No Electricity, Little Water

The Chicago Sun-Times ^ | October 20, 2017 | Mark Brown

[PBRCat]

80 percent of Puerto Rico is without power, a result of extensive damage to an already seriously deficient electrical grid. It is expected to take months to fix, and in the meantime, water and sewer systems that rely on electricity for pumping remain compromised.

[PBRCat]

The supreme irony that the columnist omits to mention is that Illinois Congressman Luis Guitierrez (D-4th) has spent much of his career calling for Puerto Rican independence, the closing of US military facilities in Puerto Rico to be closed, or championing FALN terrorists as heroes.

Now that disaster has struck, he wants the USA to assist Puerto Rico in recognition of the fact that it is an American territory.

Luis Gutierrez was and is a world class hypocrite.

[robroys woman]

Trump’s fault.

;-)

[Tac Double Tap]

Ecclesiastes 10:2 A wise man’s heart inclines him to the right, but a fool’s heart to the left.

[blueunicorn6]

It is an “already seriously deficient electrical grid” because the Puerto Ricans pocketed the money that was supposed to be spent upgrading it.

[Regulator]

OK, in unison now, lets all sing it:

“Katrina Katrina Katrina! Trump isn’t doing anything!”

That’s all this breathless hysteria is about: trying to advance a meme.

[MortMan]

80 percent of Puerto Rico is without power, a result of extensive damage to an already seriously deficient electrical grid.

A surprisingly well-balanced opening statement.

[17th Miss Regt]

80 percent of Puerto Rico is without power

That's because white people have all the power and the peoples of color have none! Oh, the oppression!

[mountn man]

What everyone FAILS to mention, is the exact condition of utilities and infrastructure and reliability beforehand

[HarleyLady27]

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/10/17/disturbing-video-u-s-aid-to-puerto-rico-thrown-in-dumpsters/

Shows how much they care about their people...send people like McCain, Clinton, Obama, Guitierrez there to clean up the mess, maybe the Clintons will find some more ‘child trafficking’ to do:

https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/?q=Haiti+&mfrom=&mto=&title=&notitle=&date_from=&date_to=&nofrom=&noto=&count=50&sort=0

[Bonemaker]

“It is an “already seriously deficient electrical grid” because the Puerto Ricans pocketed the money that was supposed to be spent upgrading it.”

Before and after the hurricane...how can they tell the difference?

The Sun Times is for sterting fires, dog potty training or if democrats gain power emergency toilet paper.

[V K Lee]

Similar to the story of OROVILLE DAM in California, land of the wildfires.

The left makes crisis after crisis for others to resolve, stealing public monies in the process (leaving nothing but moths in the coffers to pay for solutions)

[ctdonath2]

PR is a fantastic opportunity (natural & predictable cause notwithstanding) to implement a modern power infrastructure, and be a make-or-break case study for solar power. The island receives optimal sunlight, is of limited size (~300 mile perimeter), and faces “from square one” infrastructure costs which solar can overlap instead of append. Going solar (largely via private roofs) would seriously reduce reliance on remote fuel sources, be robust (tolerate localized damage), and yes lack of local pollutants is a good thing.

I know many on FR hate solar power with seething vitriol, fearing it is the work of Agenda 21 global-depopulation types. Some of us _do_ like it, and from a staunchly conservative angle preferring capitalism-driven high-tech self-sufficiency.

And no, night & clouds isn’t instantly debilitating: rechargeable batteries are a thing. Consecutive/continuous cloudy days there are a rarity.

Bonus: installing solar as a home-distributed system helps undermine political corruption by de-centralizing critical infrastructure. Cronies can’t manipulate the power grid when there isn’t isolated sources; letting each home _sell_ power to the load-balancing grid empowers individuals.

Mr. Trump, you would do well to keep the corrupt from interfering with Mr. Musk’s installation of proven systems.
To quote John Galt: “get the he11 out of my way!”

[ctdonath2]

And that breathless hysteria isn’t working. What Trump is doing is appropriate. They’re grasping for straws to beat him with.

[Right Wing Assault]

already seriously deficient electrical grid

No doubt it was the best system in the world when obama turned it over to Trump. /s

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

PING!

[bgill]

Fake headline. Bunch of lies. Perhaps no power in ONE town but not all of PR. And no one has ever come out with how much of PR was without water and power BEFORE the hurricane.

Yesterday, the Army Corps of Engineers got another 42 million for PR aid. We've spent over a billion in government funds and who knows how much in private funds and they keep harping nothing has been done. Six weeks and they can't seem to get off their duffs and clean up their yards and streets so when the trucks finally get going, they can get through.

[brookwood]

Puerto Rico’s wind farms were totally destroyed by hurricane Maria - see video below.
https://youtu.be/1AAHJs-j3uw

But Elon Musk wants Puerto Rico to rely 100% on windmills - he’s such a smart guy! Actually he is smart in that he realizes how easy it is to defraud stupid people, when the government helps you do it.

https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/10/19/16431312/elon-musk-richard-branson-clean-energy-puerto-rico-solar-batteries-microgrid

[Sergio]

Thanks for the video link.

[bitt]

see #9

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

(from the article):" 80 percent of Puerto Rico is without power, a result of extensive damage to an already seriously deficient electrical grid.
It is expected to take months to fix,
and in the meantime, water and sewer systems that rely on electricity for pumping remain compromised."

Prepper Ping - from the American Territory just south of our border

(Comment from FReeper: blueunicorn): "It is an “already seriously deficient electrical grid” because the Puerto Ricans pocketed the money
that was supposed to be spent upgrading it."
(Comment from FReeper: mountn man) :"What everyone FAILS to mention, is the exact condition of utilities and infrastructure and reliability beforehand

Liberal/Socialistic policies lead to corruption, waste, centralized control, and when it all falls apart they look for others to bail them out (other peoples money)
or they face bankruptcy !!
You say that it can't happen here ?
What is the difference between the mainland and Puerto Rico ?
Answer: Cash reserves, self-determination, emphasis on independence and an industrious personality, rather than settling on complacency, and "status quo".
See what happens if just one cog of a wheel that we call society breaks down; it has a 'trickle down effect'.

H/T to Tolerance Sucks Rocks