Well, 2023 is off to a bit of a rough start for us.
As we were driving home from Tahoe on New Year's Day, we got a text from our neighbor saying that they had been having power surges at their house. Our electric company came out to investigate and declared it was fixed.
Two hours later, our other neighbor texted to say his house was on fire. Thankfully no one was inside--they were out for a walk--but the fire, which started in a surge protector, caused significant damage, and their sprinklers did even more.
We came home to a fire crew in the cul-de-sac. Luckily, no fire in our house, but we did also have several charred surge protectors. Additionally, our furnace, microwave and bathroom fan no longer worked.
By then the electric company was back and assured us that this time the problem was really fixed (but was it?). We did not sleep well, and left all the bedroom doors open and unplugged as much as possible out of fear.
The following day, we had an electrician out who got our furnace running again but could not fix the microwave or fan. Other neighbors had similar issues--one house lost an oven, another a refrigerator/freezer, etc. And everyone on the street had fried surge protectors.
Ugh--who knew something like this could even happen! Thankfully, the electric company has admitted fault, and we hope to get reimbursed for our damages. But, what a pain!
Meanwhile, fast forward a few days to Wednesday--we got a massive storm that hit California--an atmospheric river/bomb cyclone as it was called. Winds hit up to 100 mph. So guess what--we lost power! It was off for over 14 hours.
So a rough electric week! We are feeling about ready to go off the grid!!
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