fluffythewondercat
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posted on April 14, 2004 08:20:11 AM new
Yesterday afternoon 'round about 4:15 pm a chunk of our city went dark. A high voltage line snapped just a block away from my house.
Normally this would be a problem but not crippling, since I've relocated part of the operation to the new office. Wouldn't you just know it: the new place is served by the same high voltage line.
So we were without power until midnight last night.
This morning, after two hours' work trying to get computer and network gear back up (with only partial success), the power went out again.
I'm typing this on a laptop with a dialup connection.
I did have the idea some months ago that in case of personal emergencies or natural disasters a "news bulletin" area might be good for each auction, so each one has a link to an image (which is currently a plain white square) that can be quickly changed to a status report.
Gotta go now and conserve battery power. And think about a better disaster plan.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on April 14, 2004 09:24:15 AM new
Power's back on, but who knows for how long.
We were just pulling out the generators when it came back on. Apparently this works on the same principle as: If you want it to rain, you wash your car.
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aintrichyet
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posted on April 14, 2004 12:34:00 PM new
I'm keepin' a candle burnin' for ya, Fluff.
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Libra63
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posted on April 14, 2004 12:42:20 PM new
Whw! that has to be a mess. If I could send you power it would be on the way.
Just where do you live that power could be out that long. I thought we were out of the dark ages.
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cblev65252
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posted on April 14, 2004 12:42:56 PM new
Or, if you want it to be sunny, you pray for rain to wash your car. 
Cheryl
http://www.kcskorner.com
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on April 14, 2004 01:46:06 PM new
Just where do you live that power could be out that long.
San Francisco Bay Area. We were without power for 3 1/2 days last October after a freak storm that toppled many trees.
We have PG&E, who kept telling us for 2 1/2 days there was no outage in our area.
I thought we were out of the dark ages.
We have PG&E.
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paloma91
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posted on April 14, 2004 05:25:09 PM new
fluff,
yesterday just before I went to work (around 7 am) the lights flickered, went off for sec and back on again. It happened twice in succession. I wonder if this is related. I know I don't live that close to you BUT . . .
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on April 14, 2004 06:04:56 PM new
I know I don't live that close to you BUT . . .
You have PG&E.
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paloma91
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posted on April 14, 2004 10:15:09 PM new
yes I do! I wonder if the pole or transformer or whatever it was that caused that problem, is nearby either one of us. Oh well, one of life's stupid mysteries we will never solve. Atleast you have power now.
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sparkz
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posted on April 14, 2004 10:32:30 PM new
Fluffy...PG&E just emerged from chapter 11 this week. One of the orders of the court was that they were no longer to use duct tape and bailing wire to splice broken wires again. Therefore, there must be a logical explanation for your power outage. In my area (SoCal Edison), 99% of all power outages can be traced to a drunk vs. power pole. You'd think that in this day and age they could develop a more durable power pole
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on April 15, 2004 09:53:33 AM new
Or at least figure out why drunks are drawn to them.
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parklane64
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posted on April 15, 2004 11:53:33 AM new
A more durable power pole, hehehe. Thanks for the chuckle.
Get yourself a good power backup! One that protects your phone lines, too. A generator will put out power with enough fluctuation to produce computer problems. Verify that a power outage does not compromise any of your security systems. I'm talking a 4 hour keep working system, not an emergency power shut-down system.
How does your insurance classify losses during a power outage? Is it an act of dog?
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