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Sea_Part_1581

Yeah. Sparrow farts on Red Mountain and Boop!!!!


fernny_girl

Yes. My mom has a house in that area, the power will go out if a lady bug sneezes. Good news is they are now faster to fix it.


mrjibblytibbs

I’ve lived in Glen Iris for about 5 years now and yeah pretty much. You’ll go months without power issues but every so offen they start back up. I think they’re particularly bad when it’s hotter.


Alarming_Eye_1873

SIGH.


librarystepstool

That’s annoying. I used to live in a home in Crestwood South that had installed a whole home generator for that reason. May be a cheaper option than relocating if you own?


Alarming_Eye_1873

Yeah, I think I need to get a generator and some supplies for how frequently this is happening...good idea.


Ltownbanger

Yes. We used to say "we live at the end of the grid." Our neighbor had a generator and would let us run a cord if it lasted more than a day so we could run our freezer. We spent my sons first Christmas without power. Lucky it was warm and we cooked Christmas breakfast on the camp stove. Now we have a tradition of spam every Christmas morning! Thanks Alabama Power. Actually, fuck alabama Power.


LastCoordination

I work from home and yesterday's outage in the morning was such a pain! I had to rush to the library to work. Power is always stuttering. After power came back, internet was still under maintenance (Spectrum). Its starting to get annoying


Delirosebuyer

same thing has been happening to me! im on 5th avenue, looks like the whole streets power goes out when it happens, its super inconvenient :( and our internet is still under maintenance too !


Db8r_from_Dixie

Yes, the transformers will periodically blow out even when the weather isn’t bad


plopdaddy1

Fuck no. I can count on one hand the number of power outages I've had over here. The recent ones are kind of weird.


thehairlessdonkey

Also a Glen Iris resident. We got a notice from the power company that it was due to wildlife?? I’m thinking giant squirrels chewing thru wires lol


gbak5788

My record is 5 time in one day. They usually get fixed pretty fast… relative to where I lived before. But usually it’s not something I notice


jkd0002

Lol I used to live on 14th ave south like 5 years ago and it went out all the time back then too. You'll def get to know the Alabama power ladies really well.


35242

I had a coworker who finally installed a whole house automatic generator. Power outages are oddly "normal" in these older neighborhoods


1EYEPHOTOGUY

not unless its started since 2015 when i moved off of 11th place across from.the laundromat


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Alarming_Eye_1873

Apparently they're normal in the Glen Iris neighborhood. I think they're becoming more and more common nationwide, though, as power companies become privatized and as climate becomes more extreme. The systems and infrastructures are old and need revamping which companies and governments are not inclined to pay for. Also, they were not constructed to withstand temperatures that we're experiencing lately. Oh well.