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Comment on It’s way past time to bury these items by Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.

Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:45:08 +0000

The good thing for me is I like the cold, Suerae- but can’t tolerate temperatures much above 60.
You can get a generator that will work the fridge/freezer, a room a/c or space heater, and a lamp for under $ 650. (they actually can power more than that, but this keeps the system in perfect working order.) As long as you remember to run it for at least 5 minutes every month or so, you should be safe for years. (Of course, if you can’t get fuel…)

Comment on The Future is Not So Pretty… by Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.

Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:43:14 +0000

As long as you are committed to a plan, and not committed, Lisa…

Comment on The Future is Not So Pretty… by Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.

Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:42:26 +0000

No, they will still be working, Amy, so they will have enough money to pay rents and, perhaps, mortgages. You and I, with our deflated 401(k)- what used to be pensions- living off social security- we will be the poor of tomorrow. (Notice how many ‘retired’ folks are still working?)

Comment on It’s way past time to bury these items by Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.

Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:40:06 +0000

They don’t care what it costs you, Muriel- because it doesn’t cost them! those repairs are considered O&M and are repaid by the consumers- you and me- right away. No hit to their stockholders, no hit to their bonuses (since they make a profit on each dollar they spend on O&M- so it actually costs us MORE than it costs them). What a convenient system to rip off the public.

Comment on It’s way past time to bury these items by MuMuGB

MuMuGB — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:27:08 +0000

A good rant! The lines are buried in London, which is great. that said, power companies have a tendency to have a ‘selective memory’. They forget what it costs YOU when they fail. Convenient!

Comment on The Future is Not So Pretty… by Amy

Amy — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:28 +0000

Oh, Roy, say it isn’t so!!! If we are going to be living in mobile homes, where will that leave our children in a few years? Living in caves?

Comment on The Future is Not So Pretty… by Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:08:56 +0000

AND we are going to have to do it on a wal-mart (aka service industry) salary, because in the Boomer generation we were an industrial economy and now we are a service/investment based economy. The gap in earned wages from the boomers to the x generation is amazingly different. If I think about it too much it nearly gives me a panic attack. Seriously. That said, I have my own idea and plan on how to make things better. I am starting now, it is going to take time, but as you just read today from me…I am committed. (or should be… )

Comment on It’s way past time to bury these items by Suerae Stein

Suerae Stein — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:13:02 +0000

I know what you mean, Roy. In fact, my lights are flickering as I type this. I was also going to suggest a generator, but I see from previous comments that you do have one. We don’t. Can’t convince my hubby to get one. It’s tough because when the power goes in the summer, the food goes bad, but here it usually goes out in the winter due to ice storms, so we can salvage the food by putting it outside, but we are freezing!

Comment on It’s way past time to bury these items by Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.

Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:10:01 +0000

While I am not sure exactly where you live, Ann, I would venture to say that the costs to bury your lines would be pretty low- and you, too, have pretty extreme weather…

Comment on It’s way past time to bury these items by Ann Mullen

Ann Mullen — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:15:06 +0000

Our lines are buried and we still have had power outages. When I lived in South Texas, the lines were above. I had a friend who kept the lines cleared, but when we had a direct hit from a hurricane, our side of the street had no electricity and my neighbor on the other did. We were in the dark for 3 days. It sucks indeed.