After a particularly nasty storm a number of years ago, Detroit Edison
decided to deal with the tree problem by sending out crews to cut back
any trees that might hit/fall on power lines. The good news is that
we have fewer power outages caused by trees but we also have a LOT of
'Y' shaped trees throughout the area.
See, I *knew it was a good idea to get out of Williamsville -- back in '65. ;o)
ScottGee1
On 10/18/06, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Not crazy during a storm such as this. Most of the power outages will
> be very local since they will be due to some snow weighted tree down the
> street taking out the line feeding your block or maybe just you and
> three neighbors.
>
> Imagine, if you will, a huge tree with 1,000 randomly broken limbs
> varying from 12" in diameter to 1/16". If you're attached to a branch
> that's unbroken except for a big break close to the trunk that may be
> one of the first things to get fixed and you'll be happy. But it will
> take a long time not only to fix all the breaks but even to identify
> where they all are.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Ali Shah wrote:
>
> > Chuck,
> >
> > Parts of East Amherst still dont have power. I dont
> > know how the grids work but its very odd. Even places
> > close to the City such as Kenmore do not have power. I
> > spoke to someone in the village of Williamsville and
> > they dont have power.
> >
> > Crazy!
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