Thursday, August 28, 2008

Not trying to tempt fate...


But this is an artifact dated 2005 from the city's website. It's a color-coded map of the electric utility service area that indicates the approximate time for restoration of power after Hurricane Wilma. After that particular storm, I was without power for 18 days due to damage to the meter connection to my house. This serves as a good reminder of the perils we face this time of year. It's also a good visual image of the geographic area covered by our electric utility and how it is much greater in size than the roughly 5 mile by 5 mile city boundary.