CAN WE HAVE SOME COMMENTS FROM THOSE WHO ARE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY THIS WEEK? 3.5 MILLION WERE WITHOUT EARLIER, NOW THE NUMBER IS LESS THAN HALF. PLEASE TELL US THE PROBLEMS YOU HAVE INCURRED.

by A Founding Father Posted 2012/07/04 04:23:09

Related Topics: Police, Terrorist, Medical, Food, Homeland Security, America, Gasoline, Neighbors, Disaster, This Week, Vulnerable

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	No big deal here, just ...................
	Real problems here, like ..................
	Minor inconveniences, like ....................
	We could survive for months like this.............
	Three days or so is about our limit ..................
	Undecided (Please leave a comment)
	None of the above (Please leave a comment)

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	No big deal here, just ...................	1 vote	17%
	Real problems here, like ..................	0 votes	0%
	Minor inconveniences, like ....................	1 vote	17%
	We could survive for months like this.............	0 votes	0%
	Three days or so is about our limit ..................	0 votes	0%
	Undecided	1 vote	17%
	None of the above	3 votes	50%

Homeland Security and the Pentagon have for years warned that America's electrical grid is most vulnerable to terrorist attack. When they describe the possible results, almost no attention is given to the potential disasters. There will be lessons to learn
from the several days that some will be without power this week.

If your power is off or that of your neighbors, tell us the personal experiences so we might compare them to what the warnings have described. Lacking water, sewage, gasoline, police and fire protection, medical services, food, etc... whatever has been your experience.

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bman~AVA 2012/07/04 08:11:39

Minor inconveniences, like ....................

We lucked out. We only lost our power for 20 hours. There are still parts of town that are without power.

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WhereIsAmerica? ~PWCM~JLA 2012/07/04 06:03:25

None of the above

No problems here.

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Matt Gray 2012/07/04 05:47:40

None of the above

If they don't have electricity how are they supposed to answer this poll.....???

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A Found... to Matt Gray 2012/07/04 05:52:53

Some do, some don't. Some have batteries and personal generators. I'm patient, can wait for answers.

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S. Gompers 2012/07/04 05:23:38

Undecided

Most of their computers are down.

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A Found... to S. Gompers 2012/07/04 05:50:26

+1
I'm sure that is true. Some of my friends there are not reachable.

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darcie lamar 2012/07/04 05:17:33

None of the above

+1
Be strong and know many of us pray for you.

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A Found... to darcie ... 2012/07/04 05:25:26

Well, that should be a comfort if the air conditioner isn't working or the Walmart is closed.

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darcie ... to A Found... 2012/07/04 05:31:55

I am thinking about the people that are suffering and you are being a smart ass? Older people will suffer with the heat and people are losing their food supplies. What are you doing about the problem? I will be happy to take in a family to help them through this mess.

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A Found... to darcie ... 2012/07/04 05:45:49

Now you are offering something of help. However, Texas is a long way from the problem. I can't help much from Arizona either. I want to compare what Homeland Security and other agencies have warned to actual results of being without electircal power for an extended period. It is possible for carefully planned terrorist attacks to leave portions of the country without power for as much as a year, certainly a large portion for six months or more.

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I. Car Rus 2012/07/04 04:35:29

No big deal here, just ...................

What do you want to know? We lost power twice once with the windstorm again with an electrical storm, many in surrounding areas are still without it. I have seen worse. The flood in '01 and a virtual blizzard about three winters ago. But, you aren't going to freeze to death in summer so I can't complain too much. I will say I have never seen like the winds we had, not in mountains which is where I live. 60, 70 & 80 mph gusts.

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A Found... to I. Car Rus 2012/07/04 04:41:40

Governor Tomlin was interviewed Sunday and described some details of the lacking power. That is what I am hoping to draw here. We can imagine the lights are out in the kitchen, but what else is the result?

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I. Car Rus to A Found... 2012/07/04 05:23:47

Lots of debris, fallen trees,blocking roads (and driveways, mine in particular). Some loss of life, not sure of the details because without tele. there is not a lot of news and many local channels are still off air. Just a huge mess with a lot of waste.

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A Found... to I. Car Rus 2012/07/04 05:48:44 (edited)

Do you still have municipal water and sewage services? Are retail stores open and stocked with food, are gasoline pumps working, any factories or employers closed? Hospitals, nursing homes, schools and day care, etc. open and operating?

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I. Car Rus to A Found... 2012/07/04 05:54:20

Many retailers were closed and many muni water systems down, or on "boil water" orders. Many grocers forced to dump spoiled merchandise. Many places no gas available because pumps require electricity. As I said info is scant due to loss of able electric, cable etc But, I have seen what much of what I described in my own community.

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A Found... to I. Car Rus 2012/07/04 06:10:24

+1
Thanks. Keep us posted if things change. You have my best wishes. Send me a note in the private mail, if you will, tell me where in the state you live.

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