Comments on: Power outages down to 70,000 statewide, McDonnell says http://blogs.roanoke.com/politics/2012/07/06/power-outages-down-to-70000-statewide-mcdonnell-says/ Fri, 17 May 2013 14:21:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: crooked road http://blogs.roanoke.com/politics/2012/07/06/power-outages-down-to-70000-statewide-mcdonnell-says/#comment-13268 crooked road Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:04:31 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/politics/?p=14216#comment-13268 Having gone twelve days without power in the middle of the summer (hurricane), I understand the frustrations. However, there are ALWAYS exceptions to the rule, and those exceptions are people who live in highly UNpopulated areas. The power companies have to prioritize. If they can fix an area that has a thousand households before fixing one that has five households, guess what they – and any rational person – will do?

Those still without power have my sympathies, but also need to understand that their choice to live ‘outside’ crowded areas with lots of neighbors has a balance to the scales. The once every three decades that this happens, they will be last in line.

My sincere hope is that they make a point of thanking the EXTREMELY hard working utility employees who have provided them recovery, and that they’re not just bitter and unaware of the work it takes to maintain utilities.

]]> By: gdad http://blogs.roanoke.com/politics/2012/07/06/power-outages-down-to-70000-statewide-mcdonnell-says/#comment-13243 gdad Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:08:25 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/politics/?p=14216#comment-13243 I know two people in Montgomery County who are now going on their 12th day without power.

]]> By: K http://blogs.roanoke.com/politics/2012/07/06/power-outages-down-to-70000-statewide-mcdonnell-says/#comment-13226 K Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:43:00 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/politics/?p=14216#comment-13226 There were still many outages in Pulaski County as of Friday July 6, but not listed here. A lot of the cooling shelters closed Friday as well.

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