I did not blog yesterday because I was undergoing a Power Surge. I began to write at 4am. Then went onto the internet to begin sending. Nothing. All of a sudden. It came back after a while but flickered in and out.
Later in the morning after getting the girls to help me tidy all the trailers into one corner, I tried starting the mower. It started once then it died, then nothing. Dead battery all of a sudden.
Pumping with energy and wanting to stay busy, I poured the girls into the cooking oil car so we could go out to the old farm to take cuttings of the willows. Drove over there just fine. Tried to start the car again. Nothing. Dead battery all of a sudden.
I called the Matriarch who came and collected us. After we had fiddled about trying to get her car doors to unlock so we could get in, she dropped the girls home and then me back to the old barn. I began to strim the growing grass under the electric fences with my weed eater. It worked for a short while then I had to change battery for a new one. Shortly they were both dead about two hours too soon. So I walked back home.
Once I was back I looked at the White truck but that would not start either. 
So I quit and went in to make a cold dinner.
After work Our John had to get his battery jumper starter thingy and go around and jump start everything. The truck, the car and the mower. ALL the batteries were dead. With no warning. All dead.
“Can I borrow your work truck to drive across the way to put the calves to bed,” I said. “Ah no.” he answered. “I think I will drive you.”
I was PUMPING!
Isn’t that weird though? Maybe there is something in the moon. (Though I have to admit this is not the first time this has happened), though usually I don’t suck the power out of three vehicles in a day.
I hope you have a great day.
Love your friend on the farmy,
miss c
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39 responses to “Electrics”
Full moon is the 9th. I agree, odd and faintly disturbing.
excuse to buy a donkey. you can ride it to tuck in calves, and use as pack animal to deliver supplys
and they supposed to protect livestock from dogs, coyotes
Absolutely I need a donkey, a nice girl Donkey i think..c
Our girl donkey Belinda was a pain in the fundament – not nice at all. She bit my bottom when I was grooming her, escaped at the drop of a hat, brayed all night, and dumped my little daughter into a pond.
oops, that does not sound good!!
You want a gelded jack donkey. You’re a woman and he will fall in love with you. A jenny will be jealous.
All events usually linked to Mercury in retrograde – but that is only due Oct 4 -25th. Must be the moon 🙂 Laura
Getting primed for Hallowe’en? 😉
Days like that are why I love hand tools. The only power needed is the power of my elbow and wrist… And I hate the cordless drill running out of juice just before the job is finished. You must have needed all that power you sucked out of everything!
Very odd indeed. Today is a new day. Hopefully all will work as supposed to today.
Strange and slightly creepy. Maybe a sign for you to have a day off.
I will take the day off iin October.. until then FULL STEAM AHEAD.. c
I’ve always thought/said you were a force of nature. Here’s the proof!
Wow! What a day!
I have had that happen twice in my life. For a couple of days my computer would not work, my car, even my computer at work, even the microwave which I know you don’t use. If it was mechanical or electric it just stopped. Annoying but thank goodness temporary. Hope you have a much better day!
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Ha ha – it’s the Outer Limits 🙂
You needed the extra power to go on and I agree with snowwoman , it’s a sign to have a day off.
Oh-me-oh-my-oh! I hope you have all the power you need today 🙂 – and I love it that you speak my “language”, i.e. battery jumper starter thingy .
Good old Murphy’s been talking to the aliens again. 😀 Shesh, what a day! I think Ron has the best idea, donkey!
Do you think the power surge was a transplant, emptying all the other batteries?