Active Topics | Member List | Search | Help | Register | Login
Fan Fic
Byrne Robotics > Fan Fic << Prev Page of 52 Next >>
Topic: X-MEN.ELSEWHEN.14--Comments Post ReplyPost New Topic
Author
Message
John Byrne
Avatar
Grumpy Old Guy

Joined: 11 May 2005
Posts: 132239
Posted: 06 August 2020 at 8:47am | IP Logged | 1 post reply

One tree down. Not a big one, but it’s been pushed over twice since I’ve lived here, and each time I’ve done everything possible to save it. This time, tho, all the roots were stripped off!

Extra annoyance, last time it toppled it bent the faux wrought iron fence next to it almost to the ground. I JUST got that replaced. Grrrrrrr!!!!!!!

Back to Top profile | search
 
Scott Sackett
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 16 April 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 405
Posted: 06 August 2020 at 8:51am | IP Logged | 2 post reply

I live in Oklahoma and on the news this morning they showed a convoy of a couple hundred linemen and equipment greaing up to head up to the northeast to help restore power.

If you have the ability with your provider make sure you report the outage. We had an outage a few months ago that was us and about 4 houses around it. We were the only people who reported it.
Back to Top profile | search | www e-mail
 
Andrew Bitner
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 01 June 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 7480
Posted: 06 August 2020 at 9:05am | IP Logged | 3 post reply

JB, was this storm the worst weather you've had in this home? It sounds like it was pretty ferocious.
Back to Top profile | search
 
John Byrne
Avatar
Grumpy Old Guy

Joined: 11 May 2005
Posts: 132239
Posted: 06 August 2020 at 10:17am | IP Logged | 4 post reply

Ferocious but brief!

Power came back—for all of five minutes. Now out again.

Back to Top profile | search
 
Andrew Bitner
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 01 June 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 7480
Posted: 06 August 2020 at 10:37am | IP Logged | 5 post reply

Argh.
That's happened to us here in Virginia once in a while too--a flicker as everything comes back up, then boom, no power again.
Hope you get power back (and keep it) real soon.
Back to Top profile | search
 
Michael Penn
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 12 April 2006
Location: United States
Posts: 12429
Posted: 06 August 2020 at 12:42pm | IP Logged | 6 post reply

At least the power coming back briefly hopefully proves
people are working on this.
Back to Top profile | search
 
John Byrne
Avatar
Grumpy Old Guy

Joined: 11 May 2005
Posts: 132239
Posted: 06 August 2020 at 12:48pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply

But it’s so MEAN!!
Back to Top profile | search
 
Wilson Mui
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 27 June 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 4523
Posted: 06 August 2020 at 1:38pm | IP Logged | 8 post reply

Have you considered getting a backup
generator?
Back to Top profile | search
 
John Byrne
Avatar
Grumpy Old Guy

Joined: 11 May 2005
Posts: 132239
Posted: 06 August 2020 at 3:15pm | IP Logged | 9 post reply

Yes. But they don’t hold enough power and if I got one now its warranty would likely expire before the next storm.
Back to Top profile | search
 
Robert Painter
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 01 January 2020
Location: United States
Posts: 14
Posted: 06 August 2020 at 7:20pm | IP Logged | 10 post reply

Sorry for the power issues and storm damage. Hope all is better soon!
Back to Top profile | search
 
John Byrne
Avatar
Grumpy Old Guy

Joined: 11 May 2005
Posts: 132239
Posted: 06 August 2020 at 7:40pm | IP Logged | 11 post reply

Power back, but now my computer is telling me it’s not connected to the internet!*

Call to service tomorrow, but no new pages until this little drama resolves itself.

————

* My TV cable box seems also to have lost its connection!

Back to Top profile | search
 
John Byrne
Avatar
Grumpy Old Guy

Joined: 11 May 2005
Posts: 132239
Posted: 06 August 2020 at 7:44pm | IP Logged | 12 post reply

Now WiFi is misbehaving on my phone!
Back to Top profile | search
 

<< Prev Page of 52 Next >>
  Post ReplyPost New Topic
Printable version Printable version

Forum Jump
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

 Active Topics | Member List | Search | Help | Register | Login