[Vision2020] the big storm

[Don Coombs]

Craine Kit wrote:
>
> .... Here's the curious part: A week or so ago, a company claiming to be  
> from Avista did some work on the transformer across the street from  
> our house. Supposedly, it was to make the power more reliable. I  
> wonder if their efforts actually made the power less reliable or if  
> their work would never have worked under last night's conditions.
> 
> Any thoughts or explanations?
> 

Across from my house, the crew just replaced a ground 
wire on the transformer, and that's the kind of thing 
that, yes, would make service more reliable.

Eighty-five mph winds are a tough challenge for any 
company that has to get power from pole to pole where 
there are big trees.

I don't remember whether the trucks across from my 
house had "Avista" on the side or not, but at least 
some of the crew were not Avista employees. Apparently 
it's common to bring in hired (and qualified) 
gunslingers to do both routine maintenance and 
emergency repairs.

Don Coombs