Thread: San Diego is Blacked Out Tonight!

Originally Posted by MontereySherry

Arizona, San Diego and Mexico are blacked out. This one was human error. Fox News just said a workman moved a monitor at a substation causing the blackout. Some power has been returned, the rest won't be up until tomorrow.

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This whole incident dramatically highlights the extreme vulnerabilities and very fragile public order and civility not only in the areas it affected, but throughout the United States.

Take electricity away from large cities like this for a very short time and all chaos will break lose.

"It's surreal," said Myrna Contreras, 35, sitting in the patio of a candlelit bar. "It's upbeat. It's friendly."

"and all chaos will break lose."