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pooh
10-27-2011, 05:19 PM
We lost electrical power, then two fire engines went by, then an ambulance and just a bit ago, two SECO trucks, and just now, a Sheriff's car, siren going full blast.

If you know, please share....I've got to reset all my clocks and my color changing nightlights.

Sure hope no one is hurt or if they were, not badly.

graciegirl
10-27-2011, 06:20 PM
Please let us know. That sounds bad. I hope that critter that is taking down those downspouts in your neighborhood isn't into biting electrical lines OR people.

Stay inside Pooh. We love you.

philnpat
10-27-2011, 06:44 PM
Heard on the radio that 4000 homes were affected.

pooh
10-27-2011, 06:46 PM
Mike had made homemade mac and cheese for dinner and was just about to pop it into the oven when the power went out. Turned on the outdoor grill and used it as an oven....did a great job and the mac and cheese was cooked to perfection.

Power was out about 40 minutes, but it was all the activity that concerned me. Generally you don't have two fire engines, an ambulance and the Sheriff all within a short time racing up and down Morse Blvd. Power was even out in Lake Sumter Landing Town Square. I can hear music now so things were just delayed for a bit for Octoberfest.

As Mike and I were dining on the lanai, one of our resident squirrels was out there.... I wonder just what part that little beastie played in all of this... :)

You didn't suffer a power loss in your area, Gracie?

downeaster
10-27-2011, 07:01 PM
There was an accident on El Camino Real in front of the hospital around 3:30 this PM. when we went by around 4:30 they were loading a car on a recovery vehicle and there was one badly damaged on the median. Looked like it had hit some sort of an electric box.

Power crews were on the scene as well as fire engines. That may explain the outage.

pooh
10-27-2011, 07:05 PM
Heard on the radio that 4000 homes were affected.
That's a lot of homes. A number of us here on my street in Caroline had their garage screen doors down. They're electric and there was no way to bring them up. Couldn't get the car or cart out...well, if we had to we could have just gone through the screen...yikes!

pooh
10-27-2011, 07:11 PM
There was an accident on El Camino Real in front of the hospital around 3:30 this PM. when we went by around 4:30 they were loading a car on a recovery vehicle and there was one badly damaged on the median. Looked like it had hit some sort of an electric box.

Power crews were on the scene as well as fire engines. That may explain the outage.
Maybe, but I'm on the other side of 466 near LSLanding and the fire trucks and ambulance were heading down Morse towards 466A. Actually, I have no clue where they went, but they were heading in that direction.
There was a SECO truck that pulled off the road onto the grass near the cart path on Morse, near the golf course. I saw two SECO people get back into their truck and head back on Morse in the direction of 466. Another SECO truck went in that direction just before they did. This all happened around 5:10 or so, a few minutes before or after. Power was out for about 40 minutes. I felt badly for businesses in town, they were without power for a while.

graciegirl
10-27-2011, 07:22 PM
We are fine here Pooh.

Sad to hear about the accident near the hospital, but seems like the commotion was in another direction. We are getting so big here.

This morning I was going to post office and headed west on 466 and made a right turn on 301. There sat a car heading the wrong way at stop light. Good thing I was paying attention or I would have run into him. He failed to see that it was a divided highway when he pulled out of the fruit stand at 466 and 301.

My guardian angel sits in the corner and pants at the end of a day.

uujudy
10-27-2011, 07:27 PM
Maybe, but I'm on the other side of 466 near LSLanding and the fire trucks and ambulance were heading down Morse towards 466A. Actually, I have no clue where they went, but they were heading in that direction.
There was a SECO truck that pulled off the road onto the grass near the cart path on Morse, near the golf course. I saw two SECO people get back into their truck and head back on Morse in the direction of 466. Another SECO truck went in that direction just before they did. This all happened around 5:10 or so, a few minutes before or after. Power was out for about 40 minutes. I felt badly for businesses in town, they were without power for a while.

Pooh, this is interesting. Around 5:10 the machinery at the maintenance shop at the golf course (#2 hole of Virginia) turned on. Now I've never heard this machinery except on Friday mornings between 10 and 11. This is the first time I've ever heard it in the evening, so I was very surprised and I looked at my watch and wondered why it was on at this hour? The power came back on shortly after the machinery stopped. Coincidence? :shrug:

Pturner
10-27-2011, 07:34 PM
Pooh,
I'm glad your power is back on! Will be interested to find out what happened, so someone please let us know when you find out. It'll probably be in the Daily Fun, but I'm not there.

On another note, I know TV continues to grow and seasonal residents are starting to arrive. More accidents I understand. Confusion at the roundabouts I understand. But I don't understand why so many reports of people seeing cars on the wrong side of the road. Who does that? Why does that happen?

p.s., Mac and cheese. :mmmm:

pooh
10-27-2011, 07:34 PM
Pooh, this is interesting. Around 5:10 the machinery at the maintenance shop at the golf course (#2 hole of Virginia) turned on. Now I've never heard this machinery except on Friday mornings between 10 and 11. This is the first time I've ever heard it in the evening, so I was very surprised and I looked at my watch and wondered why it was on at this hour? The power came back on shortly after the machinery stopped. Coincidence? :shrug:
Interesting, indeed! Wonder what the heck happened....and if that machinery had anything to do with the power outage. Maybe the fire engines were sent because of a fire or the possibility of fire? Then the ambulance? I'm not sure what happened, but if no one was hurt, that's good. Power was back up and running fairly quickly.

Thanks for the info UU... ;)

momesu
10-27-2011, 07:36 PM
I had been in Spanish Springs for the parade and about 5:30 decided to head back to Lake Sumpter Landing to see what festivities were going on there for Oktoberfest. First thing I noticed was that the stop lights were out as I got into the area around LSL. Thought that strange but didn't think too much of it. Then as I was parking behind TooJay's I saw a lot of people leaving and more walking to their cars or carts saying they were headed up to Spanish Springs. The stores at LSL were all closed and had signs in their windows that they closed becasue of power outage. Several managers and/or clerks where out on the sidewalk talking on cell phones I think trying to go ahead and just leave. Most of the Oktoberfest vendors were still operational because they had generators. The food vendors were very busy since most area restaurants had closed or were only serving drinks no food. After about 30 minutes the power came back on and many stores had reopened by the time I left at 7. It was a wonderful evening to be outside. I had great fun at both Spanish Springs and LSL.
Suzanne

momesu
10-27-2011, 07:37 PM
We are fine here Pooh.

Sad to hear about the accident near the hospital, but seems like the commotion was in another direction. We are getting so big here.

This morning I was going to post office and headed west on 466 and made a right turn on 301. There sat a car heading the wrong way at stop light. Good thing I was paying attention or I would have run into him. He failed to see that it was a divided highway when he pulled out of the fruit stand at 466 and 301.

My guardian angel sits in the corner and pants at the end of a day.

Oh I am so glad that you and your guardian angel where at full attention this morning.

Suzanne

pooh
10-27-2011, 07:39 PM
We are fine here Pooh.

Sad to hear about the accident near the hospital, but seems like the commotion was in another direction. We are getting so big here.

This morning I was going to post office and headed west on 466 and made a right turn on 301. There sat a car heading the wrong way at stop light. Good thing I was paying attention or I would have run into him. He failed to see that it was a divided highway when he pulled out of the fruit stand at 466 and 301.

My guardian angel sits in the corner and pants at the end of a day.

Your guardian angel is a wonderful angel, Gracie and I'm so glad he/she is doing his/her job so very well. Thank you dear angel for keeping Gracie safe. Maybe when you finally sleep each night, so does your daytime angel...at that point, he/she really needs to rest, you've worn out the angel's wings! Night shift guardian has a much easier job..... you're still and in one spot!.... ;)

uujudy
10-27-2011, 07:46 PM
We are fine here Pooh.
My guardian angel sits in the corner and pants at the end of a day.

WHEW! Glad you're safe! You're giving that angel one heck of a workout!

pooh
10-27-2011, 07:47 PM
Just saw this on the Sumter County Incident page....not sure if it's related...time frame seems to be a bit off.

TRAUMA ALERT
10/27/11 18:47 (THE VILLAGES - 800 TRS PS 2) ENGINE COMPANY 41 ON SCENE MECHANISM OF INJURY UNKN REQUEST AIR SUPPORT AEROMED 3 RESPONDING ENGINE COMPANY 40 LANDING ZONE [FLA074]

There was a helicopter overhead around 7 or so this evening. Wonder if it's related to this trauma alert?

pooh
10-27-2011, 07:55 PM
I had been in Spanish Springs for the parade and about 5:30 decided to head back to Lake Sumpter Landing to see what festivities were going on there for Oktoberfest. First thing I noticed was that the stop lights were out as I got into the area around LSL. Thought that strange but didn't think too much of it. Then as I was parking behind TooJay's I saw a lot of people leaving and more walking to their cars or carts saying they were headed up to Spanish Springs. The stores at LSL were all closed and had signs in their windows that they closed becasue of power outage. Several managers and/or clerks where out on the sidewalk talking on cell phones I think trying to go ahead and just leave. Most of the Oktoberfest vendors were still operational because they had generators. The food vendors were very busy since most area restaurants had closed or were only serving drinks no food. After about 30 minutes the power came back on and many stores had reopened by the time I left at 7. It was a wonderful evening to be outside. I had great fun at both Spanish Springs and LSL.
Suzanne

Mike and I sat outdoors on our lanai and it was indeed a beautiful time of the day. Generally we can hear the music from the town square (Lake Sumter Landing) but with the power out, no music. I felt badly for anyone in town for the fest! Glad to hear that things got back up and running fairly soon.

Thanks for the info, Suzanne

Mintjulep
10-27-2011, 07:55 PM
I was just getting ready to stick my Dorito Pie in the oven and the power popped off. Ran to see if we blew a breaker, then a couple of neighbors called to find out if ours was off as theirs was also.

Lots of helicopters buzzing above us during the outage too. Or maybe the same one going back and forth...

momesu
10-27-2011, 07:58 PM
I assumed the helicopter was a news helicopter watching the Oktoberfest. By 6:30pm everything was totally back to normal up on the LSL square. I didn;t notice the helicopters till around that time.
Suzanne

pooh
10-27-2011, 08:00 PM
I was just getting ready to stick my Dorito Pie in the oven and the power popped off. Ran to see if we blew a breaker, then a couple of neighbors called to find out if ours was off as theirs was also.

Lots of helicopters buzzing above us during the outage too. Or maybe the same one going back and forth...


We did the same thing...checked to see if we tripped a breaker...and couldn't bake! Not sure if you used your grill to bake your Dorito pie, but it did work well for the mac and cheese. I only noticed one helicopter.

How did your dinner turn out?

NYMAN
10-27-2011, 08:11 PM
the lights went out and low and behold we were all in the dark, who cares we're in the villages having a good time in the dark!!!!!

pooh
10-27-2011, 08:12 PM
Pooh,
I'm glad your power is back on! Will be interested to find out what happened, so someone please let us know when you find out. It'll probably be in the Daily Fun, but I'm not there.

On another note, I know TV continues to grow and seasonal residents are starting to arrive. More accidents I understand. Confusion at the roundabouts I understand. But I don't understand why so many reports of people seeing cars on the wrong side of the road. Who does that? Why does that happen?


p.s., Mac and cheese. :mmmm:


It was so quiet for a bit. We have so many background noises we don't even notice till they're not there....well, of course there's that annoying beep, beep, beep from the battery back up for the computer.

You're right, many are returning or arriving here new in The Villages and all need to pay attention to where they are driving and where others are around them.

People can find themselves heading in the wrong direction...they are new to the area, they are busy talking, not paying attention or maybe they really shouldn't be driving. Everybody, stay safe!

Mac and cheese was great! Even my son the chef loves his Dad's mac and cheese....good old fashioned real food! Wish you two could have joined us!

uujudy
10-27-2011, 08:20 PM
Pooh,
But I don't understand why so many reports of people seeing cars on the wrong side of the road. Who does that? Why does that happen?


The Brits? :p

Oh wait! Now they'll all be mad at me. I only said that because we drove on the "wrong" side of the road when we were in England. It's danged confusing! We finally pulled over into a parking lot and called the car rental company and asked them to please come pick up the car. We just couldn't get the hang of it, even with me hanging out the window waving my arms and shouting, "American driver! Stand clear!" :wave:

Pturner
10-27-2011, 08:24 PM
The Brits? :p

Oh wait! Now they'll all be mad at me. I only said that because we drove on the "wrong" side of the road when we were in England. It's danged confusing! We finally pulled over into a parking lot and called the car rental company and asked them to please come pick up the car. We just couldn't get the hang of it, even with me hanging out the window waving my arms and shouting, "American driver! Stand clear!" :wave:

:a20:

Mintjulep
10-27-2011, 08:24 PM
We did the same thing...checked to see if we tripped a breaker...and couldn't bake! Not sure if you used your grill to bake your Dorito pie, but it did work well for the mac and cheese. I only noticed one helicopter.

How did your dinner turn out?

We live within a few blocks of LSL. I noticed helicopters above (or the same one) 4 or 5 times.
We waited til the power came back on to bake, (it was DEElish!!!). We sat outside on the patio drinking wine while waiting and baking. That's why I noticed the helicopters.

laryb
10-27-2011, 08:24 PM
Mike had made homemade mac and cheese for dinner and was just about to pop it into the oven when the power went out. Turned on the outdoor grill and used it as an oven....did a great job and the mac and cheese was cooked to perfection.

Power was out about 40 minutes, but it was all the activity that concerned me. Generally you don't have two fire engines, an ambulance and the Sheriff all within a short time racing up and down Morse Blvd. Power was even out in Lake Sumter Landing Town Square. I can hear music now so things were just delayed for a bit for Octoberfest.

As Mike and I were dining on the lanai, one of our resident squirrels was out there.... I wonder just what part that little beastie played in all of this... :)

You didn't suffer a power loss in your area, Gracie?

]I was just getting ready to stick my Dorito Pie in the oven and the power popped off.[/B] Ran to see if we blew a breaker, then a couple of neighbors called to find out if ours was off as theirs was also.

Lots of helicopters buzzing above us during the outage too. Or maybe the same one going back and forth...
The wife is babysitting out of town for a couple of days and I'm on my own. As all this was happening, I was just putting a bowl of Spaghetti-O's mixed with bologna in the microwave. Unfortunately, we didn't lose power.:rant-rave: (Actually, I could have made something but I was lazy)

Pturner
10-27-2011, 08:26 PM
We live within a few blocks of LSL. I noticed helicopters above (or the same one) 4 or 5 times.
We waited til the power came back on to bake, (it was DEElish!!!). We sat outside on the patio drinking wine while waiting and baking. That's why I noticed the helicopters.

Sorry for this brief interruption, but...

:wave: Mintjulep,
I've missed you!

Mintjulep
10-27-2011, 08:30 PM
Missed you TOO PT!!! We seemto be so darned busy lately,,, where does the time go!!! :loco:

pooh
10-27-2011, 08:30 PM
The Brits? :p

Oh wait! Now they'll all be mad at me. I only said that because we drove on the "wrong" side of the road when we were in England. It's danged confusing! We finally pulled over into a parking lot and called the car rental company and asked them to please come pick up the car. We just couldn't get the hang of it, even with me hanging out the window waving my arms and shouting, "American driver! Stand clear!" :wave:

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

pooh
10-27-2011, 08:32 PM
The wife is babysitting out of town for a couple of days and I'm on my own. As all this was happening, I was just putting a bowl of Spaghetti-O's mixed with bologna in the microwave. Unfortunately, we didn't lose power.:rant-rave: (Actually, I could have made something but I was lazy)

Oh, Lary, we had plenty to share....though..... I do like Spaghetti-O's.... ;)

Mintjulep
10-27-2011, 08:35 PM
The wife is babysitting out of town for a couple of days and I'm on my own. As all this was happening, I was just putting a bowl of Spaghetti-O's mixed with bologna in the microwave. Unfortunately, we didn't lose power.:rant-rave: (Actually, I could have made something but I was lazy)

Sounds like something my son would make. He used to make a box of mac and cheese, mix a can of chili in it and call it gourmet cooking, lol. :oops:

pooh
10-27-2011, 08:39 PM
the lights went out and low and behold we were all in the dark, who cares we're in the villages having a good time in the dark!!!!!

And we just bought some battery operated candles. Got a couple set up to enjoy and the power came back on. Oh well, we have the option of shutting off the lights, tv, computer and sitting outdoors with the soft flickering glow from those candles whether we have electricity or not...that's the nice thing about living here...not as many deadlines to be met, stuff to get ready for work, etc.

pooh
10-27-2011, 08:40 PM
Sounds like something my son would make. He used to make a box of mac and cheese, mix a can of chili in it and call it gourmet cooking, lol. :oops:

Mac and cheese mixed with chili sounds pretty good as a matter of fact!

laryb
10-27-2011, 08:46 PM
Sounds like something my son would make. He used to make a box of mac and cheese, mix a can of chili in it and call it gourmet cooking, lol. :oops:
Personally, I think your son belongs on Food Network!!:icon_hungry::icon_hungry:

Pturner
10-27-2011, 08:51 PM
The wife is babysitting out of town for a couple of days and I'm on my own. As all this was happening, I was just putting a bowl of Spaghetti-O's mixed with bologna in the microwave. Unfortunately, we didn't lose power.:rant-rave:

:a20:

pooh
10-27-2011, 09:11 PM
Well, we still don't really know what happened, but we do know that a few of us decided to bake at the same time, the power was out for about 40 minutes, fire trucks were moving along quickly on Morse, equipment went on and the power went out, equipment went off, power came on, Market Square was impacted by the power outage, mac and cheese mixed with chili sounds like something lary and I might enjoy eating and we shouldn't let lary cook for himself.... ;) ;) ;)

uujudy
10-27-2011, 09:22 PM
Well, we still don't really know what happened, but we do know that a few of us decided to bake at the same time, the power was out for about 40 minutes, fire trucks were moving along quickly on Morse, equipment went on and the power went out, equipment went off, power came on, Market Square was impacted by the power outage, mac and cheese mixed with chili sounds like something lary and I might enjoy eating and we shouldn't let lary cook for himself.... ;) ;) ;)

So it's YOUR fault, Pooh? I heard that they send out the fire trucks whenever they know you're baking.... Or do we blame Lary? :p

Mintjulep
10-27-2011, 09:23 PM
Well, we still don't really know what happened, but we do know that a few of us decided to bake at the same time, the power was out for about 40 minutes, fire trucks were moving along quickly on Morse, equipment went on and the power went out, equipment went off, power came on, Market Square was impacted by the power outage, mac and cheese mixed with chili sounds like something lary and I might enjoy eating and we shouldn't let lary cook for himself.... ;) ;) ;)

:BigApplause:

mac9
10-27-2011, 09:23 PM
When our power went out, we decided not to cook so we went out for Chinese. On the way home, we stopped at the fire station to ask what had happened. He told us that there was some sort of underground break (dang those geckos) and SECO had decided to do a reroute because of LSL being dark. Apparently, all went well as we had electricity when we returned home around 8PM.:crap2:

pooh
10-27-2011, 09:24 PM
uujudy says:
So it's YOUR fault, Pooh? I heard that they send out the fire trucks whenever they know you're baking.... Or do we blame Lary?


Pooh says: Let's blame lary.....lolol!

uujudy
10-27-2011, 09:26 PM
Let's blame lary.....lolol!

:a20:

Pturner
10-27-2011, 09:26 PM
Let's blame lary.....lolol!

uh oh, Spaghetti-O's.

Bill-n-Brillo
10-27-2011, 09:29 PM
The wife is babysitting out of town for a couple of days and I'm on my own. As all this was happening, I was just putting a bowl of Spaghetti-O's mixed with bologna in the microwave. Unfortunately, we didn't lose power.:rant-rave: (Actually, I could have made something but I was lazy)

Dang, lary - let me buy you a gift card for McDonald's or something the next time we're down there!!! Spaghetti-O's - that's cool. But with bologna?? Dang!!

:1rotfl:

Bill :)

pooh
10-27-2011, 09:32 PM
When our power went out, we decided not to cook so we went out for Chinese. On the way home, we stopped at the fire station to ask what had happened. He told us that there was some sort of underground break (dang those geckos) and SECO had decided to do a reroute because of LSL being dark. Apparently, all went well as we had electricity when we returned home around 8PM.:crap2:

Thanks for that information, Mac. Maybe the fire trucks were related to the trauma alert on the Sumter County Incident page, but I still don't think we should let lary cook for himself!

ducati1974
10-27-2011, 09:39 PM
Pooh, this is interesting. Around 5:10 the machinery at the maintenance shop at the golf course (#2 hole of Virginia) turned on. Now I've never heard this machinery except on Friday mornings between 10 and 11. This is the first time I've ever heard it in the evening, so I was very surprised and I looked at my watch and wondered why it was on at this hour? The power came back on shortly after the machinery stopped. Coincidence? :shrug:
I believe the machinery you heard was probably emergency generators that start automatically when the power goes out... so ... no coincidence!

uujudy
10-27-2011, 10:30 PM
I believe the machinery you heard was probably emergency generators that start automatically when the power goes out... so ... no coincidence!

Well that makes sense, but we're still blaming Lary. :laugh:
Uh oh Spaghetti-Os indeed! :1rotfl: :clap2:

JenAjd
10-27-2011, 10:31 PM
It sounded like the trucks had gone down Odell Circle...more than one for sure. I heard two sets of sirens actually and there was a time expanse between them. Some were just around 5 and then later. Never heard helicoptors. At any rate hope all's well!!! All day today, there seemed to be alot of sirens happening. More folks...more accidents????

laryb
10-27-2011, 10:41 PM
Hey!! Don't blame me.....I've got a rock solid alibi. I've been in the bathroom all night! Must have been bad bologna barf Bein' a gourmet ain't easy.:wine::mmmm:

Sadie1313
10-27-2011, 11:17 PM
We live within a few blocks of LSL. I noticed helicopters above (or the same one) 4 or 5 times.
We waited til the power came back on to bake, (it was DEElish!!!). We sat outside on the patio drinking wine while waiting and baking. That's why I noticed the helicopters.

Wow, all this talk of such yummy sounding dinners! Pray tell, how does one make a "Dorito Pie". It sounds good. Can you share the recipe?
Thanks, Trish

graciegirl
10-28-2011, 06:49 AM
I looked over the paper this morning and couldn't find any article about the power outage last night or anything about an accident or incident last night and it did shut down the Octoberfest celebration at Lake Sumter Landing. I have a feeling that since it happened at suppertime it won't show up, IF it shows up at all until tomorrow.:doh:

I sometimes think that the reporters on The Daily Sun are nine to five.

2 Oldcrabs
10-28-2011, 07:01 AM
If the outage affected 4,000 homes for 40 minutes, the likely cause was equipment failure at a substation.

2BNTV
10-28-2011, 08:46 AM
It's a good thing that Bill will supply popcorn for situations like this. :)

:popcorn:

:popcorn:

:popcorn:

I hope no one was hurt in this situation.

Bill-n-Brillo
10-28-2011, 01:45 PM
It's a good thing that Bill will supply popcorn for situations like this. :) .....

Better have some already popped ahead of time!!

Bill :wave:

swrinfla
10-28-2011, 03:32 PM
I find myself wondering why TOTV-ers are still asking, "What happened?"

Certainly an unusual event!

Just before heading out to the Central States Club event at the Canal Street Rec Center, I noticed a very, very small aberration in the lights in my kitchen. Then, when I arrived at the Odell Circle / Canal Street intersection, where the lights were out, I wondered what was happening?

At Canal Street, our entertainment was setting up, but the only lights were the emergency ones. After a little while, we moved out to the picnic pavillions hoping to have our party, no matter what!

Before too long, we went back into the Center, with everything reading that all was safe.

Bottom line: we had a very enjoyable evening, many of us wondering about but not being too concerned about the small aberration!

During more than six and a half years here, this event seems to be the longest "blackout yet!"

SWR
:beer3:

pooh
10-28-2011, 03:40 PM
I find myself wondering why TOTV-ers are still asking, "What happened?"

Certainly an unusual event!

Just before heading out to the Central States Club event at the Canal Street Rec Center, I noticed a very, very small aberration in the lights in my kitchen. Then, when I arrived at the Odell Circle / Canal Street intersection, where the lights were out, I wondered what was happening?

At Canal Street, our entertainment was setting up, but the only lights were the emergency ones. After a little while, we moved out to the picnic pavillions hoping to have our party, no matter what!

Before too long, we went back into the Center, with everything reading that all was safe.

Bottom line: we had a very enjoyable evening, many of us wondering about but not being too concerned about the small aberration!

During more than six and a half years here, this event seems to be the longest "blackout yet!"

SWR
:beer3:

I wondered Steve because so many emergency vehicles headed down Morse close to the same time the power went out. Two fire engines, an ambulance, then a Sheriff's car heading back going about the speed of light (well not really, but lights on and siren screaming), went down Morse behind my house. I was afraid that someone had been hurt.

In the 5 years we've been here, this is indeed the longest outage we've experienced, too. Oh the power has been out for a few minutes a couple of times, but it was always back quickly.

Glad you had your party... ;)

Chazz
10-28-2011, 04:01 PM
Tried to see if there was any info on WVLG last night but all we heard was the usual entertainment offerings. Today, nothing in the Daily Sun. As a minimum, I would expect the utilities and/or the appropriate authorities to get the word out to the news outlets. The radio station should have been the first source of information for TV.

spk7951
10-29-2011, 09:58 AM
An article in today's Daily Sun, 10/29 section C, says that a failure of an underground power line splice caused the power failure. There was an explosion which blew off a manhole cover. This was near the intersection of Gayle Mill Drive and Odell Circle, Village of Mallory, about 4:30pm on Thursday.

Also, on the RadioReference web site they list a trauma situation requiring an air medivac around 4:45pm Thursday. This type of response would have required 2 fire engines and at least an ambulance.


So my best educated guess is what folks saw was actually emergency services responding to both emergencies that happened within minutes of each other.

caseylou5
10-29-2011, 10:44 AM
i saw an accident on Morse at the roundabout for Stillwater Trail on Friday. A car and a Habitat for Humanity truck had collided. Lots of emergency vehicles there.

graciegirl
10-29-2011, 11:32 AM
I THINK that the lights are flickering a bit today. I am sewing and I hate to sew and maybe it is an unconcious wish that the electricity would go out.:wave:

SALYBOW
10-29-2011, 01:38 PM
Maybe, but I'm on the other side of 466 near LSLanding and the fire trucks and ambulance were heading down Morse towards 466A. Actually, I have no clue where they went, but they were heading in that direction.
There was a SECO truck that pulled off the road onto the grass near the cart path on Morse, near the golf course. I saw two SECO people get back into their truck and head back on Morse in the direction of 466. Another SECO truck went in that direction just before they did. This all happened around 5:10 or so, a few minutes before or after. Power was out for about 40 minutes. I felt badly for businesses in town, they were without power for a while.

My hubby was playng golf at Sandhill and said theat there was a large cloud of very black smoke coming from Tamarind Grove and that is where all the emergency vehicles seemed to go.

pooh
10-29-2011, 03:35 PM
My hubby was playng golf at Sandhill and said theat there was a large cloud of very black smoke coming from Tamarind Grove and that is where all the emergency vehicles seemed to go.

Maybe that was where all the emergency response vehicles went!

rubicon
10-29-2011, 03:43 PM
The electrcity was out at our house too for one hour. We called SECO and they told us 4000 homes were affected. thankfully for us we planned a meal on the grille. hate it when you have to re-set every clock in the house and now we have a time changing coming soon uggggh

Pturner
10-29-2011, 04:07 PM
So, what happened never got reported?

graciegirl
10-29-2011, 05:22 PM
An article in today's Daily Sun, 10/29 section C, says that a failure of an underground power line splice caused the power failure. There was an explosion which blew off a manhole cover. This was near the intersection of Gayle Mill Drive and Odell Circle, Village of Mallory, about 4:30pm on Thursday.

Also, on the RadioReference web site they list a trauma situation requiring an air medivac around 4:45pm Thursday. This type of response would have required 2 fire engines and at least an ambulance.


So my best educated guess is what folks saw was actually emergency services responding to both emergencies that happened within minutes of each other.
Bump

Pturner
10-29-2011, 05:24 PM
Thanks, GG! I somehow missed that post.

pooh
10-29-2011, 05:26 PM
The electrcity was out at our house too for one hour. We called SECO and they told us 4000 homes were affected. thankfully for us we planned a meal on the grille. hate it when you have to re-set every clock in the house and now we have a time changing coming soon uggggh

I know, and remember to reset your weather radio and answering machine...some need to be reset, some not.

pooh
10-29-2011, 05:26 PM
Thanks, GG! I somehow missed that post.

I'm still blaming lary.... ;)

Mintjulep
10-29-2011, 10:46 PM
Wow, all this talk of such yummy sounding dinners! Pray tell, how does one make a "Dorito Pie". It sounds good. Can you share the recipe?
Thanks, Trish

Trish, to make Dorito Pie, put a layer of Nacho Cheese Doritos in the bottom of a 9x13 greased pan.
Brown a lb. of ground beef with a diced onion and a green pepper. Drain the grease off then add a big spoonful of taco seasoning, a can of Armour hot and Spicy chili w/ beans, a can of green chili's and about a cup of water. Stir and heat til it's good and hot, then pour over the Dorito layer. Spread a thin layer of salsa over the meat mixture, then top w/ shredded cheddar. Bake at 400� about 20 mins till the cheese is melted and bubbly. Yummy!

spk7951
10-30-2011, 10:28 AM
My hubby was playng golf at Sandhill and said theat there was a large cloud of very black smoke coming from Tamarind Grove and that is where all the emergency vehicles seemed to go.


Also listed on the RadioReference web site was a garage/storage building fire in Oxford around 4:30 Thursday, so most likely Sumter County requested mutual aid from TV.