yes, the US electric companies are saying its a canadian problem, and the canadians are saying its a US problems, upstate NYers are saying it happened in cleveland ohio, in cleveland they are blaming Pennsylvania..
as bloomberg said-- it happened.. we (NYC)can't manage with out electricity generated on canadian side of Niagara, so we need to focus on finding a cure, not on blaming anyone.. (he actually impressed me for a momemt.. he made a nice reasoned responce to panic mongers!)
electricity, like other commodities, is something that crosses international bounderies. we need to improve how we handle things, not go about blaiming people.
NYC, (for lots of stupid reasons) can (and must) recieve power from other suppliers on the 'grid' but our lines don't can't deal with some of the high voltage required for sending power out.. NYC, has some really old wiring and really old water mains.. we got into equiping the city with these services long before most cities.
Who cares if the fault originated in Canada?(if it did) i personal need the power generated on there grid. unless the is proof of malice, i don't care which state or country started the problem --that is for lawyers and courts to deal with-- goodness knows, someone will end up getting screwed-- i mean sued.
