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 citrusleak
     
Location: Indy
Gender: Male
Indy Explorer
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< on 6/2/2011 2:26 AM >
|  | | | Why do places that have been abandoned for a somewhat long amount of time still have power? It seems like such a waste of money. I was just at a building that's been abandoned for about 2 years and the AC and internet are still on. Why would someone pay for that?
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Valkyre
Location: Niflheim
Gender: Male
Its not the end of the world, but you can see it from here.
| |  | Re: Electricity Left On
<Reply # 1 on 6/2/2011 2:33 AM >
| | | | THEY HAD INTERNET?!
What're you doing here?! Go set your torrents on scheduled downloads on their network, QUICK QUICK QUICK!
Plus you can even.....no never mind. (This wasn't about porn, promise.)
Once things get political, they want us to stop shooting and start dancing.
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kowalski
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<Reply # 2 on 6/2/2011 2:44 AM >
| | | | Posted by citrusleak
Why do places that have been abandoned for a somewhat long amount of time still have power?
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In temperate regions (places where there is winter): to keep the heat on and thus the structure, plumbing, etc. intact.
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EVmAN
Location: Mississauga, ON
Gender: Male
and I-- I took the path less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
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<Reply # 3 on 6/2/2011 2:46 AM >
| | | | Internet???
You sure it's really abandoned?
Maybe it's just for security.
The sign said "Anybody caught trespassin will be shot on sight"
So I jumped on the fence and I yelled at the house,
"Hey! What gives you the right?" http://www.flickr.com/photos/evman/ |
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aurelie
Location: pacific northwest
Gender: Female
high tech:: low life.
| | | Re: Electricity Left On
<Reply # 4 on 6/2/2011 3:28 AM >
| | | | It's probably still for sale/lease.
reckless thoughts abide; anachronistic and impulsive.
loosely jacketed against the cold and ten thousand worlds for the choosing. |
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bonnie&clyde
Location: 510 & 415
Cleverly disguised as responsible adults
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<Reply # 5 on 6/2/2011 5:51 AM >
| | | | Posted by aurelie
It's probably still for sale/lease.
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^^ This ^^
It has just taken longer then the owners thought. Or a government facility & they just don't care.
The question is not when are we gonna stop, It's who's gonna stop us?
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CatAndTie
Location: Southeastern PA
Gender: Male
LifeInDecay. com
| | | Re: Electricity Left On
<Reply # 6 on 6/2/2011 11:46 AM >
| | | | Was the place still semi-active? A lot of times if they still use some of the buildings, they will leave the electric on throughout the entire complex.
"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." - Andre Gide |
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Rinzler
Location: New Jersey
Nomad
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<Reply # 7 on 6/2/2011 11:57 AM >
| | | | There have been many hospitals with full power as well. They just havent shut it off yet for some reason. And other places abandoned for 10+ years that still have power because its located on an active campus.
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iagox86
Location: Seattle, WA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Electricity Left On
<Reply # 8 on 6/2/2011 1:16 PM >
| | | | Like somebody else said, I've seen places with power on so they could run heating in the winter to keep it from falling over. There are also places, generally near active sites, that keep the fire suppression systems operational in case of emergency.
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IDChris
Location: Southern Idaho Wasteland
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 9 on 6/2/2011 2:45 PM >
| | | | Agree with everyone on keeping vital systems running. The buildings may not be abandoned, just simply "vacant" for an extended period. Heat, cold, and humidity will kill a building's interior quick. Not much of an issue in the dry West, but places on the east coast and midwest suffer from humidity damage or broken water and fire suppression pipes from freezing if the HVAC systems aren't functioning.
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911medic
Location: Franklinton, Louisiana
Gender: Male
I work to support my UE trips
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<Reply # 10 on 6/3/2011 4:04 AM >
| | | | This should be a note to everyone, always treat every building like the powers still on even if you flip a light switch and nothing cones on, all it takes is grabbing a hot wire to become DEAD real quick.
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IDChris
Location: Southern Idaho Wasteland
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 12 on 6/3/2011 6:21 PM >
| | | | Posted by Mr_Fiend
Electricity means one thing to me, alarms.
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You don't necessarily need building power to have a functional alarm, FYI.
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Vectored Approach
Location: Morgan Hill, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Electricity Left On
<Reply # 13 on 6/4/2011 1:02 AM >
| | | | Meh, most alarm system battery packs won't last a week after power's been cut. Fire alarms will last longer than that, but not by a lot.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy. -George Carlin (1937 - 2008) |
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Rinzler
Location: New Jersey
Nomad
| | | Re: Electricity Left On
<Reply # 14 on 6/4/2011 4:00 AM >
| | | | Posted by Mr_Fiend
Electricity means one thing to me, alarms.
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What are you talking about? Ive been to a bunch of places with full electricity. I think only 1 had an alarm? And it wasnt even functioning properly.
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aurelie
Location: pacific northwest
Gender: Female
high tech:: low life.
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<Reply # 15 on 6/4/2011 4:02 AM >
| | | | Posted by Played
What are you talking about? Ive been to a bunch of places with full electricity. I think only 1 had an alarm? And it wasnt even functioning properly.
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+1
Electricity only means that someone still cares about the place- it doesn't signify how much they care.
reckless thoughts abide; anachronistic and impulsive.
loosely jacketed against the cold and ten thousand worlds for the choosing. |
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Tupsumato
Location: Finland
Gender: Male
How close can you go?
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<Reply # 16 on 6/4/2011 7:19 AM >
| | | | According to a newspaper article this building had power because of the fire alarm system. Otherwise it was more or less abandoned and trashed. Didn't try the Internet, though...
All information and details given in good faith but not guaranteed! |
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Gringo Loco
Location: Kansas City, MO
Gender: Male
| |  | | | Re: Electricity Left On
<Reply # 17 on 6/4/2011 5:42 PM >
| | | | Posted by Vectored Approach
Meh, most alarm system battery packs won't last a week after power's been cut. Fire alarms will last longer than that, but not by a lot.
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I have seen locations where they run on line of power for only the alarm. Also, there are alarms that use cell phones so they don't need a hard telephone line to rat you out.
"TubGirl is hot."
I want to be addressed as Sir Gringo DeathTruck the First. |
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person
Location: cincinnati
Gender: Male
| | Re: Electricity Left On
<Reply # 18 on 6/4/2011 7:30 PM >
| | | | in tall or otherwise large buildings, i have seen power left on for fire pumps as well.
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Mr_Fiend
Location: Tulsa, OK
Gender: Male
Infiltration Expert...
| | | Re: Electricity Left On
<Reply # 19 on 6/6/2011 5:39 PM >
| | | | Posted by Played
Ive been to a bunch of places with full electricity. I think only 1 had an alarm? And it wasnt even functioning properly.
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Then apparently you havent been to enough places.
Every place is different. It's general rule of thumb (that I follow, dont take it as gospel people), especially in downtown settings. If it's got electricity, it most likely has an alarm, if you dont want to keep that prudent idea in your head, be prepared to have the chance of cops showing up to check out the call they got.
With my experiences, power and alarms go hand in hand, for many reasons. And OF COURSE there are variables, there always are, but generally speaking, power means alarms/cameras more times than not.
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