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To: sandintoes who wrote (12392)8/20/2003 9:35:41 AM
From: Yogizuna  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 17683
 
>>> I agree, but did you hear that someone in Pa. actually saw what was happening and flipped a switch that saved DC etc from suffering the same outage? <<<

Yes, that is a true story as far as I now. However, most of the system operators did not have enough time or warning to, as Ricky Ricardo would say: "Flip a swish"... <g>

>>> We don't need Homer Simpson sitting there watching things happen. <<<

No, definitely not! He would be much more interested in his donut supply anyway...