My power went out at 4:30pm and we didn't get it fully back until 1:00am. >:( One of the wires going to one of the two main fuses for the house was bad and it was affecting the amount of power we were getting. Things would start to power up, but then they wouldn't get enough electricity and shut off again. ;3; I managed to somehow get my computer set up with all of the plugs going to different outlets. Extension cords. <3
FP&L came early at 6:00pm (they said they would get there at 8:30pm) to try and fix it, but they just said it was a bad fuse and left the fuse on the bench outside of the front door. No phone calls that they were going to get there early or anything. We missed them because we were at Taylor's soccer game. 8|
My dad went out and bought new fuses and it still didn't work. My dad called and they said they would send out another team and would be there at 11:00pm at the latest. Apparently they came at 10:24pm and tested the fuse, but nobody heard them at all. Thing is, to test the fuse they would have to take it out, effectively shutting off power to the house. Some lights and things were still working so we
know they didn't check the fuse at all. >:(
My dad called back and complained some more and a different guy made it out at 1:00am. He took a look at the fuse box for a few minutes and said the little connector things attached to the fuse had been moved a bit. In just those few minutes he fixed everything and we had full power again. <3
( Also: Tree. )