ADDENDUM TO THIS POST: (Since I can't edit it)

TECO did NOT do us Dirty. My own thorn tree did, its weight finally overloading the power service from the pole to the pipe on the top of my house; The exposed "Neutral" cable snapped, which is why the voltages were good without load, but the moment load was applied, voltages dropped faster than a..(insert perverted prostitute reference here).

I found this out only after I talked to my neighbors to note that nobody else was having power problems. I called TECO.

They came out LAST NIGHT AND PUT IN A NEW SERVICE DROP...

Cut out most of the old thorn tree with a nifty chainsaw-on-a-pole, took out the old cable, and ran NEW cable from the power pole to my house.

That's right. With a Hurricane imminent, the power linemen were out doing right by me.

Kudos to TECO. I have a brand new drop with which to weather this storm. Apologies for jumping the gun, ESPECIALLY considering how fast they fixed a problem caused, indirectly, by my own stupidity.

Just watching two linemen do THAT much work in less than an hour and getting me back online gives me solid confidence that no matter WHAT happens, power will be restored as fast as humanly possible. Those guys were great.

Ok, enough gushing. Just had to be said.

Panz
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