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My parents still don't have power in FL!

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Wag

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My parents live in a retirement community in BOCA and she says so far the only relief agency to come in is the Red Cross. They brought them tuna sandwiches.

 
I don't want to get banned so I won't make a post relating to Kanye West and his views.
Have they contacted relevant power company/ies, or relevant authorities?
 
Damn, that sucks. My family lives in Naples and both my parents and grandparents have power back now. However there are some people in Naples that don't have running water and have been told the earliest they'll have power back is Nov. 17th!!! :Q🙁
 
Originally posted by: Lonyo
I don't want to get banned so I won't make a post relating to Kanye West and his views.
Have they contacted relevant power company/ies, or relevant authorities?
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So far they are OK. They don't have any food, but they have water and got ice yesterday. Some of the bigger stores have their own generators (Walmart, Costco, etc) so they're able to get canned goods, just no fresh food. Except they don't want to go out too often because it takes hours to get gas.

There would be no point in contacting the anyone because I think they know what's going on. When all the poles/lines are down, it's fairly obvious.

 
Originally posted by: Wag
Originally posted by: Lonyo
I don't want to get banned so I won't make a post relating to Kanye West and his views.
Have they contacted relevant power company/ies, or relevant authorities?
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So far they are OK. They don't have any food, but they have water and got ice yesterday. Some of the bigger stores have their own generators (Walmart, Costco, etc) so they're able to get canned goods, just no fresh food. Except they don't want to go out too often because it takes hours to get gas.

There would be no point in contacting the anyone because I think they know what's going on. When all the poles/lines are down, it's fairly obvious.
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IT is going to take a little a while to fix all that is broke. FOr the most part I am amzing how quickly things do get restored. But it would still suck to be in a low priority area...
 
It took my parents nearly 3 weeks to get power back from Katrina.. FEMA doesnt control power the power companies do. They have the power to call in other crews to help in restoration. FEMA is still playing around in MS and LA they arent the fastest when there are thousands who need help... your complaining about power when others are far worse off there homes are gone and are still waiting for FEMA and others to provide them a place to stay, and Im not talking about New Orleans the MS gulf coast is much more affected then them... they could be worse off is all Im saying hope they are doing ok however.
 
1st priority: spending millions restoring power grids.........in Iraq.
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12th priority: $450 million "bridge to nowhere" in Alaska.
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27th priority: restore power in Florida.

Hang on, they're coming. It's only been a week. :roll:
 
my parents just got power back today and my fiancee's mom who lives around the corner is still in the dark.

Coral Springs, fwiw.
 
Originally posted by: aphex
my parents just got power back today and my fiancee's mom who lives around the corner is still in the dark.

Coral Springs, fwiw.
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It seems to me if you live on the gulf coast it is time to invest in your own generator. You can get a small one(enough to run a fridge, tv and some light) for a few hundred. Seems much better than sitting in the dark for up to a couple weeks after such a storm hits.


Very surprised the gas stations did not have backup power...
 
Originally posted by: jpeyton
1st priority: spending millions restoring power grids.........in Iraq.
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12th priority: $450 million "bridge to nowhere" in Alaska.
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27th priority: restore power in Florida.

Hang on, they're coming. It's only been a week. :roll:
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Of course you forget that restoring the power in florida is the responsability of well florida.
 
Originally posted by: charrison
It seems to me if you live on the gulf coast it is time to invest in your own generator. You can get a small one(enough to run a fridge, tv and some light) for a few hundred. Seems much better than sitting in the dark for up to a couple weeks after such a storm hits.


Very surprised the gas stations did not have backup power...
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The second time someone connected Boca with the "Gulf Coast". Boca is on the Atlantic Coast, not the Gulf, and therefore they were caught off guard.

My parents are elderly and are not going to get a gas generator, much less be able to deal with it. I am glad some of the local stores are open, but the last estimate of restored power was Nov 22, which is far too long.

And I don't care how long it's been. If it's your family who was involved I'd have a little sympathy. I'm sorry if some of the people here can't understand that.

 
When Isabel came through here back in 2003 there were places that were without power for 3-4 weeks and that was just a category 2 storm after it was inland a ways. They prioritize power restoration based on being able to restore power to the most people as quickly as possible which means they start with the big lines and gradually work their way down to the smallest feeder lines that affect only very small numbers of people. But by all means keep blaming FEMA even after the governor of the state said that if you really feel it necessary to have someone to blame blame him. :roll:
 
People really need to read before they reply.

Did I say that? No, I said my parents felt that way, and who can blame them?

Thanks to all those who offered their sympathies.
 
Originally posted by: Wag
Originally posted by: charrison
It seems to me if you live on the gulf coast it is time to invest in your own generator. You can get a small one(enough to run a fridge, tv and some light) for a few hundred. Seems much better than sitting in the dark for up to a couple weeks after such a storm hits.


Very surprised the gas stations did not have backup power...
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The second time someone connected Boca with the "Gulf Coast". Boca is on the Atlantic Coast, not the Gulf, and therefore they were caught off guard.

My parents are elderly and are not going to get a gas generator, much less be able to deal with it. I am glad some of the local stores are open, but the last estimate of restored power was Nov 22, which is far too long.

And I don't care how long it's been. If it's your family who was involved I'd have a little sympathy. I'm sorry if some of the people here can't understand that.
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Well your right about boca, but wilma did come from the gulf. You are playing games with semantics at this point. I guess you have not noticed that florida gets hit with hurricanes from both direction...

And just so you know. I have family that got completely wipped out in LA. ONe of my relatives drove for several hours to get a generator because he was going to be without power for weeks and he was housing other relatives who had lost everything.


If you are going to rely on the goverment, chances are you are going to be waiting...
 
Originally posted by: Wag
People really need to read before they reply.

Did I say that? No, I said my parents felt that way, and who can blame them?

Thanks to all those who offered their sympathies.
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How about instead of pointing fingers, just worry about doing what they need to do to get by. Power will be restored, things take time. It really hasn't been an unreasonable amount of time.
 
Originally posted by: Wag
Originally posted by: charrison
It seems to me if you live on the gulf coast it is time to invest in your own generator. You can get a small one(enough to run a fridge, tv and some light) for a few hundred. Seems much better than sitting in the dark for up to a couple weeks after such a storm hits.


Very surprised the gas stations did not have backup power...
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The second time someone connected Boca with the "Gulf Coast". Boca is on the Atlantic Coast, not the Gulf, and therefore they were caught off guard.

My parents are elderly and are not going to get a gas generator, much less be able to deal with it. I am glad some of the local stores are open, but the last estimate of restored power was Nov 22, which is far too long.

And I don't care how long it's been. If it's your family who was involved I'd have a little sympathy. I'm sorry if some of the people here can't understand that.
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Sorry for your parents/grandparents Aunts,Uncles,etc.................

Lets see last year,what happened in Weather History...............
And in 1926,1928,1935,-2004,etc..............

Hurricanes hit Florida,
this year Hurricanes hit Florida,and other places,too.............

Yep I want to run right out,and Move to Florida,
especially for July thru December??

Ok,you hate snow?Are you going to move to where I live for December,thru April?

I really should get a big generator for the winter time,here,but have not had the money to do so.
In the 20th century, how many hurricanes hit the US?

158 hurricanes hit the US from all categories; 64 of these were major hurricanes, categories 3-5. Florida had the most landfalls at 57,

http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hur_facts.htm

Unfortunately, because of the bad publicity Florida had received after the 1926 storm and the economic bust that followed, some officials at first downplayed the disaster at Okeechobee. But word of the tragedy soon spread, and more relief poured in. The Red Cross was well prepared for the storm's aftermath, having gained valuable experience during the Miami hurricane

The Great Okeechobee Flood--in the telling of Florida's hurricane history, no other hurricane disaster can compare to its toll of at least 1,836 dead in Florida, as well as another 1,575 in the Caribbean. At the time of the catastrophe, many in South Florida said the actual death count there was over 2,300; some said it may have been as high as 3,500. Whichever figure is correct, it ranks among the United States' worst natural disasters; only the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 (over 8,000), the Johnstown flood of 1889 (2,200), and the two hurricanes of 1893 (2,000 each) are likely to have caused more deaths on American soil. It arrived on the coast near Palm Beach on the night of September 16, 1928, just two years after the Great Miami Hurricane, and like its predecessor, it cast its most sinister blow on those who lived on the southern edges of Lake Okeechobee.


http://www.ibiblio.org/uncpress/hurricanes/fl_sept28.html


If we can not learn from History................................. 🙁

Hurricanes in the South,and bad Snow up here around me.

Sad when people get harmed because of the weather.
I think like North Carolina/Virginia border area; looks a little more appealing.More,and More,especially about 100 miles West of the Atlantic.
 
Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Originally posted by: Wag
People really need to read before they reply.

Did I say that? No, I said my parents felt that way, and who can blame them?

Thanks to all those who offered their sympathies.
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How about instead of pointing fingers, just worry about doing what they need to do to get by. Power will be restored, things take time. It really hasn't been an unreasonable amount of time.
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Is your first name Richard or Dick?
 
Originally posted by: FlashG
Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Originally posted by: Wag
People really need to read before they reply.

Did I say that? No, I said my parents felt that way, and who can blame them?

Thanks to all those who offered their sympathies.
Click to expand...

How about instead of pointing fingers, just worry about doing what they need to do to get by. Power will be restored, things take time. It really hasn't been an unreasonable amount of time.
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Is your first name Richard or Dick?
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Ryan
 
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