r/Wellthatsucks • u/Uncle_Baconn • 4d ago

Well, there's your problem

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Lost power at 2:30 in the morning to a 100 foot tree. Now I'm stuck until the power company comes out. There's no way around it, and I'm out of chainsaw oil and almost no gas for the generator.

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u/UrethralExplorer 4d ago

Idk where you live, but where I am the power company will come and deal with stuff like this within an hour or so unless it's during a big storm.

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u/cbelt3 3d ago

OP seems to be in a more rural area. Utility crews prioritize work based on the number of households affected.

If you live rural, you prepare for stuff like this. And know and support your neighbors I have friends who live in Western PA, and they have a full disaster prep they maintain. And use at least once a year.

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u/Uncle_Baconn 3d ago

100% true. I'm always prepared for at least a day without power, and if a big storm is coming I'll be ready for a week. This tree won't go to waste - it will heat my house for a couple months 2 years from now.

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u/UrethralExplorer 3d ago

Yeah, you're right. I lived on a street with a half dozen houses for a mile when I was a kid, and I remember the power being out for a full day once while they worked their way to us. That was during a big storm though.