Jenny Peery writes:

Who knows if you have power for internet to receive this.

[UPDATE: Power went out Sunday, September 14. Most neighbors received power on Friday, September 19 and cable on Sunday, September 21.]

Just an FYI

Ike battered around a large tree in the soil conservancy –Deaf/Blind School area.

The tree fell over the power lines into our property (477 E Kanawha Ave), breaking a pole with a transformer on it.

The transformer landed in our terraced beds along the drive way into the lilac bushes we have there (thank heavens they cushioned the fall).

Today I talked with a  man by the name of Wes from the Ohio EPA.  My concern is with PCB’s known to be in older transformers.  As I write, I don’t know the status of the one landed in our property.

Wes told me that the transformers built after 1972 were built without the PCB.

The older ones that have been retrofitted, have a green sticker on them.

Wes was calling my husband, Craig to see if he could tell him more about what we have on the property to see if they could determine the status without making a trip to view it.  We’ll see what happens next.

Just thought you may want this information since we are so close to the Bill Moose ravine.

I hope this message finds you safe, sound, with power and water.

Thanks for your service Susan,

Jenny