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LiberalEsto

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3. If you're hoping for a power outage, come to Washington DC. Right now.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 03:19 PM

Apr 2015

My husband actually got home early, for a wonder. He works a couple of blocks from the White House, and his building was closed down because of the power outage.

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question about electrical power transformers [View all] steve2470 Apr 2015 OP

Perhaps you weren't on that specific transformer? n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2015 #1

that's possible.... steve2470 Apr 2015 #2

They may have just been covering worst-case situations if they had to disconnect PoliticAverse Apr 2015 #5

If you're hoping for a power outage, come to Washington DC. Right now. LiberalEsto Apr 2015 #3

oh no hoping, I'm happy! steve2470 Apr 2015 #7

Perhaps the transformer in question doesn't serve your particular unit Major Nikon Apr 2015 #4

Maybe they did that in case they encountered complications. It also might be questionable exactly RKP5637 Apr 2015 #6