Getting ready for the Hurricane

[Davec13]

That sucks they are using a crisis to boost their bottom line. We had a major flood here a few years ago and you didn't see anything like that. Our restaurant (with what we had left and could serve) made sandwiches and stuff to just hand out to everyone. We had bands of neighbors going house to house to help everyone clean all the mess out of basements and first floors. No one asked anyone for anything, they just did what anyone should have done in a disaster. I'm so glad I still live in a small town.

[MisterSinister]

One time you don't mind a call or text at 4 am

No doubt, if it can save me 5 hours of sitting in line for gas, wake my butt up!

That sucks they are using a crisis to boost their bottom line. .

They are scum, I just watched them do it again. Cars were lined up since 8 this morning, and they just told them about 10 min ago that they had no delivery coming. I will never go to that gas station again. I tired to tell the people on the line that they were wasting thier time, cause the gas station lied, but they wouldn't listen. I guess they figured I wanted everyone to get away from my house, or get them off the line so I can get gas quick. Whatever, you can't fix stupid.

[Greenday]

Still no electricity for me or seven of my neighbors. A pole snapped into two pieces and the top half piece is just hanging on. As a result, across the street their line running to their house came out and a line is down, plus my cable line is down. The power company refuses to turn our power on or fix anything until my neighbor across the street hires an electrician to fix their line to their house. It's expensive as hell too. Fights have nearly broken down over this.

Right now I have the generator going and it's about 50 degrees in my house. I'm stealing internet from another neighbor.

[Davec13]

Sorry to hear you are having it rough greenday.

I don't know how things work with the power company in NJ, but here at least the power company is responsible to the house. I had to fight one time over a branch falling and tearing the wire out. If not home owners insurance should cover that. Hell if it's keeping the entire neighborhood in the dark take up a collection and get it done.

It sounds like another round is coming so keep warm.

[Greenday]

Our neighbors got it fixed yesterday. Now just waiting on the power company to fix the broken pole and downed wire.

[Davec13]

That's good news, now get the electric company out there so you can get some electricity and start posting again.

[Brother_jd]

[QUOTE=MisterSinister;60581] I got a text from a neighbor at 4:00am, saying a gas staion 3 miles away got a delivery, and there isn't a long line. So I went, there wasn't a small line, there was NO LINE!!! I pulled right up to a pump, filled up, and filled a coulpe gas cans. So I'm good unitl the end of the week, probably next weekend.QUOTE]

You owe your friend a case.

[Greenday]

Some tree company looking at wires stuck in trees backed up without making sure it was clear and a wire got stuck behind their truck. It ripped a wire from my house down and the electric meter off my house. JCP&L said it's not their problem and that we are SOL. The driver took my address number down then just took off.

[GeoLes]

I mentioned on another topic that I won a bowling ball. Someone asked me if the lanes were dry in my area. Having come through the hurricane, I joking replied "are you referring to lane conditions?" and went on to explain that I was not located in the flood zone, that we had only power interruptions due to wind damage. It turns out he was asking about lane conditions. My lanes are moderate to oily as I understand it, to answer the question.

[MisterSinister]

Still cleaning up around here. Having a snow storm last week didn't help our efforts. Had some scares with family members, but everyonw is OK.