SV: [AT] computer problems

[Kessen Mattias (Road SE)]

We got power back after a week without it this saturday. The washingmachine has been constantly working since then. But there are some places that will have to wait for att least a month says Sydkraft and since they are liars I think thoose poor people will have to wait at least two months! Magdalena had a strange idea that now we won't have all those powerbreaks every time it blows or snows or thunders, but I don't think so because the forest is full of leaning trees.

/Mattias

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Från: Cecil E Monson [mailto:cmonson at hvc.rr.com]
Skickat: den 17 januari 2005 14:40
Till: Antique tractor email discussion group
Ämne: Re: [AT] computer problems


> Boy Cecil, it sounds like you dodged the bullet this time. Back about 5-6 
> years ago my brother gave me a UPS for my birthday. I thought it was neat but, 
> didn't think I really needed one....I couldn't have been more mistaken. After I 
> installed it I was shocked at the number of times the alarm would sound 
> announcing that it had switched over due to a voltage sag or surge. Now I wouldn't 
> be without one. One of the few downsides of living in the country is dirty 
> power. I've also had some close calls with hard drives just crashing. Now I'm much 
> more careful about backing -up the important stuff...like tractor pics!
> 
> Glad to hear that you made out okay.
> 
> Karl



	Our power situation is an accident waiting to happen, IMHO. We
have literally miles of power primaries in our area with large trees
towering over them by 50 feet or more. They ran the roads and the power
lines along creeks and other low areas to save money in the old days
and the trees along the sides of the roads are up on sloping hillsides
which makes it difficult to keep power on during ice and wind storms.
Some day they will either have to cut the trees back - which are all on
private property - or put the utilities underground. Considering all of
the rock in our area, going underground will be a very expensive
proposition. We have been lucky in the past but all it will take to
create a real problem is a tornado that takes a path along some of these
roads. Luckily, the power problem is one of very few disadvantages to
living in a rural area, Karl, I agree.

Cecil

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