Hurricane Ike

jamese · 09-21-2008, 09:16 AM

Having been thru 3 storms Francis, Jeanne and Wilma, I know how the utility company works, their priorities are to get the biggest bang for the buck. In other words they restore the areas that require the least amount of work or have the least amount of damage first to put more customers back on line for the effort involved.

If you have a pole or a transformer that needs to be replaced and it only serves a few houses it will be weeks before they get a crew to fix it. I think Hugh lives in a rural area, so it may be a while.

Jim

09-21-2008, 09:16 AM	#22
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 792 Thanks: 0 Thanked 86 Times in 36 Posts	Having been thru 3 storms Francis, Jeanne and Wilma, I know how the utility company works, their priorities are to get the biggest bang for the buck. In other words they restore the areas that require the least amount of work or have the least amount of damage first to put more customers back on line for the effort involved. If you have a pole or a transformer that needs to be replaced and it only serves a few houses it will be weeks before they get a crew to fix it. I think Hugh lives in a rural area, so it may be a while. Jim __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception