Re: ---BLACKED OUT---

On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 22:01:58 -0700, "Bill Bonde, one of many Fair and
Balanced Conservatives, AKA Spike,  currently brunching on extra juicy
ortolans, where do you put the beaks  again?" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

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>Pieter Wenk wrote:
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>> On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 11:04:41 -0700, "Bill Bonde, one of many Fair and
>> Balanced Conservatives,"  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> >Pieter Wenk wrote:
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>> >> On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 13:13:00 -0700, Bill Bonde
>> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> >> >Bucky Kaufman wrote:
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>> >> >> "Bill Bonde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> >> > Our power grid problems have been well known for many years. Bush has
>> >> >> > had a lot to deal with in the couple of years he's been in office.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Bush created his own problems, and hasn't dealt with the existing ones well
>> >> >> at all.  Perhaps we could get a president who's up to the task, and doesn't
>> >> >> find it so overwhelming.
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>> >> >Bush inherited problems from Clinton such as al Qaeda. He's done a
>> >> >remarkably good job given the complete lack of support from the loonies
>> >> >on the Left.
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>> >> Your energy problem is by far older....In order to improve it
>> >> seriously it would cost you billions of US$.
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>> >> When in the USA I always was amazed, that such a country is still
>> >> moving electricity through wires....hanging on wooden pillows...house
>> >> to house. We had this kind over here let's say 30-40 years ago.
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>> >Wooden pillows? We have plenty of underground electrical transmission
>> >wires.
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>> Ah, then some improvements took place :-)
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>Telephone poles?

Hehe no electricity. And telephone networks are in our country also
underground :-)

>> > We also use above ground transmission.
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>> Guess it's still the majority :-)
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>We have a lot of space to put utilities in a lot of areas. It's cheaper
>to run them above ground. So what?

For sure...It's nice to see them, right ?

>> >> Today....wires are underground....Beside the aspect, that we have over
>> >> here 250 V AC current.
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>> >What difference does it matter that you are running 250 volts? We have
>> >234 volts 60hz. The 60hz is better than 50hz.
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>> In the USA 234 V ?
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>That's what a house gets.

Yes then you split it for lightning and small appliances to 110 V.
Heavier stuff will get the full 234 V. 

Regards
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   Pieter Wenk /CH-1800 Vevey - Rivièra Vaudoise
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