We have a telephone pole right on the corner of our property that has power lines running to our house, and our next door neighbors'. I think it's slowly bending away from our houses, toward the street. Well, the increased tension tore the connecting piece out of our house, and our neighbors'. The Ameren guys came by last night and were talking to our neighbor.
Then, tonight, the Ameren guy came back and said they were going to reconnect the line to our house, and wanted to schedule a 15 minute power outage for tomorrow. I asked if he could just do it now. He said he could, and asked if I had a flashlight, and could kill the main breaker to the house.
I was standing at the front door talking to the guy, and my husband was sitting in his recliner only feet away, overhearing the conversation. When i closed the door, hubby said: " 'Do you have a flashlight?'. That's a good one."