Leaves Everywhere
5:40 PM October 28, 2009
I don't know about your neighborhood, but mine is a mess. .
Last weekend, my son and I spent an hour raking up all the leaves in the yard. Now, thanks to last night's wind storm, it looks worse than ever.
Add to that the fact that the guy who cuts the lawn hasn't shown up for two weeks. I know there's grass under that pile of leaves somewhere, even if I can't see it.
This afternoon, my daughter and I were playing ball in the alley behind our home. I noticed what looked like a long wire hanging from a tree.
I went closer to examine what it was, and I almost pulled it out of the branches.
Good thing I didn't.
Turns out it was a downed power line. Can't really tell if it's hot or not, but I'm not taking any chances.
I immediately phoned Southern California Edison. My neighbor called several times earlier in the day.
They finally showed up at around 5 PM. Guess we'll be without power for awhile, and the World Series is on, too.
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Our street is lined with pine trees so we've got a carpet of needles swept across the yard. I've learned not to sweep them up. In a day or two they'll have spirited their way back across the street where public service picks them up. It's the darnedest thing.
Good luck on the wire.
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Posted by: jozielee | October 28, 2009 at 06:31 PM