Hey Rob, I assume since you're posting that you didn't get flooded out? Right? Avery At 08:57 PM 08/19/03 -0700, you wrote: >Doesn't work that way, this is not technically possible. If the man >actually said this he is either a grotesque liar and/or doesn't work for a >utility. The only remote possibility, (which still doesn't really fit the >scenario), is if the neutral line specifically had failed in which case some >lesser demanding items such as a radio or light bulb would use the ground >against the hot allowing them to partially work at reduced voltage. Even in >this circumstance however this would be specifically localized to the >residents directly connected to an isolated specific transformer. This >wouldn't work in a city or state wide failure. Bottom line: urban legend. > >Rob Goodale, RPT >Las Vegas, NV > > > > I got a ride hitchiking with an > > employee of the utility company ( and a member of our > > church ) who asserted that the blackout occured in a > > triangle so precisely defined that some people had 2 > > lamps on the same circuit ( but on opposite sides of a > > room ,) and that one blacked out, while the other > > remained glowing. > > And he intimated that he had been told not to > > reveal this, to avoid causing panic. > > ( Dedededeh-Dedededeh..............) > > Thump > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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