Gothamist: 103 Days til the Next Blackout?

Kingpin

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:30:32 -0500

In addition to the power surge problem when the twelve hour blackout ended, I wouldn't particularly like the idea should the blackout include all those aircraft warning lights across the city.

eyekantspel

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:34:07 -0500

he'll be holding an intimate, acoustic, candlelit concert ... Sadly, this March 19th performance is already sold out... this is indeed tragic. hopefully someone is scalping these tickets.

Goomba

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:51:03 -0500

Who does this jibone think he is? The only guys who can do blackouts are ConEd.

llama

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:47:51 -0500

This is just another ridiculous publicity stunt. Another no-name musician trying to profit off of the whole global warming scandal.

ixvnyc

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:43:27 -0500

This is a very bad idea. At the end of 12 hours, when everyone turns their appliances on at the same time, there will be a surge that will cause a real blackout for the entire city. I learned this while living in a country that had planned blackouts due to lack of power. People learned the hard way to not start turning everything on immediately after the power becomes available.

Bervey

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:32:35 -0500

We wish that Rufus would've talked to us about his campaign, as we've organized for 3 years now a modest, informal "Blackout" evening on the anniversary of the actual NYC Blackout. http://www.blackoutnyc.com Sure, it's very informal, self-organized, and brought together by a bunch of overworked and exhausted non-profiteers and startups, but it has been growing and there's a real sense of community behind the event (despite the lack of press coverage, which we admittedly didn't work hard enough to cultivate), between the bars and establishments we've been working with and the crowds that come out to the gatherings. We don't have any celeb endorsements, alas. Maybe Rufus will join forces with our established cause? -Ben Jervey http://www.blackoutnyc.com

matty

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:01:15 -0500

i dunno, why can't you do it on the same day as the global earth hour. doing this everytime someone demands it is going to fracture the cause.

EastRiver

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:33:54 -0500

In any case, according to the USDA, a full freezer will keep food for 48 hours without power. Only 4 hours for the fridge, though. Those numbers usually take into account that you leave the door shut i.e. don't go in the fridge to get food to eat. Probably not a huge issue since during most of the day I'll be elsewhere using someone else's electricity to eat. And then I'll go home and fire up the fridge again which naturally will use much more power to get up and running and get the inside back down to the appropriate temperature.

CR

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:22:04 -0500

#3 - "Obviously Mr Wainwright didn't have to walk from Wall Street to W 86th in high heels like my wife did, or he might have loved it just a little bit less." What makes you so sure he didn't?

CR

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:21:42 -0500

#3 - "Obviously Mr Wainwright didn't have to walk from Wall Street to W 86th in high heels like my wife did, or he might have loved it just a little bit less." What makes you so sure he didn't?

brooklynbee

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:11:45 -0500

A concert in an enclosed space with lots of people, candles, and no working ventilation system sounds like F-U-N to me!

Politburo

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:03:11 -0500

Decay is a natural process... In any case, according to the USDA, a full freezer will keep food for 48 hours without power. Only 4 hours for the fridge, though.

Derekasaurus

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:02:36 -0500

I loved the New York power outage! I found it incredibly invigorating, spiritual and practical at the same time: we all had to pay attention to each other! Obviously Mr Wainwright didn't have to walk from Wall Street to W 86th in high heels like my wife did, or he might have loved it just a little bit less.

Derekasaurus

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:02:22 -0500

EastRiver

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:48:35 -0500

shut down of all electric lights, appliances and anything else that plugs in...for 12 hours. I'm guessing my refrigerator is my largest single electricity user in my apartment. So when half of my food spoils is that really good for the environment?