Nor'easter leaves New Yorkers without power. I'm not surprised.

[texasskier.livejournal.com]

Nor'easter leaves New Yorkers without power. I'm not surprised.
I know It is cruel to say "I'm not surprised". I know it is needed to say: "I am sorry..."
And I'm really sorry, but to my mind problems with electricity are expected. Irene, Sandy, snow, rain, breeze, sunny weather.... It looks like everything can be a reason of problems with power.
Look at these pictures:




   




This is not New York. But it doesn't matter.
This is Houston. The Energy Corridor. The Energy "Capital" of the World. The Centre of Energy companies.
Last hurricane was 4 years ago. And it is everywhere in US. Even worse. 


I wonder why they don't fall. But I am sure after the first strong wind everybody will be sorry about poor houstonians. 

Energy companies are resposible for this dog's breakfast only. But the problem is bigger. The problem is Americans are fighting for rights of gays, for abortions, for paid sex, but they doesn't want to fight for civilized power network.

Comments

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

And come the next earthquake, you start to build the whole system anew.

[allhatnocattle.livejournal.com]

Between Vancouver Island and the mainland there are both submerged Nat Gas and Electrical Power mains. I've seen the gas line and it's pretty impressive. Not just because it's extremely earthquake prone, but these lines are never set taunt. Instead they zig-zag along the ocean floor.

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

PICS!!!

[allhatnocattle.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVDC_Vancouver_Island

[telemann.livejournal.com]

Not even that, people doing ordinary work snap underground cabling all the time.

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

Case in point: old lady cuts off entire internet to Georgia and Armenia (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/georgia/8442056/Woman-who-cut-internet-to-Georgia-and-Armenia-had-never-heard-of-web.html) without even knowing what the internet is.