Bang!

A transformer blew out with a loud report, leaving my block with a brown-out. At first I didn't realize there was a problem; I just reset a breaker and restarted my computer. But repeated attempts to connect to the 'net failed with modem problems. Eventually I noticed the lights were flickering, so I promptly shut down all computers... I once lost an expensive copier due to a brown-out.

About an hour later, the Kilowatt is Reddy again, and I'm back on the net. Some problems never really go away...