http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2008/04/04/the-looming-squirrel-threat/ A designer in Atlanta writes about technology, design, Macs, and life in Atlanta's Virginia-Highland neighborhood. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:34:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2008/04/04/the-looming-squirrel-threat/#comment-16957 Crabcake Girl Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:24:15 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/?p=435#comment-16957 We just replaced our electric meter and all of the wiring running to it, after having the power knocked out and two outlets smoked. The cause: squirrels have been using our power lines as a sort of superhighway between the alley and our roof. Naturally we were not up to code, and this involved multiple expensive professionals sticking 13 foot poles through our roof and mumbling things like "...and we might have to move the breaker box into the middle of the bedroom wall..." Naturally, the squirrels have refused to pay the bill. We just replaced our electric meter and all of the wiring running to it, after having the power knocked out and two outlets smoked. The cause: squirrels have been using our power lines as a sort of superhighway between the alley and our roof. Naturally we were not up to code, and this involved multiple expensive professionals sticking 13 foot poles through our roof and mumbling things like “…and we might have to move the breaker box into the middle of the bedroom wall…” Naturally, the squirrels have refused to pay the bill.

]]> http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2008/04/04/the-looming-squirrel-threat/#comment-15131 Nance Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:09:41 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/?p=435#comment-15131 Squirrels are so often the culprit in power outages that reporters and editors have run out of cute ways to say so. (I'm partial to "frying squirrel," m'self.) Did you know one is suspected in the chain-reaction power failure that blacked out much of the northeastern U.S. in August 2003? Yea, it is true. Squirrels are so often the culprit in power outages that reporters and editors have run out of cute ways to say so. (I’m partial to “frying squirrel,” m’self.) Did you know one is suspected in the chain-reaction power failure that blacked out much of the northeastern U.S. in August 2003? Yea, it is true.

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