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Hello all. I am taking action on my electricity woes. My power went out again last night at 8:15 pm. I immediately called the power company and spoke to a live human being. I asked what the problem was and why I can't expect to have electricity in my home 24 hours a day.

She said that the lines can't handle it when people come home from work on a hot night. I told her that they should expect people to come home from work and to plan accordingly. I am not going to put up with their crap anymore. I sat in a 96 degree pitch black house and have to have people call me to wake me up so I can go to my office. Normally I would be working out of my home office, but since it's in total darkness and I have no power for my computers, it kind of cramps my style.

This weekend I will be walking my neighborhood with a petition to keep the power on. I have also acquired the CEO of Detroit Edison's home phone. If my power goes off, he is going to get a personal call from me. I will do it daily until I have power. If I go to jail, at least I will have lights and air conditioning.

I will also send him these half cooked lemon poppyseed muffins that never stood a chance when the lights went out.

Pray for the power this weekend. It's a scrorcher, and frankly, I think it's making me ill. I can't sleep at night due to this heat and I can't eat with rotting food and no stove.

I would be livid!

Is it too much to ask, provide the service they're supposed to?

I would total up the dollar amount of your food loss, and present them with a bill.
Bug whoever you must to get this taken care of.

I think you are spreading it to my house. I was reading this afternoon- putting off getting ready to go to work- and the power went out. I live in a pretty big condo complex (about 30 buildings/24 units in each building) and the power went out to the whole complex. It's nice and toasty and humid in Chicago like I am sure it is on the other side of the lake. I just kept the blinds and curtains closed hoping that it would keep the place cool. I turned the air on full blast so when it came back on it would cool the place off. Hopefully, I won't have 2 kitty-cicles when I get home!

Way to go HLL! You got the power CEO's home number. Yes!!! Now we're cookin' with gas. Go get him. Don't let that lousy slime sleep a wink -- call him every hour on the hour when your power's out -- yes I mean into the wee hours of the mornin'. You're up so why shouldn't he be up?

Let me know if you need a wake-up call. -- E