Peasant and accounted for.
Went to my office to dodge 110F’s today and avoid possibility of getting cut off from work by a blackout.
VERY angry last night & still percolating this morning.
Mom’s senior residence had their power shut off. Mom was in the shower, at the time, which is an interior room with no windows, so she was suddenly in pitch darkness. Glad she didn’t become disoriented and fall in the dark. And what of those residents who have powered medical devices they rely on? Utterly inexcusable, IMO. Second only to a hospital, these senior residence facilities should NEVER be included in any rotating outage plane. Just — NEVER.
That’s something to scream about to an appropriate gubmint official.
You might also get your mom one of those nightlights that will light up if the power is lost. We have one of those in our interior bathroom with no windows. I got caught in an outage when I was in the shower and didn’t even have to slow down.
I’m very sorry your mom had to go through that. It’s disconcerting to say the least and very scary at the worst. I hope she’s OK.
I don’t know about CA but in most places where power outages are common, a back-up generator is required by law. In Utah, they try to restore the power to the areas with senior populations, and if nothing else, the police will intervene and take them to a place with emergency power.
Most hospitals have back-up generators (HUGH ones) for just that reason. Plus, what if they’re in surgery at the moment?
Liberals don’t care who they inconvenience, and you didn’t hear me say that!