View Full Version : MASSIVE BLACK OUT!!
BigAls87Z28
12-09-2008, 05:44 PM
I just got power back, but there was a MASSIVE black out for most of Monmouth County, Ocean County, parts of Middlesex.
There was a large explosion at the Neptune Substation. The fireball from the explosion is said to have been 150ft into the air.
LTb1ow
12-09-2008, 05:44 PM
Damn it Al.
deadtrend1
12-09-2008, 05:44 PM
Jen just texted me saying the whole parkway is dark
said she seen the flash and thought it was lightning
LTb1ow
12-09-2008, 05:46 PM
Its chaos out there. I saw an accident at every light coming home from school.
BigAls87Z28
12-09-2008, 05:51 PM
Yeah, its bad news on the roads. I saw only 2 lights working, everything is 19th century on the way home.
Power is back on now...dur
SteveR
12-09-2008, 05:51 PM
Jen just texted me saying the whole parkway is dark
FREE TOLLS!!! :lol:
NJ Torque
12-09-2008, 05:56 PM
"Theres a squirrel on the grid!"
NjbadSS
12-09-2008, 05:56 PM
free tolls!!.... I knew somebody would say that haha
GP99GT
12-09-2008, 06:25 PM
see, central sucks again
sweetbmxrider
12-09-2008, 06:31 PM
haha my lights dimmed then came back. kicked me out of xbox live though. reset the modem. :sad: i was winning.
bandit88
12-09-2008, 06:36 PM
Jen just texted me saying the whole parkway is dark
said she seen the flash and thought it was lightning
i'm jen!
FREE TOLLS!!! :lol:
The toll booths still work.... but there were no lights on the express lanes
"Theres a squirrel on the grid!"
I was listening to the same radio station! :rofl:
it was pretty freaky being that dark on the parkway....... apparently a sub station blew up according to 101.5
madness410
12-09-2008, 06:45 PM
thank god this happened tonight...i lost power in somerset county and my alarm never went off...if it had been tomorrow i would have missed one of my finals...regardless im setting my phone alarm tonight
ChevyHank
12-09-2008, 06:49 PM
I helped install ezpass they have backups for the backups. No free tolls with EZPASS
NJ Torque
12-09-2008, 07:26 PM
i'm jen!
The toll booths still work.... but there were no lights on the express lanes
I was listening to the same radio station! :rofl:
it was pretty freaky being that dark on the parkway....... apparently a sub station blew up according to 101.5
Haha. I knew someone else would grab onto that! They only said it about 20 times.:lol:
bandit88
12-09-2008, 09:12 PM
yeah well i only half listen in traffic :rofl:
Rich189
12-09-2008, 10:10 PM
Yep i was at sea girt police academy and it blacked out on us for awhile too.
thank god this happened tonight...i lost power in somerset county and my alarm never went off...if it had been tomorrow i would have missed one of my finals...regardless im setting my phone alarm tonight
you lost power too? we lost power at work (Montgomery) twice for a few seconds. thought it was just a local thing.
WildBillyT
12-10-2008, 08:48 AM
I was at work in Flemington and the lights dimmed for a few seconds and then came back on.
MonmouthCtyAntz
12-10-2008, 08:14 PM
Good thing i no longer live in oakhurst
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