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Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] Storm wreaks havoc
From: Ali Shah <alizookoman@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:42:20 -0700 (PDT)
Its a good idea to get out of this state period! 8-))

I wish I were back home in Cleveland ... someday
*sigh*!

--- ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> After a particularly nasty storm a number of years
> ago, Detroit Edison
> decided to deal with the tree problem by sending out
> crews to cut back
> any trees that might hit/fall on power lines.  The
> good news is that
> we have fewer power outages caused by trees but we
> also have a LOT of
> 'Y' shaped trees throughout the area.
> 
> See, I *knew it was a good idea to get out of
> Williamsville -- back in '65.  ;o)
> 
> ScottGee1
> 
> On 10/18/06, Chuck Norcutt
> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Not crazy during a storm such as this.  Most of
> the power outages will
> > be very local since they will be due to some snow
> weighted tree down the
> > street taking out the line feeding your block or
> maybe just you and
> > three neighbors.
> >
> > Imagine, if you will, a huge tree with 1,000
> randomly broken limbs
> > varying from 12" in diameter to 1/16".  If you're
> attached to a branch
> > that's unbroken except for a big break close to
> the trunk that may be
> > one of the first things to get fixed and you'll be
> happy.  But it will
> > take a long time not only to fix all the breaks
> but even to identify
> > where they all are.
> >
> > Chuck Norcutt
> >
> > Ali Shah wrote:
> >
> > > Chuck,
> > >
> > > Parts of East Amherst still dont have power. I
> dont
> > > know how the grids work but its very odd. Even
> places
> > > close to the City such as Kenmore do not have
> power. I
> > > spoke to someone in the village of Williamsville
> and
> > > they dont have power.
> > >
> > > Crazy!
> 
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