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12-03-2012, 10:36 PM
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| Random Power Surge In East VaN?
Saw on fb that some people had it. Who else did? fucking thing ruined me. was in the middle of homework and it craps out. FUCK.
I'm in the kingsway tyne area
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12-03-2012, 10:37 PM
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Nothing in Vancouver marpole area.
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12-03-2012, 10:37 PM
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Had it here 49th and Elliot area
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12-03-2012, 10:39 PM
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Victoria and 61st area had it too
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12-03-2012, 10:41 PM
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Same here. Killarney area
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12-03-2012, 10:41 PM
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dafuq happened =\
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12-03-2012, 10:43 PM
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it surged but power didn't go out
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12-03-2012, 10:43 PM
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Apparently power station blew up on Knight and 47th ish
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12-03-2012, 10:47 PM
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Marine Drive Area here  long time since a blackout.
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12-03-2012, 10:47 PM
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experienced it here at 41st nd vic
everything just blacked out for a second
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12-03-2012, 10:47 PM
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Windermere area A-okay!
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12-03-2012, 10:48 PM
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#12 | | WHAT? NO FOOD?
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My room lights flicked for 2 seconds then went back on.
I got scared a little bit 
Around Nanaimo skytrain stn.
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12-03-2012, 10:49 PM
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didn't know there was a power station on knight and 47th area lol
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12-03-2012, 10:49 PM
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Had it here, my interwebs shaw modem isnt connecting though. Using phone data.
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12-03-2012, 10:49 PM
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18 more days till we all die
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12-03-2012, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by TOS'd  Had it here, my interwebs shaw modem isnt connecting though. Using phone data. | unplug power for 5 seconds and reconnect
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12-03-2012, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by !Nhan unplug power for 5 seconds and reconnect | did the 30 second unplug, power and cable and it didnt work. so i had to do the longer one involving the reset button and it finally connected.
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12-03-2012, 10:54 PM
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#18 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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I honestly thought i was going nuts for a second... until i looked on facebook.
Power station is just behind the KFC. Quote:
Originally Posted by !Nhan unplug power for 5 seconds and reconnect | Exactly what i had to do then... and once a week  | |
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12-03-2012, 10:54 PM
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#19 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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had it near nainaimo and 22
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12-03-2012, 11:04 PM
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#20 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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41 and knight. Surged but my comp still stayed on. lol
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12-03-2012, 11:07 PM
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#21 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Fraserview Golf course area had no power as well internet was gone for a good 5 mins
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12-03-2012, 11:10 PM
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Yup, a power surge is usually indicative of a failure somewhere else on the grid, either a transformer blowing up, power line pole being hit, or a substation somewhere going offline.
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12-03-2012, 11:13 PM
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#23 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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wow it happened to me roughyl 40min ago... ahahah renfrew 22nd area
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12-03-2012, 11:13 PM
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#24 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Joyce area all most apts had lights off
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12-03-2012, 11:15 PM
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