[450] Power is out

[David McKenzie]

Newtown is on the estimate list (one day earlier than waterbury...)

NEWTOWN   Saturday, 11/5, 11:59 PM

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Leslie <partybug at charter.net> wrote:

> At this point...there is no point.  I am running around enough.  Dealing
> with gas for a generator, figuring out how to connect it...I just cannot
> face it.
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 9:33 AM, David McKenzie wrote:
>
>  We cleaned out the fridge yesterday. I havent tried plugging the fridge
> into the 2000 watt peak generator that UPS delivered last night but it ran
> two PCs, the router/switches/cable modem and furnace with out much trouble.
> Kim is home today because school is canceled still, got her set up with the
> TV now that cable is back on. Drove around the neighborhood today and didnt
> see a single line crew, still lots of poles and wires down everywhere. My
> parents and brother in Waterbury both got power back yesterday (town plot
> and east mountain), but like i said havent seen a single line crew in
> overlook. Plenty of AT&T crews out there though.....
>
> Home depot in Fairfield has pallets of generators (5000 watt, 6250 peak,
> $599) if you need one.
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Leslie < *partybug at charter.net*> wrote:
> Sorry Dave, pain to deal with....
>
> We have no power back projections for Newtown.  Yesterday they were not
> even putting us on the online list to update.  When I called them after I
> saw that....the woman groaned when she heard me say Newtown.  She said
> honestly, it was not even a projection yet.  That Newtown was slammed so
> severely that they couldn't even wrap their minds around it.
>
> So, that is where we are....we are so screwed.  I am so sick of being
> cold.  Our house is maintaining at about 50 ish degrees, but the throw away
> has begun.  Yay.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 5:07 PM, David McKenzie wrote:
>
> The boom is slightly bent but probably unbendable. The elements at the
> ends both came off at the boom ubolts but the trap sections were not
> damaged, so assuming I can get replacements for those it should be
> salvageable. The two drivens are also bent at the risers but can
> probably be bent back. All in all it isn't catastrophic but always a
> pain to order aluminum tubing.
>
> On 11/1/11, Bob < *n1ujs at toast.net*> wrote:
> Sorry Dave.  No hope of resurrection?  Don't forget I still have an old
> one
> (minus "some" parts)...
>
> All my antenna stuff held up, but I have no services.....
> See you guys in a week or two.....
> On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 7:48 AM, David McKenzie < *k1fsy at vhfwiki.com*>
> wrote:
>
> My HF beam in the back yard came down and is completely destroyed.
>
> On 10/30/11, WRIP-FM Studio < *wrip at mhcable.com*> wrote:
> 14-16" here in the high country of the Northern Catskills - 40mi SW of
> Albany, 130m N-NW of NYC
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> How much snow have you gotten?
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