On Wednesday afternoon around 3ish, as I tried to enjoy the first quiet minutes I was able to find (in the shower), the lights began to flicker. This was not too strange since they were calling for heavy storms. But then the lights began to flicker brighter... and brighter... and brighter until they were so bright that I had never seen anything like it. I jumped out of the shower and flicked the switch off because I was afraid the bulbs were going to burst.
I called into the TV room where M had been watching a movie. She said the tv haD been turning on and off. One second later, I heard a popping sound coming from every lamp/light fixture in the house. I FREAKED out! I threw clothes on quickly, grabbed the sleeping baby from her room and almost literally threw the kids on the lawn. I was seriously afraid the house was going to explode.
That was only the beginning. Within minutes of getting out of the house, a firetruck pulled up to my neighbors. Not long after, I began to get the story (from thee very nice fireman who walked through my house to let me know whether it was safe to go back in.)
Something caused a power surge to course through my and at least three other neighboring houses. This caused the crazy bright lights and the popping of every circuit we had. This also caused the death of my refrigerator and dishwasher. The oven and microwave recovered. The air conditioning was repairable (although not cheap.) The cable line had to be cut during the power company's fixing the surge, and the only way to repqir it is by climbing a pole in one of my neighbors' yard. This neighbor is away and has the 8ft tall fence to their backyard chained shut.
We will not have any cable/internet until 1) they get back into town, and 2) they coordinate with the cable company about when they can let someone into their yard.
We are also on hold from our homeowner's insurance who needs tto send a claims person out to assess the damaged appliances before we can replace them. They can't get anyone here until wed.
I am actually grateful on so many levels for so many things. We are all ok. The house is ok. The a/c didn't work on 2 of the
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