tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post213326149799239034..comments2024-03-09T22:15:08.461-06:00Comments on Lake County Eye: The Lake County 2011 Power VacuumUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-34532401095750745932011-07-18T20:49:23.098-05:002011-07-18T20:49:23.098-05:00hi IllinoisJim--
We'll post any further devel...hi IllinoisJim--<br /><br />We'll post any further developments.<br /><br />-BB-Barney Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994042251401940234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-56961305570808198252011-07-18T02:25:37.665-05:002011-07-18T02:25:37.665-05:00The funniest thing about this outage is the Lake C...The funniest thing about this outage is the Lake County 'Emergency!" It's like a scene from "The Russians are Coming, The Russians Are Coming!" Poor little Jim Newton, given the standard line from Suzi Schmidt, (Actually given the whole freakin email!) running around yelling, "ComEd's coming, ComEd's coming! If you didn't think the power's that be think Lake County is a JOKE, Stohlman's state of emergency and his inability to make it mean anything is the best example. Why, oh why is Jim Newton not ignoring the problem in the News Sun rather than ignoring the problem at the taxpayers' expense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-35537649620500434472011-07-17T22:38:48.070-05:002011-07-17T22:38:48.070-05:00Years ago, I worked for a supplier to ComEd. One ...Years ago, I worked for a supplier to ComEd. One of my contacts told me this story: There was a horrific outage on the East Coast. The Eastern utility was overtaxed. Hundreds of thousands were without power for days. The federal government asked ComEd to help. Air Force planes were actually sent to O’Hare to airlift the ComEd trucks and crews to the East. At the last moment, the Eastern utility cancelled everything. Why? Because they didn’t want to spend the money that an outside utility would charge them. <br /><br />When I see Alabama Power trucks running around now in ComEd truck convoys, I wonder if the call went out for outside help too late, in time, after the smoke cleared, or because within hours ComEd knew just what they could do and what they could get away with not doing in the first four days.<br /><br />Dear Eye: Please investigate further.IllinoisJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09274050772785412530noreply@blogger.com