Spain/Portugal Power Outage

[Eagleman13]

All of Spain & Portugal is without power. Everything is out, banking, Internet, trains, trams & loads more. Even the bars n restaurants can't operate, as shops etc, no transactions by card, ATM's are out . . .

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/large-parts-spain-portugal-hit-by-power-outage-2025-04-28/

Thank God for my UK phone network & several charged powerbanks. God help people on hollibobs.

 

[Badger11]

Sounds like they have not invested in their infrastructure with sufficient backups. A lesson which I hope National Grid has learned.

It's one thing to have a local power failure due to weather or a fallen power line quite another for a country to go dark.

 

[PalazioVecchio]

Lets wait and see if it turns into 'Madmax' or 'the day of the triffids'............a breakdown in Civilisation & outbreaks of cannibalism.
Stranger things have happened.

Spanish Doomsday preppers will be chanting "whose laughing now ?"

 

[ASCPFC]

I'm waiting for it to be Russian interference.

 

[PalazioVecchio]

i predict a crime epidemic. Worse than the London Riots or New Orleans after katrina.

 

[Lanzo-Ad]

i predict a crime epidemic. Worse than the London Riots or New Orleans after katrina.

Its back on in most parts of Spain, i think someone forget to put the euro in

 

[eaglesdare]

Alien invasion?

 

[Jimenez]

I'm waiting for it to be Russian interference.

Or it's all Trump's fault !!

 

[Nicholas91]

Brother is currently living in Madrid (and sincerely regretting not coming back for Saturday).

He's quite a stoic person, typically unfazed by most things, but was a bit concerned yesterday. Said it was a glimpse into a dystopian nightmare and certainly had him unnerved!

 

[silvertop]

Anyone seen Zero Hour?

 

[BromleyMonkey]

Do we get our lettuces from Spain or Portugal? I’ve not been able to get one for love nor money this week 😀

 

[Eagleman13]

Thankfully, things are getting back to more or less, normal now. Media are saying that it was something to do with a 'super coupling' coming from France that serves the Iberian Peninsular, there you go then It's the Frenchie's fault . . . 😉

 

[matthau]

It’s all to do with XRP crypto being implemented. Just watch…

It works offline. Offline payments. Will replace swift.

I’m about to be a multi multi multi millionaire


4/5 years of distractions and people still act like life is normal. Bankers are implementing crypto to the mainstream ffs

 

[becky]

It’s all to do with XRP crypto being implemented. Just watch…

It works offline. Offline payments. Will replace swift.

I’m about to be a multi multi multi millionaire


4/5 years of distractions and people still act like life is normal. Bankers are implementing crypto to the mainstream ffs

Oh good...... you can buy Textor out then.

 

[PalazioVecchio]

If the power goes off in Norway & Ireland, then i will win the office bingo prize.

Mapping which countries recognise Palestine in 2025

The State of Palestine is recognised as a sovereign nation by 147 countries, representing 75 percent of UN members.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[ASCPFC]

Anyone seen Zero Hour?

I saw Airplane!

 

[ASCPFC]

If the power goes off in Norway & Ireland, then i will win the office bingo prize.

Mapping which countries recognise Palestine in 2025

The State of Palestine is recognised as a sovereign nation by 147 countries, representing 75 percent of UN members.

www.aljazeera.com

Have people already stocked up on good toilet roll from Dunnes?