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17-01-2007, 12:12 AM
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I HATE COMA!
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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VIC power outage...
Who was affected by the power outage today? with around 1000+ traffic lights and many suburbs down .. I was one of them  just got me power on now.
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17-01-2007, 12:23 AM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
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Eric, we were lucky here. We only lost power for a millisecond! The TV, DVD, clock radios, etc stayed on but the lights flickered and the Pooter rebooted. Towns around us are still without power. Dunno why we were spared 
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17-01-2007, 12:31 AM
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I drove Springvale Road from the end of the Eastern Fwy to Ferntree Gully road with only one set of working lights. 
Police directed traffic at Whitehorse, Cantebury and Ferntree Gully - the rest were "You're on your own, brother!"
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17-01-2007, 12:42 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ballaratdragons
Eric, we were lucky here. We only lost power for a millisecond! The TV, DVD, clock radios, etc stayed on but the lights flickered and the Pooter rebooted. Towns around us are still without power. Dunno why we were spared |
how p-off would your neighbours be seeing lights coming from your house  nice one.
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17-01-2007, 12:44 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by erick
I drove Springvale Road from the end of the Eastern Fwy to Ferntree Gully road with only one set of working lights.
Police directed traffic at Whitehorse, Cantebury and Ferntree Gully - the rest were "You're on your own, brother!" |
yea was chao's driving back home today. Went down eastern freeway to springvale rd all the lights were off all the way to glen waverley. heaps of accidents and this was during peak hour traffic.
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17-01-2007, 12:47 AM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EzyStyles
how p-off would your neighbours be seeing lights coming from your house nice one. |
Our whole town of 250 people have power. It's the other towns around us that lost it.
Mind you, my next door neighbour doesn't have any electricity anyway, so he wouldn't care one way or another. 
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17-01-2007, 12:54 AM
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iceinspace
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Lost power for an hour and a half. I rang the power faults number and it was permanently busy. I gave up and went to make a cuppa...oh yeah...no power 
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17-01-2007, 12:56 AM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mojo
Lost power for an hour and a half. I rang the power faults number and it was permanently busy. I gave up and went to make a cuppa...oh yeah...no power |
Use Gas, Terry!
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17-01-2007, 01:05 AM
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iceinspace
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I also switched on the light twice and I swear for half a second after I flicked the switch, I was honestly surprised the light didn't come on. Again, oh yeah, no power.
I take that 240VAC for granted and when it's gone, I realise how dependent I am on it. It's quite sad really.
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17-01-2007, 01:13 AM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Terry, if you are having trouble getting power to the lights when flicking the switch on, then you need more people to help you.
Get as many people as you can around the light switch and get them all to flick the switch on together, and the light will come on. 
How does this happen?
Many hands make light work 
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17-01-2007, 01:18 AM
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iceinspace
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Ah man that was terrible
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17-01-2007, 01:21 AM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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It's late, sorry 
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17-01-2007, 01:26 AM
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iceinspace
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no. It actually did make me chuckle.... but it was terrible... must be the heat 
Wonderful blanket of thick cloud to keep Melbourne at a snug 30 degrees.
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17-01-2007, 01:33 AM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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yep, Hot alright! and bugs all over my monitor.
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17-01-2007, 03:27 AM
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I HATE COMA!
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and from what i heard on the news, the government will be announcing "another" restriction tomorrow.. . wait for it.. wait for it....
POWER RESTRICTION!. eg: aircons certain time, etc etc..
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17-01-2007, 09:46 AM
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~Dust bunny breeder~
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did it make the skies darker?
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17-01-2007, 06:38 PM
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4000 post club member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ving
did it make the skies darker? |
Wouldnt matter, we havent had a clear sky night since Saturday
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