Heat wave = bad

[sorrowmonkey]

Excessive heat forces CL&P takes some customers off-line in Stamford

(Stamford-AP, Aug. 2, 2006 2:42 PM) Two electrical circuits in Stamford failed today due to excessive heat. Connecticut Light and Power took some customers -- including the University of Connecticut campus in Stamford and Metro Center -- off-line. Mitch Gross, a spokesman for the utility, says CL&P acted to avoid a much larger problem. Customers were urged to immediately conserve energy.

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I work in the Metro Center. They cut the building power at about 1:00 PM. Since then, we've been running off the Thomson generator on the roof. Unfortuantely, only the Thomson offices have power. When I leave, I will have to walk down the fire stairs; the HVAC has been off for three hours and the temperature in the hallway is 84 degrees. It is noticably warmer in here, perhaps 88-90. The sun is conveniently on this side of the building, too.

Supposedly, the trains are still running. I hope so, because I can't take too much more of this.

Comments

[kuzu-no-ha.livejournal.com]

oh for goodness sake just come home.
That's insane

Well on the plus side,

[osgkar.livejournal.com]

You weren't in the elevator when they cut building power

Re: Well on the plus side,

[nrawling.livejournal.com]

No kidding. I believe the shutoff was coordinated with CL&P, all of the elevators are parked at ground, with doors open.

Gotta love it.

[temair.livejournal.com]

You win for suck ass day!

I only had to do a last minute inspection dressed for the office using a car with no AC. So I was only out there (overdressed) for about 2.5 ours and then just came home.

Drink lots of water.

When is the last time you peed (you really don't have to share - just busting)

[bkleber.livejournal.com]

Wow. almost as if you were still at Dakota ;-)

[nrawling.livejournal.com]

No, at Dakota they'd be running the heat for some inexplicable reason.