Iberian blackout

[Dunners]

A massive power outage has left Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France without any power.

Over 50million people have suddenly been thrown into the pre-electrical age. No access to cash or payments, electronic door entry systems are down, no rail services, no internet, limited mobile phones services, no TV, no traffic lights...

People are just milling about the streets with nothing else to do except drink. It's sounds a bit like Glasgow.

Nobody knows what has happened. The only thing I can find is a rather vague comment that it is due to a "rare atmospheric phenomenon" affecting the Spanish electricity grid.

And there's no clear indication of when power will be restored. I'm reading anything between another 6 or 10 hours and up to a week)!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9wpq8xrvd9t

[Long slender neck]

Sounds great.

[Hoover Attack]

Sounds like a Netflix film.

[BoniO]

Probably Putin's hackers having a laugh.

[Dunners]

Sounds like a Netflix film.

They're not going to try and pin this on a 13 year old white boy too, are they?

[Beradogs]

I had a blackout in Benidorm circa 1989

[Bandy Legs]

I had a blackout in Benidorm circa 1989

You sure you weren't just bladdered?

[Max B Gold]

Apparently it was some sort of freak weather conditions to do with temperature, frequencies, vibrations and that kind of thing.

It's all very convoluted and complicated so I'm going to stick with the more straightforward and easily understandable explanation of "It was the Russians wot did it"

[Chief crazy horse]

Mr Putin wouldn't dream of doing such a thing.

[Dunners]

Why would he pick on Spain and Portugal? Nah, it's more likely that this is the act of their more traditional enemy - us. It's the modern day equivalent of Blighty sinking a few of their galleons whilst off to pillage far flung corners of the world for treasures and young maidens. The good 'ol days.

[Max B Gold]

Why would he pick on Spain and Portugal? Nah, it's more likely that this is the act of their more traditional enemy - us. It's the modern day equivalent of Blighty sinking a few of their galleons whilst off to pillage far flung corners of the world for treasures and young maidens. The good 'ol days.

What about China?

[Dunners]

Why would he pick on Spain and Portugal? Nah, it's more likely that this is the act of their more traditional enemy - us. It's the modern day equivalent of Blighty sinking a few of their galleons whilst off to pillage far flung corners of the world for treasures and young maidens. The good 'ol days.

What about China?

I reckon we sail over there afterwards and restart the opium wars.

[Max B Gold]

Why would he pick on Spain and Portugal? Nah, it's more likely that this is the act of their more traditional enemy - us. It's the modern day equivalent of Blighty sinking a few of their galleons whilst off to pillage far flung corners of the world for treasures and young maidens. The good 'ol days.

What about China?

I reckon we sail over there afterwards and restart the opium wars.

We've got more Admirals than we do warships. I suspect we may overstretch on this campaign.

[faldO]

Britain’s electricity grid operator is investigating unexplained power plant failures that hit the UK’s system hours before Spain and Portugal were plunged into blackouts.

Control room staff at the National Energy System Operator (Neso) observed unusual activity on Sunday that saw the power frequency shift unexpectedly in the early morning and the evening.

[LittleMate]

Mr Putin wouldn't dream of doing such a thing.

After learning of this event he spent the whole night awake thinking how he didn't think of doing something like this...

[EliotNes]

Why would he pick on Spain and Portugal? Nah, it's more likely that this is the act of their more traditional enemy - us. It's the modern day equivalent of Blighty sinking a few of their galleons whilst off to pillage far flung corners of the world for treasures and young maidens. The good 'ol days.

Portugal is England's oldest ally. The then named "Treaty of Windsor" alliance was signed in 1386.