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Re:Eastern US power grid orders cuts, issues system wide eme... by xboxnolifes on Saturday December 24, 2022 @03:35AM (#34115095)
You can plan for, and define responses to, emergencies. That doesn't make them not emergencies.
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Re:Eastern US power grid orders cuts, issues system wide eme... by P5fRxh5kUvp2th on Saturday December 24, 2022 @04:20AM (#34115288)
Why do I feel like this thread is giving the word emergency an existential crisis :)

To be an emergency or not to be an emergency, that is the question!

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Re:Eastern US power grid orders cuts, issues system wide eme... by boomboomsubban on Saturday December 24, 2022 @05:14AM (#34115538)
An common use of "emergency" in a similar manner, if I have stomach issues and need to use the toilet now, I will call the situation an emergency even if I haven't yet soiled my pants. If I reach the bathroom in time, the emergency ends with no major incident.
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Re:Eastern US power grid orders cuts, issues system wide eme... by kryogen1c on Saturday December 24, 2022 @05:30AM (#34115628)
Quite right. If there is a fire in your house, it is still an emergency even if you have an extinguisher and evacuation plan.
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