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Subject:	Re: Unexplained power outages in New York, Toronto, and other cities
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Thu, 14 Aug 2003 21:49:18 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Pedro Silva wrote: > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli wrote: > > Kind of odd. > > It reminded me of "ALF": the cause for him being stranded on Earth was everyone > turning on their hairdriers simultaneously - I wonder what too many air > conditioning devices could do? > ;-) Yet I can't help but wonder why the government covertly prevents the de-centralization of power generation. They have to maintain their control over the people I guess. -Mike Petrucelli

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		Re: Unexplained power outages in New York, Toronto, and other cities
(...) Would you care to ellaborate on that? I thought it was a liberalized market already. What exactly is the role of the Feds in the electrical business? And what/why should it happen different, in your POV? TIA, Pedro (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Unexplained power outages in New York, Toronto, and other cities
(...) There are plenty of reasons to be paranoid about the current administration, but that sounds a little too paranoid for my tastes. I think that some of the main arguments against decentralization are: 1) The expense of switching from the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Unexplained power outages in New York, Toronto, and other cities
(...) It reminded me of "ALF": the cause for him being stranded on Earth was everyone turning on their hairdriers simultaneously - I wonder what too many air conditioning devices could do? ;-) Pedro (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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