NY City Blackout -- A Political Science lesson for American Socialists.

[flacaltenn]

We're starting up our cars and out of here.. a dude just handed me a Springfield

You watch too many disaster movie dude.... Enjoy the change of scenery.. Just think of it as a longer "Lights Out to Earthday" celebration...

 

[Wyatt earp]

Thier is tanks on big blue..

 

[BuckToothMoron]

The blackout is punishment by God to NYC for allowing AOC to be sent to DC on the countries dime. Good call God.

 

[Wyatt earp]

We're starting up our cars and out of here.. a dude just handed me a Springfield

You watch too many disaster movie dude.... Enjoy the change of scenery.. Just think of it as a longer "Lights Out to Earthday" celebration...

Love you brother..

 

[Lewdog]

Was watching a bit of the coverage of the black-out tonight, and I noticed on completely dark streets just north of Times Square, that most all of the power was out, but the iconic Advertising billboards? Most of them seemed to be working fine..

Blackout extends way south to MSGarden and some of the shots I could not place, but in MOST of them showing a very darkened Manhattan -- the TRAFFIC LIGHTS were OUT, but the jeans and vacation ads were still lit...

How can there be a need to call-in every cop in the boroughs to direct traffic in Manhattan, but the sales pitches go on? It's called "incentive" and "accountability"... Those billboards are only valuable, when they are working. The revenue is based on "up-time" and exposure.. So either they were designed with battery backup or generators.

If the windmills and the solar generation can be battery backed up as a NATIONAL grid design ( I actually doubt this, but for arguments' sake) why can't the Manhattan traffic lights be also?

Why is it that critical infrastructure that the city owns that provide safety and security are not designed with worst case scenarios in mind? There's no INCENTIVE or really VISIBILITY for spending money on stuff in govt that only makes you a hero "once in a long while"..


Seems to me this Socialist Fancy that's spreading obviously means "single payer" for a LARGE SECTION of the US economy.. And what's the MOTIVATION and INCENTIVE to stay ahead of the problems and produce reliable, well designed systems? Do you really want the GOVT to inspect your elevators or a private company whose existence and reputation is on the line every day?

HHHMMMM????

I was with you completely until about 2/3 of the way down where you started snorting Drano.

I guess there really is no event where some wag won't go "hey! I can score points with this!"

I'm not the one snorting the Drano... I'm not pushing for bigger more muscular mental midgets to direct large sections of the economy... It would be those 20 or so insane clowns running for the Blue Presidency ticket -- who are all of a SUDDEN flying the Socialist flag...

No, you’re the one pushing a ridiculous conspiracy theory.

And you’re the one propagating an equally ridiculous lie – the Democratic candidates for president are not ‘socialists.’

Like most on the right you’re a dishonest demagogue.

Hey counselor -- why you think all the TV news bureaus on Ave of the Americas are BROADCASTING tonight and able to function in a black-out... What's the diff in motivation and incentive????

It's capitalism vs socialism.. Plain ass simple.. NOT any kind of "conspiracy".....

Probably because those networks have generators so they CAN stay on the air in an event like this to help broadcast the news to the people.

You think NYC is going to have a city full of generators?

 

[Wyatt earp]

George is my favorite..

Nothing is happening

 

[flacaltenn]

Was watching a bit of the coverage of the black-out tonight, and I noticed on completely dark streets just north of Times Square, that most all of the power was out, but the iconic Advertising billboards? Most of them seemed to be working fine..

Blackout extends way south to MSGarden and some of the shots I could not place, but in MOST of them showing a very darkened Manhattan -- the TRAFFIC LIGHTS were OUT, but the jeans and vacation ads were still lit...

How can there be a need to call-in every cop in the boroughs to direct traffic in Manhattan, but the sales pitches go on? It's called "incentive" and "accountability"... Those billboards are only valuable, when they are working. The revenue is based on "up-time" and exposure.. So either they were designed with battery backup or generators.

If the windmills and the solar generation can be battery backed up as a NATIONAL grid design ( I actually doubt this, but for arguments' sake) why can't the Manhattan traffic lights be also?

Why is it that critical infrastructure that the city owns that provide safety and security are not designed with worst case scenarios in mind? There's no INCENTIVE or really VISIBILITY for spending money on stuff in govt that only makes you a hero "once in a long while"..


Seems to me this Socialist Fancy that's spreading obviously means "single payer" for a LARGE SECTION of the US economy.. And what's the MOTIVATION and INCENTIVE to stay ahead of the problems and produce reliable, well designed systems? Do you really want the GOVT to inspect your elevators or a private company whose existence and reputation is on the line every day?

HHHMMMM????

Nonsense.

It’s a partial blackout the result of a mechanical failure – having nothing to do with politics or mythical ‘socialists.’

Are you not following along here?. I'm NOT talking about the CAUSE of the black-out.. Those things happen.. I'm talking about caring enough to HARDEN the infrastructure to keep the public SAFE during a black-out...

THAT should be as high a priority as spending any money you don't have on "platform issues" and grandstanding.. Answer my previous question to you... Why is it all the news bureaus in the black--out zone are on the air and broadcasting and able to field helicopters and live shots? But the traffic lights can't continue to operate. And people are getting groped on subway trains stuck between stations??

 

[Pogo]

The blackout is punishment by God to NYC for allowing AOC to be sent to DC on the countries dime. Good call God.

Wait hold up.....

You're saying the YHWH put an AC-NFG PDQ on NYC for AOC(D) being in DC in the USC? GTFOH with that LSD.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Was watching a bit of the coverage of the black-out tonight, and I noticed on completely dark streets just north of Times Square, that most all of the power was out, but the iconic Advertising billboards? Most of them seemed to be working fine..

Blackout extends way south to MSGarden and some of the shots I could not place, but in MOST of them showing a very darkened Manhattan -- the TRAFFIC LIGHTS were OUT, but the jeans and vacation ads were still lit...

How can there be a need to call-in every cop in the boroughs to direct traffic in Manhattan, but the sales pitches go on? It's called "incentive" and "accountability"... Those billboards are only valuable, when they are working. The revenue is based on "up-time" and exposure.. So either they were designed with battery backup or generators.

If the windmills and the solar generation can be battery backed up as a NATIONAL grid design ( I actually doubt this, but for arguments' sake) why can't the Manhattan traffic lights be also?

Why is it that critical infrastructure that the city owns that provide safety and security are not designed with worst case scenarios in mind? There's no INCENTIVE or really VISIBILITY for spending money on stuff in govt that only makes you a hero "once in a long while"..


Seems to me this Socialist Fancy that's spreading obviously means "single payer" for a LARGE SECTION of the US economy.. And what's the MOTIVATION and INCENTIVE to stay ahead of the problems and produce reliable, well designed systems? Do you really want the GOVT to inspect your elevators or a private company whose existence and reputation is on the line every day?

HHHMMMM????

Nonsense.

It’s a partial blackout the result of a mechanical failure – having nothing to do with politics or mythical ‘socialists.’

Are you not following along here?. I'm NOT talking about the CAUSE of the black-out.. Those things happen.. I'm talking about caring enough to HARDEN the infrastructure to keep the public SAFE during a black-out...

THAT should be as high a priority as spending any money you don't have on "platform issues" and grandstanding.. Answer my previous question to you... Why is it all the news bureaus in the black--out zone are on the air and broadcasting and able to field helicopters and live shots? But the traffic lights can't continue to operate. And people are getting groped on subway trains stuck between stations??

Exactly..I read it would only cost 500,000 grand

 

[Wyatt earp]

That's why I wanted to..

 

[Pogo]

Was watching a bit of the coverage of the black-out tonight, and I noticed on completely dark streets just north of Times Square, that most all of the power was out, but the iconic Advertising billboards? Most of them seemed to be working fine..

Blackout extends way south to MSGarden and some of the shots I could not place, but in MOST of them showing a very darkened Manhattan -- the TRAFFIC LIGHTS were OUT, but the jeans and vacation ads were still lit...

How can there be a need to call-in every cop in the boroughs to direct traffic in Manhattan, but the sales pitches go on? It's called "incentive" and "accountability"... Those billboards are only valuable, when they are working. The revenue is based on "up-time" and exposure.. So either they were designed with battery backup or generators.

If the windmills and the solar generation can be battery backed up as a NATIONAL grid design ( I actually doubt this, but for arguments' sake) why can't the Manhattan traffic lights be also?

Why is it that critical infrastructure that the city owns that provide safety and security are not designed with worst case scenarios in mind? There's no INCENTIVE or really VISIBILITY for spending money on stuff in govt that only makes you a hero "once in a long while"..


Seems to me this Socialist Fancy that's spreading obviously means "single payer" for a LARGE SECTION of the US economy.. And what's the MOTIVATION and INCENTIVE to stay ahead of the problems and produce reliable, well designed systems? Do you really want the GOVT to inspect your elevators or a private company whose existence and reputation is on the line every day?

HHHMMMM????

I was with you completely until about 2/3 of the way down where you started snorting Drano.

I guess there really is no event where some wag won't go "hey! I can score points with this!"

I'm not the one snorting the Drano... I'm not pushing for bigger more muscular mental midgets to direct large sections of the economy... It would be those 20 or so insane clowns running for the Blue Presidency ticket -- who are all of a SUDDEN flying the Socialist flag...

No, you’re the one pushing a ridiculous conspiracy theory.

And you’re the one propagating an equally ridiculous lie – the Democratic candidates for president are not ‘socialists.’

Like most on the right you’re a dishonest demagogue.

Hey counselor -- why you think all the TV news bureaus on Ave of the Americas are BROADCASTING tonight and able to function in a black-out... What's the diff in motivation and incentive????

It's capitalism vs socialism.. Plain ass simple.. NOT any kind of "conspiracy".....

Probably because those networks have generators so they CAN stay on the air in an event like this to help broadcast the news to the people.

You think NYC is going to have a city full of generators?

All a network would need to stay on the air is a satellite truck. That beams up to a satellite, gets relayed to another point and into the network. All of those systems would have redundancies.

 

[Wyatt earp]

We seen them in the past..

And I am just 54

 

[Wyatt earp]

I was with you completely until about 2/3 of the way down where you started snorting Drano.

I guess there really is no event where some wag won't go "hey! I can score points with this!"

I'm not the one snorting the Drano... I'm not pushing for bigger more muscular mental midgets to direct large sections of the economy... It would be those 20 or so insane clowns running for the Blue Presidency ticket -- who are all of a SUDDEN flying the Socialist flag...

No, you’re the one pushing a ridiculous conspiracy theory.

And you’re the one propagating an equally ridiculous lie – the Democratic candidates for president are not ‘socialists.’

Like most on the right you’re a dishonest demagogue.

Hey counselor -- why you think all the TV news bureaus on Ave of the Americas are BROADCASTING tonight and able to function in a black-out... What's the diff in motivation and incentive????

It's capitalism vs socialism.. Plain ass simple.. NOT any kind of "conspiracy".....

Probably because those networks have generators so they CAN stay on the air in an event like this to help broadcast the news to the people.

You think NYC is going to have a city full of generators?

All a network would need to stay on the air is a satellite truck. That beams up to a satellite, gets relayed to another point and into the network. All of those systems would have redundancies.

They get knocked out pogo

 

[Pogo]

I'm not the one snorting the Drano... I'm not pushing for bigger more muscular mental midgets to direct large sections of the economy... It would be those 20 or so insane clowns running for the Blue Presidency ticket -- who are all of a SUDDEN flying the Socialist flag...

No, you’re the one pushing a ridiculous conspiracy theory.

And you’re the one propagating an equally ridiculous lie – the Democratic candidates for president are not ‘socialists.’

Like most on the right you’re a dishonest demagogue.

Hey counselor -- why you think all the TV news bureaus on Ave of the Americas are BROADCASTING tonight and able to function in a black-out... What's the diff in motivation and incentive????

It's capitalism vs socialism.. Plain ass simple.. NOT any kind of "conspiracy".....

Probably because those networks have generators so they CAN stay on the air in an event like this to help broadcast the news to the people.

You think NYC is going to have a city full of generators?

All a network would need to stay on the air is a satellite truck. That beams up to a satellite, gets relayed to another point and into the network. All of those systems would have redundancies.

They get knocked out pogo

What get knocked out?

 

[Wyatt earp]

A huge magnetic burst can't handle it..

 

[Missouri_Mike]

The shit you are posting would be like blaming Rudy Guiliani for the Twin Towers being hit by planes. New York city has a large population and an economy larger than some countries. You think shit is going to run smooth all the time?

DOn't think I'm asking for much.. FedEx, MasterCard, and the S&P 500 companies KNOW and PLAN their systems to withstand remote contingencies.. STOPPING traffic and subway trains in between stations DOES NOT NEED TO HAPPEN...

I'll bet besides the large ad signs, the city's several thousand surveillance cameras are STILL WORKING tonight.

WHY? Because they weren't designed in the 20's and NEGLECTED... This IS a message for those drifting towards socialism.. Got nothing to with Dems and Repubs.. I've given up on them.. It's up to people to control their leadership and have them focus on PRIORITIES... NOT on spending money they don't have to look compassionate and fuck the political opposition...

Things that run 24/7, especially HUGE ad signs more than likely run off of some alternative energy and not the electrical grid.

Tonight actually proves some of the people like AOC right... if they let Amazon move in without having to pay any kind of state or city taxes the infrastructure would be totally fucked. It's already bad enough as is, for a company to move in and put even more strain on it without contributing to improve it would be hell.

Yeah, one of If the highest taxed cities in the world just needs a few more bucks and this wouldn’t happen.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

Was watching a bit of the coverage of the black-out tonight, and I noticed on completely dark streets just north of Times Square, that most all of the power was out, but the iconic Advertising billboards? Most of them seemed to be working fine..

Blackout extends way south to MSGarden and some of the shots I could not place, but in MOST of them showing a very darkened Manhattan -- the TRAFFIC LIGHTS were OUT, but the jeans and vacation ads were still lit...

How can there be a need to call-in every cop in the boroughs to direct traffic in Manhattan, but the sales pitches go on? It's called "incentive" and "accountability"... Those billboards are only valuable, when they are working. The revenue is based on "up-time" and exposure.. So either they were designed with battery backup or generators.

If the windmills and the solar generation can be battery backed up as a NATIONAL grid design ( I actually doubt this, but for arguments' sake) why can't the Manhattan traffic lights be also?

Why is it that critical infrastructure that the city owns that provide safety and security are not designed with worst case scenarios in mind? There's no INCENTIVE or really VISIBILITY for spending money on stuff in govt that only makes you a hero "once in a long while"..


Seems to me this Socialist Fancy that's spreading obviously means "single payer" for a LARGE SECTION of the US economy.. And what's the MOTIVATION and INCENTIVE to stay ahead of the problems and produce reliable, well designed systems? Do you really want the GOVT to inspect your elevators or a private company whose existence and reputation is on the line every day?

HHHMMMM????

I was with you completely until about 2/3 of the way down where you started snorting Drano.

I guess there really is no event where some wag won't go "hey! I can score points with this!"

I'm not the one snorting the Drano... I'm not pushing for bigger more muscular mental midgets to direct large sections of the economy... It would be those 20 or so insane clowns running for the Blue Presidency ticket -- who are all of a SUDDEN flying the Socialist flag...

No, you’re the one pushing a ridiculous conspiracy theory.

And you’re the one propagating an equally ridiculous lie – the Democratic candidates for president are not ‘socialists.’

Like most on the right you’re a dishonest demagogue.

Hey counselor -- why you think all the TV news bureaus on Ave of the Americas are BROADCASTING tonight and able to function in a black-out... What's the diff in motivation and incentive????

It's capitalism vs socialism.. Plain ass simple.. NOT any kind of "conspiracy".....

Probably because those networks have generators so they CAN stay on the air in an event like this to help broadcast the news to the people.

You think NYC is going to have a city full of generators?

Generators run on gas. So in answer to your question no, once the dems get a green new deal going nobody will have one.

 

[Pogo]

A huge magnetic burst can't handle it..

We continue to post on a site that melts down if a mosquito in Uruguay sneezes --- what does that tell you.

Good GOD I'm good.

 

[Pogo]

Was watching a bit of the coverage of the black-out tonight, and I noticed on completely dark streets just north of Times Square, that most all of the power was out, but the iconic Advertising billboards? Most of them seemed to be working fine..

Blackout extends way south to MSGarden and some of the shots I could not place, but in MOST of them showing a very darkened Manhattan -- the TRAFFIC LIGHTS were OUT, but the jeans and vacation ads were still lit...

How can there be a need to call-in every cop in the boroughs to direct traffic in Manhattan, but the sales pitches go on? It's called "incentive" and "accountability"... Those billboards are only valuable, when they are working. The revenue is based on "up-time" and exposure.. So either they were designed with battery backup or generators.

If the windmills and the solar generation can be battery backed up as a NATIONAL grid design ( I actually doubt this, but for arguments' sake) why can't the Manhattan traffic lights be also?

Why is it that critical infrastructure that the city owns that provide safety and security are not designed with worst case scenarios in mind? There's no INCENTIVE or really VISIBILITY for spending money on stuff in govt that only makes you a hero "once in a long while"..


Seems to me this Socialist Fancy that's spreading obviously means "single payer" for a LARGE SECTION of the US economy.. And what's the MOTIVATION and INCENTIVE to stay ahead of the problems and produce reliable, well designed systems? Do you really want the GOVT to inspect your elevators or a private company whose existence and reputation is on the line every day?

HHHMMMM????

Nonsense.

It’s a partial blackout the result of a mechanical failure – having nothing to do with politics or mythical ‘socialists.’

Are you not following along here?. I'm NOT talking about the CAUSE of the black-out.. Those things happen.. I'm talking about caring enough to HARDEN the infrastructure to keep the public SAFE during a black-out...

THAT should be as high a priority as spending any money you don't have on "platform issues" and grandstanding.. Answer my previous question to you... Why is it all the news bureaus in the black--out zone are on the air and broadcasting and able to field helicopters and live shots? But the traffic lights can't continue to operate. And people are getting groped on subway trains stuck between stations??

Wait wait ---- how do you KNOW people are getting groped on subways? Where ARE you right now??

 

[Damaged Eagle]

Was watching a bit of the coverage of the black-out tonight, and I noticed on completely dark streets just north of Times Square, that most all of the power was out, but the iconic Advertising billboards? Most of them seemed to be working fine..

Blackout extends way south to MSGarden and some of the shots I could not place, but in MOST of them showing a very darkened Manhattan -- the TRAFFIC LIGHTS were OUT, but the jeans and vacation ads were still lit...

How can there be a need to call-in every cop in the boroughs to direct traffic in Manhattan, but the sales pitches go on? It's called "incentive" and "accountability"... Those billboards are only valuable, when they are working. The revenue is based on "up-time" and exposure.. So either they were designed with battery backup or generators.

If the windmills and the solar generation can be battery backed up as a NATIONAL grid design ( I actually doubt this, but for arguments' sake) why can't the Manhattan traffic lights be also?

Why is it that critical infrastructure that the city owns that provide safety and security are not designed with worst case scenarios in mind? There's no INCENTIVE or really VISIBILITY for spending money on stuff in govt that only makes you a hero "once in a long while"..


Seems to me this Socialist Fancy that's spreading obviously means "single payer" for a LARGE SECTION of the US economy.. And what's the MOTIVATION and INCENTIVE to stay ahead of the problems and produce reliable, well designed systems? Do you really want the GOVT to inspect your elevators or a private company whose existence and reputation is on the line every day?

HHHMMMM????

It's the same type of progressive mentality that the big shots in Des Moines, IA have. Back a few years ago they closed down all the school kitchens and now have a centralized kitchen that makes the kids meals, because it was supposed to save money, and sends the meals to all the schools in the Des Moines area. Now let's think about that... Schools are generally considered gathering areas for people during a crisis/disaster so they can have a place to sleep and eat. They didn't change that concept in Des Moines, IA from my understanding. If you can't utilize the roads how are you going to get food to the disaster shelter where the people are gathering? Additionally they were asked a couple years later how much they were saving doing it with a centralized kitchen and the response was they could not give a definitive answer to the cost savings...

Like I said progressive mentality.

*****SMILE*****