Power still out

[duke62]

we are now looking at next monday or tuesday

 

[rickytsui]

WOW this suck i hope everything is okayt james

 

[grknyer]

No power out from in East Marion till Orient either. This is from Sunday morning till today.We just packed the car with all contents of the fridge and left back to the city. They say power will be restored Friday. WTH!! Thanks for ruining my week IRENE!!! Tank on Staten Island was ok miraculously. We always get brown outs and black outs and this one time all was ok. I was expecting a complete tank crash.

 

[duke62]

im not even mad about the hurricane knocking the power out its the fact it didnt have to happen in the first place.it was the fault of shotty workmanship on LIPA.instead of using wire ties to secure cable to transformer the installer used duct tape which of course teared in the wind and rain pulled out of transformer and blew.

 

[Pedro Nuno Ferreira]

i am.rather pay a 100 dollar fine then lose my food and my reef

I'm with you ... it is an emergency situation and people should understand that ... I would do it

 

[jerl77]

thanks to a member here working for lipa and me being i nice guy i now how power thanks buddy you know how you are be safe out there

 

[duke62]

well even with a downed wire hanging 5 feet off the street and 8 kids undeer the age of 10 and 3 neighbors over the age of 80 living 20 feet from the downed wire its not considered a emergency.

 

[jerl77]

I really think they are doing the best then can buddy there is alot of lines down and my buddy is working 18 hour days he day poor guy is shot

well even with a downed wire hanging 5 feet off the street and 8 kids undeer the age of 10 and 3 neighbors over the age of 80 living 20 feet from the downed wire its not considered a emergency.

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[jerl77]

And I feel you pain it sucks having no power hot water etc etc if you need come over and shower and hang at my house your welcome

I really think they are doing the best then can buddy there is alot of lines down and my buddy is working 18 hour days he day poor guy is shot



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[cnotes999]

No power here either and I've been down Sunday 2pm. 4 lipa trucks hanging out in the town over but none to be seen in my area.

 

[ed4]

thanks to a member here working for lipa i me being i nice guy i now how power thanks buddy you know how you are be safe out there

I would love to have that member come out here to get us back on the grid

My tank is dropping to 70* at night and hitting 78* during the day. Surprisingly, the fish seem ok and my acros seem to be holding their colors. Maybe, they like ammonia...

 

[Pedro Nuno Ferreira]

My tank is dropping to 70* at night and hitting 78* during the day. Surprisingly, the fish seem ok and my acros seem to be holding their colors. Maybe, they like ammonia...

That's good news and I hope it keeps like that ... and to a certain extent corals may like amonia (but very little of it) ...
Suggestion: At night, you could use a gas heater to maintain room temperature and compensate ... if you do use such an approach, please do not forget to ventilate the room (a little gap by opening a window just to let air enter should be enough) and also keep safety rules as you will have fire source working silently in the room... its a suggestion.


Pedro Nuno

 

[Pedro Nuno Ferreira]

I really think they are doing the best then can buddy there is alot of lines down and my buddy is working 18 hour days he day poor guy is shot



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For sure they are ... still people have needs and it is normal to find solutions

 

[allenjj]

Up here in Albany my power went out sunday night just after I left for a work trip to Buffalo. While there I was able to buy the last generator that was the store display model. On my way back home last night, the kids called and said the power had just been restored. This was after talking to the power company with them saying that we would not have power until the Hudson River receded. I live on a hill in an old italianate house that overlooks the Hudson and many houses (that used to belong to the house builders ship crews) which are directly on the river and for now under the river. Guess I now will have power in the event of a future shut off, but the tank survived due to battery powered air and filter pumps.

 

[jerl77]

Don't do this if there are kids in the house please don't do it the tank is not worth your life

That's good news and I hope it keeps like that ... and to a certain extent corals may like amonia (but very little of it) ...
Suggestion: At night, you could use a gas heater to maintain room temperature and compensate ... if you do use such an approach, please do not forget to ventilate the room (a little gap by opening a window just to let air enter should be enough) and also keep safety rules as you will have fire source working silently in the room... its a suggestion.


Pedro Nuno

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[jerl77]

I understand but 500,000 people didn't have power after the storm now in Teri day its half that they are busting there ass to get power back on

For sure they are ... still people have needs and it is normal to find solutions

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[ed4]

That's good news and I hope it keeps like that ... and to a certain extent corals may like amonia (but very little of it) ...
Suggestion: At night, you could use a gas heater to maintain room temperature and compensate ... if you do use such an approach, please do not forget to ventilate the room (a little gap by opening a window just to let air enter should be enough) and also keep safety rules as you will have fire source working silently in the room... its a suggestion.


Pedro Nuno

Although the advice and help is very much appreciated, I'd rather fire up the generator in the middle of the night and risk getting fined and waking the neighbor's kids . Running a space heater screams all kinds of danger to me and the tank

The heat does more damage than the cold. No temp regulation for the heater, fire hazard and possible affixiation for me and tank inhabitants.

 

[ed4]

Up here in Albany my power went out sunday night just after I left for a work trip to Buffalo. While there I was able to buy the last generator that was the store display model. On my way back home last night, the kids called and said the power had just been restored. This was after talking to the power company with them saying that we would not have power until the Hudson River receded. I live on a hill in an old italianate house that overlooks the Hudson and many houses (that used to belong to the house builders ship crews) which are directly on the river and for now under the river. Guess I now will have power in the event of a future shut off, but the tank survived due to battery powered air and filter pumps.

I'm glad it ended well for you. What part of Albany are you from?

I lived in the Albany area for 12 years. IME Niagra Mohawk > LIPA.

 

[ed4]

I understand but 500,000 people didn't have power after the storm now in Teri day its half that they are busting there ass to get power back on



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As much as we want them to "flip the switch back on", Jerl brings up a good point. I also read that lots are putting in 16 hour shifts. It seems that the biggest challenges here is erecting replacement utility poles that got knocked down and not having enough manpower. I think LIPA is still scouring for more subs (linemen, landscapers, etc.) to help out.

 

[budddman]

18 hour days for me too at the highway dept

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