Doesn't happen too often around here -- I can remember maybe three times in the past 15 years. One was a squirrel across the transformer terminals; one was when they shut off the power to switch our street lights from halogen to LED (which they decided they needed to do at night, for some reason); and the other was two years ago when a big ice storm took down a bunch of lines.
The last one was the worst -- three days without power; temperature in the teens (unusual around here); and repair crews braving icy roads, fallen trees, and idiot sight-seers, while trying to pick up and splice live lines all over the county.
Fortunately the house is well-insulated, and I was well stocked with food and single-malt antifreeze.
The last one was the worst -- three days without power; temperature in the teens (unusual around here); and repair crews braving icy roads, fallen trees, and idiot sight-seers, while trying to pick up and splice live lines all over the county.
Fortunately the house is well-insulated, and I was well stocked with food and single-malt antifreeze.
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Dr H
"So, I became an anarchist, and all I got was this lousy T-shirt."
Dr H
"So, I became an anarchist, and all I got was this lousy T-shirt."
