US Power Supply Problems
Hmm. Anyone know where Homer Simpson works? :confused:
“But sir! If truth be known, I actually caused more accidents around here than any other employee, including a few doozies no one every found out about.”:D 😀 😀
Flood
By: Mark9 - 29th August 2003 at 17:00
Lets not go there? In any other aspect?
Anna:cool: :rolleyes:
By: Sauron - 29th August 2003 at 16:41
It appears London is also vulnerable to power interuptions as well.
Sauron
By: Hand87_5 - 24th August 2003 at 09:10
The French Power Company (EDF) is highly profitable.
The derigulation is many domain showed his limits: Hospitals , power , transportation : Does it make sense to put your life in the hands of guys who have just one single thing in mind : Profit?
I just don’t understand how safety (for such plants) and profit can match together.
That’s the same story for the health system: how can profit be in the picture of an health system?
When you access the Emergency room in France you’re akes “What’s wrong? Does it hurt?”
In the US (I experienced it ) : “What’s your credit card number?”
It makes a huge difference IMHO
By: Sauron - 24th August 2003 at 04:21
If there are significant profits to be made in the energy business, why are government run utilities in the red? Is it simply because they feel no obligation to run things effectively because they have endless supplies of money? It’s not as if the customer has alternatives.
Sauron
By: Hand87_5 - 23rd August 2003 at 21:33
And that is what they plan to do in France as well.
When you consider the disaster of privatization in many countries , it scares me (for instance railways in the UK)
In this list there is a word which doesn’t match the others : find it
Privatization
Stock Market
Profit
Big $$
Investment and safety
By: keltic - 23rd August 2003 at 20:32
Yes, wrong word. Sorry. The process is unfortunately too common in many places. Same balckouts happen here (not as severe) but for privatization processes.
By: Arabella-Cox - 20th August 2003 at 04:45
…huh?
it has been private for pretty long time….the word you’re looking for isn’t “privatization” but “deregulation”. Side effects includes such thing as the California electricity “crisis”.
By: keltic - 19th August 2003 at 17:59
Easy question. Quick privatization processes, high Wall Street stock values and lack of investment in the net. We have already seen it in the BR privatization. I am for the privatization but with common sense:-)
By: Mark9 - 18th August 2003 at 22:10
Third World supply per chance?:rolleyes: 😎
By: frankvw - 16th August 2003 at 09:53
Naaah, they just forgot to pay the electricity bill 😉
By: Geforce - 16th August 2003 at 07:28
Always blame Tibor, the one who doesn’t speak English 🙂
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