Check in ...East Coast BLACKOUT

On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 19:21:19 +0000 (UTC), (Paul
Tomblin) wrote:

In a previous article, Roger Halstead said:
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 14:02:13 +0000 (UTC), (Paul
Tomblin) wrote:
Man, I need a better UPS. This one cacked out in the time it took me to
recognize the beep and rush down the stairs.
no UPS. Those computers and monitors run close to 300 watts and it
requires turning the monitors on to shut the things down gracefully.

I can type "/sbin/shutdown -hf now" without a monitor. Now if only I'd
remember to plug the USB hub into the UPS so that the keyboard works...

It's always something. LOL That's what we get for using so may
labor saving devices.

Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2)

In this mornings paper they reported about the guy on the radio in the
mid west that for over two hours kept reporting the dire consequences
of power outages around his station (city). With the length of time (2
hrs) he 'reported', people began to believe and started to panic.

Can you yell fire in a crowded room with the doors locked and get away
with it. His spoof was not free speech. They should hang the guy.

Big John


On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 23:54:15 -0500, "Montblack"
wrote:

How you folks "out east" doing tonight?

Check in when you get back up and running.

Montblack wrote:
Check in when you get back up and running.

I'm checking in now, Saturday night, having just got back up and running.

Actually, my power was only out for 20 hours or so, but my Internet
connection was gone for another 30 after that.

- awh