Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 3, 2018, 1:39 PM
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Power outage caused by Mylar balloons
Original post made on Oct 3, 2018
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 3, 2018, 1:39 PM
Comments (8)
Posted by resident
a resident of Jackson Park
on Oct 3, 2018 at 2:26 pm
a resident of Jackson Park
on Oct 3, 2018 at 2:26 pm
Ban the damn things already. They have no valid reason to exist. Power failures are huge public safety problem. Most power failures seem to be blamed on mylar balloons these days. Even if the government is slow to act, local retailers can still step up and stop selling them.
Posted by Bill
a resident of Willowgate
on Oct 3, 2018 at 4:33 pm
a resident of Willowgate
on Oct 3, 2018 at 4:33 pm
I don’t understand why our electric power lines are so susceptible to Mylar balloons. Aren’t they more rugged or insulated enough? Birds and squirrels run around up there without problems.
Posted by @Bill
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Oct 3, 2018 at 4:37 pm
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Oct 3, 2018 at 4:37 pm
Electricians reading this just ruined their computers with spat coffee.
Posted by Me
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Oct 3, 2018 at 5:53 pm
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Oct 3, 2018 at 5:53 pm
I'm making little Mylar outfits for the squirrels so they don't get cold this winter
Posted by Don Keedick
a resident of Rex Manor
on Oct 3, 2018 at 7:06 pm
a resident of Rex Manor
on Oct 3, 2018 at 7:06 pm
This is how they will undermine us.
Posted by Again and again
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Oct 4, 2018 at 9:53 am
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Oct 4, 2018 at 9:53 am
Don't these mylar balloons cause this issue year in and year out all over the country?
Get these things off store shelves!
Posted by resident
a resident of Jackson Park
on Oct 4, 2018 at 6:32 pm
a resident of Jackson Park
on Oct 4, 2018 at 6:32 pm
The #1 cause of power failures in Palo Alto is mylar balloons. News report: Web Link
Posted by Why continue selling them?
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Oct 5, 2018 at 8:56 am
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Oct 5, 2018 at 8:56 am
If some new high shooting nerf gun was continually causing power outages affecting entire swaths of a city they would put a stop to it.
Free pass for these things? Everyone OK to continue to have it happen, because IT WILL CONTINUE IF NOTHING IS DONE.
I hope none of you are in the middle of an important development when all goes dead in your house because some idiot let his balloon go.
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