Utility Pole Danger
Friday, February 1st, 2008
Wednesday was very cold here with high winds which brought the wind chill factor well below 0°F. We decided to go out for the evening, so I went out to start up the car, giving it a chance to warm up. While I was walking back to our apartment building I heard a sizzling noise. I looked up to see electricity arching on the nearby utility pole! I ran inside to tell Karl who confirmed my findings and immediately called the fire department. They were there in no time to fix it and a few hours later the whole thing was over. (I was wondering why the lights had been flickering all day.)
