[DeTomaso] Here we go...

gow2 at rc-tech.net gow2 at rc-tech.net
Mon Nov 5 13:35:21 EST 2012 

I had a crash pad in Queens when I was at JFK for a while. I did not like
living there. I felt real vulnerable living in such a populated area with
little ability to escape. he day I packed up and left took me 3 hours to
get across the bridge to get off Long Island.



> 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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