We were about to leave for vacation in August. The night before we left, the power went off, then came back on. This happened 1, 2, 3, 20 times. I switched

We were about to leave for vacation in August. The night before we left, the power went off, then came back on. This happened 1, 2, 3, 20 times. I switched off the main breaker and then went outside to see if I could find out what was going on. Nobody was outside and it was hard to tell if other homes had electricity - a lot of people were gone on vacation themselves and it was still bright. I tried calling electricians but couldn't get anybody out quickly enough so I ended up calling the power company. They dispatched a guy with a small truck with a short cherry-picker. He was able to diagnose the problem as branches rubbing on the power line. He trimmed around it so I could turn the power back on. Our house was built in 1914 and the tree wasn't there. Somewhere over 100 years the tree in our neighbor's yard was planted and grew large enough to interfere with the power line. While we were gone the power company replaced the connection with a shorter, more direct line that avoided the tree entirely. As another poster said, I think your story is better because of your diagnosing the problem yourself.