Electric out

[Grumpy]

Looks like the snow is over here...8 or 9 inches, definitely brighter outside now.

 

[kwillia]

Looks like the snow is over here...8 or 9 inches, definitely brighter outside now.

You can see clearly now the smow is gone

 

[GURPS]

nicknames when I was younger. "The Professor"

Yep ...... after Gilligan's Island

 

[DaSDGuy]

Anyone know the difference between the red triangles and green triangles on the SMECO map, they both say the same thing when you click on them.

 

[Sneakers]

News is saying there are still about 8000 customers in St. Mary's Co without power. How is everyone doing? Anybody without?

 

[Jessie D'Angelo]

Anyone else without electric?

Golden Beach has been without electric since 9am January 3rd. It's now 8:40 pm and still nothing, it's getting cold and we can't cook or run water not a fun time.

 

[Sneakers]

Golden Beach has been without electric since 9am January 3rd. It's now 8:40 pm and still nothing, it's getting cold and we can't cook or run water not a fun time.

Anyplace you can go? A friend's house?

 

[Ken King]

Golden Beach has been without electric since 9am January 3rd. It's now 8:40 pm and still nothing, it's getting cold and we can't cook or run water not a fun time.

If you can call the non-emergency number (301-475-8016) and inquire if there are any warming centers open near you or if there are any other emergency facilities that you could utilize.

 

[Sneakers]

Looks like the local warmng centers don't stay open late.

Warming centers available to the public in St. Mary's - The BayNet

Several places will be available for residents to go and stay warm for the next few days.

www.thebaynet.com

 

[stgislander]

Yay power is back. Thank you SMECO, an old woman was getting cold and I didn't know what to do for her.

I've heard something about you both getting naked and sharing body warmth.

 

[PrchJrkr]

I've heard something about you both getting naked and sharing body warmth.

I don't think he means his "Old Lady".

 

[stgislander]

I don't think he means his "Old Lady".

What? It sounded like it was a life or death situation.

 

[DaSDGuy]

SMECO outage map still shows 19,713 customers without power. That must have been a cold night.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

I don't think he means his "Old Lady".

Yea, it was my 72 year old mom

 

[Bare-ya-cuda]

SMECO outage map still shows 19,713 customers without power. That must have been a cold night.

Got our power back around 1:15 this morning. Around 10 hours without power.

 

[LightRoasted]

If I may ...

Maybe electric companies should be operated like water companies? You know like when the main water flow is out, or the water bad, bottled water is delivered to the people. Electric companies should deliver generators to every residence until power is returned.

 

[DaSDGuy]

If I may ...

Maybe electric companies should be operated like water companies? You know like when the main water flow is out, or the water bad, bottled water is delivered to the people. Electric companies should deliver generators to every residence until power is returned.

Usually the bottled water is made available for pickup at a central location, not delivered door to door. Giving out generators will increase costs by hundreds of dollars per customer. Generators also require a semblance of intelligence to operate, i.e., don't run them indoors; don't run them in the rain/snow. And generators require fuel to run them. Give away gasoline too?

 

[RoseRed]

Usually the bottled water is made available for pickup at a central location, not delivered door to door. Giving out generators will increase costs by hundreds of dollars per customer. Generators also require a semblance of intelligence to operate, i.e., don't run them indoors; don't run them in the rain/snow. And generators require fuel to run them. Give away gasoline too?

And when fossil fuel goes away? Battery back-up?

 

[Grumpy]

If I may ...

Maybe electric companies should be operated like water companies? You know like when the main water flow is out, or the water bad, bottled water is delivered to the people. Electric companies should deliver generators to every residence until power is returned.

Your latent leftist tendencies are showing.

 

[DaSDGuy]

And when fossil fuel goes away? Battery back-up?

Fossil Fuels or their synthetic equivalents will be around a long time before batteries strong enough to power a residence for extended periods will be developed.