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tomos:
@Tao -
I think you're missing the important 'as' in that sentence:
"In contrast to Hazel, however, Sandy was not as strong a hurricane."
that equals:
Sandy was not as strong a hurricane as Hazel.
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Which means that they were both hurricanes - but Hazel was stronger.
Geddit :tellme:
40hz:
We have grid and net again. After three and a half days with everything off, the house now seems noisy and hot. How quickly we adapt! ;D
Of course there always has to be some wrinkle to make it uniquely Connecticut.
This time it's Bill Finch, the mayor of Bridgeport ("The Park City"), our lovely neighboring post-industrial community, who made a public statement yesterday blaming the power utilities for favoring the surrounding "wealthier" communities when restoring power. This has neatly turned the ongoing outages into a class warfare issue. Hardly surprising since Bridgeport politicians have been spinning that line since the 80s. Point the finger outside - always outside - the city's borders. It plays well with certain constituencies they answer to.
Unfortunately, with schools closed, there are large numbers of kids out roaming the streets yesterday and today. And it's Halloween week. And now it looks like Mr. Finch may have kicked the proverbial hornet's nest...
SpoilerBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) -- Mayor Bill Finch says UI is ignoring Bridgeport because people who live there aren't as wealthy as other cities and towns in Fairfield county.
"I don't feel we're getting our fair share from UI," said Mayor Finch. "I drive around my city and I see very few crews."
The frustrated Mayor says the city's children and low income residents cannot afford to go long without power.
"The critical needs of the region and the critical needs of the poorest people in the region are here and they need extra help," said Mayor Finch.
"We're all really struggling and this makes it worse because we have to throw food away, we're in the dark, some people don't have candles or flashlights because they can't afford it," said Tonya Shelton.
"Can you afford to get new food," asked News 8's Ali Reed.
"Of course not," Shelton replied, "they give me $32 a month for food stamps."
She's worried people will get desperate. Police and the National Guard are out monitoring the streets to prevent looting.
"We don't have anything," said Sylvia Campos.
"Do you have the money to go out and get new food," Reed asked.
"No. No, we are like homeless," said Campos.
A United Illuminating spokesman tells News 8 that "no one is given preferential treatment. Every city and town we service gets to put together a list of 10 priorities they feel should be the first places to have power restored."
The Mayor says his top priority is getting power back to the schools so students can get back into the classroom.-Story in case you're interested
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My GF works for the state's social services department. Word from her office is the mood is very ugly in the reception area today...
So it goes. :-\
Renegade:
This time it's Bill Finch, the mayor of Bridgeport ("The Park City"), our lovely neighboring post-industrial city, who made a public statement yesterday blaming the power utilities for favoring the surrounding "wealthier" communities when restoring power. This has neatly turned the ongoing outages into a class warfare issue. Hardly surprising since Bridgeport politicians have been spinning that line since the 80s. Point the finger outside - always outside - the city's borders. It plays well with certain constituencies they answer to.
-40hz (November 01, 2012, 07:40 AM)
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Oh! I know about that game! I heard it somewhere else... where was it? Oh, yeah. Here:
Very brief prediction for the near futureWatch very carefully over the next few days & weeks. We will have the politicians/think tanks come out with "solutions". Each and every one will strip just a little more freedom away... just a little bit... ever so "tiny"... because we all want to be "safe", right?
40hz:
@Ren - re: above prediction - you nailed it I think. ;D
Ok...now off to see if any new supplies are available after I check up on the elderly couple living next door. Last time this happened we got power back after 5 days, only to lose it 12 hours later when some transformers blew, and then be out for two more days...
Onward! :Thmbsup:
TaoPhoenix:
@Tao -
I think you're missing the important 'as' in that sentence:
"In contrast to Hazel, however, Sandy was not as strong a hurricane."
that equals:
Sandy was not as strong a hurricane as Hazel.
-
Which means that they were both hurricanes - but Hazel was stronger.
Geddit :tellme:
-tomos (November 01, 2012, 06:53 AM)
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Oh my gawd, you're right. My mind played an awful Halloween trick on me! : ( Once I'm actually reading the sentence that is actually there, I agree with you. Sorry everyone for the fuss.
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