in the USA too. I was at Santa Fe for a business trip when the entire state of New Mexico went dark. There were bad traffic jams as all of the red lights were out. My hotel offered a buffet dinner that night, using food that could be cooked on charcoal grills. At the time (IIRC Saturday afternoon), I was driving along the Turquoise Trail from Los Alamos and couldn't understand why everything looked closed and dark in the little towns, especially shops oriented toward tourists, when it was only about 5 pm.
Jun 20, 2019 | 8:49 pm
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But then I remember the big blackout in the NE USA from 1965..... 
And heading to the college gymnasium where portable generators had the lights on....
Just wandering
Fred
And heading to the college gymnasium where portable generators had the lights on....
Just wandering
Fred