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4 minutes and 37 seconds away from oblivion
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02/25/21 01:24 PM
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Jpurdue
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Does anyone understand how the whole grid nearly collapsed? I keep reading we were 4 minutes and 37 seconds away from a complete collapse that could have left us with out power for weeks or months. Is this from over/under voltages destroying infrastructure like transformers etc...? Also, do you think Texas would have descended into mass anarchy with power outages that lasted that long? Scary stuff actually. https://www.itemonline.com/news/loc...55e3d84-d431-5996-8483-c58cf1535eb0.html
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com
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Re: 4 minutes and 37 seconds away from oblivion
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13901478
02/25/21 01:29 PM
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Bigbob_FTW
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FJB
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Re: 4 minutes and 37 seconds away from oblivion
[Re: Jpurdue]
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02/25/21 01:36 PM
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Jpurdue
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Yeah, just saw the other thread.
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com
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Re: 4 minutes and 37 seconds away from oblivion
[Re: Jpurdue]
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02/25/21 01:38 PM
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Bigbob_FTW
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Yeah, just saw the other thread.
we've all done it.
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Re: 4 minutes and 37 seconds away from oblivion
[Re: Jpurdue]
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02/25/21 02:53 PM
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BigDozer66
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Re: 4 minutes and 37 seconds away from oblivion
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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02/25/21 02:58 PM
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RayBob
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Yeah, just saw the other thread.
we've all done it. I've done it a bunch of times. Easy to do if you're not staying up with the board..
Advice? Wise men don't need it. Fools won't heed it.
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Re: 4 minutes and 37 seconds away from oblivion
[Re: Jpurdue]
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02/25/21 03:07 PM
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Pat Goff
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Re: 4 minutes and 37 seconds away from oblivion
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13901645
02/25/21 03:13 PM
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Gitter Done
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Covid 19, Ice/Snow storms, black outs, no water, shortages in some basic food items, what next?
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Re: 4 minutes and 37 seconds away from oblivion
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13902505
02/26/21 01:34 AM
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machinist
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I can explain it if you want to hear it but it may be long
I fish on the edge and stay out of the middle
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Re: 4 minutes and 37 seconds away from oblivion
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13902513
02/26/21 01:41 AM
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Mark Perry
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I think ERCOT is lying . Trying to save face. Fear mongering garbage.
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Re: 4 minutes and 37 seconds away from oblivion
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13902520
02/26/21 01:44 AM
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fishslime
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The root of the problem is that Texas runs its own power grid, which many of us did not realize. Don't want any federal influence down here. That's a sign of weakness.
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Re: 4 minutes and 37 seconds away from oblivion
[Re: Mark Perry]
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02/26/21 01:50 AM
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ReelBusy
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I think ERCOT is lying . Trying to save face. Fear mongering garbage. yep
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Re: 4 minutes and 37 seconds away from oblivion
[Re: Jpurdue]
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02/26/21 03:18 AM
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outfishdya
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The system has safties built into it. It will automatically shed the load needed not to crash. The problem with that is they do not get to chose who loses power. I believe ERCOT lying too
Woke up this morning Got yourself a gun....
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Re: 4 minutes and 37 seconds away from oblivion
[Re: fishslime]
#13902705
02/26/21 04:01 AM
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lconn4
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Don't want any federal influence down here. That's a sign of weakness. A state doesn't want federal government influence... or as little as possible and you see that as a sign of weakness? That response is a sign of brain damage.
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