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Thursday, July 05, 2012

Regulations

A POWER OUTAGE COCK-UP

WCBM's (Baltimore) Pat McDonough this morning explained why some of a million homes are still without power (after almost a week). He was driving around and saw crews sitting around doing nothing, as though they were union workers. He pulled over and confronted one of them.

What are you guys doing, sitting around? Do you realize how difficult it is for the elderly, or young mothers to cope with no lights or power?"

One of the workers, called in from Texas, explained that "we're no allowed to go to a new site unless accompanied by a BG&E worker. They're hard to come by."

Rodger the Real King of France 7/05/2012 11:00:00 AM 6 Comments

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6 comments:

leelu said...: BG und E a union shop??; 7/5/12, 4:22 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...: No. I was saying that the guys were "acting" like they were union (BG&E rejected Union in 2010); 7/5/12, 6:33 PM
Jess said...: I[m not a big union fan, but from my experience in Texas, the IBEW line crews are some of the best workers I've ever seen.

I've worked around union and non-union line crews and found they're mostly damned good people.; 7/5/12, 7:45 PM
Anonymous said...: Heck Jess, that's not cuz they are union folks. It's caz they is Texans!

Webrider; 7/5/12, 9:10 PM
mostly cajun said...: that's a common procedure when you bring in crews from all over creation to help out after a storm.

Post-storm recovery is probably the most dangerous type of work a lineman can perform. When I worked for the utility company, EVERY ONE of the fatalities we suffered while I was there was a lineman in post-storm repairs.

Sixteen hour days without respite are tough addition to an already tough job.

The need for a representative from the local utility is a necessity. HE knows the geography, HE has the communications (radio)and HE is the tie-in to provide a workable path to recovery.

MC
(been there); 7/5/12, 10:33 PM
Anonymous said...: Have you ventured to see Martin O being put upon at "the Atlantic"?

here:
no power

Apparently Pepco also likes to take the bucks in bonuses and salary rather than keeping their distribution lines working.
My brother in Salisbury said the D's capped electric rates for several years, and then found to their dismay the utilities were going broke and shutting down. They then allowed them to double the rates in ~two years, IIRC.
Just more rons around ... more rons than you can count... in places of power. Just like the Kennedy who lost in MD a few years ago. "Huh?" It took her several days to realize she had lost.

tomw
{not intending to disparage anyoone named Ron}
yeah, i'm in a mean mood today.; 7/6/12, 9:34 AM

Thursday, July 05, 2012

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