I will call the Public Relations department of as many oil companies as I can to see if they can start sending gasoline tankers up there. Good PR for them. Help for y’all. (win-win)
Central NH lost power for between 12-24 hours. My house had wind for maybe 3 hours and less than 2 inches of rain, but the power still went out for 12 hours at my house. Not much damage around central and southern NH, Manchester and Concord areas. Co-workers haven’t mentioned any damage or flooding. The Merrimack River is maybe a foot higher than usual and running fast.
The trouble is the lack of electricity to pump the gas at most stations, not the fact that the stations don't have gas to sell, but maybe contacting them will still help. Thanks for your involvement.
I think the issue with gasoline in most places is not the general supply as much electric power for the pumps
looking for gas is more of finding a station with power than it is finding one with gas; many have gas but have no power
better to get a wholesale electric supply company/distributor and a generator manufacturer to offer cheap rentals on some emergency generators for places like gas stations & drug stores
people often have enough food to get by, but run low or run out of meds they refill every month
Hundreds of utility trucks from TX-- and I'm sure from all over the country --were on their way there as the storm was going ashore.
That's what they do. But they can't get to where they need to be until the roads are cleared. Once that happens it moves pretty fast.
When we lost electricity for three weeks after Rita all the highlines had been knocked down and had to be repaired--approx 70 miles of it-- as well as the local lines brought down by trees.
Areas were set up with tents to feed the utility workers who work sun up 'til sun down. They parked in a field...hundreds of trucks...where they were fed. I guess they slept in their trucks. All hotels were full or closed.
It's really remarkable how fast it goes. These are men from all over the country who aren't familiar at all with where they are working. IMO, they are the heros!