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« on: 10 November 2006, 20:55:09 »
We had a power cut today which lasted about 5 hours, for the youngsters out there this used to be a common thing in the 70s does anybody remember that, at least it got me out of decorating :y
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Re: 1970s
« Reply #1 on: 10 November 2006, 20:56:55 »
Looking at the UPS stats for my brother's 2 shops in Witney, it is a common occurance in West Oxfordshire's biggest town....
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Re: 1970s
« Reply #2 on: 10 November 2006, 20:57:13 »
Sorry, I was at school so missed the blackout - but I have heard about it - must've been scary. :-[
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Re: 1970s
« Reply #3 on: 10 November 2006, 21:29:28 »
Well, we get power cuts here all the time, but seeing as we've only recently gotten running water then it's maybe no surprise.

However, I've recently been working on a call centre solution for Scottish Power, (Oh the stories I could tell you!!). Anyway, they have a big office in the south side of Glasgow, which houses one of their datacentres. (The main one BTW!). Over the past year, they've had about eight power outages to the datacentres alone. (Two of which were caused because someone forgot to fill the backup generators with diesel!!!  ::) )

It wouldn't be so bad but they refuse to allow us to install UPS's because they insist their power is so reliable!!

Everytime it happens, it destroys the ginagorous clustered storage arrays we have housed there!!

I'm really not looking forward to supporting it!!  :-?
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Re: 1970s
« Reply #4 on: 10 November 2006, 22:16:44 »
Wish I could have MK1 Granada coupe!!
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Re: 1970s
« Reply #5 on: 10 November 2006, 22:27:40 »
I remember the power cuts...we had to look in the paper to see when were going to be allowed lights and heating. Also remember the tanker drivers strike (in 78?) got word that Watford Gap had some fuel so collected all the cans we could find and sneaked in through the back road into the services and got around 25 Gals into a Marina  ;D, shared it out with my mates, it was the first fuel we'd had for weeks.

Get used to power cuts, if we , as a country, dont build some more coal stations AND start a new nuclear programme soon then we will have cuts or face collapse of the grid. Green alternatives may contribute a bit but we have been closing older power stations over the last 20 years without building any new ones except for smalll gas powered ones...and guess what? the gas is running out.
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Re: 1970s
« Reply #6 on: 10 November 2006, 22:41:36 »
Great car,the mk1 Granada,had 3 when they were current-2 coupes and a saloon.Also had an SAH tuned 2.5 PI Triumph,Rover 3500S, first generation Rover SDI V8 .
Mind you ,I also bought a new Wolseley 2200 auto (Princess shape). ::)
  
Great decade,the 70's,half empty roads,petrol 70p a gallon,no cameras and I was young! :)
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Re: 1970s
« Reply #7 on: 10 November 2006, 23:00:49 »
Stop it, Triumph 2.5s   :) ;)
« Last Edit: 10 November 2006, 23:02:26 by paulmccristall »
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Re: 1970s
« Reply #8 on: 10 November 2006, 23:08:26 »
Stop it!! Rover 3500S!!  :D

I do have a soft spot for MKIII Cortinas too and MKI & II Grannies!!

Think I'll have a shufty on fleabay now!

C'ya!!  ;)
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« Reply #9 on: 10 November 2006, 23:18:32 »
My first car was a mk 3 cortina, 4 branch manifold, janspeed back box. Kept going through void bushes racing XR3i's off the lights, then i saw the light and got a mk 1 astra GTE. The origianal and best version. By the way its not deisel, its gas oil for the power station. Sorry to be anal, i deliver the stuff
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Re: 1970s
« Reply #10 on: 10 November 2006, 23:18:54 »
My dad had a Viva - JEO 61H still remember the reg after 25 years.

It was red with a black pvc interior that would fry your legs on hot summer days - kids didn't wear sealbelts and the ICE was a radio with MW and LW.

Happy days  ::)

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Re: 1970s
« Reply #11 on: 10 November 2006, 23:23:59 »
And being gay meant you were happy, Six million dollar man or Man from atlantis?
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Re: 1970s
« Reply #12 on: 10 November 2006, 23:25:23 »
Got to be six million dollar man - Patrick Duffy had webbed feet!
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Re: 1970s
« Reply #13 on: 10 November 2006, 23:27:35 »
Ok, the Saints XJS or Doyle's 3.0s?
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Re: 1970s
« Reply #14 on: 10 November 2006, 23:31:36 »
Given the choice, at the time it'd've had to have been the Capri.

Now, I'm not so sure, it would depend on what mood I was in, but I have to admit to having wanted to be Lewis Colins when I grew up!!
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