Up North Progressive

If you see low-flying helicopters hovering over your property or nearby next week, it’s the power company inspecting power lines, poles, steel towers and equipment for damage caused by lightning, wind, storms, and other problems. The inspection area ranges from US 10 to the tip of the mitten and will run from Monday, September 15, to Wednesday, September 24.

When the helicopters come to your area please remember the reason why and do not assume they are the infamous “black helicopters” sent by the New World Order to prepare for the UN invasion of the United States. It’s not the NSA spying on you, or the military using infrared from above to scan the heat signatures in your house. No one is using secret scanning rays to read your mind, email, or listen in on your phone conversations. They probably won’t even notice your illegal marijuana crop, unless there are power lines running over it, then they might notice.

The power company will be working to repair damage done to electrical lines, poles, towers, conductors and other equipment. Power lines with overgrown trees threatening lines will also be trimmed after the inspection. Routine maintenance work for the power company to provide better service now before winter sets in, which if the recent weather change is any indication, is probably going to be some time this weekend. Northern Michigan is awesome.