New Orleans Governor “Not Satisfied” After Told 30 Days To Restore Power

Nation & State ^ | 8-31-2021

[Fledermaus]

Boo Hoo, he can’t charge his electric car.

[guest7]

“They learned nothing from Katrina about hardening the grid infrastructure.

(Underground cables ) ??”

Very few places have the technology for “underground
220kv transmission lines.

[blam]

"My first action to stop this racism will be to distribute a pamphlet telling people that planning ahead is not racist, and that the time to buy a generator and fuel is when the weather is good, when you don’t need it."

You're sending a pamphlet?? HA, HA.
43% of the residents of New Orleans do not read or write.
I guess going to school and learning ANYTHING would be 'acting White.'

Besides what qualifies you to tell other people how to live their lives?(s)

[blam]

"Must be more of that French heritage stuff. Parishes instead of counties, civil law instead of common law, city governors…"

Louisiana is the only state in the union whose law is not based on 'old English law' their law is based on French law.

People from out of state who have lawsuits in Louisiana are advised to have Louisiana lawyers on their 'team.'

[rellic]

I was in Guam during that Typhoon, stationed at Anderson afb. Phenomenal destruction.
It took months for things to get back to normal, and that is with one of the largest airlifts ever.
I don’t think we had running water for many weeks. I lived on “C” rations for months as our chow hall had been destroyed.
That was an operational military base with airlift support. Imagine what civilians had to deal with.
One advantage civilians have is they can prepare for disasters a guy living in the barracks cannot.
One problem civilians have is they don’t prepare.
Aloha.

[blam]

"A small generator and 50 gallons of gas could be had for about $300 a month or 2 ago. "

If you are buying a generator, buy a propane gas one. You don't have to worry about the gas going bad. Last year, I used propane that I had stocked for Y2K. Still good.

[ealgeone]

I was in Florida when Andrew hit. One day on I-95 I witnessed about 100 power trucks from out of state heading south.

Dudes were making some serious OT!

[T.B. Yoits]

I thought the high winds from the hurricane spun all the propellers that made electricity. Why can’t they just use that?

[Overtaxed]

Customers have been panic searching Generac generators and generators since the hurricane made landfall

Now all they need are gas stations with power.

[JohnBovenmyer]

Remember Iowa’s derecho, especially in Cedar Rapids, just a year ago. Big area, prolonged time and hundreds of thousands affected. Grid wiped out. Winds measured over 125 mph and estimated up to 140 mph based on damage seen.

[blam]

We’re not suppose to post Getty Images, per JimRob.

[Eagles6]

I have a gas generator, but yeah, I think propane is the way to go.

[Ann Archy]

YOU’RE ALL DEMOCRATS!!! YOU CAN’T DO A THGING RIGHT AND COMPETENTLY!!

[Dogbert41]

Lord have mercy on them all!

[Rebelbase]

Thanks for catching that. I totally missed it.

[suthener]

“I’m sure people from all over the SE will be loading up their trucks with new generators from Lowes, Home Depot, Tractor Supply etc and bringing them to Louisianan to sell at 100% profit. Happened with Katrina.

Not my experience.”

After Katrina I had to go to Home Depot for some work supplies. A friend at work handed me a handful of cash and asked to me to see if they had generators. Of course they did not, but right across the street a guy was selling generators out of the back of an 18 wheeler. I figured he was gouging but I went to check anyway. He was selling an entire trailer full of generators for list price. I think I paid $400 for an off brand but decent sized generator. I don’t know who the guy was but he was a Godsend for a lot of people.

[dpetty121263]

Well here in Arkansas bottle water is becoming scarce tonight..Kroger’s, Wal Mart, Dollar General are shipping it South. As luck to have it found a Dollar General that still had some in stock but expected to be sold out before closing..