Our power was just restored a few minutes ago, after about 53 hours of being off. Gee, it was really starting to feel like the power grid in the Bahamas.😉 Our generating schedule worked well though, and we certainly were lucky to have it. Since late this afternoon, many power trucks and crew, who we have been told came from Indiana, have been going by our house and accessing the situation. Tonight, three trucks stopped at the power pole across the street and Dave went out to watch what was happening, since they had a bright search light. Apparently the trauma of a falling tree caused the huge fuses on the transformer to short out. Dave watched as one of the men worked on the fuses and after snapping the last of the three cases back together, poof, our power magically came back on. I went to the front door and yelled thank you several times and I hope they heard me! These crews are working 24 hours a day to try and get everyone back on the grid...plus it took them two days to drive from Indiana. I wouldn't be surprised if they don't head to Texas and Louisiana after Hurricane Delta passes, to help with their recovery.
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