I think you need both really. I always carry some cash with me.

it's good to take precautionary measures i guess, but let's just not spread too much fear among the public

but honestly our energy providers (like in my nation are doing) need to regularly double check if everything is still looking okay, like no signs of fatigue on any of the cables, or to double check for weak spots anywhere

i already feel for Prime Minister Sanchez at this point, i mean having to pay back an entire nation as compensation for the blackout, that's gonna be a financial blow to them i reckon

oooo I shall put my claim in immediately :laugh: People will just get a rebate on their electric bill I guess....I look forward

multiple cyber attacks happen daily in the UK let alone anywhere else. That is a known fact. Just about any event could be cyber attack related

It's actually about 30º again

Incorrect the highest temperature today has been 25C

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Overcast
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LT must be in Portugal Jess

Hope you’re all ok x

…how’s it all going with you, bebe and your family, Jess…how was today for you…?…

It was probably 25 on the coast where they measure for my city but it was definitely hotter here.

Yeah, he knows better apparently.
All good, it's very humid and warm but we dressed light and got out as usual, it's like nothing ever happened :hee:

yes facts tend to trump anecdotal evidence from unengaged members of the public

its kind of why science exists and meteorologists using official calibrated equipment is used rather than say a dashboard temp from a fiat 500 sat in the midday sun

25.5 °C was the max temp achieved in Portugal today at Vila Real Airport (550m)

most of the country ranged between 17 and 22 C

But thanks for playing

…ahhhhh, I’m so glad that it was more like a regular day for you again … very hot though, you stay safe…:hug:..

It's nice here in the UK without being over the top. I love it!
Would love to visit Spain one day, but not at the moment with thr power outage :laugh:

Well you're wrong, thermometers can't measure everywhere at once and there isn't one collecting data inland from the coast in my city :shrug: It was definitely hotter than 25º and there can obviously be errors in the forecast because you said it was going to be 17º. Portuguese people find 25º cold, it was sweltering.

:facepalm:

Your superiority complex is showing :facepalm:

Forecasters rights
Are human rights

https://media.tenor.com/1WOWtBb1_zIAAAAM/dont-worry.gif

The sad reality is because we have become so dependent on a grid and digital services, it's inevitable it is our weakest point and so only a matter of time a country is attacked in this way... it's not fear mongering, it's common sense, and we need to all be prepared. Be kind to your neighbors and learn to grow your own food... we never know when we might need each other for a bit of power hookup or just finding out what local stores have food or ice in stock and whether they even have power...

I wouldn't be wasting my phone battery on us.

Hopefully everything goes back to normal soon.
I think it's a good idea to always keep some cash just in case. I always do.

And matches to light it.

I have a very good phone with a long lasting battery that I'm very careful about. I only need to charge it for about 30 minutes per day, even with heavy use.

…there’s a media story this morning saying that a couple and adult son 'died from carbon monoxide poisoning after using generator' during the Spain-Portugal blackout…


‘The elderly married couple and their son were reportedly found dead at their home in Ourense, in northwest Spain, around midday on Tuesday.

Local reports pointed to carbon monoxide poisoning as responsible for their deaths.

Europa Press, citing sources in the emergency services, said the couple were aged 81 and 77, and their son was 56.

It quoted local mayor Alvaro Vila as saying there were "indications" the poisoning came about due to faults from a generator used to keep a ventilator going.

When a care worker couldn't get access to the property, the civil guard and the fire department were called.’…

How very sad

Britain’s electricity grid operator is investigating unexplained power plant failures that hit the UK’s system hours before Spain and Portugal were plunged into blackouts.

Control room staff at the National Energy System Operator (Neso) observed unusual activity on Sunday that saw the power frequency shift unexpectedly in the early morning and the evening.

Keeping the frequency of the electricity system within certain limits is vital to keeping the lights on.

The first event began at around 2am with a power failure at the Keadby 2 gas-fired power plant in Lincolnshire, followed by the unexplained failure of the Viking Link interconnector between the UK and Denmark.

At around 6pm, the frequency shifted unexpectedly again – with the cause currently unknown.

Neso, the quango that manages the British grid, confirmed to The Telegraph on Tuesday morning that officials were investigating.

A spokesman did not provide further details but said there was currently no suggestion that the power failures were linked to each other or the massive system failures that occurred on Monday throughout Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France.

Such investigations are standard practice whenever there is an unexplained power cut on the grid.

The Telegraph

…there was another death of a woman in an apartment in Madrid, which atm is being reported as being caused by a candle burning…again can be associated to the blackout and need for a candle to be used…

people don't understand the frequency or seriousness of the cyber attacks that are attempted against the uk every day. It's constantly probing for weakness

Bound to happen,
sad news.

[Britain’s electricity grid operator is investigating
unexplained power plant failures that hit the UK’s system
hours before Spain and Portugal were plunged into blackouts.]

Yes, they need to report the true facts.