Winds take out trees, power
Monday night’s high winds knocked trees down and caused blackouts off‑island. Several Tempos were tragically damaged. The Journal has some photos of trees fallen onto streets and vehicles.
Monday night’s high winds knocked trees down and caused blackouts off‑island. Several Tempos were tragically damaged. The Journal has some photos of trees fallen onto streets and vehicles.
Blork 09:04 on 2020-04-14 Permalink
This might be the first time we’ve had a major wind storm in which I did NOT lose power. Except for one brownout last night at around 9PM that lasted literally two seconds, we stayed lit. Yay me. Seriously, there’s some fundamental flaw in my neighbourhood that makes the few blocks around chez moi highly vulnerable. We lose power from wind two or three times a year, and it’s always really frustrating because the people right across the street never lose power.
It’s still pretty windy this morning. I hope I don’t jinx it…
Chris 15:28 on 2020-04-14 Permalink
Careful what you wish for Blork… Hydro’s solution is usually to butcher all the trees in your neighbourhood.
Dhomas 19:03 on 2020-04-14 Permalink
It’s what they did in my neighbourhood. And without even the frequent blackouts. Just the possibility of arcing made them raze a whole park full of trees in my hood. Petitions and complaints be damned.