maddmaxx ★ Posted August 7, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 7, 2020 The number of customers in CT still without power. I may buy a lottery ticket today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted August 7, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 7, 2020 My sister is in CT, still no power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted August 7, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 7, 2020 The people in my area who lost power are still without power and are being told Sunday night for restoration at the earliest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted August 7, 2020 And now you know why I will buy a lottery ticket. I just got home from a dump run with the contents of my refrigerator and freezer. Boo. Grocery shopping later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted August 7, 2020 Share #5 Posted August 7, 2020 7 hours ago, Kirby said: are being told Sunday night for restoration at the earliest. Yeah... 'at the earliest'... my guess many will be restored by Sunday, But many others will get to wait some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted August 7, 2020 Share #6 Posted August 7, 2020 Buy a portable generator of at least 2000 watts. As many can attest, doing so ensures that you won't have a power outage ever again. And if you do, you can run your fridge and a few other small electrical devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 7, 2020 Share #7 Posted August 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: Buy a portable generator of at least 2000 watts. As many can attest, doing so ensures that you won't have a power outage ever again. And if you do, you can run your fridge and a few other small electrical devices. I bought a generator after sandy and it has been very useful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted August 7, 2020 Share #8 Posted August 7, 2020 We were very lucky in Central Maryland: 5" of rain for several hours but high winds for only a couple hours and few downed trees/broken power lines. In August 2011 we got a lot of rain and wind and I was without power for 3 days. I learned my refrigerator would stay cold for three days if I rarely opened it. It was August so I didn't need heat. My gas range worked and tap water worked so I was able to eat and drink. I had a battery, emergency TV and battery-powered lamp and watched a little TV and read books a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted August 8, 2020 Share #9 Posted August 8, 2020 They are making some progress. 283K is still a lot of problems. (not sure if there are other electric utilities in CT) https://outagemap.eversource.com/external/default.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 8, 2020 Share #10 Posted August 8, 2020 I found oot via the power outage that Exelon owns my electric company. I didn’t know that! Now I have their app for power outages on my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted August 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Bikeguy said: They are making some progress. 283K is still a lot of problems. (not sure if there are other electric utilities in CT) https://outagemap.eversource.com/external/default.html Hmmm. I am embarrassed to say that once my power came back on I stopped worrying about the rest of the state. I was out yesterday getting stuff to refill my fridge and there are places that look like a bomb went off and other places where folks are wondering what all the fuss was about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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