Power cuts
Apr 18th 2007, 8:45 am
#17
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Re: Power cuts
USA has written about those little guys mucking up things:
"Suicide Squirrels driving Utilities nuts"
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...quirrels_N.htm
Not sure what is more weird--a squirrel zapping power or 'leaves on the tracks' slowing trains (that one always makes me laugh).
Apr 18th 2007, 11:21 am
#18
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Re: Power cuts
My apartment in DC hasn't had a power cut for about 15 years, but all the lines are buried. My house out in the country, however, has several a year. We have overhead lines and trees trees trees.
It sucks all the worse because we are on an electric well for our water, so a loss of power also means no h20.
It sucks all the worse because we are on an electric well for our water, so a loss of power also means no h20.
So when a big storm is forecast here we fill up the bath so we can flush the loo with a bucket. Also fill up jugs for making cups of tea etc.
In a way it's fun for a while, making tea on the wood stove, heating up soup etc...... bacon and eggs for supper made on the woodstove!
Apr 18th 2007, 1:47 pm
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Re: Power cuts
i cant complain about power cuts really, we have had a couple, 1 when the remnants of Hurracain Ivan came through the state and 1 when a Tornado came through town, my power was back on within 12 hours each time.
Apr 19th 2007, 10:03 am
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Re: Power cuts
We did buy a generator a couple of years ago, just before Katrina hit. The company we bought it from were about to ship it when the hurricane hit & they were swamped with orders. Naturally, orders from that area came before ours so 3 months later, no genny & we got a refund instead. Still don't have one.
I hadn't thought about the well pump though. yikes! And the giant water system we have in because our water stinks off sh!t
