“People don’t throw sneakers on the power lines every day.”
Gail Rice, Spokeswoman for Central Maine Power
When a natural disaster strikes, it can wreak havoc with basic services like electricity. Just ask the 3 million folks in the Northeast who were left in the dark last week when blindsided by a pre-Halloween snow storm. When it comes to small towns, though, it can take a whole lot less to upset the apple cart. In Brunswick, Maine (population 15,370), all it took was a pair of sneakers.
The power company was alerted in mid-October when 3,775 customers were suddenly without power. Linesmen checked it out and found a pair of sneakers dangling from the power lines. They snagged the shoes and restored power within 40 minutes. To the 1.3 million blizzard victims still without power in the Northeast, that must sound like no small feat.
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