[PVRCNC] Re: [PVRC] N.C.

Sun, 8 Dec 2002 15:55:23 -0500

Jim, glad to hear you guys made it thru ok and you got power back so
quickly.  We fared ok as far as damage is concerned. Even the dipoles stayed
up.

<rant on>
We're still out of power as I type at 4PM Sunday afternoon.  We lost power
as you did Weds night around midnight and the phone service died by Thursday
morning.  Phone came back yesterday.  No sign of anyone interested in
working on the downed line across an open field about 8 poles from me.  This
is definitely getting old.  I have yet to see a CP&L truck.  I'd settle for
a CP&L guy on a bicycle at this point.  Our generator has paid for itself in
full this time around.

I'm definitely tired of always sucking hind teat when it comes to power
restoration around here.  For sure my electric rates are not less than
anyone else's.
<rant off>

73,

Gary W2CS

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Jim Stevens
> Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 2:55 PM
> To: PVRCNC; PVRC
> Subject: [PVRCNC] Re: [PVRC] N.C.
>
>
> Ice report from K4MA:
>
> Lost power about 1 AM on Wed night / Thurs morning.
>
> On Thursday morning, no power, no phone, no cable (with generator
> running TV), and no water (community well).  All wire antennas down.
> Small pine tree (about 30 feet high and probably 8 inches in diameter)
> had snapped off about 10 feet up, and the top part fell across one of the
> guy wire sets.
> It appears to have fell on the top guy wire turnbuckle.  The turnbuckle is
> pretty bent up, but
> everything is still standing.
>
> First phone came back late Thursday morning, then cable came back
> Thursday afternoon.  Water came back on Thursday evening.
> Power finally came back about 3 PM Friday afternoon.
>
> Could have been worse.
>
> 73, Jim K4MA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard Hoyt" <[email protected]>
> To: "PVRC REFLECTOR" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 2:37 PM
> Subject: [PVRC] N.C.
>
>
> > Here on the coast, just rain but central NC took a big ice hit.
> >
> > W2CS called in on the Carolina net last night running emergency power
> > (for 20 hours) saying phones and power were out.
> >
> > Lets keep our fingers crossed for our friends. I am hoping not too many
> > antennas were downed and that most folks were able to find a way to stay
> > warm..
> >
> > 73, Howie
> >
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