Its not just EMPs and Nukes that can turn out the lights

[NorthernRaider]

[bigpaul]

I imagine a petrol bomb lobbed over the wall(by a terrorist or your local thug) could have much the same effect??

[bigpaul]

or the govt? by 2015 an industry spokesman said the spare generating capacity will be down to 2% and without future investment " the lights would start going out".

[Jonas]

How about a drunk driver taking out a power pole with his pick-up truck? It happened 3 blocks from us and no power for 24 hours...

[NorthernRaider]

Jonas in this country of well educated free spirits we get folks who try to steal copper power cables from sub stations and rail lines that are still live !!!,

[bigpaul]

but by the time the person is found they aren't-LIVE that is!