6/6/02 4:24:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Kent,
Much spin going on here in the sunshine state, maybe
you can put some of this to the slueths since there seems to be a media blackout
here in Fla.
First: On
April 29th, we had a severe blackout here in Jacksonville. There were
reports of a transformer explosion followed by a subsequent fire, etc.
All articles are linked below, however, by the time the "Cause of blackout
pinpointed" article shows up -- there is NO mention of any
explosion. Also, it appears that JEA officials have discovered a new
law of physics in the following -- and I quote "....the transmission
line sagged due to the heavy current running through it and touched a
tree..." I guess heavy current weighs a LOT nowadays :-)
Second: Around May 13th, a Fort Stewart soldier
is jailed here in Jacksonville for planting explosives at a power plant.
There is NO mention of this on the local news!! I did dig up a small
article in the local paper linked here:
But
it leaves out much detail compared to the Savannah article linked
below:
Third:
I did hear a blurb on NPR about the apprehension of a few individuals with
plots to blow up powerplants in South Florida (about the middle of last
week) but I'm unable to locate any more info on this.
Lastly:
Today, June 5, at about 5:00 EST there was an explosion at
a sewage treatment plant in the Talleyrand section of
Jacksonville. One witness was complaining of itchy skin -- once again,
that is ALL I've heard about it. Thanks.