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08-04-2011, 04:02 PM

alikat110

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Just received notification from our electric provider that they are starting rollong blackouts....... :( :(

08-04-2011, 04:04 PM

cjomomma

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Sorry to hear that. I sure hope they don't do that here.

08-04-2011, 04:07 PM

Cyn

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What does it mean?

08-04-2011, 04:16 PM

cjomomma

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What does it mean?

That's when the power co. start cutting the power off to try and save electrical usage. They generally do it for a few hours a day.

08-04-2011, 04:18 PM

DebsShelties

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I remember when Calif did that to keep the grid from being overloaded. What a mess, you never knew when the power was going to go off and how long it would be off.

08-04-2011, 04:18 PM

alikat110

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Originally Posted by Cyn

What does it mean?

That's when the power co. start cutting the power off to try and save electrical usage. They generally do it for a few hours a day.

That can be deadly in the record heat we've been getting.

08-04-2011, 04:21 PM

cjomomma

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Originally Posted by cjomomma

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Originally Posted by Cyn

What does it mean?

That's when the power co. start cutting the power off to try and save electrical usage. They generally do it for a few hours a day.

That can be deadly in the record heat we've been getting.

When we were in Ca. they always did it during the hottest part of the day.

08-04-2011, 04:35 PM

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Oh no :( I am so sorry... what a disruption in every aspect!
What about those who depend on medical equipment or can't take the heat without A/C due to medical problems?

08-04-2011, 04:45 PM

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Today we didn't have power from 6am up to 4pm in my business. The only thing I could do was clean up. So I got rid of tons of papers no longer needed and tidied up my desk.