Jersey City - And the power is officially... OUT!

[UnrepentantLiberal]

[Panasonic]

1. And you're on how?

[Glitterati]

3. Charged battery on a laptop?

Perhaps?

[ProudProgressiveNow]

8. Smart phone? nt

[UnrepentantLiberal]

11. My Android phone.

[hrmjustin]

2. Jersey city is flooding very badly now.

[slackmaster]

4. It's going to be a long night for Jersey City residents

They have my sympathy.

[barbtries]

5. i'm sorry!

my son in Philly still had it about a half hour ago. i have to limit my calls though.

stay safe and well!!!

[yardwork]

6. Take care.

[LovePeacock]

7. Sorry Jersey. Maybe Christie will help you pull yourself up by your bootstraps.

[smokey nj]

9. I'm in Bayonne. My lights have flickered periodically, but still have power for now.

Stay safe!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

10. Be safe.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

12. Thanks all.

We think it's exciting at this point. Listening to the wind howl and playing cribbage by candle light.

[Justice]

13. So sorry how is Hoboken

[Populist_Prole]

15. Photo I found of the RR terminal

Waiting room under 3 feet of water

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[Tsiyu]

29. From Eduardo Munoz, Reuters, I give you Hoboken

Not so good by the looks of things....

[The Wielding Truth]

14. So can running power lines underground be part of the Obama Infrastructure Bill?

[Patiod]

18. That would rock.

I so wish our lines were underground. One of my friends lives in a heavily wooded area of the Main Line, and her power goes out every other month - usually a tree falling on wires on 320.

(Plus it looks so much better)

[Glitterati]

22. I'm buying a home in an undergound subdivision

I lived in the subdivision 20+ years ago in a rental. It's a wonderful subdivision and still looks lovely after all these years, which is why I'm actually buying a home there.

However, we lost power as often as the rest of the county, buried or not, because most of the county isn't buried. So every time someone hits a pole outside our subdivision, but inside the power structure for the subdivision, we still lost power.

[The Wielding Truth]

24. Exactly. We need a national program to improve the infrastructure. All the public grid.

[NutmegYankee]

16. Be safe! Been out since 4.

[Buddaman]

17. Hang in there!!!!

I know Missouri sent some utility trucks your direction.......

[customerserviceguy]

20. Came back from South Carolina on Saturday and Sunday

All up I-95 N, there were convoys of tree trimming trucks with Florida license plates on them. At one traffic island on the NJ Turnpike, I saw like thirty of them gassing up for the rest of the trip.

We're pulling together as a nation on this, and it will reflect well on Election Day, in contrast to the disorganization that accompanied Katrina.

[winstars]

19. My sister in Jersey City Heights has power, at the moment... n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

21. My Dad is in Jersey City! :(

Calling him now.

[Edweird]

23. I'm headed to Jersey in the morning (probably).

[UnrepentantLiberal]

25. You should make sure the roads will be open before you head out.

[Edweird]

26. I'm coming to put the power back on. The roads are always open to us.

Our trucks are all wheel drive and big enough to drive through water several feet deep. No worries. I'll know later today exactly where we are headed.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

28. OK, good deal.

We need you guys here. They say the transformers blew out and our power will be out for a week.

[malaise]

27. Stay safe my friend

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