The last few days, Halifax has been plagued by power cuts - ranging from a few seconds to 15-20 minutes. Last night, I was on the bus when all the traffic lights, and many of the street lights, went out through most of downtown. Kinda scary when it's the middle of rush hour and it's pitch black out.
Nova Scotia Power's explanation? "Salt contamination." Yeah, that's right - they say that the windstorm we had last weekend blew a lot of salt spray far inland, which settled on lines and equipment and is causing them to short-circuit. What the hell kind of an explanation is that? This is the east coast - salt spray and high winds are a fact of life!
It reminds me of "leaves on the line", the old chestnut that British Rail routinely trots out whenever trains are cancelled or delayed in the UK. Lame, to say the least.
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