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Thats an impressive feat even if you were trying to do it.
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Hilarious.
I used to work for NATS, the air traffic control company. All our control centres used to have 2 separate mains feeds coming from different sources and taking diverse routes into the buildings and around the buildings. We also had batteries so that the computers didn't drop out during a switchover of mains supplies. The airlines would have rightly slaughtered us if we were so underprepared for a substation fire. |
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The power of diversity eh Nobs!
It is incredulous how this can happen. Heathrow is such an important national asset it should not be in private hands imho I remember the days of booking holidays on the cheap. Not anymore. I get a package incorporating flights, hotels and transfers and obv’s a good insurance policy ( annual ). Even European jaunts I have started booking the hotel through the airline or Eurostar and not booking.com or Airbnb to save a couple of shekels. It is a nightmare. I don’t like airlines much but have every sympathy in this instance. One thing they have not even mentioned is workers who have to clock in or zero hours workers, shop leaseholders, associated small businesses etc. |
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What's the Russian for whoopsadaisy?
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That was my first thought!
Started earns Putin…….. I’m scared says Putin  |
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Even if it was Russia the utility supplies to all major UK airports and other vital assets should be designed to be diverse enough to withstand a little terrorism.
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I didn’t think you was a supporter of diversity Nobs.
Are you now saying diversity might be a good thing? |
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Are the Albanian football team already in England?
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That’s a stretch
Incredible isn’t it. You have a point. It’s be plenty travelling around just for football this weekend. Can you imagine a rugby weekend in say Italy. The knock on effects may cause carnage too. |
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If you had write a book on how to turn a prosperous country into a fast imploding third world country them Britain would be your number one example.
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Has anyone recieved their remit yet on how we can blame Trump for this or are the grifters still waking up?
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NATS and other european ATC providers would never undertake system upgrades or updates on big footballing nights.
They'd also avoid easter, half terms, summer, & Christmas |
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I tend to book my holidays when kids are at school.
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Why have Terminals 4 and 5 shut?
are they served by the same substation? Seems dumb if they are. |
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The only way into the country is by dingy
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Your right.Be more coming in in dinghys than through heathrow.what a pathetic state our country has become.
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Well unfortunately since Brexit we have been protecting our own borders
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Notable increase since the last GE, no one in the uni-party has the steel to end it.
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That was my first thought!
Russians ? Did they fire a Missile I dont recall Russians Attacking things up in the UK , Usually Gas and Umberellas used Was 100 planes in the Air around Heathrow at one stage ,as Nob says how can this Happen ? |
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The only way into the country is by dingy
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Russia doesn't need to fire missiles. They prefer hire (petty) criminals, locals and the like for their state sponsored terrorism amongst our midst. Like they did with the arson of a warehouse in London last year.
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Though accidents of course happen. While Russia loves to blow up and sabotage our things and stir trouble, occasionally things just break or get damaged involuntarily.
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Its the Big Bad Bear Again ?
Couldnt be one of Regular suffering from mental illness Types ? |
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If it was the the Big Bad Bear , might have something to do with Sir Twaddle of the Knee threatening to send thousands of our Troops to Ukraine Edy , what you think ?
If that is the case we could be in serious Trouble Edy ,I doubt The Big Bad bear will stop at one attack |
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Lets hope not,we dont want people summer holidays ruined
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Of course Russia would not stop at one attack. As is visible by their continued attacks on our stuff for the better part of a decade now.
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Anyone know where the Power supply for Downing Street and the HOC are ?
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And suspicions exist that the Russia likes to motivate mental illness types btw.
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Well there are plenty of them in the UK Edy , millions claiming Benefits that our great PM wants to curtail , it would not take much to get them onside TBH
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What would it take to get you on side?
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You are super discontent with your PM, aintcha?
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Russia also pays reasonably ok for somewhat petty things like destroying cars from what I hear. Just join some telegram group for free thinking understanders of Russian aggression, write some nice posts about the great Führer or negative ones about Zelenskyy and you would hopefully be considered for a new job.
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Though be aware that it makes you quisling. Very officially so.
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I doubt it was Putin.
But now Russia knows major infrastructure assets in the UK have single points of failure I'm sure they will be exploring the possibilities. |
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Q - How can the Department of Transport allow Heathrow to not have a resilient power supply?
A - The minister in charge has never worked in industry and was busy shagging his intern anyway. |
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The Back up system was recently changed to a Net zero Bio Mass Generator , The Diesal sytem was removed , A total disaster at the first time of Asking
When is this Madness going to End ,thankfully No planes were Lost https://x.com/i/status/1903030156907647181 |
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Meanwhile, Reform UK MP Richard Tice blamed the breakdown on Heathrow’s decision to replace its diesel generators with a biomass-powered system in a bid to meet environmental targets.
Speaking on GB News, Tice said, “Critical infrastructure like that obviously needs a backup and I can exclusively reveal to you this morning that Heathrow changed its backup systems to be net zero compliant. It got rid of their diesel generators and moved to a biomass generator which was designed not to completely replace the grid, but work alongside the grid.” He added, “Their net zero compliant backup system has completely failed in its core function at the first time of asking. It beggar’s belief.” Unreal , if this is true serious questions need to be asked about what is going on that this could be allowed to happen |
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Embarrassing.
Starmer is completely blindsided by shifting world focus yet, in Parliament, is roared on to his doom. Nice guy though. |
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Only a nice guy would let another bloke buy his wife’s clothes.
Shame he is **** at politics. 14 years though….. (and don’t mention what happened in the years before that). |
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Seems the new system is deffo 100 % Net Zero
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