Wow! We had a major electrical outage last night. I was already in bed while Don was still relaxing in his big recliner watching television. Suddenly ALL power went out. I got up to grab the flashlights ....... while Don floundered around trying to get out of his big electric easy chair that was fully reclined. LOL. It's hilarious to hear his story about trying to scramble out of that chair.
Anyway......we and our neighbors were all outside to see if it was just us or the whole neighborhood. Even the street lights were out so we figured something major happened somewhere. We've never had an outage like that in the 17 years we've lived here. It was a fun opportunity to chat with the neighbors though.
I used my phone to log onto the APS power outage website and reported our location. The website said there were three counties affected and they already had troubleshooters in action. We later received emails saying power went out at 11:18 and was fully restored at 11:39. We still don't know what happened to cause the outage but we were very happy and relieved with the fast response. My first thought was about all the refrigerators in the houses we watch! Yikes! With that short time of outage though, we certainly don't anticipate any problems. You'll all have to reset clocks on your microwaves, clocks, stoves, etc. when you return.
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The CG Dispatch reported more housing and businesses that have received approval for construction. Casa Grande is truly a work in progress!
Freddy's Frozen Custard fast food eatery was given the go-ahead to begin construction at the Commons at Palm Creek located at 2038 E Florence Blvd. The eatery will also include a drive-thru facility to accommodate 11 cars at a time. After looking at their website, it's menu includes steakburgers, Vienna Beef hot dogs, and chicken sandwiches. The company provides frozen custard with a variety of specialty sundaes and concretes. In other words.....it's a big competitor for our favorite Culvers.
Nearly 1,300 new homes could be added to Casa Grande. The largest of the housing projects, Elaine Farms, features 711 single-family lots. The site is located north of Kortsen Road and CG Avenue between Pinal Ave and Trekell Rd.
On the manufacturing side, Taiwanese semiconductor company Chang Chun was given the go-ahead by the commission to build a manufacturing plant.
High-grade chemicals will be produced at the plant that will be used in the production of semiconductors. The commission was told that the Phoenix-based Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plant would be sourcing Chang Chun chemical products for its semiconductors.
The facility will be located at the Pinal County Technology Park, which is located on 84 acres on the northwest corner of Clayton and Burris roads on the west side of town.
