Massive Power Outage in Florida: What was the Cause?
This afternoon, at about 1 p.m., millions of Floridians were effected by a massive power loss. Some people reported hearing a little popping noise, others nothing. I was in Publix supermarket and all of a sudden it was pitch dark in the store, but within a few minutes, their generator kicked in and some lights came on as well as their refrigeration and usage of the cash registers. Well, that has to be a priority, right? But nobody knew what happened and I have to admit to being a little upset and worried especially when I first heard how extreme the outage was. Everyone in the store was trying to guess but at that time it wasn’t known what had happened. On my way home all the street lights were out and most people were polite on the roads and used the 4 way stop sign rule… well, except for one idiot I encountered. When I arrived home though my phone was ringing off the hook; everyone was concerned, especially when it sunk in that this was so wide a problem — my sister in Broward Cou