The third back up generator has arrived in town, it is now up next to the first two and being brought on line.

This unit looks to be substantially smaller than its two brothers, does not do a lot to ease the anxiety one feels of future power outages.

The only consoling thing is that Hydro has promised that the two working generators in the damaged plant will be available if the back ups fail while the plant is being overhauled.

It is consoling only if you discount the previous inaccurate protestations from Hydro reps.

Nor do these statements from Hydro representatives after a couple of short unplanned outages;

"they were trying to put both the unit breakers online, and some how they short circuited, causing the power outage".

and "where the mobile generators were sitting for awhile not being used, once they hooked them up, it was quite normal for them to short out and a cause power outages".

and "future unexpected power outages are to be anticipated because they are still trying to put the mobile generators online, and this process at times works, and at times not".

Quite a different spin than the previous up beat positive one.

On the doggy front the vets have been very busy, judging by the turn out it would indicate that their is a dire need for more frequent veterinary visits, there have been none in this region for many many years. Whether they be not for profit or not is not the issue, the need is here so how come the provincial vets have not considered clinics on the coast?.

I have received no remuneration for James comment, non the less there is some valuable information in his links, so I published it.