Hmm... you keep blaming Ohio. Isn't that a state in your country?

And... what if the screw-up on that power company just moved in from New york?

But then, not knowing enough about US, maybe the idea of a New Yorker moving to Ohio is just stupid. Sorry. ;)

I think the problem was lack of communication, not lack of power generators. The power companies in Ohio didn't tell anybody anything. They were assholes. They had bad credit and were likely afraid of bad publicity. Now they've got all the bad publicity they could want.

Quebec probably is more isolated from anybody else and is so power-rich and with newer technology, they are a model for the rest of us. They are a little paranoid and don't rely so much on communication from the "english", so they cut themselves off from the rest of North America in a heartbeat and that saved them.

Quebec was quick enough to exploit James Bay first. It may be too late for Ontario. The natives and wildlife have already been displaced and the environment has suffered enough.

Ontario should should buy power from Quebec and scrap their antiquated equipment. The nuclear power plants in Ontario remind me of "The Simpsons". Only with hundreds of Homers.

Newer, automated equipment would've kept the power blackout from speading past Ohio.

The power grid must be regulated. As it is now, its a disaster. The companies have no incentives to build power plants or transmission lines. They are trying to make as much profit they can.

I heard in a report that a power plant in Valley Forge, Penn. prevented the blackout from spreading to the south. They were doing their jobs unlike the power company in Ohio.

Glad

I don't believe for a second that the blackout was an accident.

My feelings are even stronger now that the UK had it happen also (although not for nearly as long).

Can you say T E R R O R I S M......

Of course they still have power. Niagra has huge backup gens that can power that entire area just incase something like that DOES happen. As well, there was a huge storm I dont know why they would deny that. Probably not the cause, but still just dumb.

playing the blame game is a waste of time, fix the problem!

Osma Bin Laden, Sadam Hussien.....

Obviously American politicians love to point their finger at Canada and say, "They did it." There are a couple reasons for this:

1) It's a different country so none of the American politicians could possibly be held accountable for the problem/mistake.

2) There is no way, at least at first, for the general public to know any different.

Bling bling...give the man a carrot. North America has enough generation, the problem is we send it North-South rather than East-West for the most part.
It's amazing how much havoc this caused. I don't know how 13 hours without power could thaw freezers...do people keep the door closed?

well you do need to open it in order to get the food out :rolleyes:

No shit sherlock:hmm:
I still have a hard time believing people had to throw out the contents of their refridgerator after a 13 hour power loss. I lived for many years in a tropical country that had between 5 and 10 hours of no power every day and we still had frozen food and cold milk.