On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 22:46:15 +0100, Chris Game wrote:

Wanderer said:

Some of this seems fairly elementary - I know this is easy to
say with hindsight - but are the electricity supplies really
this badly managed?

No, they're exceptionally well managed, as it happens. What seems
to have happened here is that somewhere along the line, someone
either mis-set a relay or failed to notice that a relay had been
mis-set. The procedure for checking that relay appears to be
well-written.

Well don't we need managers who can prevent problems like this, not
managers who can't?

You can put in place all the management controls you like. It don't stop
humans screwing up from time to time. Try a dose of real-world life.