ezpz Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 ALL the lights in my neighborhood, near Plaza Bugambilias have been flickering out. That has been very common, almost monthly, in the Guadalupe Victoria area, but this time everything went out - all street lights and everything on the La Floresta side of Calle Juan Alvarez. THAT is rare - their lights rarely go out. Last time I checked they were still out on that side. Our side is on but I'm keeping candles burning just in case. It feels like a storm is brewing - anyone have any info?? Gracias!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shrall Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Same thing happened in Las Salvias. The power was off at least 4 times each lasting a few seconds to a minute or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Yup. Same thing in San Antonio. Kind of scary that this is so widespread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezerk Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Same here I am just thankful is not my house only.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyfull Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Same thing in West Ajijic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Huh. That is wide. I was with people at Hotel Real de Chapala (La Floresta) and we laughed about it. The hotel re-lit itself, and when we left, their generators had obviously turned on. All of LaF was out. I laughed all the way home to central/upper Ajijic until I discovered I was out of electricity also. But it's back on now. yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensley Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Lights flickered in Riberas also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exyyz Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 And in Chapala too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstone Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 and in Mirasol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 ... and several times in Lower Chula Vista. As Travis said, that's quite a swath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdrja Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Also out here, 1 km east of Chapala. And we almost never have that happen! It's a relief to hear that it was a CFE-wide problem, instead of the underground lines that run from the street to our house..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Yes, what a relief to know that the whole system is subject to failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semalu Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Rancho de Oro too. Considering the scope of it and the time of it, maybe it was one of their unannounced maintenance or upgrade projects? Sure wish they let us know so we could power down first. That much flickering can't be good for the electronics. A simple enclosure in our bills with a schedule of planned maintenance would suffice, or post it online at www.cfe.gob.mx for those of us who use that instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PULELEHUA Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Battery backups are getting a workout tonight in our part of West Ajijic. It has been a very long time since we have experienced so many brown-outs and now such a prolonged blackout. Looks like another system wide problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsnob Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 I unplugged everything even tho I have circuit breakers, we had a major surge in my neighborhood in Ajijic and breaker popped off Everything is on now after 45 minutes out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Lights flickered in Chapala, near soriana too, I unplugged all my appliances just in case . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natbug Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Out past Santa Cruz as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBearII Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 La Canacinta west of the Oxxo/Pemex in far west Ajijic. Lights were completely out for more than an hour. So far as I could see, not a light within sight, and no one on the roads unless they had to get home. I was caught in the middle of the house and had to feel my way to a flashlight--hadn't found it and was disoriented when the lights came back on for a few seconds, enabling me to turn on a battery-powered lantern before they went out again. Not sure when the lights came back on, because we went to bed and left one of the battery-powered lanterns on. I heard someone come in the condo gate, but I think they parked outside and felt their way in thru the side pedestrian gate. Makes me realize our little condo area needs a solar-powered emergency light by the gate. The gate itself has an emergency backup opener BUT you would have to find the switch in the dark! (Then we put a plastic flower pot over the sensor to keep the gate open.) Life is an adventure here sometimes, but I guess it keeps me from getting bored! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 No problems in San Juan Cosala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgates Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Blood moon, eclipse, all those UFO sightings. . . . LoL. . Patti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Off last night for a couple hours in SE Ajijic. First flickered, then went out. Couldn't see any lights anywhere. Bigger problem than usual, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Second big power failure in a week. It went off and on three times and took an hour to get it back up again. I could sit on top of roof on hill and watch the power switch on and off. It was all of Ajijic. Quite a site watching the town flicker on and off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Last 3 nights above upper la Floresta, lights go out, not flicker, several times a night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 And there was a large green flare-up seen by someone near Chapala watching the power fluctuations in Ajijic... then a scary long series of ambulance and emergency vehicle sirens, as well as the power popping on and off. Something big happened last night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcelonaman Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 yes cg, was a bit strange. no wind or rain..its a typical narco tactic to cut the power when they are upto something.not heard of any problems so far though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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