[DeTomaso] Here we go...

Sean Korb spkorb at gmail.com
Mon Nov 5 13:31:16 EST 2012


I had heard that too.  Looks like it depends on which crew you meet up with.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/non-union_utility_crews_welcom.html

sean

On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Dave <dave at damardirect.com> wrote:
> Indianapolis dispatched several crews.
> Don't know if it is true, I heard, on the radio, that some areas were turning away out of state help if they were non-union crews.
> IndyDave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Will Kooiman [mailto:will.kooiman at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 10:24 AM
> To: gow2 at rc-tech.net
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com; tonydigi at optonline.net
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Here we go...
>
> By the way, I recently drove from Houston to Little Rock through Texarkana.  It was the week before the storm hit.  I passed SEVERAL tree crews on I-30.  I am sure they were driving to the east coast.
>
> I'm surprised at how far these crews drive to clean up after storms.  I bet they started from Dallas/Ft. Worth, but that's ~1500 miles.
>
>
>
> On 11/5/12 11:07 AM, "gow2 at rc-tech.net" <gow2 at rc-tech.net> wrote:
>
>>A number of years ago when the electric companies consolidated here,
>>they dropped most of their tree maintenance crews. The philosophy most
>>power companies use any more is just call in the big guns when it get's
>>bad. It also means power outages last much longer then they used to.
>>
>>Out in the sticks any major storm causes power outages. We used a
>>portable generator for a while but ended up getting a dedicated house
>>generator which runs on gas.
>>
>>In just a few short years we have run it a full week once, minimum of 3
>>days 3 times and probably a half dozen or more single days.
>>
>>Gary
>>
>>> Pretty similar to the disasters we've had along the gulf - Rita and
>>> Katrina.
>>>
>>> It's scary how dependent we are on infrastructure, and especially
>>>electricity.  We piggybacked on our neighbor's generator to keep our
>>>aquarium alive and our freezer frozen.  There was no gasoline at the
>>>stations.  It was drained during the evacuation.  I siphoned some from
>>>our  cars to fill my neighbor's generator.
>>>
>>> One big difference with Frankenstorm is we didn't have to worry about
>>>the  cold.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/4/12 11:28 PM, "gow2 at rc-tech.net" <gow2 at rc-tech.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I was watching the news and what really stuck out for me was the
>>>>people with roads covered in tree's, roofs missing, etc....They
>>>>gathered in  lines to a single power outlet with 25 cell phone
>>>>chargers hanging off of it  and
>>>>100 people waiting their turn.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Yep, disaster is the only description.  We're thankful we've never
>>>>>gone  through that much devastation and can only think how much
>>>>>worse the  ones  we thought were bad would've been.  One that stands
>>>>>out in my mind was  when we first lived in Chicago burbs and had an
>>>>>ice storm.  We were out in  a little bedroom community of Hoffman
>>>>>Estates (that would be a rather  booming Schaumburg area now from
>>>>>what I'm told) with 3 young children, one  who was only months old.
>>>>>No power or heat altho think we did have phones.
>>>>>  Luckily a co-worker of Jack's told us to haul ourselves into
>>>>>Chicago and  bunk in their apartment until our power returned -
>>>>>think it was 2-3 days.
>>>>> The scariest thing about that was seeing so many huge power lines
>>>>>down in  the street - something one didn't want to go near.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A minor tornado years later that only broke one tree limb was
>>>>>nothing  in  comparison since it landed in front of the car in the
>>>>>drive and think we'd  gotten used to the windy Chicago climate by
>>>>>then.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Yep, it has to get better for all our family back east - hang in
>>>>>there;  we're thinking about you~~
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Judy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What a disaster.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Tony DiGiovanna <tonydigi at optonline.net>
>>>>> To: 'pantera list' <detomaso at realbig.com>
>>>>> Sent: Sun, Nov 4, 2012 5:38 pm
>>>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Here we go...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ...and there we went.  Holy cow.   What a disaster.  Never thought I'd
>>>>>see
>>>>> the day when there is no electric all week for 40 miles+ in every
>>>>>direction.
>>>>> I went 5 days with no power, 6 with no cable/internet/phone service.
>>>>>Work
>>>>> is still without power, and I can only get gas on odd days, with
>>>>>1.5 hr  wait  on line.  I got away easy, but I have several
>>>>>neighbors with gigantic  trees  through their homes.  Was able to
>>>>>piggy back off a neighbor's generator (I  had gas to bargain with.)
>>>>>Rain was light, so I assume the Pcar is ok.
>>>>>I
>>>>> haven't been able to get in there.
>>>>> It can only get better I think.
>>>>> -Tony
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
>>>>> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
>>>>> On
>>>>> Behalf Of Tony DiGiovanna
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 3:51 PM
>>>>> To: 'pantera list'
>>>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Here we go...
>>>>>
>>>>> It's starting to drizzle here in northern NJ...Frankenstorm is
>>>>>coming  as  predicted.
>>>>> Due to construction at home, the Pcar and Mustang are in a 30'
>>>>>storage  unit.
>>>>> I think its above the local high water mark, but I'm not 100% sure.
>>>>> One
>>>>> daily driver is in the unfinished new garage; the other is parked
>>>>>down the  street in a parking lot...it's a wooded neighborhood, so
>>>>>there is  potential  for fallen trees blocking driveways and roads.
>>>>> Good luck to all my fellow Jersey Panteras members!
>>>>> -Tony
>>>>>
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