[Jessica.]

People are rushing to supermarkets buying all the water and canned foods

People are fighting at gas pumps to fill their car before anyone else

I have put three ice packs in my fridge because I had to open it anyway.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

People are rushing to supermarkets buying all the water and canned foods

People are fighting at gas pumps to fill their car before anyone else

I have put three ice packs in my fridge because I had to open it anyway.

Yes, I would be there
if I was in your nation


I feel sorry
for those in the underground railway tunnel

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes, I would be there
if I was in your nation


I feel sorry
for those in the underground railway tunnel

We already have 24 litres of bottled water but I don't think panicking is a good idea. My internet is getting spotty.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

People are rushing to supermarkets buying all the water and canned foods

People are fighting at gas pumps to fill their car before anyone else

I have put three ice packs in my fridge because I had to open it anyway.

……it’s now being reported to be a 'Rare atmospheric phenomenon' that’s causing the outages…Portugal’s PM Luis Montenegro has said they will try to restore the situation in the next hours, and expect a resolution today…

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

……it’s now being reported to be a 'Rare atmospheric phenomenon' that’s causing the outages…Portugal’s PM Luis Montenegro has said they will try to restore the situation in the next hours, and expect a resolution today…

I really hope so!

[Beso]

Aliens or AI.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Beso

Aliens or AI.

No
Overground cables - Again


["Anomalous Oscillations" in extremely high-voltage lines.]


Oscillating Electric Friction

[Cherie]

A rare atmospheric problem that affected 3 countries, I am not normally a conspiracy theorist but we were also told the LA Fire were due to climate change until they weren't .....sure as hell not going to tell us its a cyber attack, coming hot on the heels of the fire that put Heathrow out of action a few months back I have my doubts


and yes Jess unfortunately people will panic buy and do stupid stuff

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

People are rushing to supermarkets buying all the water and canned foods

People are fighting at gas pumps to fill their car before anyone else

I have put three ice packs in my fridge because I had to open it anyway.

People clearly learnt nothing from Covid times.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

People clearly learnt nothing from Covid times.

…panic buying is not a lesson that will ever be learned, sadly…but they will ration purchasing I would say …

[Ammi]

Spain-Portugal power outage live: State of emergency declared amid fears blackout could last up to a week
The blackout could have been caused by ‘extreme temperature variations' which caused havoc with the high voltage electricity lines in Spain's interior, suggested Portugal's grid operator REN



Spain has declared a state of emergency as the nation and its neighbour Portugal remain in the grips of a power outage.

A power blackout hit most of the Iberian Peninsula on Monday around 12:30pm local time which has brought traffic and transport to a standstill, leaving many without water, Wi-Fi or mobile network.
The ministry of interior said the emergency status will be applied in the regions that request it, with Madrid, Andalusia and Extremadura asking the central government to take over public order and other functions.

More than 20 per cent of Spain’s power has been restored, according to Spanish grid operator Red Electrica, with Portuguese operator REN warning it could take up to a week to restore the power grid fully.

While Spain’s prime minister has said the cause of the blackout remains unknown, REN has said there was a "very large oscillation in the electrical voltages, first in the Spanish system, which then spread to the Portuguese system".

It’s estimated that millions have been left without power and water in the midst of the blackout, and many travellers were affected by flights grounded to and from the popular holiday destinations.

[bots]

being without power in a hot country is a nightmare. On top of the usual stuff, you have no aircon or fans either, making life extremely uncomfortable. It's very unusual for an entire country to suffer a power failure, let alone 2 or 3 so i would definitely say it was a malicious attack

[Nicky91]

like i said, Portugal and Southern France are also on the same power grid as Spain


what is unusual though is that France has their power restored, although maybe they can also use power from the french based energy suppliers



i think i believe the atmospherical phenomenon more than a possible cyber attack, and good on Portugal's energy provider REN that they did their own investigation, considering this also concerns them very much

[Nicky91]

of course you are not a conspiracy theorist @Cherie

and i understand why this is very suspicious

due to "temperature variations in Spain"

.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

of course you are not a conspiracy theorist @Cherie

and i understand why this is very suspicious



.

Thank you Nicky

[arista]

Yes
Some were stranded on a train
in the middle, no place near them.


Simon Calder told LBC news

[arista]

This is why the UK should Learn to do
underground Electric Cables
safer

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

This is why the UK should Learn to do
underground Electric Cables
safer

Yes if they are going with the weather causing this, this give campaigners something to fight on

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Yes if they are going with the weather causing this, this give campaigners something to fight on

Yes in the UK loads are fighting
Even in Wales
all would prefer, underground, safer
Electricity Supply.

[Maru]

Originally Posted by arista

This is why the UK should Learn to do
underground Electric Cables
safer

Our local neighborhood has them underground from the neighborhood box to our homes, but the transmission lines and everything up to that point is above ground. It's very expensive to put something like that underground. We have a high water table and then also being the entire city is on a flood plain, there's more obstacles there as well... they've been doing concrete poles here strategically and most they replace are a mixture (I think it's composite material).

[arista]

Originally Posted by Maru

Our local neighborhood has them underground from the neighborhood box to our homes, but the transmission lines and everything up to that point is above ground. It's very expensive to put something like that underground. We have a high water table and then also being the entire city is on a flood plain, there's more obstacles there as well... they've been doing concrete poles here strategically and most they replace are a mixture (I think it's composite material).

Yes, it will cost more
to go underground.

Sealed pipes away from any
Sun damage on them.
Not good in a Flood Plain.

To avoid this Portugal Horror


Maru, imagine being Dumped in
In the Middle of nowhere,
in that heat.
As the Train needed the Electric Power

[Ammi]

…it’s still not totally clear what the cause of the blackouts …I know that atmospheric phenomenons have been mentioned but so far as I’m aware that’s unconfirmed…I hope all is not too grim and stressful for Jess atm..

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…it’s still not totally clear what the cause of the blackouts …I know that atmospheric phenomenons have been mentioned but so far as I’m aware that’s unconfirmed…I hope all is not too grim and stressful for Jess atm..

The Tech Fella
on Ch4HDnews said they Bounced
which is dangerous
so it auto shut down.

Having Electricity High in the Sky
is Stupid

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by arista

The Tech Fella
on Ch4HDnews said they Bounced
which is dangerous
so it auto shut down.

Having Electricity High in the Sky
is Stupid

…well, whatever the cause it’s obviously extremely stressful for those living there and going forward now, maybe underground cables will be looked at also…but as always, cost is always a factor with these things, isn’t it…

[Nicky91]

one good thing, the people will be compensated most likely, as it cannot take longer than 4 hours without power, longer than that you receive compensations, at least that is how it goes in my nation with similar crisisses like these