We had the remnants of the latest hurricane sweep thru southern Indiana this morning with 70+ MPH winds, and the power kept blinking in and off, complete with power surges, where the lights would get really bright. My refrigerator has been going on and off, just plain acting weird. Then, I ran to the grocery, and when I came back thought, ‘Hey, the house feels awfully hot’… and found out that the fan was working… the a/c was not.
Lovely.
So… a little while ago, I decided to fry up a couple burgers for dinner.
The burners on my electric stove do not work.
I walked out on my back deck- it’s cooler OUTside than IN, and that’s when I saw it.
‘It’ was 2 powerlines … LIVE POWER LINES… down in my back yard, lying across my dog run. :eek:
And my dogs have been out running around loose in the back yard most of the afternoon.
I could have EASILY had 2 fried Gordon Setters. EASILY
I started shaking when I saw the lines and coaxed them inside- I was terrified they would think it a game and go bouncing around like they often do. Thank God they were good dogs and went right in for me. I called the electric company and reported the lines down, and was told they will come fix them.
Sometime.
Might be today. Might be tomorrow. Might be a week from Thursday. They. Just. Don’t. Know. Lines are down all over the city. I am supposed to be at work in the morning… can’t go to work unless the lines are fixed.
But y’know what? My dogs are lying here on the floor beside me, safe, so I am counting my blessings.