[37030] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Canada - Land of ice and snow (was RE: California power
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ken harris.)
Mon Apr 30 01:20:42 2001
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 01:16:16 -0400
To: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
From: "ken harris." <ken@boii.com>
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>I recall 3.2 million people losing power, some for over a month,
>a few years ago in Canada. Canadians were importing and stealing
>backup generators from the states so fast, Customs Canada still
>doesn't know how many generators crossed the border.
sean.
that was a serious natural disaster. i mean if a tidal wave crushed
california, you wouldn't use it as a point of comparison.
for what its worth, i was in montreal the whole duration of the ice storm
and we got hit worse then anyone else .. i didn't lose power once.
it was all a matter of which trees froze, knocked over what powerlines
and the like. i even do recall having internet access.
when the "great earthquake" finally hits, we'll see how well those
seismically braced racks et al will hold up.
-ken harris.
