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6. Same Here

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 05:13 PM

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Our power went out briefly following a lightning strike directly in front of our home in Fairfax. Except for one light, which makes no sense. No Verizon. Incredibly loud and scary. My son was holding his phone and got zapped, but he’s OK. Potentially four more hours of this.

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Outages mainly in BLUE AREAS AverageOldGuy Monday #1

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goodness what is starting? bucolic_frolic Monday #3

I am in an extrememly blue area of CA and my Xfinity is up obamanut2012 Monday #4

Same Here DET Monday #6