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The Country is being run just like the stadium. (Original Post) syringis Mar 2018 OP
Maybe he meant the Roman Colosseum Proud liberal 80 Mar 2018 #1
hello Proud liberal 80 syringis Mar 2018 #2
Superdome power outage delays Super Bowl XLVII Fla Dem Mar 2018 #3
They tore down the beautiful, unique and historical stadium in my nearby city logosoco Mar 2018 #4
It means wasting taxpayer dollars and too much emphasis on luxury boxes crazycatlady Mar 2018 #5

syringis

(5,101 posts)
2. hello Proud liberal 80
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 09:06 AM
Mar 2018

Thank you.

I think you are right.

It makes more sense.

Well, a great "Nostradumbass" then




Fla Dem

(23,654 posts)
3. Superdome power outage delays Super Bowl XLVII
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 09:36 AM
Mar 2018
NEW ORLEANS -- The Super Bowl turned into Blackout Sunday.

Associated Press
Published: Feb. 3, 2013 at 08:47 p.m

The biggest game of the year was halted for 34 minutes because of a power outage, plunging parts of the Superdome into darkness and leaving TV viewers with no football and no explanation why.

The Baltimore Ravens were leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6 when most of the lights in the 73,000-seat building went out with 13:22 left in the third quarter Sunday night.

About two hours after the game, won by the Ravens in a 34-31 thriller, officials revealed that an "abnormality" in the power system triggered an automatic shutdown, forcing backup systems to kick in. But they weren't sure what caused the initial problem.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu called the power outage "an unfortunate moment in what has been an otherwise shining Super Bowl week for the city of New Orleans."

"In the coming days, I expect a full after-action report from all parties involved," he said.

Auxiliary power kept the playing field from going totally dark, but escalators stopped working, credit-card machines shut down, and the concourses were only illuminated by small banks of lights tied in to emergency service.

A joint statement from Entergy New Orleans, which provides power to the stadium, and Superdome operator SMG shed some light on the chain of events, which apparently started at the spot where Entergy feeds power into the stadium's lines. The problem occurred shortly after Beyonce put on a halftime show that featured extravagant lighting and video effects.

"A piece of equipment that is designed to monitor electrical load sensed an abnormality in the system," the statement said. "Once the issue was detected, the sensing equipment operated as designed and opened a breaker, causing power to be partially cut to the Superdome in order to isolate the issue. ... Entergy and SMG will continue to investigate the root cause of the abnormality."

More.....

http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/story/0ap1000000134895/article/superdome-power-outage-delays-super-bowl-xlvii


What he doesn't comment on is the power supplier is a private firm.

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
4. They tore down the beautiful, unique and historical stadium in my nearby city
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 09:59 AM
Mar 2018

and built a boring, bland new one. I am still a fan of the team, but I will never go to a game at the new stadium.

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)
5. It means wasting taxpayer dollars and too much emphasis on luxury boxes
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 01:05 PM
Mar 2018

And catering to the multimillionaire team owners.

Oh yeah-- gouging the commoner with insane parking fees, food prices, etc.

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