FYI...power surge causes 21 minute delay in Celtics/Cavs game

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BOSTON (AP) -- Fans at the FleetCenter got just a brief look at Boston's new court as a power outage stopped the Celtics' game Monday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers won the first-ever tip on the floor and were setting up on Boston's end when the arena's main lights went out 10 seconds into the game. Power was restored 21 minutes later.

After the lights were fully restored, the officials couldn't find the game ball, causing another minute delay while the teams were waiting on the floor.

During the outage, the building was lit by auxiliary lights while both teams warmed up, and Boston coach Rick Pitino did a radio and TV interview.

The Celtics said the delay was caused by a power outage in a high-voltage line approximately 40 miles away, in Millbury, Mass., that triggered a surge in the arena.

The Celtics retired their fabled parquet after their final home game of 1999, Dec. 23 against Atlanta. The floor was in place for 50 years before a replica was installed, and unveiled Monday.

-- Vern (bacon17@ibm.net), January 04, 2000

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"The Celtics said the delay was caused by a power outage in a high-voltage line approximately 40 miles away, in Millbury, Mass., that triggered a surge in the arena."

Well it happened last night, so do they know what caused the power outage? Don't you dare say that naughty word now, or you will be hissed and boooed by the media and the gubmint. This is definitely "not related" to that nasty sexually transmitted disease, the dreadful "Y2K bug." NO WAY, how dare you even think of such a thing! (heh, we already proved that whole thing was a hoax, right?).

Everyone knows from the statistics that squirrels, drunk drivers, and high winds are responsible for 99.9% of ALL power outages (at least they were up until January 1, 2000, so why should it be any different now?).

I believe what Koskinen says. Last year he said that the U.S. spent $500 billion, and the gubmint spent $200 billion. But now, because they did such a good job, he found out that the whole country only spent $100 billion. Wow, what a bargain! He deserves a freaking medal of honor.

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), January 04, 2000.


The Official Government position is that a UFO hovered above the power lines and caused the power outage. IT WAS NOT Y2K.

-- snooze button (alarmclock_2000@yahoo.com), January 04, 2000.

HELLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOO.....when was the last time anyone ever saw a power outage disrupt a professional basketball game? I think Vern has a possible example of YES, I WILL SAY IT --- Y....2....k.

good job vern. it drives em crazy. you just can't deny it when the numbers get huge.

-- tt (cuddluppy@nowhere.com), January 04, 2000.


I heard it was a last-minute sports gambler who was late getting his bet down on the game so he pulled the plug. Little did he know that he also disconnected the FAA Boston Control Center as well, screwing up flight control over the entire Northeast section of the country.

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), January 04, 2000.

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