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POWER, ANYONE? RECORD SNOW HAS US IN THE DARK -- AND THE COLD.

“The power has been out at my house since 10 p.m. last night, and was out for a couple of hours on Thursday afternoon. The temperature in the house was down in the 40s -- and two pairs of socks, two heavy shirts, a scarf and a bulky sweater haven’t helped much.”

--JEFFSIEGEL

“I feel your pain: we lost power in Richardson’s Yale Park at 9 last night, and it’s still off. I also heard that several businesses in the Preston Forest Shopping Center lost power.”

--MARLENA CHAVIRA-MEDFORD

“My parents, who live near Preston and Forest, have been without power since Thursday afternoon. Luckily, they have a gas fireplace. But they are bored.”

--RACHEL

STONE

“We were without power from 5 pm Thursday until about 1 pm Friday. Fortunately, we have a gas fireplace, water heater, and cooktop, so it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. Ahhh, power! It’s great to have it again.

--MARY

Northaven Trail

“Construction has started on the Northaven Trail, which will run through the Oncor power line easement between Northaven and Royal.”

--MARLENA

CHAVIRA-MEDFORD

“Not to sounds like a doofus, but I’ve never really known what an easement is--let alone an “Oncor easement.” Is that basically the big field that runs under the power lines? If it’s under the power lines, how will they build a trail that can navigate those big, metal towers?”

--AMYHUNT

“Amy, you are correct: the big field that runs under the power lines is generally an easement, although there are occasional exceptions. And “easement” generally means that the property is either specifically dedicated to power line use (in this case) or that there is a buried line (it could be phone, power, sewer, water) across a piece of property, and the owner has granted the “easement” to the utility to allow the land to be used as such.”

--RICK WAMRE

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