Memphis on the internet.
Tweet of the Week
“I don’t know about y’all but my number one election issue is going to be that everyone loses power if there’s a stiff breeze in Memphis,” Allie Mounce said on Twitter.
Thousands here were left in the dark last week after a storm pushed through the county. Mounce’s tweet brought a discussion on the issue of power, what Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW) could and should do when bad weather hits, and what political candidate could best solve the issue.
For the problem, some pointed to MLGW’s outsourcing of cutting trees and such. For a solution, some suggested burying power lines. As for politics, one suggested asking the current mayoral and Memphis City Council candidates how they’d handle the situation and who they’d put on the MLGW board.
Thirst Trap
Hot, bored, and powerless MLGW customers might have paused a bit on the utility’s Facebook post last week for the truest object of their desire: a row of electric repair trucks.
Power is back, but …
Lots of frustration and hilarity about the outages on the Memphis subreddit, including the meme above. A video over there shows just how strong the storm’s winds were. Another shows what happens when He-Man turns the power back on.
