Then the power went off ....darkness all around !
By Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (1861)
United Kingdom
May 2, 2025 8:19am CST
So, just before midnight last night i was getting messages on the neighbourhood watch app that our area was in darkness because of a power cut. Nothing i could do to check if ours was on or off as i am staying at my Moms at the moment due to my broken arm. Anyway after about fifteen minutes my lights and tv went off .....yes, now my Mom had a power cut too !!!
She only lives about 5 minutes drive from us and so it was not that surprising. Some say due to NationalGrid others says due to Thunder storm.
It was only off a couple of seconds though then came back on.
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@RebeccasFarm (94514)
• Arvada, Colorado
2 May
Oh not long though but scary yeah.
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@xFiacre (13535)
• Ireland
2 May
@traceyjayne When the lights go out it’s always a relief when I discover that the neighbours are also in darkness and therefore it’s not a problem with my house that I’ll have to sort.
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@ARIES1973 (11721)
• Legaspi, Philippines
3 May
Glad that it's only for a short period. We usually experience black out for the whole day. That is why I always have a back up. We have rechargeable lights and fan that we can use in case of power failure. I am even planning of buying a solar panel for back up power supply.
@DaddyEvil (147169)
• United States
2 May
At least it came back on quickly. I always hate losing power for any reason.
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