Power Box

About one week ago the lights over the entire house began to flicker.  As we had heard at some point in time, we immediately called the power company.  Within only a few minutes, a repairman was at the meter box on the back of our house.  Apparently, old houses can have the bolts in the box come loose (or it is due to the earthquake). Our were loose and sparking! The power company repairman said we were close to having a fire.  So glad we called.  BTW, the power company is the only people allowed to open the meter box..