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   Message 104,219 of 106,048   
   James Ryan to James Ryan   
   Re: DD where are you ? ? ?   
   12 Oct 19 08:32:39   
   
   From: allisellis851@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 10:11:21 AM UTC-5, James Ryan wrote:   
   > On Friday, October 11, 2019 at 10:06:19 PM UTC-5, James Ryan wrote:   
   > > On Friday, October 11, 2019 at 6:22:23 PM UTC-5, James Ryan wrote:   
   > > > On Friday, October 11, 2019 at 3:57:17 PM UTC-5, Frank wrote:   
   > > > > On Fri, 11 Oct 2019 08:58:39 -0700, James Ryan wrote:   
   > > > >    
   > > > > > poweroutage.us    updates about every ten minutes. Click on their   
   website   
   > > > > > for an update.  Mississippi 240  Illinois 2,405     
   > > > >    
   > > > > Right now, the website says Illinois has 353 power failures out of 5.4   
   million customers.  Mississippi has 953 power failures with just over 1   
   million customers.   
   > > > >    
   > > > > Nearly everybody in both states are getting their power right now and   
   I don't see much significance in these numbers.     
   > > > >    
   > > > > > I sort of kind of think   
   > > > > > if you check around in Illinois you will find lots of homes/people   
   who   
   > > > > > have short power outages several times each year.   
   > > > >    
   > > > > Sure, I can lose power because of lightning strikes but it comes back   
   in a few seconds or minutes.  The clock on my microwave oven drops out.  I   
   haven't had a power failure of over an hour for a few years.   
   > > > >    
   > > > > I think we get even fewer of these glitches at work.   
   > > > >    
   > > > > ComEd installed "smart meters" for their customers.  These meters   
   report back power use and power failures by radio.  No more meter readers and   
   ComEd knows about power failures immediately, often before I do.  I know it's   
   doing SOMETHING, because    
   it's another damned RFI source.  Sheesh.   
   > > >    
   > > > Every state gets power outages, it no big deal, even for loony   
   California. A packed house in Lake Charles, Louisiana tonight for Trump   
   rally.   rsbnetwork.com   
   > >    
   > > JUST IN: Fox news' Trump impeachment poll by former regional director for   
   Hillary's 2016 campaign...      www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3785531/posts   
   >    
   > outagemap.mississippipower.com/external/default.html      but,      
   poweroutage.us   shows 2,763 power outages for Mississippi (I don't believe   
   that)   I believe what the other website says.   
      
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