Effects of Power Outages Where You Live


More and more, power outages seem to be an issue for me and I believe for audiophiles in general. We have had two wind storms like never before in the last 5 months that wiped out the power in my area of Ohio. Major work by the electric company has to be done to restore the power when these storms occur. Power was lost at my home once for 7 days back in September because of an extreme wind storm. The one that just happened caused only about 24 hours with lost power. How long do you think it takes your audio system's performance to restore to normal after you have unplugged it and it sits for 24 hours? Additionally, when the electric company is rebuilding damaged equipment, adding new transformers etc. what affect do you think this has or has had to the power in your area? What affect(s) has this had on the performance of your audio system?
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Audiophile: Sweetheart please unplug my cd player five times this month but don't tell me when. Plug it in again before I wake up or get home from work.

Wife: (Not even giving an odd look anymore) Sure, whatever you say.

Audiophile: (Comes home and puts in a cd.) Honey, I know you unplugged my cd player today.

Wife: (Cooking dinner wondering why husband is playing with his tonearm instead of cutting broccoli) Yeah, sure I did.

Audiophile: (A few weeks later recognized the tell-tale sign again.) Sweetie, I know you did it again, you unplugged my cd player. I'd say for 7 hours.

Wife: I have no idea, I plugged all that sh** into a hundred foot extension cord and ran it over to Jane's house. She plugged in to her sowing machine power strip. She said she'd take care of it for me.
Meant sewing not seeding machine. Thought I correct it with this tough crowd ;)