June 21: A power outage this evening . . .
Read MoreNight Foreman Larry and I were both outside working with a vehicle that had been towed to the shop. We were trying to get it started so I could drive it into the shop instead of having to push it with our Dodge. At some point, we both heard a kaboom that sounded relatively close. We didn't know what had happened until we came back into the shop and realized all the lights were off.
We also discovered that the outage was specifically with our building. The Riverbend Research Labs across the street still had power. The outage occurred around 8:00 PM while it was still light outside. From that moment forward, Larry and I concentrated on getting the garage doors closed. Thankfully, most of the safety releases worked with little drama.