Just heard from a friend: Chelsea is about to lose power

[brooklynite]

Con Edison is de-energizine the power grid in lower Manhattan to protect from flooding.

[JustAnotherGen]

1. Thanks

Have three friends living there. Crossing fingers for friends in Cape May and LBI homes.

[TrogL]

2. They are also protecting the rest of the grid

If they short out and do a big draw, they could take the whole East Coast down with them. Wouldn't be the first (or 2nd or 3rd) time that's happened.

[dipsydoodle]

3. Thought that sounded odd

Chelsea were at home yesterday, not today , and they lost 2-3 to Manchester United.

[truebrit71]

4. Although to be fair it was only a nine man team that Man U "beat"...

...fucking ref...

[dipsydoodle]

6. Oh yes - I recall mention of that in the news.

Ref has been reported for racism : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2224433/Mark-Clattenburg--Ref-mentions-extraordinary-incident-report-FA-investigate-racism-allegations.html

[deaniac21]

5. They are talking about Clinton's daughter.

[dipsydoodle]

7. If I'd named my daughter after a football team

she'd have been Arsenal : not Chelsea.

[longship]

9. Well, it wouldn't be West Coast Suns!

But Geelong Cat has a ring to it.

[deaniac21]

11. This one has always had a ring to it

Sheffield Tuesday

[brooklynite]

8. UPDATE: Con Edison notifying south of 36th Street of potential outages

[jumptheshadow]

10. Power outage stats so far in NYC

Citywide SANDY
Con Ed CIG reports the following outages citywide:
Brooklyn - 8,053
Queens - 19,612
Bronx - 2,294
Staten Island - 18,752
Manhattan - 3

[Aerows]

12. Due to tides? n/t