While I was home working from the rear office. I hear this loud crack, followed by lots of flying sparks and a generous amount of smoke. Startled me for a minute. Steeling my nerves, I ventured outside to find a large hackberry branch had fallen on my utility lines. The riser from my electrical box had been torn off, and my electric meter had burned up. Lots of fun.
The electric company was quick to send someone over to assess the damage. They cut off the power and told me to contact an electrician. Cindy was nice to supply me with a referral, but he couldn't stop by until Thursday noon. I spent Wednesday night at Alamo Drafthouse and The Karate Kid. It gave the house time to cool down.
The electrician and his crew spent 7 hours repairing the damage Thursday, but they finished too late to call the city inspector over. So I spent Thursday night at Eric and Gaby's. Thanks for the chili.
Finally, today, the power came back on about 1:00. Have power but no cable or internet. How am I going to keep up with the tour? I may have to go old school and do something not 'connected.' Oh, the horror... the horror...
1 comment:
was the tree falling from a storm?
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