Complete power outage, Murkworks North

[solarbird]

The main storm hasn't even gotten here and our power is out, as is all of northern... and there goes southern... Kenmore. I think Woodinville still has power but I'm not sure. We're on battery now but that doesn't last long, so we're shutting down. See you when lights come back.

Comments

[king-chiron.livejournal.com]

Our lights have been flickering for about 30 minutes and I suspect it won't be long before we're powerless as well.

[dpawtows.livejournal.com]

Power in Lynnwood have been flickering, hasn't gone out for more than about ten seconds yet.

[janne.livejournal.com]

Eee! Welcome back when power returns :)

[stickmaker.livejournal.com]

Time to spring for a generator?

[firni.livejournal.com]

Right before we lost power at 10:30pm, we had the WEIRDEST brown-outs. The lights would dim down and the fan on my HEPA filter would spin down and back up, but the television and Tivo stayed on. This happened at least three or four times before *POOF* there it went.

Back up at 4:47am, weeha

[kirbyk.livejournal.com]

We made it past midnight, but not by much, still out at 7am this morning.

People trying to deal with traffic lights being out - the suxxor.

[kvogel.livejournal.com]

OUr power was out for about 12 hours, staring about mid-night and came back just after noon today(Friday).
Being in Seattle with SCL, real power outages are so rare and seldom last for any amount of time, that owning a generator isn't all that practical. This outage is the longest in my 27 years of being back in Seattle.
PSE and other outlaying service areas are not so lucky and are more prone to more and longer outages.