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[Jetcane Redux]

I am just glad everyone is ok.

We're okay, no property damage, but no electricity since Monday night, either... posting from the public library today.

[Maxman]

The darkness....anyone else bored of it? I used to go to bed at 2am. Now I am sleeping by 10.

[PatriotReign37]

There are reports of people drowing in their basements in Rockaway and Gerrtisen Beach, Brooklyn and children being washed away in Staten Island. Rest in peace.

Evidently a Mother and her 2 little boys went to a house during the storm for help and were turned away by the owner.

They found the 2 boys yesterday deceased.

[Jetsfan80]

Evidently a Mother and her 2 little boys went to a house during the storm for help and were turned away by the owner.

They found the 2 boys yesterday deceased.

People are awful. We deserve whatever terrible fate we get.

Edited by Jetsfan80, 02 November 2012 - 08:07 AM.

[G.O.B.]

The darkness....anyone else bored of it? I used to go to bed at 2am. Now I am sleeping by 10.

[slats]

I'm an electric system operator on Long Island.

This storm devasted us. Worst storm I've ever seen. More than 80% was out of lights at one point. Hours after the storm passed, we were still getting new outages as hanging tree limbs finally gave out. There are substations that are still days away from getting transmission feeds into them, leaving entire towns in the dark for the foreseeable future. The problem here is that the vast majority of the system is overhead lines, rather than cables. People don't want to look at overhead lines, so the company strung a lot of them thru people's backyards. The result is that it becomes impossible to get to many outages. In other places, the locals lose their minds when the tree trim crews come thru in the good weather "scalping" their trees to keep branches away from the wires - so the crews get chased off. Looks like a lot of those branches came down Sunday.

I only got my power back last night. I have time to post this morning because my shift is changing, so I actually got more than 12 hours off and spent 10 of them sleeping. Crews are working 16 hour shifts, tirelessly working to restore power. If you see a truck in your neighborhood, be kind. They're doing absolutely everything they can to get your lights back on.

[slowmoe57]

I'm an electric system operator on Long Island.

This storm devasted us. Worst storm I've ever seen. More than 80% was out of lights at one point. Hours after the storm passed, we were still getting new outages as hanging tree limbs finally gave out. There are substations that are still days away from getting transmission feeds into them, leaving entire towns in the dark for the foreseeable future. The problem here is that the vast majority of the system is overhead lines, rather than cables. People don't want to look at overhead lines, so the company strung a lot of them thru people's backyards. The result is that it becomes impossible to get to many outages. In other places, the locals lose their minds when the tree trim crews come thru in the good weather "scalping" their trees to keep branches away from the wires - so the crews get chased off. Looks like a lot of those branches came down Sunday.

I only got my power back last night. I have time to post this morning because my shift is changing, so I actually got more than 12 hours off and spent 10 of them sleeping. Crews are working 16 hour shifts, tirelessly working to restore power. If you see a truck in your neighborhood, be kind. They're doing absolutely everything they can to get your lights back on.

The overtime must be awesome -- Keep up the good work and Good Luck to ya.

[Jetcane Redux]

The darkness....anyone else bored of it? I used to go to bed at 2am. Now I am sleeping by 10.

Yep, bored with no TV, lights, stereo....ehhh whats the use of conplaining. I have a battery powered radio and battery run lantern.
Had to clean out the fridge of all perishables, and damn, its chilly out, but I suppose it could always be worse...

[greeniemeanie]

Hang in there, all! My heart goes out to all of you back home. Our little hospital donated $5k to the relief efforts, and my wife and I have organized a clothing drive for children who are without clothes due to the great losses suffered. I just want all of you in the northeast to know that the rest of the country is pulling for you. I wish I could do more.

Things will get better, and unlike the Jets, you guys actual will rebuild and get back to being on top of the world again...

Keep the faith!

[JetsFanInDenver]

The darkness....anyone else bored of it? I used to go to bed at 2am. Now I am sleeping by 10.

U may have accidently found a cure for imsomnia.

Edited by JetsFanInDenver, 02 November 2012 - 03:41 PM.

[JoeC36]

It is truly a thankless job. My best friend is a lineman for JCPL. He is working those 16 hour shifts, only to have the locals hold them up while they are workin to bitch about not having power.

I'm an electric system operator on Long Island.

This storm devasted us. Worst storm I've ever seen. More than 80% was out of lights at one point. Hours after the storm passed, we were still getting new outages as hanging tree limbs finally gave out. There are substations that are still days away from getting transmission feeds into them, leaving entire towns in the dark for the foreseeable future. The problem here is that the vast majority of the system is overhead lines, rather than cables. People don't want to look at overhead lines, so the company strung a lot of them thru people's backyards. The result is that it becomes impossible to get to many outages. In other places, the locals lose their minds when the tree trim crews come thru in the good weather "scalping" their trees to keep branches away from the wires - so the crews get chased off. Looks like a lot of those branches came down Sunday.

I only got my power back last night. I have time to post this morning because my shift is changing, so I actually got more than 12 hours off and spent 10 of them sleeping. Crews are working 16 hour shifts, tirelessly working to restore power. If you see a truck in your neighborhood, be kind. They're doing absolutely everything they can to get your lights back on.

[JetsFanInDenver]

I'm an electric system operator on Long Island.

This storm devasted us. Worst storm I've ever seen. More than 80% was out of lights at one point. Hours after the storm passed, we were still getting new outages as hanging tree limbs finally gave out. There are substations that are still days away from getting transmission feeds into them, leaving entire towns in the dark for the foreseeable future. The problem here is that the vast majority of the system is overhead lines, rather than cables. People don't want to look at overhead lines, so the company strung a lot of them thru people's backyards. The result is that it becomes impossible to get to many outages. In other places, the locals lose their minds when the tree trim crews come thru in the good weather "scalping" their trees to keep branches away from the wires - so the crews get chased off. Looks like a lot of those branches came down Sunday.

I only got my power back last night. I have time to post this morning because my shift is changing, so I actually got more than 12 hours off and spent 10 of them sleeping. Crews are working 16 hour shifts, tirelessly working to restore power. If you see a truck in your neighborhood, be kind. They're doing absolutely everything they can to get your lights back on.

The overtime must be awesome -- Keep up the good work and Good Luck to ya.

I did not think of that. I want my positive rep back.

[flgreen]

People are awful. We deserve whatever terrible fate we get.

Anyone see the story of the union guys that attacked, and drove off the powerline workers who come up from Alabama to help restore power.

Unreal

[Matt39]

dumb ass Bloomberg finally cancelled the marathon

[JetsFanInDenver]

Never understood the need for running marathon's. The guy who first ran the distance wouldn't have if say he had a car!

[sirlancemehlot]

Worked through the heart of this storm. Ten hours of incredible destruction all around and I'm trying to get to emergency calls in a dodge charger with a door that didn't close because the wind sprung the hinges Hot power lines trees and telephone poles coming down all over the place. Having to constantly reroute to get to areas that needed evacuation. Hoping I could get through the roads when so many were impassable. I'm not being a drama queen. That was one hell of an experience. A Wayne cop I know had a big oak fall on his cruiser and was trapped for 40 minutes. He suffered a badly broken neck and went through 7 hours of surgery. Don't know if he's gonna walk again. Never seen anything like it.

[Bugg]

Worked through the heart of this storm. Ten hours of incredible destruction all around and I'm trying to get to emergency calls in a dodge charger with a door that didn't close because the wind sprung the hinges Hot power lines trees and telephone poles coming down all over the place. Having to constantly reroute to get to areas that needed evacuation. Hoping I could get through the roads when so many were impassable. I'm not being a drama queen. That was one hell of an experience. A Wayne cop I know had a big oak fall on his cruiser and was trapped for 40 minutes. He suffered a badly broken neck and went through 7 hours of surgery. Don't know if he's gonna walk again. Never seen anything like it.

Hopefully your friend walks again and soon.

[jason423]

Hey guys. My family and I are ok out here. Weve been without power since Monday, but thats nothing compared to what others are going thru. Its unreal what has gone on in south Jersey. My sisters school had sea turtles in it and some of the rooms and equipment is totally destroyed. They are off for at least another week as they try to make the school useful again. We had a gas fireplace that has kept us warm and have been able to use the back roads to towns with power to get food. We drove to a hotel in PA today to stay for the weekend which is why Im back online now. The ride was crazy as there are just wires and trees down everywhere. We had to give up cutting across the county to get to route 80 as the downed lines just got too dangerous to keep driving around.

Not that this is much but if this is a shot from the bottom of our driveway that shows the main exit out to the main highways.

[RutgersJetFan]

First time I've been able to catch a breather all week, get to relax and watch Heat/Knicks. Been caught up like crazy playing facilitator and communicator for family and friends since I'm the only one that isn't in the area anymore and cell service has been so spotty back home. Keeping people updated on where to get gas, where to go for power, how others are doing...etc. Thank god for internet and Facebook, I don't want to ever see anyone on this site denigrating social media ever again with how key it's been in coordinating efforts in NJ. My old man has proven to be a superhero yet again with the way he's been all over the state helping out various family members. My family has seen a ton of damage; sister's now displaced and grandparents won't be returning home for a long time, but everyone's OK and I guess that's all that matters. My mom also has wicked arthritis and no heat has been playing hell with her body, so I'm praying the heat comes back on soon for her as she's in a ton of pain.

It's funny, a lot of things in life that were important to me as of last week all seem so trivial now. Best I can tell all of you is that it's never a bad time to call a family member or friend. When you lose that privilege and you don't know what's going on with your family or friends and you're seeing your home completely destroyed all over the news at the same time...it's just a feeling I'd never wish on anyone. Happy it's over and it's good to see everyone here is OK. People first, stuff second.

Edited by RutgersJetFan, 02 November 2012 - 08:31 PM.

[KSJets]

I live in Plainsboro and I was very lucky where I didn't lose power at all. There were some trees that fell around the apartment complex but nothing really close to my building. I was glued to the tv and internet for days since my office didn't have power until yesterday. I almost wish I had lost power because seeing the devastation on tv as it was happening and then afterwards and not being able to do anything but relay info to my friends and family was just heartwrenching. My heart goes out to everyone who lost everything and who lost loved ones. This one was everything they predicted unfortunately.