Bob Singh Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I know. I'm from the pindh, eh? It doesn't affect them at all. They probably didn't even notice any difference. But when Delhi loses their power, you know crap just hit the fan. Those tiny apartments were probably boiling with no AC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Bye Tabby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleau_12 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Once the power turned off while I was in India showering. Slipped, fell, hit my head on the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Well, if the stupid Indian's didn't wire their country like this (see below), they might not have a giant issue on their hands.... Have fun pulling wire guys! It's gonna take awhile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totes McGoats Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Wiring a country like that is just plain lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 that's nothing, 24 million people in north korea have gone without power their entire lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 ^ at wiring comment Anyways, this isn't even that big of a deal of them, rolling blackouts. - only a big deal for the rich... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Once the power turned off while I was in India showering. Slipped, fell, hit my head on the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 That must have felt like crap.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 To be fair, North Korea's not exactly promoting itself as the next economic superpower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totes McGoats Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Ever spent much time in the 3rd world? Lots of the wiring looks like this as people attach there own line and steal power. There's a difference between stupid and poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Once the power turned off while I was in India showering. Slipped, fell, hit my head on the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Sounds like a great place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Power returning after India's big blackout: Power supplies have been largely restored in India after its worst-ever blackout, which left hundreds of millions of people across more than half the country without electricity. The blackout, which lasted for well over 10 hours, began at 1.04pm (1734 AEST) on Tuesday and affected 19 states as well as the capital New Delhi, paralysing rail and road transport. In a statement late Tuesday the state-run Power Grid Corp, which controls the country's transmission network, said electricity had been fully restored in New Delhi and the northeastern region. Power had also been restored in up to 82 per cent in the northern region, and 65 per cent in the eastern region, it said. Officials said the power grid serving the north of the country had collapsed in the afternoon, following a similar shutdown on Monday disrupted transport services and water supplies. In what was described as a "cascading failure", the eastern grid then suffered a breakdown, followed by the collapse of the northeastern grid. The grids together provide power to areas inhabited by more than half of India's population of 1.2 billion. In addition, an estimated 300 million Indians, mostly in poor, rural areas, do not have access to electricity. Tens of thousands of passengers were stranded at stations as the outages disrupted some 300 trains across the northern region. Businesses, hospitals and other essential services ran on back-up power supplies. Flights operations were unaffected. New Delhi's metro was suspended for two hours and staff evacuated the trains. In the capital, and many other cities, traffic was severely affected as traffic signals tripped and caused major gridlock at intersections. Some 4000 traffic police personnel in Delhi were immediately deployed, the IANS news agency reported. The eastern metropolis of Kolkata was not badly affected, as it is served by a private electricity board. But suburban train services were halted in the region. The failure also trapped around 200 miners in a mine in West Bengal, as lifts failed but the men were rescued after emergency power supply was arranged, news channels reported. Tuesday's blackout was India's worst in its modern history. While smaller power cuts are common, and riots broke out this year over power shortages, multiple grid failures have been rare. The last time the northern grid failed was in 2001. With rapid growth, India faces a severe energy crunch, and experts have warned such major outages will become more common unless supplies are increased. With coal, oil and gas supplies insufficient to meet its growing needs, India is looking to increase its nuclear and solar energy supply. "Patients suffering at hospitals, people stranded on roads and train stations. Is this a picture of India in the 21st century?," asked Gaurav Arora, a Delhi-based stockbroker. "How can a country dream of emerging as a power when it has such an energy crisis threatening its economic growth?" he said. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1675668/Power-returning-after-India%27s-big-blackout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I've been to India, completed a 3 month study on Women's development for Queen's U there, add to that Jamaica, China, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, Thailand, and about 30 other "1st world countries".... if you want to use such an archaic way of describing them. India has the worst wiring out of all of those countries. The power company literally doesn't pull down bad wires when they die, they simply wrap a new(er) wire around the old one up to the connection. yes, it's a combination of the poorness that surrounds Indian culture, but it's also a matter of good-old-fashion laziness. Sorry to say. But it's true. It's really no different than going into any of the mom-and pop Indian restaurants in Vancouver and being appalled by the cleanliness of the facilities.... ever hear of a mop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 they've traced it back to the train system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 the images in the first page also reminded me of all those videos and pictures I've come across of people there being electrocuted tampering with live wires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 ^ at wiring comment Anyways, this isn't even that big of a deal of them, rolling blackouts. - only a big deal for the rich... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
key2thecup Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 I've been to India, completed a 3 month study on Women's development for Queen's U there, add to that Jamaica, China, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, Thailand, and about 30 other "1st world countries".... if you want to use such an archaic way of describing them. India has the worst wiring out of all of those countries. The power company literally doesn't pull down bad wires when they die, they simply wrap a new(er) wire around the old one up to the connection. yes, it's a combination of the poorness that surrounds Indian culture, but it's also a matter of good-old-fashion laziness. Sorry to say. But it's true. It's really no different than going into any of the mom-and pop Indian restaurants in Vancouver and being appalled by the cleanliness of the facilities.... ever hear of a mop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Well, I have to say I thought this discussion had more potential.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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