On 7/25/2011 12:00 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
Got a call from a person from church, I'd met a couple
times. She got my number from a common friend.

Lights won't work, both bathrooms. And power sockets won't
work either. Been about a month. Single Mom, no money.
Finally she asked around. Who do we know, in the church, who
might know some about electrical. She got my number, and
called.

Several of her friends have looked around, and tried to fix
it. None of her friends could fix. She's getting tired of
needing a flashlight to take a shower.

One "Attaboy" to the first person who correctly guesses the
problem.

That would typically be a GFCI tripping problem. Age of the house would
help to determine standard GFCI scenario of the day. As DD_BobK pointed
out, it could be located in an unsuspected location such as: Outside,
garage, basement, adjacent to electric panel, or another bathroom.