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Frustrated residents protest outside New York utility
AP via Yahoo (propaganda machine) ^ | Nov 10, 2012 | Mae Anderson

Posted on 11/10/2012 4:36:30 PM PST by granada

Even as the lights came for many who lost power in New York and New Jersey during the superstorm and a later nor'easter, hundreds of residents protested Saturday outside a Long Island utility, frustrated by its slow response to outages. Power restoration has been slower there than in other areas hit by Superstorm Sandy, sparking criticism of the Long Island Power Authority. Some of the 130,000 blacked out homes and businesses the utility serves may not have power restored until the end of Tuesday, LIPA said. In the rest of the region hardest hit by the storm, most service was expected to be restored by the end of the weekend, though that doesn't include tens of thousands of homes too damaged to juice up. "We are sitting in a cold house. No one comes by," said John Mangin of Levittown, N.Y. "There should be criminal charges against the CEO and the executive board of LIPA for failure to do their jobs." He was among about 300 people staging a rally in front of LIPA's office in Hicksville, N.Y. Not all were without power, but some who have power said they were there to protest LIPA's lack of communication. LIPA chief operating officer Michael Hervey said they were aware customers haven't gotten the information they've needed from the utility, partly because of an outdated information technology system they're in the process of updating. "I certainly feel the frustration of customers whose power remains out. Our hearts go out to them," Hervey said.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: media; sandy
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There's a great idea. Blame Mr.Bush.
1 posted on 11/10/2012 4:36:41 PM PST by granada
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To: granada

Can’t wait for these people to run our Healthcare. :)


2 posted on 11/10/2012 4:39:22 PM PST by Tzimisce (Will there be anything to fight for in 2016?)
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To: granada

They should be rejoicing the government has taken care of them. Can’t you feel the love of big government? I bet it is cold and a numbing feeling.


3 posted on 11/10/2012 4:40:28 PM PST by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: granada

South Carolina linemen were in NY right after Sandy and were told that only UNION workers were allowed to do the repairs. That is insane, bordering criminal.


4 posted on 11/10/2012 4:42:44 PM PST by Former Fetus (Saved by grace through faith)
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To: granada

Those people will NEVER learn. You want unions, you get unions and nothing but unions.


5 posted on 11/10/2012 4:43:30 PM PST by gotribe (He's a mack-daddy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV415yit7Zg)
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To: granada

I really feel bad for the people who have to endure the problems of a disaster, but if they have the time to protest wouldn’t that time be better spent helping their neighbors and community recover?


6 posted on 11/10/2012 4:48:15 PM PST by Nonsense Unlimited
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To: granada

The root cause of the problem is obvious. Not enough windmills, not enough solar panels, and certainly not enough payments for “carbon credits.”


7 posted on 11/10/2012 4:49:33 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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People are fools you do not put power up in a few days..union or non union....In Florida it took just as long ...You need to figure on two week minimum in storms like this..It is probably much harder up there the equipment is older


8 posted on 11/10/2012 4:50:21 PM PST by Hojczyk
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To: granada
"I certainly feel the frustration of customers whose power remains out. Our hearts go out to them," Hervey said.

Then with a big smile, Hervey went on to say, "But we can all be grateful that these East Coast Liberals voted Democrat and kept Mr. Obama in a position to cut the red tape."

9 posted on 11/10/2012 5:14:16 PM PST by Thommas (The snout of the camel is in the tent..)
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To: Former Fetus

Yep! And they will work reaaalllllyyy slowly to get all of that overtime.


10 posted on 11/10/2012 5:20:52 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
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To: Hojczyk

We lived 50 miles north of Houston and after hurricane Ike we were without power for 17 days. No one protested. Fortunately we did not have to endure the cold. We always endured the heat after a hurricane.


11 posted on 11/10/2012 5:32:31 PM PST by agondonter
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To: Former Fetus

NJ supposedly just got another 1600 linemen this week from somewhere . They went from 265,000 out on Friday to 46,000 out now. Sister still doesn’t have power. But at least they got a generator.


12 posted on 11/10/2012 5:33:26 PM PST by Morris70
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I remember there was some bad heat wave somewhere in Texas. Forgot year. Governor Bush said not to worry about air conditioning bill. Just use it and work out payment later.
Not sure how that worked out. That part never made the news.
I think that year over 5,000 people in France died due to heat wave.


13 posted on 11/10/2012 5:38:44 PM PST by Morris70
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To: granada

Wake me when they start to place the blame on Obama. I expect I’ll be sleeping for a long time.


14 posted on 11/10/2012 5:42:11 PM PST by randita
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Believe that!

I’m sure though after enough overtime some bodies gonna just want sleep after 16hr shift get too much.
I’m sure payday’s gonna be nice though.

Con Edison . Think that’s NY , already talking about rate increase.
Not sure about jcpl but wouldn’t be surprised there.


15 posted on 11/10/2012 5:46:24 PM PST by Morris70
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Enjoy your sleep. Probably a hundred years from now they’ll be a new hero and Obama will be thrown under the bus.


16 posted on 11/10/2012 5:48:51 PM PST by Morris70
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It took 2 weeks to get our power after Francis and then it was out a week with Jeanne. I heard no complaints in my neighborhood and we all helped each other out with food, ice and water. We didn't have snow to deal with but it was back o back storms. I guess it never occurred to us stoopid rednecks that the government is supposed to make everything hunky dory after a major weather event.
17 posted on 11/10/2012 6:01:52 PM PST by liberalh8ter (If Barack has a memory like a steel trap, why can't he remember what the Constitution says?)
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18 posted on 11/10/2012 6:01:52 PM PST by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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you do not put power up in a few days..union or non union

You don't have to tell me that, my daughter was 21 days old when Hugo came through SC and we did not have power for 4 weeks! Thank God for breastfeeding and for the angels who hiked along roads closed by fallen trees to bring me a 6 month supply of diapers. My husband and his brother were out from day one, helping elderly neighbors and clearing the roads. We NEVER turned down any offer of help! I doubt the people of NY would do it either, it was a shock to hear that the unions turned down help.

19 posted on 11/10/2012 6:18:37 PM PST by Former Fetus (Saved by grace through faith)
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Don’t blame the power companies. Blame the unions who sent non-union people home so they could make more time and a half, double time on Sundays, and triple time on the holidays!!

Cuomo’s remarks condemning the power companies smell of government takeover to me. They are all so evil and deceitful.


20 posted on 11/10/2012 6:29:46 PM PST by lu shissler (an take his naiv)
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