Power Cuts

[Herne Hill Seagull]

Power cuts dotted all over London at the moment, tubes completely cattled. First New York, now us?

It's the dawn of the apocalypse, or the martians have finally landed, or something....

 

[bigc]

when arent the tubes completely cattled?

 

[aftershavedave]

does seem a bit strange, i've been checking the news because mrs afters is stuck at victoria.

a "simple" national grid failure according to teletext...same as the states

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Just been on the phone to a Thameslink train stuck without power between Blackfriars and London Bridge.

About two minutes ago, the power came back and the train moved onwards towards Brighton. It was due in at 7.30pm and I would guess it will end up about an hour late.

Don't blame the transport companies for this. It's a national grid failure.

 

[Tooting Gull]

Yeah, all power out in the office for about an hour - apart from my computer, bizarrely. Maybe with all the curry I've poured into it over the years, it has generated its own back-up power source. There are some rare days when not being involved in the rush-hour and working late is a godsend, and from the sounds of it, today is one of them. My commiserations, anyone who's had a nightmare getting home.

 

[Curious Orange]

Time for some nice new nuclear power stations!!!

 

[Yorkie]

Don't blame the transport companies for this. It's a national grid failure.

Having worked for an electricity company for years, this very often happens when we have had a long hot spell.

The ground gets very hard and dry. It contracts around the electricity cables and splits them very slightly.

The splits are minute and impossible to detect.

Then when it rains - water and electricity don't mix and causes shorts.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Just been on the phone to a Thameslink train stuck without power between Blackfriars and London Bridge.

About two minutes ago, the power came back and the train moved onwards towards Brighton. It was due in at 7.30pm and I would guess it will end up about an hour late.

Don't blame the transport companies for this. It's a national grid failure.

BUT...

Latest news is that the Thameslink train failed to get as far as London Bridge. Signals are still out - Thameslink website blames a power surge at the signal box.

 

[Gwylan]

Power just come back in Tooting. Luckily I was working from home today, it would have been a long journey home otherwise.

 

[dwayne]

...an absolute nightmare

 

[Juan Albion]

First New York, now us?

I was a bit pissed at how the Beeb concentrated on New York. It was much more than one city but sometimes watching the coverage you'd have thought it was only NYC.

I lost all the food in my freezers and I'm nowhere near NYC.

 

[Gwylan]

There's so little info about these cuts. The BBC just has that there are cuts and the travel sites that there some disruptions (no indication what lines/trains/stations). Not very helpful.

 

[Wozza]

Agreed. I'm in Clerkenwell and need to get to Balham tonight. Ho hum.

 

[Yorkie]

Re: Re: Power Cuts

I lost all the food in my freezers

You should be covered by your household insurance for that loss.

 

[Zeitgeist]

Re: Re: Re: Power Cuts

You should be covered by your household insurance for that loss.

And of course, this morning you purchased half a cows worth of the finest beef, plus the most expensive quality salmon??

 

[The Oldman]

We were lucky. The Missus and I left Oxford Circus on the tube at 5.00pm. Home in Seaford without delay. We did think the sky in London was very darl at 3.30 with all the rain. Bet the problem was weather related.
Hope everyone gets home tonight

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Power cuts rule, I love 'em. We used to go out egging people and shining torches and lazer pens through windows

 

[Juan Albion]

Re: Re: Re: Power Cuts

You should be covered by your household insurance for that loss.

Not worth it sadly. The state of insurance around here at the moment, it would cost more in raised premiums. The insurance companies are hurting big time.

The kids enjoyed eating all the ice cream in a hurry though. Me? I was over watching the Albion.

 

[CAFC Matt]

My dad is stuck on a train in Victoria. It isn't moving and there is hardly anyone on it.

ANyone got any idea when the power is going to be back on?