The European Mega-Blackout

*Anarky* · 11-05-2006, 02:50 PM

It happened yesterday. It happened almost everywhere and now here's the annoying part: I wasn't directly affected. I mean, I can sit around with candles burning and stuff, but it just isn't the same. I would have enjoyed a couple of minutes or hours in absolute darkness.

So, what did happen? Germany apparently screwed up something with their power grid. And then there was a huge chain reaction: parts of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Austria sat in the dark for about thirty minutes.

So were you affected? What did you do while you were without power? Over here, I got some internet issues. I couldn't connect to a server outside Europe for a while, but that's it.

I remember a couple of months ago Switzerland had a blackout of similar proportions. Every train in the country stood still for almost two hours. And it happened a rush hour. After the emergency protocols kicked in and the doors opened, I went out of the train and took a stroll on the tracks. The traindriver of course told us first that we were without power and that it happened everywhere and that we should remain calm until help or whatever arrived. It's amazing the kind of talks you can have with people when you don't have any electrical interference or a clear target for a while, when you don't have to be waiting for your stop to be announced. It was as if time froze. Nice feeling...

Now, your turn.

11-05-2006, 02:50 PM	#1
Anarky Outlaw Hero Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tannhauser Gate Posts: 4,867	The European Mega-Blackout It happened yesterday. It happened almost everywhere and now here's the annoying part: I wasn't directly affected. I mean, I can sit around with candles burning and stuff, but it just isn't the same. I would have enjoyed a couple of minutes or hours in absolute darkness. So, what did happen? Germany apparently screwed up something with their power grid. And then there was a huge chain reaction: parts of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Austria sat in the dark for about thirty minutes. So were you affected? What did you do while you were without power? Over here, I got some internet issues. I couldn't connect to a server outside Europe for a while, but that's it. I remember a couple of months ago Switzerland had a blackout of similar proportions. Every train in the country stood still for almost two hours. And it happened a rush hour. After the emergency protocols kicked in and the doors opened, I went out of the train and took a stroll on the tracks. The traindriver of course told us first that we were without power and that it happened everywhere and that we should remain calm until help or whatever arrived. It's amazing the kind of talks you can have with people when you don't have any electrical interference or a clear target for a while, when you don't have to be waiting for your stop to be announced. It was as if time froze. Nice feeling... Now, your turn. __________________ Because it's... I dunno... brutal.