Saturday 16 July 2005
Very dark and stormy!
Well I've kinda packed and I've just booked a cab for 5am. Tomorrow I'm off to Bermuda with work. Its a tough place to do business, let me tell you. Sun, sea, sand, dark and stormy's....
However, "A massive explosion in the early hours of Thursday morning at Bermuda's sole power plant caused an Island-wide blackout and panic buying at gas stations and the hardware stores. Dozens of exhausted firefighters laboured courageously in unimaginable heat to quell the 60 foot flames, which sent out thick clouds of black smoke across the dawn sky." (more)
And since then the island has been basked in darkness without any power. Flights are still going into the airport, which is backed up by a generator.
Belco (Bermuda electric company) have said that it will take months and will cost $10m to repair the gutted transmission board. However word is that power is slowly returning to houses, shops and offices but few people swapped the beach for work today.
Bermuda lies about 800 miles south-east of New York and is only 21 square-miles big. Low taxes make it a haven for many reinsurance and insurance companies and rather strangely clients like going there!
I'm packing my laptop and if I can find some electricity I will update What was the score? during the week. ¶ 00:28
However, "A massive explosion in the early hours of Thursday morning at Bermuda's sole power plant caused an Island-wide blackout and panic buying at gas stations and the hardware stores. Dozens of exhausted firefighters laboured courageously in unimaginable heat to quell the 60 foot flames, which sent out thick clouds of black smoke across the dawn sky." (more)
And since then the island has been basked in darkness without any power. Flights are still going into the airport, which is backed up by a generator.
Belco (Bermuda electric company) have said that it will take months and will cost $10m to repair the gutted transmission board. However word is that power is slowly returning to houses, shops and offices but few people swapped the beach for work today.
Bermuda lies about 800 miles south-east of New York and is only 21 square-miles big. Low taxes make it a haven for many reinsurance and insurance companies and rather strangely clients like going there!
I'm packing my laptop and if I can find some electricity I will update What was the score? during the week. ¶ 00:28
