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stouffinue suntribune u thursday dec 8 2005 9 blown appliances not our fault hydro residents blame power surges by hannelore volpe staff writer when the power goes out along bethesda road resi dents brace themselves theyre not sure if theyll lose still more appliances once the power comes on the first time major dam age occured was in april when power went out after a storm shordy after crews restored electricity a power surge was experienced by several households the second time was late september the first time resident bryan emery lost almost all of the kitchen appliances connected to one circuit breaker he had to replace his stove satellite receiver a tv and other appliances other neighbours had damaged computers microwaves and satellite receivers the storm resulted in more appliances being lost by residents such as bryan emery and joe decaria mr decaria an electrical engineer sent a letter nov 10 on behalf of residents to hydro one outlining the losses a reply has not yet been received damage to the appliances is hydros responsibility mr decaria said the first time about eight homes were affected this time the surge affected about five the decarias had dam age to a pool pump dish washer and generator valued at about 2300 among other items other neighbours lost a 1000 computer 150 fax machine flat screen tv 400 asthma we can help call the lung association lung association i tjvis rnessaqebroudhvtb pu a j xcrmmumty- service of the econbrnij i sunsuntribune register now for winter indoor soccer skills development program programs start on week of january 9 mori nights u7 mixed 2000 si 1999 wed nights u9 mixed 1998 si 1997 thurs nights ull girls 1996 1995 thurs nights ull boys 1996 si 1995 irogram will not be offered if registration numbers do not meet minimum requirement for more information please call the soccer office at 9056401800 or check the website wwwwsscinfo the best price the best selection brand name shoes boots jissel sketched dr martens hush puppies many more the largest selection of womens fashion boots the largest selection of kens safely footwear childrens footwear ladies fashion bags b irgin this as and recel re an f xtba s10 off isopu crsse oran extras2 t r burcbase markville shoe clearance mrv rlirm id oh 5051 hwy 7 east unit 5 ra b strs4stioa u bldswjc i i srigm srss trsre wivr won sat 11am 730prr automatic garage opener and a 250 tv he noted houses in the community have also experi enced occasional brown outs hydro one responded to the first letter residents sent after the april power surge noting it was not hydros fault this time i wrote them a letter telling them what the problem was mr decaria said we have die technology out there to fight that mr decaria is worried if residents continually approach their insurance companies regarding the losses the companies might not want to insurethese rural customers hydro one spokesperson al manchee noted the com pany isnt responsible for claims where there is no clear evidence of negligence on our part an example would be high winds causing trees to fall on hydro lines resulting in power outages if community care w access t centre of york region were here for you coming out of hospital suffering an illness or injury need personal care to maintain your independence are you eligible for health care at home all the cqc of york region at 1 8884702222 this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune usqzk e30r