Brian Elwood, a spokesman for Xcel Energy, said a squirrel came in contact with an overhead transformer and knocked out service to 177 customers Monday. Power was fully restored in just under an hour, and repair crews found the remains of the "unfortunate squirrel," he said.
By coincidence, another squirrel got into a substation 40 miles away in Ironwood, Mich., Monday morning and caused a temporary outage that affected about 1,400 customers in Ironwood and two nearby communities, Elwood said.
The utility takes many preventive steps to keep the curious animals away from lines, he said, but they are one of the leading causes of outages, trailing only severe weather.
"We kind of liken it to anyone who's had a bird feeder and tried to keep the squirrels out," he said. "They find a way."
Thursday, November 22, 2007
The furry terrorists hate us for our freedoms to eat copious amounts at one sitting
That or they're getting ready for a major assault while we are all doped up from tryptophan:
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Have a happy T-day, ellroon... whether it's turkey or tofu, either way, it's lots of tryptophan. Enjoy!
I'll eat my turkey under the kitchen table while armed with the vacuum cleaner and a whisk. They won't take me by surprise!
Unless there's a blackout....
These separate squirrel attacks show timing and coordination, perhaps. Squirrel Qaeda is reconstituting according to intelligence sources.
And on that note, have a happy Thanksgiving.
I hope you are having a happy Thanksgiving despite the nefarious plans of the fuzzy-tailed rats.
tree rats!
squirrels, monkeys, humans...
we've come a long way baby.
happy t-day ellroon.
/wiping pie off face.. Is it safe to come out now, you guys?
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