Posts Tagged ‘Power Outage’
A Local’s Guide For Surviving The Coming Blackouts
Things to do: Run the laundry and dishwasher. You’ll at least want clean underwear, socks and t shirts. Do a quick vacuum – you don’t want to look at it for 3-4 days and think “What a mess!” Make a pass thru the fridge and toss things that already look questionable; better to throw out…
Read MoreTree Topples Power Pole, Blocks Donald Drive In Orinda Sunday
No one was hurt but the sound of this tree coming down – and splintering an adjacent power pole – got the attention of neighbors on Donald Drive in Orinda Sunday. Power is out to the area with about 75 homes unable to watch the Forty Niner game (tied at 20 all, currently, if you’re reading this…
Read MoreDistracted Driver Topples Power Pole, Teeters Two More, Sparks Fire – Power Out Briefly In Martinez Friday
A driver’s momentary distraction set off a chain reaction of unintended consequences near Arnold Drive in Martinez Friday: her car toppling power poles – the downed power lines touching off two small grass fires that blacked out dozens of nearby homes. Police and firefighters responded to 1340 Arnold Drive at 11:53 a.m. Friday in response to a call of…
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