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FSogol

(45,493 posts) Sun Feb 3, 2013, 10:01 PM Feb 2013

Um...Crumbling Infrastructure anyone?

Get used to it.

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Um...Crumbling Infrastructure anyone? (Original Post) FSogol Feb 2013 OP

LOL. Lex Feb 2013 #1

Sorry to harsh your buzz, but the Dome is damn near new, and the electric co. says it isn't them. nolabear Feb 2013 #2

LOL: "the electric co. says it isn't them" FSogol Feb 2013 #4

The power grid in this country is needlessly outdated. FSogol Feb 2013 #7

I was going to say exactly the same thing! FirstLight Feb 2013 #3

Idiocracy WCGreen Feb 2013 #9

Jesus Christ. nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #5

Probably burrowowl Feb 2013 #6

Fire Ants Again? freshwest Feb 2013 #8

Maybe this PADemD Feb 2013 #10

Lex

(34,108 posts)

1. LOL.

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 10:03 PM

Feb 2013

There are many examples of that, but this ain't one.

nolabear

(41,987 posts)

2. Sorry to harsh your buzz, but the Dome is damn near new, and the electric co. says it isn't them.

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 10:04 PM

Feb 2013

It's just the curse of the Superdome.

Or crazy happenstance.

FSogol

(45,493 posts)

4. LOL: "the electric co. says it isn't them"

Reply to nolabear (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 10:05 PM

Feb 2013

FSogol

(45,493 posts)

7. The power grid in this country is needlessly outdated.

Reply to nolabear (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 10:07 PM

Feb 2013

Companies are increasing profits rather than improving the equipment. See PEPCO for a great example.

FirstLight

(13,362 posts)

3. I was going to say exactly the same thing!

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 10:04 PM

Feb 2013

I think we are going to see more of these events, hopefully televised like this...but it won;t make anyone FIX things anytime soon either...

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)

9. Idiocracy

Reply to FirstLight (Reply #3)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 10:26 PM

Feb 2013

Dreamer Tatum

(10,926 posts)

5. Jesus Christ. nt

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 10:05 PM

Feb 2013

burrowowl

(17,641 posts)

6. Probably

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 10:05 PM

Feb 2013

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

8. Fire Ants Again?

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 10:16 PM

Feb 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/15/us/fire-ants-to-make-building-of-atom-smasher-no-picnic.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm

PADemD

(4,482 posts)

10. Maybe this

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 12:22 AM

Feb 2013

"SUNSPOT OF INTEREST: A break in the quiet could be in the offing. Sunspot AR1667 is crackling with C-class solar flares and appears capable of producing an even stronger M-class eruption. The sunspot is turning toward Earth, so future blasts would likely be geoeffective. "

http://spaceweather.com/

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