I think I may go jump in with him.
Yesterday my credit union's entire computer system was down and they couldn't do a thing. Then last night I thought my TV went out. It didn't. Over the course of an hour I lost 3 good quality surge protectors. I discovered the first one by the internet and TV not working. The receptacle that it was plugged into was live so I just plugged the stuff into that and went back to bed after I threw that surge block in the trash, by the smell of it it was done. No sooner than I lay back down and hear a big boom and the street light on the light pole went out at the same instant. Hmmm... Then I smell it. That burning electrical smell. Come to find out the boom wasn't outside like I thought it was another surge protector in the living room with nothing plugged into it. I notice that the street light had come back on but is flickering and it goes out again then starts right back up. Then the TV goes out again and my good APC surge protector is now smoked. All within an hour. All the house lights are flickering at this point, the TV's won't stay on, the fridge went out and the whole house seems possessed. I unplugged most everything, shut down my computer and turned off the UPS to shut it up because it had tripped a breaker (found that out today). The dog is totally freaked out and panting. Now I'm debating on whether to start dumping my ammo and powder stash out my window along with the contents of my safe. Had the wife call OG&E. They came, didn't find anything wrong. So the bitchy lady says this morning, we never heard or saw anyone checking on anything. I'm going to make damn sure the crew replacing the transformer in the cold, driven snow knows that we tried to tell them before it hit. All seems back to normal at the moment, but I've lost those 3 surge protectors, 2 brand new LED bulbs in the garage, and my computer speakers evidently, because they no longer power on. Nothing wrong my a$$! Either they got something whack or they don't even know they got hacked by ISIS and the Norcos.
Yesterday my credit union's entire computer system was down and they couldn't do a thing. Then last night I thought my TV went out. It didn't. Over the course of an hour I lost 3 good quality surge protectors. I discovered the first one by the internet and TV not working. The receptacle that it was plugged into was live so I just plugged the stuff into that and went back to bed after I threw that surge block in the trash, by the smell of it it was done. No sooner than I lay back down and hear a big boom and the street light on the light pole went out at the same instant. Hmmm... Then I smell it. That burning electrical smell. Come to find out the boom wasn't outside like I thought it was another surge protector in the living room with nothing plugged into it. I notice that the street light had come back on but is flickering and it goes out again then starts right back up. Then the TV goes out again and my good APC surge protector is now smoked. All within an hour. All the house lights are flickering at this point, the TV's won't stay on, the fridge went out and the whole house seems possessed. I unplugged most everything, shut down my computer and turned off the UPS to shut it up because it had tripped a breaker (found that out today). The dog is totally freaked out and panting. Now I'm debating on whether to start dumping my ammo and powder stash out my window along with the contents of my safe. Had the wife call OG&E. They came, didn't find anything wrong. So the bitchy lady says this morning, we never heard or saw anyone checking on anything. I'm going to make damn sure the crew replacing the transformer in the cold, driven snow knows that we tried to tell them before it hit. All seems back to normal at the moment, but I've lost those 3 surge protectors, 2 brand new LED bulbs in the garage, and my computer speakers evidently, because they no longer power on. Nothing wrong my a$$! Either they got something whack or they don't even know they got hacked by ISIS and the Norcos.
