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    From MRO@VERT to poindexter FORTRAN on Saturday, January 24, 2026 04:58:00
    Re: Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to morningstarr on Fri Jan 23 2026 07:21 am


    Last time we had an extended power outage, my BBS was running
    bare-metal on a laptop. I was able to take it to Starbucks and
    transfer mail - I'd download everything then crash my downlinks.


    what kind of extended power outage would YOU have in a major metro area?
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  • From Gamgee@VERT to Morningstarr on Saturday, January 24, 2026 10:23:00
    Morningstarr wrote to MRO <=-

    No, we have an adequate infrastructure which is funded by out taxes. as should you. you should contact your congressman and local govt.
    you shouldn't live like you are in a 3rd world country.

    All our lines are above ground. I don't know if i would call that 3rd world country, though. My syster has stage four cancer and needs oxygen (she is only 40) and if our power goes out, we will have issues.

    And you've made no preparations for that? No generator, or oxygen tanks
    put away in reserve?




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  • From Arelor@VERT to MRO on Saturday, January 24, 2026 10:42:00
    Re: Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
    By: MRO to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat Jan 24 2026 04:58 am



    what kind of extended power outage would YOU have in a major metro area?

    Spain had an 8 hour long outage last year. Best part of it is we dragged Portual and France down with us. It serves them well for trusting us.


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  • From Nightfox@VERT to poindexter FORTRAN on Saturday, January 24, 2026 17:52:00
    Re: Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Dumas Walker on Sat Jan 24 2026 09:59 am

    I wish we had underground power. I'm in the hills along the California coast, and on my little cul-de-sac street, half of the street is fed power from the cross-streets.

    I wonder how earthquakes would affect underground powerlines though. Since parts of the west coast US are prone to earthquakes, I imagine that could be a problem. Aove-ground power lines would be affected by earthquakes too, but I wonder if issues would be worse if they were underground..

    Nightfox

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