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SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 1 Jan

Here in Western Kenya, the year began with a heavy downpour accompanied by lightning and thunderstorms from around 3:00 am to 6:30 am. This caused a blackout in our area which was corrected and power restore at around noon time...

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February 28 Economic Blackout

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 25 Feb 25

Have you seen this in the media? A boycott of all major stores on this coming Friday. The People's Union USA is a grassroots organization that says it has no political affiliation but just wants "fairness, economic justice and...

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A strange blackout story from New Jersey

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 19 Aug 23

This news story that comes from Sayreville New Jersey is kind of odd since most of the time in the Lake Charles area when my area suffers a blackout from damage to the electrical transformer, it is usually because an auto accident...

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Snake slithers into a substation in Texas and kayos electrical power

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 19 May 23

A snake that slithered his way into a substation in Austin Texas on Tuesday afternoon. The snake made contact with electrical equipment that knocked out electricity to 16,000 customers for a period of one hour. Most of the time...

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Iguana wanders into a substation in Florida causing a blackout

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 11 Dec 22

A large iguana is being blamed for a power outage during the daytime hours on Wednesday in the city of Lake Worth Beach Florida after the animal managed to enter a substation and mess around with the electrical system that causes...

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Blackout after being back from a party

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 29 Oct 22

This afternoon we went to my brother's house to celebrate my niece's birthday. Had some feast but because of the storm we didn't stay long. My brother gave us a ride but when we got home, it was black out. Luckily we had...

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A blackout in Virginia caused by a squirrel that hit a circuit breaker

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 13 Sep 22

Bonita Billingsley who is the spokesperson of Dominion Energy mentioned that a squirrel who tampered with electrical equipment at a substation in Virginia Beach last Wednesday morning. The blackout in the Virginia Beach area lost...

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Squirrel knocks out electrical power in North Carolina

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 24 Jun 22

Blame it in another squirrel that has caused 3,000 customers in Asheville North Carolina lose power early in the morning on Wednesday for a period of about a few hours until the engineers from Duke Energy were able to restore...

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Blame it on a squirrel

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 8 Jun 22

This story is very amusing since it is not everyday that a squirrel gets into a news story for interference with a substation in Prior Lake Minnesota that caused a blackout in the area for a period of one hour. Officials with the...

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Rain on a Hazy Summer Solstice

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 20 Jun 21

There was a real long blackout yesterday, the eve of the summer solstice. An elderly friend sent message her solar power panel was good only for an hour. I texted back that I was using my tiny blessed candle. Flashlight battery...

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Another Power Interruption

Overflowing @Overflowing (3709) 11 Sep 20

I really can't believe how situation is sometimes not friendly. Tomorrow we're having another power Interruption for the month, before i knew about the advisory i had already plan to reach my MyLot goals tomorrow. Oh well i guess...

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Blackout Experience

Jessa Arienda @Hanbinandaeyo (3299) 6 Aug 20

I was about to sleep when electricity have powered of and causes sudden blacked out.. Here in our place.. Sudden Blackout are people's problem.. Who wouldn't be annoyed if you can't sleep comfortable because of it, sometimes,...

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Blackout in Saturday Night

Reed @Mnridwan (191) • Indonesia 6 Jun 20

Hi friends. How was your day? I hope you have a nice day. Today it's saturday night but in my hometown has a blackout. We rely only on candles and flashlights for light. But I wasn't sad when there was a blackout, because during...

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Can you imagine feeling like a dog with a chain and a muzzle?

Jose Gonzalez @profree2019 (1208) • Barquisimeto, Venezuela 10 Aug 19

I guess you can't imagine it, and this is obvious because there is no motivation for such a thing. But I must tell you that I feel that way. I was on Thursday 8 of this month, finishing doing some pending tasks in the house, after...

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Another Long Power Interruption Here

Frederick Espiritu @simplfred (20641) • Philippines 21 Mar 19

NOTICE OF NGCP POWER INTERRUPTION DATE: March 22, 2019 (Friday) TIME: 7:00AM - 5:30PM I cannot do anything today online so maybe I will just clean my place. Are you having such notice of a long power interruption, too?

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36-hour blackout

Raúl Reyes @karibe (686) • Venezuela 9 Mar 19

Approximately at 4:30 on the afternoon of Thursday 7 there was a blackout in Venezuela that lasted until about 4:30 am on today March 9. In other words, we Venezuelans suffer the lack of current for around 36 hours. That dramatic...

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Surprise candlelight dinner!

The Horse @TheHorse (238306) • Walnut Creek, California 7 Jan 19

I went to my friend Mark's house last night to eat dinner with Mark and Sandi, his wife. As I approached his house, I noticed that all of the street lights were out. Looking at the nearby houses, I noticed that they were all dark...

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sixTOsix

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 20 Nov 18

There was power outage for 12 hours today. That is why I was not able to be here to interact with you, my fellow myLotters. This phone is also drained to the bone at 17%. I have to recharge it overnight so after I post this...

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How will you cope with total blackout

enyi ada @Berrygal (5834) 28 May 18

I'm just curious to know how people will cope with an indefinite blackout, nobody is sure when the light will be back. How will you cope??

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Blackout the whole country!

The Fly One @aureliah (24687) • Kenya 9 Jan 18

It feels terrible to have a blackout in the whole country for hours. I hope our phones do not die on us. Businesses will be lost and crime will be high in some areas.

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