Loud crackle, bright light. I think that's a bad thing.

I decided to clean the siding on the back of the house last night. I was pretty impressed by how much better it looked as I rinsed the cleaner off, and then there was a loud crackle and flash of light from the general area of the electric meter. I'm sure it was all the more impressive because it was starting to get dark, but I'm fairly certain that's not supposed to happen. It didn't seem to affect anything inside the house--the clocks were still set correctly and none of circuits tripped, but it was disconcerting.

There are a lot of home improvement projects I'm prepared to tackle, but poking around the power coming off the pole is not one of them. I talked to an electrician this morning who suggested I call the power company, who is sending a technician out on Tuesday. No one is sending up any alarms, so I am attempting to keep it in perspective. This was probably a problem long before I discovered it, but I will feel so much better when it's resolved. I'm afraid to wonder what it'll cost me if the power company decided it isn't their responsibility, so for now I'll cling to the possibility that everything will be just fine and that I am not facing crushing debt.

Comments

[lauragayle]

I'm glad you and the kitties are safe. And that you're having it checked out!!!

[Heide]

Ditto what LG said. It looks like the power company needed to address this matter much sooner. Those wires need to be under cover. Gee, it might rain some day and crackle again. I know what PG&E does here for their customers, I think this is their repair, and they need to suck it up!