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does "novec" even exist? (no doubt fx co gov is trying to create it using my tax money to avoid their personal Dominion electric bills)
transformer cabinets usually do not have 100 lb lids
i've seen a unit in flames before - it'd been knocked down by trees and hit the ground hard - breaking it open while it was being shorted / glowing hot
Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site designed to improve communication among residents of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything Northern Virginia residents would find interesting.
Explosion- Fairfax Towne Ctr - general area
Posted by:
J man
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Date: October 26, 2006 10:34AM
So yesterday, I'm coming back from work and fire trucks/cops are everywhere, blocking the road.....apparently the big green electrical box in the neighborhood grassy area at the corner Exploded and was engulfed in flames...
the charred lid of the box was on the sidewalk smoldering
and of course, power is out at home
surprisingly after being flooded w/ water from the fire trucks, the power was back on at 6pm
but now our phone line has a major, annoying humming
and lucky nobody was hit w/ the 100lb exploding lid flying through the air
(lots of kids, families in the area)
I mean, who wired that box? there are elec. companies working on it like every month.....not surprised it exploded
Yea, nice job
what's next, somebody gets electrocuted toasting bread?
the charred lid of the box was on the sidewalk smoldering
and of course, power is out at home
surprisingly after being flooded w/ water from the fire trucks, the power was back on at 6pm
but now our phone line has a major, annoying humming
and lucky nobody was hit w/ the 100lb exploding lid flying through the air
(lots of kids, families in the area)
I mean, who wired that box? there are elec. companies working on it like every month.....not surprised it exploded
Yea, nice job
what's next, somebody gets electrocuted toasting bread?
Re: Explosion- Fairfax Towne Ctr - general area
Posted by:
Fairfax MF--er
()
Date: October 26, 2006 11:01AM
J man Wrote:
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> So yesterday, I'm coming back from work and fire
> trucks/cops are everywhere, blocking the
> road.....apparently the big green electrical box
> in the neighborhood grassy area at the corner
> Exploded and was engulfed in flames...
> the charred lid of the box was on the sidewalk
> smoldering
> and of course, power is out at home
>
> surprisingly after being flooded w/ water from the
> fire trucks, the power was back on at 6pm
>
> but now our phone line has a major, annoying
> humming
>
> and lucky nobody was hit w/ the 100lb exploding
> lid flying through the air
> (lots of kids, families in the area)
> I mean, who wired that box? there are elec.
> companies working on it like every month.....not
> surprised it exploded
> Yea, nice job
> what's next, somebody gets electrocuted toasting
> bread?
Shit happens. Odds are you will die in a car crash or from slipping in your bathtub before a 100 lb lid hits you in the head. Quit yer bitchin'.
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> So yesterday, I'm coming back from work and fire
> trucks/cops are everywhere, blocking the
> road.....apparently the big green electrical box
> in the neighborhood grassy area at the corner
> Exploded and was engulfed in flames...
> the charred lid of the box was on the sidewalk
> smoldering
> and of course, power is out at home
>
> surprisingly after being flooded w/ water from the
> fire trucks, the power was back on at 6pm
>
> but now our phone line has a major, annoying
> humming
>
> and lucky nobody was hit w/ the 100lb exploding
> lid flying through the air
> (lots of kids, families in the area)
> I mean, who wired that box? there are elec.
> companies working on it like every month.....not
> surprised it exploded
> Yea, nice job
> what's next, somebody gets electrocuted toasting
> bread?
Shit happens. Odds are you will die in a car crash or from slipping in your bathtub before a 100 lb lid hits you in the head. Quit yer bitchin'.
Re: Explosion- Fairfax Towne Ctr - general area
Posted by:
Gravis
()
Date: October 26, 2006 12:58PM
Fairfax MF--er Wrote:
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> Shit happens. Odds are you will die in a car crash
> or from slipping in your bathtub before a 100 lb
> lid hits you in the head. Quit yer bitchin'.
i completely agree.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
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> Shit happens. Odds are you will die in a car crash
> or from slipping in your bathtub before a 100 lb
> lid hits you in the head. Quit yer bitchin'.
i completely agree.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Re: Explosion- Fairfax Towne Ctr - general area
Posted by:
ferfux
()
Date: October 26, 2006 01:22PM
Prolly a side effect of Tower records BLOW OUT FIRE SALE! everything must blow! errr GO!!!!!!!
Re: Explosion- Fairfax Towne Ctr - general area
Posted by:
Lasuena
()
Date: October 26, 2006 10:14PM
>there are elec. companies working on it like every month.....
This explains why we have power outages and surges every month or oftener. The power used to never go out around here. Now it goes out regularly. Why don’t they just build the place their own substation?
This explains why we have power outages and surges every month or oftener. The power used to never go out around here. Now it goes out regularly. Why don’t they just build the place their own substation?
Re: Explosion- Fairfax Towne Ctr - general area
Posted by:
brian703
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Date: October 27, 2006 05:28PM
My overall experience with Virginia Power, or Dominion Power, is that they're pretty bad with maintenance. I used to live in a place where the power went out whenever it rained hard. Virginia Power was the electric company.
NOVEC is a hell of a lot better. I rarely have a power outage with them.
NOVEC is a hell of a lot better. I rarely have a power outage with them.
Re: Explosion- Fairfax Towne Ctr - general area
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Re: Explosion- Fairfax Towne Ctr - general area
Posted by:
cult4
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Date: December 01, 2018 04:02PM
PICS or it didn't happen
no one believes your crap you saw it or that you know bad wiring caused it
does "novec" even exist? (no doubt fx co gov is trying to create it using my tax money to avoid their personal Dominion electric bills)
transformer cabinets usually do not have 100 lb lids
i've seen a unit in flames before - it'd been knocked down by trees and hit the ground hard - breaking it open while it was being shorted / glowing hot