US&Canada in darkness

Yeah, that happened today. I live in Nj and good thing I didn't get hit hard. The power was on the fritz for about an hour and then was fine. I doubt it was a terrorist act. It must have started because of all the strain....It started in Canada or Manhatten.

Word is that a lightning strike started it off.

A lightning strike is believed to have been the cause.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED IN NEW YORK!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? :gasp:

Lightning strike? could it really do that much damage? what haapened to the back up power source?

I live in NY funny thingis there isn't any power at my work so I got to go home early when I got home I had full power only a couple miles apart.

I was in the area and there was no lightning strike I live in Buffalo that's right next to Niagra Falls and I didn't see any lightning.

I dont think thaT lightning could do that much damage. 😬

it wasn't even over cast today

Lightning is what they are saying is the cause of the overload.

But what about back up power? even if it overloaded one plant, the back up power should have kicked in. 😬

it's easy to explain ahs anyone here seen the movie Oceans eleven they were explaining grids the lightning although I doubt there was any would have knocked out one grid and the others would have fallen one by one domino effect.

Godshinto has it right
Read this for why that can happen
http://www.msnbc.com/news/297115.asp

we got like total blackout..coz i live up in NE ohio, and our whole city lost power for like 2-4 hours (not sure exactly, bc i went outside after the power went out)

that'd be AWSOME to be in right now!!

my power went out i was pissed!!! me and my friend were riding bikes to go get drinks from this gas station and people were rushing to get ice and there weer no traffic lights working. this person was backing out of there spot and slammed into another guys car and they started fighting it was like a riot lol

ehehe, i don't live in america or canada, so lucky for me 😄 i think it was probably a power surge like Ush said. probably nothing big, eh?

finally got power

but this isn't unusual to me

i used to live in a neighborhood where the transformer blew all the time

"the system was down, the system was down"

doodadadadoodoodoo, doodadadadoodoodoo, doodadadadoodoodoo,

i agree with ush that these things happen and that its probably not terrorism. it will cost an assload of money to fix it though.