usedtobe Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I think its more luck than anything to be honest. And yeah, since I posted that, I've been flickering...most so far this evening. I just went off for a full 5 seconds which knocked me off the PC for the second time tonight but it keeps coming back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I think its more luck than anything to be honest. And yeah, since I posted that, I've been flickering...most so far this evening. Yeah all it takes is one big feeder line or substation to go down to cause an outage in a big chunk of the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I think its more luck than anything to be honest. And yeah, since I posted that, I've been flickering...most so far this evening. I think we're probably still a little below the threshold where you see mass tree downings. Plus the other factors (derecho, leaves etc). I thought it might give in a bit ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 oh uh mattmfmer lost power in dupont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAOS Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Wait until the wind changes directions....lot's more flickers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Loud boom just heard... power flickered but came back on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Lots more transformer explosions being reported now. Also PEPCO jumped to 30K. I wonder if little changes in the exact wind direction are causing more damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Cherry's Jacket Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 are they actually doing anything other than getting lucky? power is flickering here a lot more lately. better lucky than good! (old golf saying) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Seems like this might be the start of a more prolonged increase in outages at least for areas like DC proper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAOS Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Lots more transformer explosions being reported now. Also PEPCO jumped to 30K. I wonder if little changes in the exact wind direction are causing more damage. It's those made in china transformers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Sounds like maybe a substation went out in your area and they corrected the issue remotely/switched the load to other stations - maybe others continued failing. I know during Irene one of the local substations supposedly "blew up" and suffered "catastrophic damage" in the words of one BGE guy eating a sandwich in my neighborhood during his break. I was in a bad mood so remarked it must have been one hell of a tree. He didn't think it was funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeWinds Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Power flickers in Frederick tonight. One factor why outages are higher here might be cause we weren't as impacted by big DC metro region storms. Derecho didn't hit us square like other places further south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 BGE was hit hard by the derecho but still has almost 200,000 people with no power. BGE can hold their own with any power company in the area in terms of not keeping their grid maintained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderdog Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Have had only two instances of lights flickering here in Gainesville. What I'd like to know is why is my Directv still on after all this wind and rain when it only takes a moderate rain and some inconsequential wind to take it out any other time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 BGE was hit hard by the derecho but still has almost 200,000 people with no power. BGE can hold their own with any power company in the area in terms of not keeping their grid maintained. Be nice they may cut your power off. I am going to give Rob Gould your address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Have had only two instances of lights flickering here in Gainesville. What I'd like to know is why is my Directv still on after all this wind and rain when it only takes a moderate rain and some inconsequential wind to take it out any other time. I was wondering the exact same thing my Directv has not missed a beat since the storm started, usually in any heavy downpour i lose service for a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disc Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Had my first 60mph gust of this storm not too long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Be nice they may cut your power off. I am going to give Rob Gould your address. lol, they do that a lot without you giving him my address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 lol, they do that a lot without you giving him my address. The outages have not gone up in the past hour so it seems like you should be in good shape and keep your power. Edit: Probably because BGE has not updated their page since 10:06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAOS Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I have never lost My cable, phone, or internet with my provider....ever! I am lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 The dechero was a much more impressive storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 The dechero was a much more impressive storm Probably because it was like you JI short lasting but more powerful. I personally prefer a longer storm like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Lost Comcast 2x so far back on. Power just went out but came back on a minute or two later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Probably because it was like you JI short lasting but more powerful. I personally prefer a longer storm like this. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAOS Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 The outages have not gone up in the past hour so it seems like you should be in good shape and keep your power. Edit: Probably because BGE has not updated their page since 10:06 Oh sh*t ...if I had known they didn't update.... my power would have been out 45 minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowguy Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Power is officially out in the Kingstowne area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Oh sh*t ...if I had known they didn't update.... my power would have been out 45 minutes ago. Don't worry your power will go out soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaltimoreWxGuy Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Not sure why but BGE has not updated their outages in almost an hr...hard to believe no one has lost power in the last hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAOS Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Don't worry your power will go out soon. Not going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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