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IrishAyes

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Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 12:10 PM

Mar 2013

And yes, I consider the linemen national heroes!

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Have you ever had a power outage? [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 2013 OP

Special thanks to the IBEW member who caused the California/Arizona power outage of September 2011 slackmaster Mar 2013 #1

This was MANAGMENTS FAULT! Omaha Steve Mar 2013 #6

Did you read what you posted? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #18

Management is always ultimately accountable slackmaster Mar 2013 #19

Alas that is not a lineman either nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #20

Anti-union too. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #63

You bet we have. We've got PEPCO LiberalEsto Mar 2013 #2

We have Pepco, too Nancy Waterman Mar 2013 #5

It gets expensive when you have to throw perfectly good food out LiberalEsto Mar 2013 #35

We're in Maryland too, LibertyLover Mar 2013 #33

Yes matt819 Mar 2013 #3

Absolutely NOT! Omaha Steve Mar 2013 #10

That is why I have a whole home automatic generator LiberalArkie Mar 2013 #4

That is why IrishAyes Mar 2013 #12

Same here DollarBillHines Mar 2013 #58

Although I have lived in 8 towns in 2 states Jenoch Mar 2013 #7

Me too IrishAyes Mar 2013 #13

I live in Minnesota Jenoch Mar 2013 #15

Bloom Boxes IrishAyes Mar 2013 #16

I'm in Minnesota, too. Dakota Electric is solid as a rock for us. SomeGuyInEagan Mar 2013 #24

I've had both Jenoch Mar 2013 #45

I live in a small town thst owns its own utility rurallib Mar 2013 #8

ice storm nashville, tn. TWO WEEKS NO POWER. 1994 spanone Mar 2013 #9

Was in Memphis during that time. reflection Mar 2013 #32

As recently as last spring...... jdadd Mar 2013 #11

PS IrishAyes Mar 2013 #14

3 weeks in 1996, Hurricane Bertha Separation Mar 2013 #17

Here in California, yes and often. The earth shakes some and out goes the power, wind blows and out Raine Mar 2013 #21

I live in the Inland Empire and we have not had an outage since we got rid of Enron. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #25

I'm in coastal Los Angeles County on a hillside. I don't know why but it Raine Mar 2013 #39

Timely post! 4_TN_TITANS Mar 2013 #22

Quite often. RebelOne Mar 2013 #23

Too many times... Rider3 Mar 2013 #26

Personal record, 7 days. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #27

Same here during Sandy. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #42

In my last apartment- often. At least once a month. richmwill Mar 2013 #28

My great uncle was a crew foreman for Niagara Mohawk in the 60's-70's Remmah2 Mar 2013 #29

8 days and 5 days. FarCenter Mar 2013 #30

Yes, in Dallas, Thank you Memphis Power and Light for fixing the lines dem in texas Mar 2013 #31

Southern California Edison. We have rolling blackouts. Enough said. Initech Mar 2013 #34

No, but whenever I go to Meta, I see a pouter outrage. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #36

Rolling blackouts abelenkpe Mar 2013 #37

i was doing xtreme night owl thing, getting ready to pute and the power went out around 12:30 pansypoo53219 Mar 2013 #38

Woohoo, my union! Canuckistanian Mar 2013 #40

I almost took a job fixing traffic lights in Denver MindPilot Mar 2013 #41

about two weeks following a hurricane BainsBane Mar 2013 #43

Yes and while not today, yes I have thanked them. uppityperson Mar 2013 #44

My Husband 43 yr. member IBEW!!!! pkz Mar 2013 #46

When Hurricane Frances knocked out our power in 2004 kdmorris Mar 2013 #47

One of my buddies is a lineman, and in the IBEW. ileus Mar 2013 #48

About 8 days following the April 27, 2011 tornadoes... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #49

Northern Michigan Crepuscular Mar 2013 #50

Thanks for this Grateful for Hope Mar 2013 #51

I will right now, thank you linemen! lonestarnot Mar 2013 #52

The big east coast blackout of 2003 that hit the Detroit area nt maryellen99 Mar 2013 #53

When I was in college, it was the linemen from one of our 2 local power comanies Jamastiene Mar 2013 #54

Often. More recently than in years past. MADem Mar 2013 #55

I think it would be more truthful if the poster said: Bay Boy Mar 2013 #56

All I remember from shop class is E=I over R Omaha Steve Mar 2013 #61

we lose power here every time mother nature sneezes unblock Mar 2013 #57

The last time, the lineperson arrived within an hour. longship Mar 2013 #59

The longest one I lived through was four hours - tops Generic Brad Mar 2013 #60

Linemen do NOT come out during hurricanes, tornados, and fierce storms, for very good reason. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #62

I was without power for 3 weeks after Hurricane Ike. Lisa0825 Mar 2013 #64

Too bad big corp normally owns the power companies because we could possibly do smart things like glowing Mar 2013 #65

So many times here in snow country that I've lost count. Rhiannon12866 Mar 2013 #66

sandys storm smh..:'(:'(:'(:'( marylovem4 Mar 2013 #67

I am so sorry! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2013 #68