Just a reminder that blackouts *DO* happen in 1st world countries, and people die in heat waves like this with no A/C. The EOTWAWKI that results from the impending US financial default will be worse. Have a plan to keep the lights on.
As of an hour ago the official temperature in New York hit 102 degrees: an all time recor, topping the previous 101 from 1957. And courtesy of a power grid in dire need of upgrading and repair, the ConEd outages in the TriState area are starting to trickle in. At last check on the interactive map, at least 8000 customers have been hit with power outages so far. The number will almost certainly rise with as the day progresses and as residents return to their sweltering toaster apartments and crank the A/C to the max.
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/8000-affected-power-outages-so-far-tristate-area-watch-developing-brownouts-real-time
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