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53. Only part of the stadium went out.

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 12:21 PM

Feb 2013

The lights in the parking lot and the surrounding area stayed on.
The problem was inside the stadium. It problem took the 20 minutes to find the keys to the power room and the sub-station it contained.

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I never watch the Super Bowl [View all] nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 OP

Wrong. zappaman Feb 2013 #1

Unless SF wins.. in which case it will ONLY be about annabanana Feb 2013 #2

I really have to learn to keep my big mouth shut!. . .n/t annabanana Feb 2013 #21

how long has the power been out? Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #3

Per CNN 30 minutes or so nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #5

wow. that[s a long time Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #14

People behaved well, no panic nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #15

You expected them to panic? Brickbat Feb 2013 #57

What's amazing is how many other powercuts they have had this season malaise Feb 2013 #4

That should be the story, not the score nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #6

LOL - too good malaise Feb 2013 #8

I know. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #10

For someone who doesn't watch the Super Bowl lordsummerisle Feb 2013 #19

Changed the channel to CNN and my lord, it was like breaking nooz nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #20

is it news or nooz...when do you decide which sad-cafe Feb 2013 #40

Good bye. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #41

huh? sad-cafe Feb 2013 #42

And CNN is now covering the blackout nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #22

How scary, that first power outage in history. Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #7

Yeah, the world I live in nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #9

Prove that this is infrastructure related. Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #11

Your chosen handle fits you. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #12

Actually you told me I was already on it. Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #13

Welcome to the Iggy list! zappaman Feb 2013 #24

LOL!!! greytdemocrat Feb 2013 #28

Are you operating under the assumption that the power is teleported to the stadium? (nt) jeff47 Feb 2013 #33

Are you operating under the assumption that there is a light switch that someone tripped? Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #38

You are describing.....infrastructure. Thanks for catching up. jeff47 Feb 2013 #39

Did the power to anything other than the stadium go out? Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #47

Because the stadium doesn't have it's own feeds from the grid. jeff47 Feb 2013 #49

+Bunches... hella bunches. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #23

Expect away, Darlin'. Like most of nola, I'll be having another drink. nolabear Feb 2013 #16

Enjoy the drink, independent of busting pipes nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #17

+1 likesmountains 52 Feb 2013 #18

Since the power failure seems to have been confined to the stadium Leslie Valley Feb 2013 #25

And if this was the halftime show nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #26

But it wasn't the half-time show Leslie Valley Feb 2013 #29

No, the people who bought the material are. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #30

It is scary how bad it's getting. aptal Feb 2013 #27

Nothing gets past you does it obliviously Feb 2013 #31

Just luuuve the personal atack nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #35

Corrosion & Decomposition DainBramaged Feb 2013 #32

I remember that episode nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #36

Johnny's to blame! longship Feb 2013 #34

Snort!!! nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #37

@BreakingNews Officials: Superdome outage occurred Leslie Valley Feb 2013 #43

Whatever buddy. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #44

When confronted with facts, use ignore. pintobean Feb 2013 #54

You don't like facts, eh? zappaman Feb 2013 #55

Prior to the game New Orleans was bragging about its green energy plan for city and Super Bowl. Zax2me Feb 2013 #45

No, Entergy is the problem revolution breeze Feb 2013 #46

I didn't watch either as wasn't much interested in either team WI_DEM Feb 2013 #48

Came across it by switching channels. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #52

Kicking, because the big story this morning seems to be the game SidDithers Feb 2013 #50

And we now know it had nothing to do with ailing infrastructure... Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #51

Only part of the stadium went out. RC Feb 2013 #53

At work, this morning.. zappaman Feb 2013 #56

Oh really? progressiveinaction Feb 2013 #58

... zappaman Feb 2013 #59