KingGlamis
Banned
So I was sitting here on my computer tonight and was actually typing a response in a thread here when I hear an explosion (not that loud, but still an explosion) and a see a huge flash of light out by the wall, followed by a bunch of smoke. At the same time as the explosion the power went out in the house. I was so shocked at what had just happened that I forgot that I had several lights within arms reach of me. And I wasn't wearing my normal clothes, since we went swimming today... I was wearing my swim trunks. But after about 20 seconds I remembered that I had put my EDC in the pocket of my swim trunks after getting out of the pool. So I fired up my EDC and then lit one of my DeWalt work lights so that my wife could see. I then ran out back and jumped up on the wall to find two electric company repair men working on an electric box that is right next to our wall. I asked if they were OK and they said yes. So I went out and watched them work for a while, then approached them and asked what had happened. They said a transformer in the neighborhood was in need of replacement and that it blew the fuses in the box. They said the explosion was from them working on a circuit that was supposed to be dead, but in fact it had 7000 volts running though it, which went to ground with whatever they did, thus the explosion. Those two are lucky to be alive in my opinion.
And the kicker is... they had one D-cell Maglite to perform their repairs. They used it a lot but it was sadly dim, as we all know. I really wanted to show them some real lights, but after they almost died with the 7000 volt explosion, I didn't feel it my place to lecture them about flashlights.
Side note: One of the witnesses of the explosion told me the fire shot about 12 feet in the air and half way across the street. I say again, those guys are lucky to be alive.
And the kicker is... they had one D-cell Maglite to perform their repairs. They used it a lot but it was sadly dim, as we all know. I really wanted to show them some real lights, but after they almost died with the 7000 volt explosion, I didn't feel it my place to lecture them about flashlights.
Side note: One of the witnesses of the explosion told me the fire shot about 12 feet in the air and half way across the street. I say again, those guys are lucky to be alive.