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Re: Tropical Storm Sandy
« Reply #120 on: November 12, 2012, 05:24:18 PM »
Gunsmith tells me he saw on piece this morning, on Fox News, about a county/town that recruited former utility workers to break into a power/sub station at their location and they restored the power on their own.  Damned if I can find it, though.


  What they did was get the info directly to the crews without going through channels which started getting results instantly. So bypassing the government works everytime.

So THAT'S why the LSM didn't pick up the story!
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Re: Tropical Storm Sandy
« Reply #121 on: November 14, 2012, 09:42:24 AM »
Or this story either, from the comments at HotAir:

"I’m in Belmar, NJ and we were absolutely devastated by the storm. I cannot say with certainty, but I would guess that at least 80% of the homes sustained major damage, most due to flooding, and a fair number of them will have to be demolished.

That said, I have never been prouder of my town and its people. A veritable army of volunteers have been working non-stop from Day-1, organized by our mayor and council. Volunteers evacuated over 200 homes, most by kayak, and then brought those same people back a day or so later to get important papers, pictures, etc.

Every day, we get a telephone briefing from the mayor via cell phone, and for those without service, volunteers go door to door (every day!) with a flyer containing the same information: status reports, how to get help, etc. We have set up a relief center at borough hall where you can get food, clothing, blankets, cleaning supplies, baby items, pet items, etc. They drive around with a truck full of ice for those without generators who are keeping food in coolers. Basements are emptied of debris (we have mountains of it) and pumped out for free by volunteers. Hot meals are available at borough hall from 9-5 each day, and four restaurants in town have been providing free food all day, every day. The two drugstores in town are providing prescription refills without charge for now (pay later when things settle down.) If you have no way to get to borough hall, the volunteers will bring you there and back. During the first week, neighbors shared power from generators, gasoline, and meals (meat intensive the first few days!)

There were a few looters the first day, so the mayor quickly set a curfew from 6pm to 6am, and set up barricades around the town…no admittance except to residents. If someone was coming to see you or to work for you, they were escorted to your home. Day-2 we had the National Guard, NJ State Police and by Day-3 the Georgia State Police arrived along with an army of utility workers from Tennessee and South Carolina! (God bless all of them.) We had 18 giant pumps (some of which were used for Katrina) emptying water from the town into the ocean, and by the end of the first week, all our roads were cleared of sand and debris, the damaged boardwalk (what was left of it) had been removed, as well as all the structures (pavilions, bathrooms, restaurants, etc.) that once stood there. The progress has been breathtaking. Our curfew was lifted today, and the mayor’s final briefing also informed us that Ocean Avenue will be closed to all traffic for the next few months so that the new boardwalk can be completed before spring. I have no doubt it will be done.

Our mayor, Matt Doherty, is a Regan-type democrat. We’re in Monmouth County which, along with Ocean County to our south, has voted Republican in at least the last three presidentials.

IrishEi on November 13, 2012 at 6:28 PM"

This is how it gets done.
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Re: Tropical Storm Sandy
« Reply #122 on: November 14, 2012, 10:31:48 AM »

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Re: Tropical Storm Sandy
« Reply #123 on: November 14, 2012, 10:35:21 AM »
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Ms. Giangeruso, who notes that last year, after the “Snowtober storm” on Halloween, her house was powerless for six days. “If we are talking in the neighborhood of $6,000, it is worth every dollar. If I could get it right now, I’d write a check,” she says. “The wives in this area don’t want jewelry for Christmas. They want generators.”

"Ms." Giangeruso lives in Glen Ridge (northern), NJ.

And, yep, that was me; the day after Hurricane Fran, when Gunsmith came home with the first portable, it was worth more to me than a bucket of diamonds.

Interesting general information and on where many generators are made (WI).

http://www.cnbc.com/id/49774891
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Re: Tropical Storm Sandy
« Reply #124 on: November 14, 2012, 10:45:04 AM »
Generac & Kohler -  ::thumbsup::

Briggs & Stratton - meh, some like 'em though.
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Re: Tropical Storm Sandy
« Reply #125 on: November 14, 2012, 11:01:52 AM »
Generac & Kohler -  ::thumbsup::

Briggs & Stratton - meh, some like 'em though.

The whole-house is a Generac (with a Mitzubishi engine).  The portable is a General with a B&G engine and has worked well.
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Re: Tropical Storm Sandy
« Reply #126 on: November 14, 2012, 11:10:12 AM »
Generac & Kohler -  ::thumbsup::

Briggs & Stratton - meh, some like 'em though.

The whole-house is a Generac (with a Mitzubishi engine).  The portable is a General with a B&G engine and has worked well.

Yeah, knock on wood.  I go off my BIL the contractors word, he's had dozens of 'em over the years, B&S not on his happy list.  It is what it is.

May thy power always generate without fail!   ::praying::
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Re: Tropical Storm Sandy
« Reply #127 on: November 14, 2012, 11:22:21 AM »
Generac & Kohler -  ::thumbsup::

Briggs & Stratton - meh, some like 'em though.

The whole-house is a Generac (with a Mitzubishi engine).  The portable is a General with a B&G engine and has worked well.

Yeah, knock on wood.  I go off my BIL the contractors word, he's had dozens of 'em over the years, B&S not on his happy list.  It is what it is.

May thy power always generate without fail!   ::praying::

Exactly, and Amen.

Oh, I made an error; it's a B&S (not B&G).
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Re: Tropical Storm Sandy
« Reply #128 on: November 14, 2012, 04:09:00 PM »
I like B&S ok for light home use. No love for Tecumseh though.  I don't think I've ever had one that ran smooth.  For heavier use Kohler is definitely a solid engine.  Also had good luck with Onan, Kawasaki, and Honda back in my commercial landscaping days.
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Re: Tropical Storm Sandy
« Reply #129 on: November 14, 2012, 06:46:24 PM »
  Honda overhead valves,B&S overhead valves,Kholer overhead valves.  My first Generater is a 1996 and has never failed to run even when it meant day and night for a solid week.Winco 10kw with a 16 B&S overhead valves.But I do run everything on synthetic Motor oil.

 The only one I'm suspect of is generac,some portables with plastic cooling blades breaking up my neighbor Has a generac 17000 kw whole house unit and the encloser box rotted away in under 5 tears and Generac could not care less the would do nothing for him and others he met with the same problem.They don't stand behind their stuff I don't do business with them and made it my business to let anyone know their attitude toward the consumer.
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Re: Tropical Storm Sandy
« Reply #130 on: November 14, 2012, 09:30:58 PM »
I think Generac's in the smaller sizes are better, my BIL favors Kohler & Honda.
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Re: Tropical Storm Sandy
« Reply #131 on: November 19, 2012, 11:55:17 AM »
Hey?  Anobody know how that photo op with Obama is working out for that fat bastard Christie?  Not well?  Yeah, bet he didn't see that coming, eh?

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Re: Tropical Storm Sandy
« Reply #133 on: November 25, 2012, 09:43:20 AM »
"Bush's" Katrina was a creation of the media and Democrats. Therefore there will be no Obama's Katrina.
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