thanks James for the clarification on the phone system:
JYA wrote:
the other thing i heard was that four (i think the number was 4)
nuclear power plants had to be turned off in New York State
due to a loss of external power, which it may have also been
stated that this is not a quick-fix of turning them back on as it
may be for getting other systems back online quick. fyi...
brian
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The telephones switches are powered by the same grid. They are
equipped with battery and generator back up. Also they have "save"
modes where they can shut down all but emergency and priority circuits
in case of major outages.
JYA wrote:
Mayor Bloomberg says that power is now starting to come back,
a bit at a time as the individual elements of the grid are restored,
the other thing i heard was that four (i think the number was 4)
nuclear power plants had to be turned off in New York State
due to a loss of external power, which it may have also been
stated that this is not a quick-fix of turning them back on as it
may be for getting other systems back online quick. fyi...
brian
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