Like Blue Thunder, I defended the power companies when we lost power for 8 days after the famous ice storm of December 2008.
But after that storm, I called our power company 3 times over the next 2 years. After the repairs from that storm, we still had major tree limbs hanging over our wires. Of greater concern, we had a non-used wire hanging down from a pole that I worried was a safety concern.
Irene hit, and we were out for 4 days.
This time, we were out for 6 days. In all that time, I've never seen a tree/maintenance crew in our area or anywhere in our town.
Sorry, this time they deserve all the criticism they get. They cheaped out on routine preventative maintenance, and now the bill is due.
(PS, this is in our "winter" home in north, central MA, National Grid, not PSNH. Our lake home never lost power)
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