Originally Posted by momesu (Post 411395)

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

Originally Posted by Mintjulep (Post 411416)

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...

Originally Posted by Pturner (Post 411393)

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:

Originally Posted by Pturner (Post 411393)

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?

Originally Posted by uujudy (Post 411439)

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:

Originally Posted by pooh (Post 411421)

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?

Originally Posted by pooh (Post 411358)

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?

Originally Posted by Mintjulep;411416[B

]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...

Originally Posted by Mintjulep (Post 411443)

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.

Originally Posted by uujudy (Post 411439)

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:

Originally Posted by laryb (Post 411445)

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)