Post-Sandy electric restoration challenging

Friday, November 2, 2012

Ameren crews and support personnel have begun work in New Jersey assisting Public Service Electric and Gas Company crews, making employee and public safety the highest priority.

Company officials have told the 550 individuals representing Ameren and contractors that full restoration could take seven or more days. According to the Department of Energy Web site (energy.gov) as of 9 a.m. Thursday, 51 percent of New Jersey electric customers are without power.

Ameren crews working in Somerset and Lawrenceville, N.J., are facing several issues including roadways being covered by downed trees and power lines.

Ameren’s support of Sandy by the numbers: 245 are linemen; 65 are safety, supervisory, fleet and logistics personnel; 240 Ameren contractors released to respond; 97 bucket trucks; 98 material, derrick digger trucks used to dig and set poles and E-Z haul trailers.

How you can help

Mike Flanagan, communications manager of the Heart of Missouri Chapter, said the Red Cross is taking donations to help with relief.

There are four ways to make a donation:

Heart of Missouri Red Cross office, 431 E. McCarty St.
Online at www.redcross.org
Call 1-800-RED-CROSS
Text “Red Cross” to 90999 and a $10 donation will show up on your phone bill

The Heart of Missouri is also collecting blood to send to the east coast. You can make a donation at its Jefferson City Blood Donation Center, 3230 Emerald Lane. Call 635-9882 for more information or to set up an appointment.

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connor 6 months, 2 weeks ago

The Red Cross which joined with MSDNC to belittle Romney's food and supplies rally effort only wants your money. Romney had an event rally already set and switched it to a relief rally complete with monitors flashing the Red Cross number and telling supporters to donate to the Red Cross instead of his campaign. And they belittle his efforts?

Now what do we hear out of Staten Island? Folks complaining that the only thing the Red Cross is handing out is a cup of hot chocolate and a cookie. Wonder where the rest of that money is going.

FEMA is no where in sight and "Union only" counties are turning away non-Union red state volunteers.

Class warfare rhetoric in Conn. has the refugees throwing eggs and other items at electrical employees who were forced to stop working until they got police protection.

It took two days before Nannystate Bloomberg would even call off the marathon or release the generators he had earmarked for the marathon to help the refugees. Now he won't let the National Guard in to keep order despite reports of "Wolf Packs" made up of 50 to 100 people roaming around looting and committing violence. Why? Because in his words only the NYPD should be on the streets with guns. Really? What about the guys pulling them at the gas stations despite the fact they are illegal in New York?

I sat at my computer for FOUR days and watched that small hurricane wander aimlessly up the Atlantic coast with all the warnings and a hyper accurate path and what do we see in it's aftermath?

Solid Blue state democrats screaming for help. No Food, No power, No clean water, not even a Winter coat. One lady telling us how people are defecating in her buildings hallways and another guy complaining his closet was flooded on the first floor and that was where he kept his coat.

And where is FEMA?

Obama flew over (OOOO when Bush did it it was such an evil act) and then went to Vegas to campaign.

EBT cards won't work, welfare checks to your bank accounts won't work,

This world is Brutal, it's fragile, and these government agencies and programs we keep funding do nothing when the time comes. Time for a little personal responsibility and a little less social engineering.

connor 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Yep it should be State aid and State controlled. If other states wish to send in aid they can as well. No more Federal strong arm control and politicizing Federal aid for disasters.

The money the Fed now takes from the states should remain with the states.

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