On 18/10/2012 22:41, Adrian wrote:
In message , Michael
Kilpatrick writes
Yes, some idiot phoned someone up to say that they could see some
power cables arcing into the trees across the road from us.

So, a contractor was sent to hack the trees.

At ten to five in the evening.

For three hours. No power to the whole street.

As if the trees are going to grow more than another centimetre
overnight, or as if they had suddenly done so the night before?

I had to feed the boys by candlelight, and luckily we only need the
gas hob.

Michael


I think I can better that one.

A few years back we were notified of a power outage (residential area)
from (IIRC) 1900 - 2200 (and it was that long).


You were notified? Lucky you.

I was busy typing an email in response to an email quote from a borehole
driller (see thread started by me a little earlier today) when my
computer was just switched off - a few seconds before I was going to hit
the send button...

Michael