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By adamg - 9/26/07 - 9:15 pm
Then again, it has been awhile since manholes last exploded in the North End. Also, despite the cool headline, nobody died from the geysers of flame, although, as you might expect, people were none too happy.
Channel 5 has some video.
The Pulitzer for Best Explanatory Paragraph goes to the Globe for really bringing the story home - especially for all its readers in Kansas:
By adamg - 8/17/07 - 8:43 am
MyDedham chronicles the lazy utility-company practice of leaving stumpy, dangerous-looking old telephone poles rather than replace them when they put in new ones and finds an example of triple poling.
Earlier:
Optimistic homeowner thinks Verizon will transfer wires to new pole.
By adamg - 5/25/07 - 10:44 am
Mike Ball harrumphs over the endless procession of workers from NStar, Keyspan and the Boston Water and Sewer Commission who are forever ripping up his street:
By jikamens - 8/20/06 - 3:49 pm
NSTAR just notified all customers who had signed up for the E-Bill service to be able to pay bills online, but who did not opt to stop receiving paper statements, that they were going to no longer receive paper statements whether they like it or not.
Read all about it on my main blog.
By adamg - 7/19/06 - 8:37 pm
Michael gets an explanation from NSTAR on why his power went out Monday: A transformer blew under extreme loads:
Let me say from the outset that I could very well have my facts wrong, but from what I understand, NSTAR hasn't done the upgrade they've really needed to do on our transmission lines over the past few years. Basically, it's a large capital expenditure to upgrade everything, so instead of fixing it all at once they've simply patched it as problems arose. Needless to say, this results in a system that in the long run, costs more money to fix. ...
By adamg - 7/19/06 - 3:36 pm
Samara reports on a blackout on her street last night:
... What we thought was a transformer (which would have been a much much louder bang), turned out to be an extremely loose wire connected to the transformer. Nice to know they're keeping up maintenance. That wire fell off **LIVE** from the pole right next to the house across the street. Good times. All kinds of flashing and fun stuff. Luckily, we live 1/2 block away from the fire station and there is a cop always around at the Star Market around the corner. ...
By adamg - 7/18/06 - 10:04 pm
NSTAR sure knows how to pick the right night to suddenly tell people it's cutting power to some 2,000 homes:
A few minutes ago we received a phone call from City Councilor Denise Simmons. NSTAR informed her that tonight they would shut down power to Area 4, affecting 2000 households with no warning. They claim that 'it's gonna go out anyway' and that they need to make undefined 'repairs'.
If you think this might be a bit on the unacceptable side, there's a community meeting on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Area 4 Youth Center at Harvard and Essex.
By adamg - 7/18/06 - 10:10 am
Reports are filtering in of scattered blackouts across the region last night:
When the power went out last night at the James's Gate pub in Jamaica Plain, they didn't shut down - they broke out the candles. And Abby was there with her camera.
By adamg - 1/31/06 - 12:52 pm
On Adventures with Dr. Lady Cutie Troublemaker, Abby describes her first taste of random Jamaica Plain power outages:
... So the power went out last night from 5-7pm, then again at around midnight for 3 more hours. ...
By adamg - 9/24/05 - 8:54 am
Nstar's been jackhammering outside Eric's house of late, and he's of two minds. On the one hand:
... I guess Boston lets any asshole that works for a large corporation get a permit to jackhammer at their builing in a residential neighborhood at 8 at night. It makes sense. I want to pull a permit to blow up shit in front of NStar president Thomas J. May's house. Somehow I don’t think I'll get that permit. ...
On the other hand, something about the racket calms his baby down and puts him to sleep.
By adamg - 8/23/05 - 10:45 am
Beso reports ongoing issues related to the North End exploding manholes - and the resulting Nstar repair work:
... The police have been downright nasty when asked the simpliest questions by tourists and delivery men and NSTAR has given residents NO INFORMATION on what's going on and when it's going to end. I have a tenant moving in on 9/1 and I honestly don't know where the poor girl is going to be allowed to park her truck. Normally, you can get a one day permit when moving but I can't get an answer for her.
By adamg - 8/12/05 - 8:50 am
Jeremi reports from his darkened North End condo:
... This is the second electrical fire in 2 days in the North End. All power has been cut in this and surrounding neighborhoods. I am writting this post via my mobile phone.
I wonder what brainiac at NStar is responsible for this mess???
By Ron Newman - 8/11/05 - 9:41 pm
This afternoon around 4:30 pm, the power went out at my office on Union Wharf. A quick survey of the neighborhood found Hanover Street jammed with fire trucks, and smoke pouring out of the street near Sovereign Bank. When I returned to Union Wharf, smoke was also pouring out of a manhole in our parking lot.
Apparently this was the third underground North End fire in less than 24 hours. According to the lunchtime crowd at Contrada's, there was a fire last night around 10 pm, and another one this morning.
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