Blackout in NW DC?

[UNCjigga]

Okay almost an hour ago I heard a loud "BOOM!" outside the apartment, looked out, didn't see anything. Ten minutes later there were fire trucks screaming down my street, so I figured somebody somewhere had a gas explosion. Well, now the power is out, but not just on my street. Its my whole neighborhood. I'm posting on my laptop with aircard, completely in the dark right now. Anyone else without power (or did anyone else in DC just stop posting?)

 

[Casawi]

Do you have some liquor?

 

[olds]

Any looting there yet?

 

[LongCoolMother]

terrorists

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Any looting there yet?

Haha, knowing my neighborhood (Columbia Heights, aka MLK riots) its bound to start sooner or later! I'm hearing lots of sirens all around, so hopefully that's a deterrent.

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: LongCoolMother
terrorists

Funny thing, I can see the Capitol dome from my living room window, so when I looked out after the noise that's the first thing I looked at!

 

[Darkstar757]

UNC I am in SW DC and power is still on for me.

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: Darkstar757
UNC I am in SW DC and power is still on for me.

Well that's good to know, I'm pretty sure its a block/neighborhood thing related to the noise I heard.

 

[Casawi]

Any idea of what happened?

 

[AMCRambler]

Probably just a cutout fuse inside one of the underground junction boxes blew. Maybe a transformer if fire trucks went by, those suckers can burn pretty good. If you're lucky it's a fuse and they'll have the power back on in an hour or two. If it was a transformer that's gonna take a lot more work unless they can energize you from another feeder.

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: Casawi
Any idea of what happened?

No clue, talking to a friend who lives 6 blocks up the street and his area is fine--he didn't hear anything. He did say that they've had "exploding manhole covers" before.

 

[biggestmuff]

Nothing on WTOP's news website yet.

 

[sjwaste]

Originally posted by: UNCjigga
Okay almost an hour ago I heard a loud "BOOM!" outside the apartment, looked out, didn't see anything. Ten minutes later there were fire trucks screaming down my street, so I figured somebody somewhere had a gas explosion. Well, now the power is out, but not just on my street. Its my whole neighborhood. I'm posting on my laptop with aircard, completely in the dark right now. Anyone else without power (or did anyone else in DC just stop posting?)

The Ballston Mall was out last night, actually. I have a view east on Wilson and there was just a big dark spot w/ some cop cars parked out front, flashers on. Was really weird.

But I do know, at least in Georgetown, that because of the way they ran gas and electric through the sewers, sometimes an arc will blow some gas and shoot the nearest manhole cover straight up (they say never walk on them there). Power's usually out right after. Maybe it's like that up in the Heights too.

By the way, how do you like it there so far? I'm thinking about buying in DC in the next year or so, since Arlington is so expensive.

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
Nothing on WTOP's news website yet.

Here we go.

Got my power back while asleep, which is good since it was getting cold and I need my hot water for the morning shower!

Strangely enough, it really was an exploding manhole cover!