Random Power Outages in Dallas?

Posted on January 5th, 2009 1:58pm by Adam McGill
Filed under Local News

Fun times here at FB HQ. The hamsters who run the wheels that control our electricity have twice now taken a smoke break for just long enough to flicker the power. (Those of us with laptops are immune but not insensitive.) I thought it might be D and D alone that’s affected, but I’m told we’re in good standing with the electric company. Plus I read a couple of Twitter reports of similar outages. Be advised. And save your work.

15 comments

  1. happened at the Chipotle at Preston & NW Hwy about 30-45 mins ago. I don’t believe in twitter, so therefore, I will not twitter.

    @ 2:01 pm on January 5, 2009

  2. Ain’t nothing an Un-interruptible Power Supply can’t fix.

    @ 2:49 pm on January 5, 2009

  3. i was just driving in the inwood/mockingbird areas and several of the traffic lights were out.

    @ 2:50 pm on January 5, 2009

  4. The office closed early today, just got home to my place on McKinney Ave and sometime between when I left here this morning at 10 and home home at 2:30 my power had failed.

    @ 3:07 pm on January 5, 2009

  5. fed courthouse

    @ 3:17 pm on January 5, 2009

  6. It’s flickered twice at NW Hwy & Central Expy.

    @ 3:22 pm on January 5, 2009

  7. just had one in my office at inwood and lovers…just off long enough to restart my computer. what’s going on?

    @ 3:45 pm on January 5, 2009

  8. Power just flashed again here twice in a row

    @ 3:56 pm on January 5, 2009

  9. Think you may mean “outages” and not “outtages”.

    @ 3:57 pm on January 5, 2009

  10. @whackedupside. Fixed and sorry. (It’s hard to type in the dark.)

    @ 4:01 pm on January 5, 2009

  11. Two outages at Walnut Hill and Central, about two hours apart. Didn’t last very long, though.

    @ 4:02 pm on January 5, 2009

  12. I live in the D neighborhood and not only has the electrical service been on the flicker but cable has been on the blink too.

    @ 4:06 pm on January 5, 2009

  13. It’s out over here in the OC also. Is this payback for my post today or just confirmation?

    http://dallasprogress.blogspot.com/2009/01/open-letter-to-oncor-electric.html

    Nothing like a 30 degree electric-less day in your frigid crib to remind me why we’re building our home next year to be off-grid with solar.

    @ 4:08 pm on January 5, 2009

  14. Widespread power outages in Lake Highlands all afternoon. I believe the live oaks are the cause. They are the only trees around here this time of year with leaves. Lots(tons) of broken live oak limbs down.

    @ 5:02 pm on January 5, 2009

  15. power just went out at our home (belt line & hillcrest) at 8:15pm.. The power also fickered once or twice this afternoon.

    @ 8:31 pm on January 5, 2009