Today is Presidents day and since I am not on call this week that means that it actually is a holiday for me also.
Reading through my family's different blogs I feel like a real slacker. I can't hardly keep a journal like I've been asked to, let alone keep up a regular blog line.
But I thought to myself that I could at least post some pictures to share with others and therefore not be a total loser in the blogasphere.
So I am busy uploading pictures when of all things the power goes out. There goes my upload. Falyn was doing her hair and face, Shelly was about to dry her hair.
Now I said that I have the day off for the holiday like everyone else. That only counts around here when our power is on. Immediately everyone wants to know what happened, as if I some how have a personal connection with the electricity around here and should automatically know why it is not on. That's just from the family.
Then neighbors start to call wanting to know the same thing. (it doesn't do any good to explain that it's not my turn to trouble shoot the power outage) When everyone around you is off they expect the guy with the blue truck in front of his house to do something. So I do, I get in my truck and head down to the store. It's better just not to be around.
I think better of this and make a call to dispatch to see what might be the problem and if Jim my fellow trouble shooter who is on call can use some help. Turns out we have several substations out due to a line down on the 230 kv line. So I go in to help.
Now after several hours I have power back at the house and can finally upload my pictures.
This blogging is very tiring no wonder I can't do it daily.
2 comments:
Scott, I think if I were you I would go to the store every time the power went out. Or not answer the phone, or door!
Nice pictures! Glad you posted them.
That's too funny. You and your blue truck.
I thought you might just park it down the street, close to a pole, and walk back home.
Love the pics.
I want chocolate!
Post a Comment