To the Editor:
Do you ever check out that electric box with glass meter on the side of your house? Well, it may be time!
About three weeks ago at 6 a.m., my wife and I wandered downstairs to the kitchen to get coffee and feed the cats. I pressed the button on the microwave and heard a loud pop. The house lights dimmed. There was a crackling and loud popping in the refrigerator and on our living room TV, followed by a house in darkness. No electricity!
May 18, 2022
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