03-23-2023, 05:50 AM
Yesterday LCF and I went for a roundabout walk to the grocery (Safeway on Shoreline). As we walked down Sierra Vista, a light-pole ahead us suddenly sparked at the top and made a huge frightening sound. I described it as the sneeze of a T-Rex, and LCF thought it was apt. It sneezed a couple times. I think a transformer blew. There was a black cylindrical thingie up there. The top of the pole caught fire. A firetruck soon came. We went on to the grocery and bought stuff needing refrigeration. When we got home, no electricity. LCF had to go get ice, and we were able to move most perishables into a couple of ice chests. Went to bed early, because without lights there's not much to do. The lights came back on at 1:45 this am.
I'm nobody's pony.