Re-outage update

Looks like about half the re-outage area is back on. Heading south on Cali, up the hill, the first sign of power was an outdoor light at Cali & Austin. Morgan Junction businesses, still out. To the east, 35th/Thistle light was back. Someone just left a comment wondering about 32nd/Thistle — when we head out again in a bit, we’ll check that out. And we’ll keep you updated on Morgan Junction, where the substation area is still cordoned off. Funny how this sort of thing changes your mindset; we’ve laughed in the past about suggestions that emergency-preparedness kits make great gifts … just heard that pitch again on the car radio, and now we’re not laughing. At all.

Nick O December 20, 2006 (1:48 pm)

I live on SW Austin (off Highland) and someone put a sign at the end of Othello asking for help. “Help No Power”. You should check it out. It doesn’t seem that City Light knows we exist over there.

Katie December 20, 2006 (3:00 pm)

I’ve heard people recommending that if your power is STILL off or goes off again, keep calling SCL to let them know. It might help to be a squeaky wheel…especially if they may not even KNOW about it! We lost power at 9:30 near Murray & 48th, but it came back about noon.

MFishpaw December 20, 2006 (5:15 pm)

We’re in North Admiral and were in a pocket of homes with no power until Monday afternoon. Daily calls into SCL didn’t help. We finally called the mayor’s office, which resulted in our power being restored within about 3 hours! I mentioned how my husband is a cancer patient, and the lack of power was particularly stressful for us. We got a call back from a SCL “accounts manager” who didn’t seem to know about the outage in our neighborhood. Once the power was back up, I did leave messages thanking everyone involved. What I hadn’t mentioned was that our kitty was dying, and she did eventually succumb yesterday morning — thankfully within a warm house. Thanks for the good work with the blog.

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