The blackouts at 9:31:02 in central Fife.
Very odd, very odd.
Actually - no - just shitty network design.

Also - on a wider conspiracy.

Nickel-iron rechargeable batteries have a life of around 50-100 years.
Some original batteries from edison electric vehicles produced before WWI are still in use.

Needless to say, you can't buy them.
(speedevil, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 10:23, 1 reply)

I accept that.
I'd just have thought that contingency plans would be in place in London, New York, and Melbourne, and that it would have happened before, or we would have at least been warned.

Very odd.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 10:29, closed)

'Everybody be warned and prepared: there is going to be an unexpected clusterfuck messing with utilities in 37 minutes'
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 10:34, closed)