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The US electrical grid is in desperate need of upgrades, watchdog warns (www.engadget.com)
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[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ya think? you know there are countries where blackouts are a rare thing, not a routine occurrence....

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

34 years old, I've been without power a cumulative of maybe 3 days total my entire life. That includes being hit by many hurricanes including Michael which was a CAT5. You might be exaggerating a bit.

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

oh great, the only guy in America is here, thanks