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Not too long ago, FPL buzzed the lines with a drone, and sent out tree trimming contractors to trim the limbs that might take the power lines down during a storm. The crew that trimmed the trees on my lot were friendly courteous, professional, and they trimmed the problem branches without butchering the trees.
I've also noticed a lot of wood poles along the Indian River Lagoon being replaced with concrete poles. I'm sure the concrete poles stand up to the wind better.
It seems the hard work and care paid off. We didn't even lose power in this storm, although we didn't get the most intense winds either.
I know when those meters aren't spinning, you aren't making any money, and we are spending money feeding a gas generator, so it was a win-win endeavor.
"Thank you", to FPL for your foresight.
Notes ♫ We call the concrete poles the 200 MPH poles. They are rated to over 150 but testing and analysis shows they can go much higher. All the power that could be restored was done in 7 days to FPL customers. The only people that couldn't restore are the homes and businesses that had damage such that they could not safely bring power back to them. It will take home repair and inspections before they can be restored. It was over 99% complete though. A real testament to the hardening that has happened over the last 10 years or so to the whole FPL system. Underground utilities are great, but as I mentioned earlier, the distribution system still has to be overground for the large switchyards etc.
My wife asked if I had seen the dog bowl. I told her I didn't even know he could.
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I've had two "real jobs" since I graduated from school. As I got irritated with the music business, I tested what it was to be "normal" and found normal to be over-rated. So neither one lasted all that long.
The music business has its ups and downs, but for me, it's better than being an employee to some faceless corporation. YMMV
I was a Phone Repairman when phones were hooked to the system by wires, and a Cable TV Field Engineer, (a fancy title for what was 90% technician and 10% engineering).
My take is this: Underground cable is less prone to wind, car-crash, and other damaging problems, but when it does have a problem, it takes longer to troubleshoot and repair. I don't know if that holds true to electric service, but it sure does for phone and CATV.
FPL wants to keep those meters spinning (even though they don't actually spin anymore) so hardening the system helps FPL as much as it helps us.
I've been through every hurricane in Florida since Donna, and this is the quickest restoration I've seen so far. In the year we had Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne, our neighborhood was out of power for 10 days each.
I live in a low density area where the utilities don't service many homes per mile of cable, so we get restored last. The utilities try to get the most customers back on as soon as possible, so it makes sense to put us off until last. It's the price we pay for living in almost paradise.
Kudos to FPL for doing a great job hardening the system to those meters can keep spinning, and the homes can stay lighted.
Notes ♫
Bob "Notes" Norton  Norton Music
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Band-in-a-Box 2025 Italian Version is Here!
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È stata aggerate la versione in Italiano del programma più amato dagli appassionati di musica, il nostro Band-in-a-Box.
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