In other words, it’s true. Sure, they didn’t “turn them away” (I love the Clintonian parsing of words). By the time the linemen figured out what the IBEW regs were that they would have to abide by, the town they were heading to was fixed, and they didn’t want to fight the powers that be for another site (with the same regs). Sure, it was a “misunderstanding”... just like Benghazi was over a YouTube video...
Note that no one is disputing that they were given the IBEW regs. Just that it was a “misunderstanding”...
I guess I should listen to some internet pontificator instead of the spokesman for the Decatur Utiilities company when he said:
"To be clear, at no time were our crews 'turned away' from the utility in Seaside Heights."
The guy leading the crew was a dummy which probably wouldn't normally be newsworthy.