So after thinking about it more and conferring with a buddy, while watching the carrying on in my yard I called the power company to ask WTF was going on.
There was a letter.
Sent yesterday.
It arrived today.
While this was happening:
it's a dude in a hole.
Oh my hell. it's just so ludicrous I am giggling away.
No warning whatsoever from the city or the power company.
It's a good thing they did not fuck with my flowerbeds.