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27 Mar, 9 tweets, 3 min read
Just what the f**&ing hell.

Power went out, direct strike on our pole. Worse, it must have hit one of our off-grid lites too!

So it also took out my inverter battery back-up. Blew the outputs. Scrapped it.

We have a genny and a gallon of gas.

Gonna be a long day.
🥺
I see our strike arrestor blown open, but utility says our outage is part of an ongoing incident.

Means they fix it, then we call back left behind. That's a few hours lost.

Then, damn system has the 'not A' address tagged to my number. But they have power.
Another delay.
Rescued the incubator it's on genny.

Wife wants grits.
I want heat.
And we have enough wattage for one or the other.

So I told her to buck up and have a bowl of cereal.

Or unplug the incubator???
I thought it was gonna be sunny today! But, I mowed the yard yesterday, instead of going for my first season ride.

New lights mounted, battery charged.

Good thing.
We're using our bike batteries as USB chargers.

Oh WTF!
Dammit my heater is OFF.
Wife stole my plug for hotplate.
Utility came. They say it blew the neighbor on our same line.

They replaced arrestor, reset it. Went to neighbor.

I went thru plugged stuff in, put on safety glasses to get under carport. I remember last time.

Just as I was turning genny fuel off.
BAM!

I turned fuel back on.
They said they would try another arrestor. I kept clearing path for big truck, then told them I'd go inside and wait for the third BAM!

They changed their mind, they'll be back with a transformer.
Sometime.

More mega-suck hope it gets installed before tonight's storm blows it.
They came back, installed, left. We have power.

Total cost?
1- inverter 2500W, about $300. I can get better 10 yrs newer (good) but $300 hits harder than it did when I was still middle-class.

1- float switch relay unit, smoked it. Big pump and tank pump OK. Maybe $100?
Add a LED floodlight $80. I guess that's what blew my inverter?

We opened door to watch next storm move in. One light has turned into a strobe.

Honey wanted me to run out and unplug it?? Chickens pestered?

I said hell no.
A good strike behind me punctuated that.
Sun is coming back. Not much sleep. But it's over.

I woke up in panic at 3AM, couldn't find Neko. Found him under back of bed. He wouldn't come out till I shined flashlight on my face.

Maybe I could claim the stuff on homeowners? Yeah. Deductible $500. Total damage $480.
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