[News] Spanish power cut

pb21

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It seems the Spanish electricity workers have taken an extended siesta, or something more nefarious, and as a result the whole power network has gone down, affecting Portugal too.

Spain power outage: Huge power cut causes chaos in Spain and Portugal as Madrid mayor warns people to stay put

Trains, traffic lights, card payments, and phone networks have been hit by the massive outages across both countries.

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Unsurprisingly causing CHAOS.

 

Lyndhurst 14

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Will keep the conspiracy theorists busy

 

A1X

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Major power outages, while rare, are not unheard of

List of major power outages - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

pb21

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A1X said:

Major power outages, while rare, are not unheard of

List of major power outages - Wikipedia

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Largest in Europe EVER according to that link, last comparable one was 2003.

 

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Lyndhurst 14 said:

Will keep the conspiracy theorists busy

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It's the UK Eurovision team trying to stop the continent from practice. The clue is in the GROUP TITLE

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

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Nobody expected the Spanish Ex-connection

 

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Justice

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I got the call out unfortunately I’m laid up in hospital so I told them to wait and as soon as I can I will be there
Probably a 5 minute job

 

Lyndhurst 14

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Hmmmmm...........................................All the traffic lights out in major cities - was a gold bullion delivery being made ?

 

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Affected the tennis. Ah well

 

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Lenny Rider

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Mrs Hart is due to fly back from Malaga this very afternoon.


Another evening meal from the newly refurbished Broadwater KFC looks likely........

 

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I have 'Blame Russia' on my bingo card

 

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Tom Hark Preston Park said:

Nobody expected the Spanish Ex-connection

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But always fun to watch when it happens

 

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Lenny Rider said:

Mrs Hart is due to fly back from Malaga this very afternoon.


Another evening meal from the newly refurbished Broadwater KFC looks likely........

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If only you'd known earlier you could have loaded up at the Piggery instead - a far better option

 

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RandyWanger said:

I have 'Blame Russia' on my bingo card

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Caused by a rare atmospheric phenomenon .So they are saying ! yeah right !

 

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Currently in the Algarve with no electricity in the apartment and beer getting warm in the fridge. What’s a bloke supposed to do!

 

portlock seagull

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Outside Almeria, I’ve had to switch from PUMP beer to BOTTLED. Meanwhile, retailers have been forced to accept CASH whilst teenage waiting staff look on perplexed at the idea of ADDING UP drink prices using their BRAINS. These are crazy, end of days, times. All around me there are, instead, people reading BOOKS and TALKING to each other as the crisis continues…

 

portlock seagull

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Dorset Seagull said:

Currently in the Algarve with no electricity in the apartment and beer getting warm in the fridge. What’s a bloke supposed to do!

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Drink it!

 

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portlock seagull said:

Outside Almeria, I’ve had to switch from PUMP beer to BOTTLED. Meanwhile, retailers have been forced to accept CASH whilst teenage waiting staff look on perplexed at the idea of ADDING UP drink prices using their BRAINS. These are crazy, end of days, times. All around me there are, instead, people reading BOOKS and TALKING to each other as the crisis continues…

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Sounds pretty desperate.

 

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portlock seagull said:

Outside Almeria, I’ve had to switch from PUMP beer to BOTTLED. Meanwhile, retailers have been forced to accept CASH whilst teenage waiting staff look on perplexed at the idea of ADDING UP drink prices using their BRAINS. These are crazy, end of days, times. All around me there are, instead, people reading BOOKS and TALKING to each other as the crisis continues…

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Are the same desperate scenes unfolding inside Almeria?

 

Dorset Seagull

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• Yesterday at 5:17 PM

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portlock seagull said:

Drink it!

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It’s my last tin so I need to pick and choose my timing. Then I’m down to a litre of gin and 3 bottles of red. These are tough times mate