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Title: grid down-cyber attack?
Post by: gunsmith on April 22, 2017, 05:03:44 PM
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-21/total-chaos-cyber-attack-feared-multiple-cities-hit-simultaneous-power-grid-failures

Drudge report said multiple cities affected, do you think it actually was a cyber attack?
Title: Re: grid down-cyber attack?
Post by: TommyGunn on April 22, 2017, 06:38:40 PM
I have heard the San Francisco outage attributed to a fire,  but I don't really know.
In today's climate, we may never know -- especially if it IS a cyber attack.
Title: Re: grid down-cyber attack?
Post by: Andiron on April 22, 2017, 07:06:44 PM
"The U.S. power grid appears to have been hit with multiple power outages affecting San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles."


gods, do I love living in the hinterlands.
Title: Re: grid down-cyber attack?
Post by: Fly320s on April 22, 2017, 08:53:17 PM
Nothing in the news about the power outages.
Title: Re: grid down-cyber attack?
Post by: RocketMan on April 22, 2017, 10:10:53 PM
There's often a power outage or two in most large cities at any given time.  Usually small, localized outages,  but outages nonetheless.
So, nothing to see here.  Move along people.
Title: Re: grid down-cyber attack?
Post by: gunsmith on April 22, 2017, 11:03:04 PM
There's often a power outage or two in most large cities at any given time.  Usually small, localized outages,  but outages nonetheless.
So, nothing to see here.  Move along people.

gosh darn it! I was just getting ready to head for the hills with what i have left of my emergency rations, 3 cans of salmon , 3 flashlights and a revolver.
Title: Re: grid down-cyber attack?
Post by: TommyGunn on April 22, 2017, 11:47:01 PM
Latest .... "news"  is the outages were the result of solar activity.
Title: Re: grid down-cyber attack?
Post by: Jim147 on April 22, 2017, 11:57:21 PM
Well if they took out sf, la, and ny what difference at this point would it make?
Title: Re: grid down-cyber attack?
Post by: Hawkmoon on April 23, 2017, 12:19:27 AM
Well if they took out sf, la, and ny what difference at this point would it make?

It would make for a good start ...
Title: Re: grid down-cyber attack?
Post by: RoadKingLarry on April 23, 2017, 12:21:48 AM
It would make for a good start ...

Anemic at best, add in Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and Boston and it would be a fair start.
Title: Re: grid down-cyber attack?
Post by: Jamisjockey on April 23, 2017, 08:31:40 AM
gosh darn it! I was just getting ready to head for the hills with what i have left of my emergency rations, 3 cans of salmon , 3 flashlights fleshlights and a revolver.

FTFY