Posted by MF Poor on January 31, 2009 at 01:14:17 from (98.19.20.85):
In Reply to: Ky storms posted by tlak on January 31, 2009 at 00:06:37:
In the central part of the state, we're getting back to normal. Roads clear of snow and ice, business's open, gas stations with ample gas/kerosene/diesel, and power is being restored. Still over 150,000 without electricity in the Louisville area and counties immediately surrounding. But there's hundreds of power crews from out of state working to cut that number in half each day. Still thousands of trees down, some blocking roads. Fortunately, we never lost power, and didn't suffer very much damage. Just a few trees down, one on top of my house, but no significant damage to the house itself.
Go south and west of us and the story isn't some nice. Western Kentucky is the hardest hit. Tree damage is incredably bad. Power and phone lines down everywhere. Rural areas are going to be extremely slow recovering. MAny roads still closed. Many gas stations don't have power, so they CAN'T pump kerosene. Those that are open are inundated with customers. They can't pump fast enough to keep up with the demand. And... They're constantly running out. Water systems are unable to pump because of power outages in many cases. Large generators are in short supply. Due to the massive are effected, there just aren't enough generators to go around. Water pressures are dropping to levels that allow ground water infiltration or back-flow into safe water systems, contaminating them. So... we have no heat (even most GAS furnace's require electric) no water or contaminated water, roads closed, motels either shut down due to no electric OR swamped, and temps in the teens and low 20's.
FEMA and our new political regime aren't doing any better (or any different) than what they did in NEw Orleans. (Must STILL be Bush's fault, huh?) Is it POSSIBLE the system is just flawed and it never WAS Bush's fault? Or is it possible the system is just unable to help everyone, every time?
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