[nascarnation]

It would have all been fine if Bush would have put it underground.

Baraq told me so.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Maryland “Freak State” PING!

[bill1952]

Wait until the next 30 coal fired plants go offline in the NE & the electric bills skyrocket.

LOL

[EGPWS]

In the aftermath of storms that knocked out power to millions, sweltering residents and elected officials are demanding to know why it's taking so long to restring power lines and why they're not more resilient in the first place.

What, 3 years or so without a budget out of the Senate and not even a peep however nature strikes and results are demanded NOW!

[Jane Long]

Bam's Katrina.

But, it's Bush's fault.

[Autonomous User]

Boo Hoo. Woe is me. Man what a Bunch of pussies. Suck it up and deal with it.

[Rumplemeyer]

In 1882 or 1884 New York City had a massive snow storm and frigid temperatures, all the telephone, telegraph and electric wires and poles were destroyed, it took weeks to get the systems up and running. The Mayor at the time told the Utility Companies put everything underground to avoid the happening again, they refused...said it would cost too much...the Mayor told them, do it or I pull you fanchises to operate in the City. Notice that there a no telephone poles in NYC.
Grow some balls and call their bluff, it would put a lot of people to work...

[GreenHornet]

In addition to having no lights, no air conditioning, etc., people in the affected areas who bought an electric car have no transportation.

[upchuck]

LOL! What a bunch of wimps.

This is the gentlest of breezes compared to what they would be experiencing if the derecho had been an EMP.

Obviously these folks were not prepared. Maybe now they will get that way. Nah, prolly not.

[Uncle Slayton]

I bet they got the power turned on at the White House right away, all while others in the area suffer.

[chris37]

Let wind power save them.

Give them algae.

[BuffaloJack]

On October 27, 2006, we had a massive ice storm in the Buffalo, New York area.
I personally had no electricity, phone, cable, or heat for 14 days and it was cold outside.
Five days is a long time, but lots of peoole have done without for lots longer time.

[DManA]

but relocating them underground incurs huge costs

Well yea if you do it in one big project. Break it up into manageable pieces. Only do as much as you can afford in one year. If it takes 50 years to do it so be it but get started. It’s a worthwhile project.

[Domangart]

I don’tsee the problem These things need to be “replaced”
Sewer lines
gas lines
water lines
electric lines
cable lines
phone lines

[Domangart]

I don’t see the problem These things need to be “replaced”
Sewer lines
gas lines
water lines
electric lines
cable lines
phone lines

[eak3]

This just shows how unprepared we are for these type of events. God help us if we ever get hit with an emp or the entire power grid fails.

[alarm rider]

Anybody that lives in DC is most likely a weak whining leftie. Out in the Virginia/Maryland suburbs, a few are prepared, but many have little clue how to survive when something nasty happens. If you haven’t left Maryland, or moved further out in Virginia, do it now.

[TLI]

With memories of other extended outages fresh in the minds of many of the 1.26 million customers who still lack electricity, some question whether the delivery of power is more precarious than it used to be. The storms that began Friday killed 24 people in seven states and the District of Columbia.

But preppers are kooks and terrorists, right?

eyes rolling...

.

[crusty old prospector]

People have become too used to air conditioning and always being at 77 degrees.

[magooey]

but relocating them underground incurs huge costs

Remind me which shovel ready projects the Stimulus money was spent on? Did it all just get corrupted away?