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Power Outages in Central Texas - Not buying the "likely cause" being told
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[quote:Carshy McCarsh:MV8yMDcyNjMzXzM0ODg0MzUwX0YzMzE0OTgx] [quote:Anonymous Coward 13158115:MV8yMDcyNjMzXzM0ODgzNTUxXzFENkMzRDFD] [quote:Carshy McCarsh:MV8yMDcyNjMzXzM0ODgzNDAyX0Y4RDBGMkQ0] It happens, man. Sometimes a squirrel can black out a city. :lightening: You can always check here for outages in Texas: http://www.ercot.com/feed/show_rss.rxml?feed=outages [/quote] Read the story!! 50 poles maybe more!! Not a squirrel! [/quote] You're welcome. :hf: [/quote]
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Sure was a good training session for being prepared. Got to work, pitch dark in the office, searched for a flashlight, when found; the batteries were about spent, had to search for batteries, all while using the light from my cell phone. In a true CME blast even cell phones will not be available.
I find it hard to believe that dust build up on transformers caused this.....
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