It wasn't just Belmont that was out yesterday. Our service was down as well in Romney Park and when I called, I was told the same thing. I tend to believe the explanation I was given versus a bunch of guys working on a single house in Belmont ... and deciding to call it quits early.

Although the electricity service itself cannot be considered anywhere near "reliable", the guys are generally pretty hard working. I have seen them out in my area working (on several occasions) well past midnight, in an effort to restore service.

And although you won't find any stray squirrels here, a technician once found a whole slew of tree boas (babies) curled up in a tangled mess [color:"red"]inside[/color] a transformer up the pole at the end of our driveway.

He killed them all. Poor little things. They are harmless to humans and help keep the mouse and rat population down. Sigh.