Many areas in North Phoenix and Scottsdale were without power this evening for an hour or more. My lights came back on at 9:21. I used my Y2k light supplies. It happened while I was lurking on this forum and I wondered if LL was sitting in the dark?

Some days if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all.

Live long and prosper!

-- squawpeak (boohoo@phx.ed), March 17, 2000

Answers

My lights have been on, but I'm farther north. However, my best friend lives on the mountain and when I talked to her about a half hour ago she didn't mention it. It's nice to be prepared, isn't it.

-- Laura (Ladylogoc@...), March 17, 2000.

It hit areas around Dobbins Ranch....also areas between Northern and Thomas ( & my area around squaw peak ). I was just curious if you were hit ... and if you were lurking at the time...

I would bet a hundred dollars it wasn't Y2k related..:)

-- happydazearehereagain (swapmeet@phx.ed), March 18, 2000.

Big question is: were any kind of unusual weather conditions in play? If not, the outage almost has to be for some kind of technical reason. Drunks don't hit poles, and squirrels don't eat through lines too often.

-- Uncle Fred (dogboy45@bigfoot.com), March 18, 2000.

I'm not familiar with Dobbins Ranch. I've heard of it, just don't know exactly where it's at. Is it by Spy Headquarters?

(Laughter) My mama didn't raise no fools. I won't take your bet 'cause I'll NEVER blame anything on Y2k!

Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.

:o)

~*~

-- Laura (Ladylogic@...), March 18, 2000.

Ha ha, Uncle Fred!!

We don't have any squirrels here! This is the desert!!

The weather is beautiful here, but we do get a ocassional cat fried in the lines.

(Besides, glitches happen a couple of times a year. I can live with 'em easy. After thinking Y2k would be an 8 last October, a week without electricity doesn't even seem that bad. [Boy, have my perceptions changed.])

Goodnight, you guys.

~*~

-- Laura (Ladylogic@...), March 18, 2000.

No unusual weather conditions....and no UFO's tonight in the Phoenix area. I am just going to mark it down as an "Act of God".

-- ___ (...@phx.ed), March 18, 2000.

===consumer is...

so glad I didnt take LL's offer to come to the desert....LOL

(smiling big with lights on)

-- consumer (shh@aol.com), March 18, 2000.

Our lights were off for 4 or 5 hours last week, but that's such a short time, the only thing I had to use was some stored water to wash a few dishes. Where I live the lights going off from 15 min., to a few hours, means that it's a tree limb on a line, or somebody hit a pole.

-- gilda (jess@listbot.com), March 18, 2000.

Laura, you sound just like all my kinfolk. Maybe you are. There is know y2k never was, yes never was.

-- ET (bneville@zebra.net), March 18, 2000.