Power’s out again
Really we can’t keep meeting this way. At least the town power company is fast.
BTW, this time I was facing the transformer when this little guy crossed it, and the flash was really bright…and that was through a closed window shade!
Well, he won’t do that anymore!
If they wrap a small piece of sheet metal around the pole it’ll prevent the squirrels from climbing them.
The lines criss-cross around the trunk of my tree. Really isn’t any way to stop this.
But the crews are fast to fix the damage.
Learning requires survival of someone capable of communicating the information. Communication via natural selection can be slow.
alcade: I’d just design a transformer that can survive cooking a squirrel.
Turns out it was the lighting interupter that this little guy crossed. I asked, and I guess this can’t be up-armored.
Since I watched his cousin suicide in the same way in 1985 in North Carolina; my guess is they will never learn.
I remember the call I made to Base Civil Engineering
C.E. – Hello, if you are calling about the blackout we are working to restore power as soon as possible.
Me – I am calling about the blackout, would you like to know what caused it and where?
Took me a few minutes to convince them I was telling the truth but it was worth it to hear the operator say ” A Squirrel did WHAT?” about 6 times.
Well, it’s a good start on a batch of Brunswick stew, at least.
Cool! Your squirrels come pre-cooked! We gotta catch and stew ours.