Systempunkt - by squirrels
(If you don't know what a systempunkt is, go read John Robb for a while, m'kay?)
' A major power outage in Auburn Friday morning brought many businesses to a standstill, including the Journal.
"We sat down and we ate until it came back on," said Jodie Luckett, owner of Cheryl's Clothes Closet on Palm Avenue. "We had a calculator and were still able to let people shop."
Power was cut to 6,752 Auburn-area customers at 8:45 a.m. Friday and restored by 11 a.m., said Jennifer Ramp, spokeswoman for PG&E.
"We had a squirrel that got into our Placer substation (on Blocker Drive) and caused the outage," Ramp said.
Luckett said she planned to take the dark moments as an opportunity to catch up on other business.
"I couldn't go on eBay and couldn't go to the post office, they were closed too," she said. "We are too reliant on electricity." '
' A major power outage in Auburn Friday morning brought many businesses to a standstill, including the Journal.
"We sat down and we ate until it came back on," said Jodie Luckett, owner of Cheryl's Clothes Closet on Palm Avenue. "We had a calculator and were still able to let people shop."
Power was cut to 6,752 Auburn-area customers at 8:45 a.m. Friday and restored by 11 a.m., said Jennifer Ramp, spokeswoman for PG&E.
"We had a squirrel that got into our Placer substation (on Blocker Drive) and caused the outage," Ramp said.
Luckett said she planned to take the dark moments as an opportunity to catch up on other business.
"I couldn't go on eBay and couldn't go to the post office, they were closed too," she said. "We are too reliant on electricity." '