Locals brace for another round of potential public safety power shutoffs [Video]

ALPINE, Calif. (KGTV) — ALPINE, Calif. (KGTV) — In his 12 years of running a convenience store in Alpine store, Sam Gorgees has dealt with plenty of power shutoffs. But last month’s outage hit him especially hard.

“Two thousand dollars for the produce, plus $5,900 for the fixing of the fridge,” he says.

In just a day and a half without power, that’s how much Sam lost.

Shelves once stocked with ice cream, sandwiches, dairy products, and even beer ended up in the trash.

When the power finally came back on, a short circuit damaged his four-door refrigerator.

“I was very mad at that time,” Sam tells ABC 10News.

Now, with another potential shutoff on the horizon, he’s trying to stay calm.

“What can I do? I do nothing, I don’t have anything to do,” he says.

To avoid further losses during the Santa Ana wind season, he tells me …