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Squirrel Caused Outage That Left 45,000 Without Power in California
UPI ^ | July 26, 2017 | Daniel Uria

Posted on 07/26/2017 4:34:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A power company in California reported a squirrel was responsible for an outage that left thousands of customers in the dark.

San Diego Gas and Electric reported a substation was down on Tuesday afternoon after the squirrel came in contact with a high voltage transmission line.

"A substation is currently down and we are working hard to repair," SDG&E tweeted. "Thank you for your patience."

About 45,000 customers in Balboa Park, Chollas Creek, City Heights, Hillcrest, Mission Hills, Normal Heights, North Park, Oak Park, Old Town and surrounding areas were left without power beginning at about 12:30 p.m.

Utility crews managed to restore power to the affected areas by about 1:30 p.m. the energy company said.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: blackout; electricity; poweroutage; squirrel
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To: nickcarraway

Tree rats.

21 posted on 07/26/2017 5:19:24 PM PDT by kitchen (If you are a violin bow maker or restorer please ping me.)
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To: kitchen

Oh, he thinks he can take out my armored John Deere Lawn Tractor with that?

Good luck Squirrely Squirrel!

When I take out the mulching plug, I can hit a squirrel at 500 yards.

And that’s just in second gear!


22 posted on 07/26/2017 5:25:27 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: nickcarraway
"Don't blame squirrel. Moose made heem do it."

It's all Russian collusion. Muëller needs to expand his investigation witch hunt to include the suspicious death of squirrel.

</sarc>

23 posted on 07/26/2017 5:26:06 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: nickcarraway

Rats with fancy tails.


24 posted on 07/26/2017 5:26:16 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning.)
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To: nickcarraway
Another routine outage, the other day.


25 posted on 07/26/2017 5:32:29 PM PDT by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder” - The LSN didn’t make Trump, so they can’t break h)
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To: nickcarraway

Dust to dust, and ashes to ashes.


26 posted on 07/26/2017 6:08:38 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: All

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_disruptions_caused_by_squirrels


27 posted on 07/26/2017 6:39:14 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: freedomlover

28 posted on 07/26/2017 6:42:21 PM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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To: nickcarraway
Squirrels. Moving up the food chain.


29 posted on 07/26/2017 9:36:24 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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Had a couple outages because a squirrel had built a nest on a power pole that feeds our house. Fried a couple of them before the nest was removed.


30 posted on 07/27/2017 3:08:41 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: freedomlover
Kentucky Doctors Warn Against a Regional Dish: Squirrels' Brains
31 posted on 07/27/2017 3:11:06 AM PDT by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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