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I tend to lump such people among the Occupy crowd. They have had many power outages in the past. They know they will be without electricity again and again. So, did they prepare by buying a generator for such times? No. They’d rather whine and place blame elsewhere. They lost $400 worth of groceries this time. Three such outages over three years and they’d be out the cost of a brand new 6000 W generator which would run their entire house with a few sacrifices such as using only one stove burner at a time. These people are Obama voters.

So, did they prepare by buying a generator for such times? No.

I agree. I have no sympathy. I actually feel a great deal of scorn for them.

The worst part of it, Cutress said, was that Edison kept signaling that the power was on the verge of coming back on. Every day he would use his iPhone — charged by his car engine — to check the utility's website

For a few months of phone charges he could of had one of these:

DuroMax XP4400E 4,400 Watt 7.0 HP OHV 4-Cycle Gas Powered Portable Generator With Wheel Kit And Electric Start - $440 (Free Shipping).

Now for one month more of phone charges he could have one of these:

Siemens ECSBPK07 Generator Standby Power Mechanical Interlock - $57 (Free Shipping) and Reliance Controls PB30 L14-30 30 Amp Generator Power Cord Inlet Box For Up To 7,500 Watt Generators - $65.

There is also some sweat equity and about $30 of misc. cable and parts. The bottom line is for less than half a year of phone charges he could of been prepared.

I do not feel any sympathy.

They’re not actually. They’re a half million people in one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country. No one anticipated widespread wind-caused power outages for more than a week in the shadow of America’s largest city. That it has taught everyone a valuable lesson about preparation and self-sufficiency is good, but it’s unheard of.