Submitted by stillshyyy t3_ztwvpi in Connecticut
we lost power at 4am and still nothing. its so frustrating w what we’re paying to eversource.
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Madux337 t1_j1gy250 wrote
Put any food that needs to be refrigerated in bins and put it outside.
shibby69420 t1_j1gyafx wrote
Exactly. I feel for this Redditor but right now the world is your refrigerator.
Likeapuma24 t1_j1hqzsn wrote
Our freezers luckily stay cold for over 24hrs, but we tried putting our refrigerated items outside & things froze within an hour. Oh well, it was worth the shot!
StretchLimo66 t1_j1i1rc9 wrote
Right it's 5 degrees out. Use your brain....
Sw0rdMaiden t1_j1gx4wh wrote
Same thing happened here. Power went out at around 6:20 pm after I had seen trucks all day along 201. I thought they were shifting some circuits or buses for those houses to be restored, but that was just a pipe dream. So I reported around 7pm, then within half an hour I got a call stating all was resolved. I called again and made sure I spoke to an operator to make it clear my street was down. No ETA, of course. I hope by late morning, or we'll be packing to travel to my daughter's for Yule.
kingfarvito t1_j1gyntk wrote
We're about to turn on a good portion of bantam and Morris
ArmchairDetective73 t1_j1h3krn wrote
What do you mean "we"? Are you a lineman???
kingfarvito t1_j1h65ux wrote
Yes
ArmchairDetective73 t1_j1hlmoc wrote
Well, then...Thanks so much for working out there in the trenches during this brutal weather!
EverybodyHasPants t1_j1ikzuj wrote
You guys are heroes. The suit wearing mucky mucks deserve all the wrath. Thankyou for being out in this weather trying to get people back in power.
mas90guru t1_j1gcf6n wrote
Evaluating = not your turn to come online yet. Going on 20 hours without power.
Aran613 t1_j1fv8jv wrote
Still out, originally predicted back at 9pm tonight but pushed back until noon tomorrow
CtForrestEye t1_j1fvvop wrote
My buddy in Coventry just had two bucket trucks show up at 7 pm. He'll be up soon.
RainbowRoadMushroom t1_j1gi5qy wrote
Parents in Coventry got their power back on at 8:30 pm.
mari0br0 t1_j1g3gr7 wrote
I didn’t lose power but my internet went out around 3pm and Spectrum has no updates
tricia109 t1_j1illfn wrote
My Cox internet has been out since yesterday morning. They send updates every few hours saying either "we don't know when it will be resolved" or "2:59" or "7:59" (some random number of hours in the future, always ":59").
Cox Cable is like democracy - the worst form of <connectivity> except for everyone else
Sweaty_Television_33 t1_j1gg2g0 wrote
Still out - to be determined. I see the limb that has been hanging on the line since 4 am. They drove by didn’t have the right equipment and haven’t been back since. I hope we can get something done that will either break Eversource’s grasp on New England.
phutch54 t1_j1fw1tn wrote
You can get updated estimates for your area on the app.Ours was just moved up to 930 pm from 630am tomorrow.We're currently in a room at the Casino.Comped.
stillshyyy OP t1_j1fw726 wrote
Eversource is still telling us that its “to be determined”. There’s no update at all of when things will be resolved
NLCmanure t1_j1g0aen wrote
same here and we're going on 15 hours. They're still evaluating. I can evaluate for them. There's a tree leaning on the wires. Cut it down and turn on the power. Minimal damage if any. Real simple. Probably take them an hour.
so2017 t1_j1g5ga9 wrote
Still evaluating here, too. There is a wire down. There has been an Eversource pickup truck parked next to the down wire for 11 hours. And that’s it.
Doesn’t seem super efficient to me but what do I know…
eddie964 t1_j1gan4x wrote
The truck is almost certainly staffed by some bored HR manager who has been commandeered to guard the live wire so that some idiot doesn't step on it or drive over it before a crew can deenergize it. I used to work for an electric utility: Anyone capable of fogging a mirror could get pulled for downed-wire duty during a storm.
AConnecticutMan t1_j1gzxzo wrote
That's the best way I've heard it described
Hot-Cry920 t1_j1iv9xv wrote
Wire guard
ArmchairDetective73 t1_j1hmglu wrote
Same. They're still "evaluating" after 15 hours. The outage was caused by a small fallen tree that's leaning on wires. There are no downed wires. I can see it from my house. Since only 8 of us in the immediate area are out of power, we are not a priority. ☹️
goodnatured_golfer t1_j1hwrtd wrote
probably popped a fuse. will be a quick restore once they get there and denergize & remove the tree.
Rybles t1_j1g6pae wrote
Been out since 6 with no update since.
It was nice to see though that 2 minutes in every direction is totally fine! /s
timnog t1_j1g4fi5 wrote
We lost power in Waterford around 6:45 pm. Haven’t gotten back yet.
Bacon_Fisher t1_j1g6co1 wrote
Lost power around 5am. Got a prediction for repair at around 5pm, and just before that time they sent a text saying power restored... power is still out and its back to evaluating. Someone dropped the ball there.
King-Zeekhiel t1_j1gejmx wrote
I have power but no internet🤷🏻♂️
tresrosas t1_j1g3ppu wrote
Got power back in tolland around 6:30, but before that they couldn’t “locate my account” when I was trying to get an estimate.
ArmchairDetective73 t1_j1g8c8u wrote
The same thing happened to us. The web site kept claiming we were entering an incorrect username and/or password. 🙄🙄🙄
chair_caner t1_j1gjal0 wrote
My parents are in Hampton. They're still out due to a tree fall at 7am.
Darondo t1_j1gnpeh wrote
Mikewazowskig59 t1_j1g8spo wrote
They’ve been down the road ‘working” for the last 9 hours and the restoration estimate has only gotten pushed farther back. Last hour alone it changed from 930 to 3 to noon tommorrow
Beefpadthai t1_j1ggynl wrote
Never lost power here in north Stamford. Hoping you all get your power back on asap
alisa62 t1_j1fzdsv wrote
Yes we left Essex to go to friends in Bloomfield Who had power and guess what…no power here!
NLCmanure t1_j1fzz8e wrote
yes, going on 15 hours.
ArmchairDetective73 t1_j1hm3yq wrote
15+ hours of no power here, too. No power, no running water, no heat, no update/no info from Neversource. Merry Christmas. Sigh.
namastayhom33 t1_j1g0m06 wrote
Just got power back on after an outage since 5am. In the Cheshire area. Eversource as well so kinda surprising lol
beachbum1017 t1_j1g4fld wrote
I'm in Enfield and we lost power about 5:30am and it came back about 1PM thank god!!
ArmchairDetective73 t1_j1g81wm wrote
I'm in eastern CT. We lost power at 4:15 this afternoon. A small tree fell down on the road next to mine. The only updates I've gotten from Eversource have been that they're "assessing" - since 4:20. One truck came by one time and promptly left within 3 minutes of arriving. The tree is in the exact position it has been in since it fell.
Adorable-Hedgehog-31 t1_j1hviqh wrote
Woodbury/Washington here. Been without power for over 24 hours. No sign it will be resolved any time soon.
dyxlesic_fa t1_j1gvgo0 wrote
just think about the savings you'll see on your next bill
[deleted] t1_j1hid5x wrote
Over 24 hours without power in Newtown. Still no estimate when it will be back. On social they say to message them for an update, but they just keep recycling their same rehearsed customer service speech
ZenDreams t1_j1i8ljv wrote
If I lost power I would be fcked. All my heat is electric.
ArmchairDetective73 t1_j1iiluw wrote
I have no power and that means no heat even though I don't have electric heat. The boiler for oil heat cannot run without electricity. So I am indeed fucked and have been since 4:15 p.m. yesterday. Fuck Eversource.
EverybodyHasPants t1_j1ikicp wrote
Lost it yesterday 530am - expected to be back by 215pm today. Nothing yet. Thankfully I have a wood stove for heat but I worry for my neighbors in town. Won’t be surprised if there’s a few deaths reported.
….but at least I can to look forward to even more expensive electricity next week. Yay monopolies!!
3:05 got power back. Xmas party can happen for me & mine. Hoping the rest get it back sooner than later.
2nd edit: Big thanks to the linemen getting us back up. Fuck your bosses - you guys are cool.
DefinitionOrganic469 t1_j1io2m6 wrote
Eastern ct no power since 530am yesterday. Still no power. Saw the linemen at the liquor store saying the were waiting for dispatch . This was at 10:30 this am.
gyst_ t1_j1itpv0 wrote
33 hours and no end in sight! They actually came at 10am yesterday to remove the downed trees and wires. So it's been a lot of false hope
bumbanger t1_j1gub24 wrote
Yep - still showing "To Be Determined" - how about you? Any update since posting?
ArmchairDetective73 t1_j1h43or wrote
You didn't ask but, I'll share...We've been out of power since 4:15-ish p.m. We just keep getting the same canned text response. It says, "There is a known outage at (your address). Est restoration is under assessment. Treat downed wires as live and dangerous." Over and over. ☹️
EverybodyHasPants t1_j1ilgos wrote
Same. What if we said that about our bills. ‘There is a known non payment. Estimated payment is under assessment. Treat cold and angry customers as dangerous.’
WaldoIsOverThere t1_j1gwz3g wrote
Still out in Newtown. Lost it around 7:30pm.
Shellsbells821 t1_j1hxbb7 wrote
Stay safe. We were lucky. Our condo complex has wires buried.
Regallybeagley t1_j1iw0hz wrote
My friend just moved to CT and I had to lend him my generator. Cannot believe he is still without power
stillshyyy OP t1_j1j0nxj wrote
Update: still without power and eversource is still saying that they are "evaluating the outage"
merry christmas i guess
mizzzwinn t1_j1ju1lb wrote
Here in Colebrook our only update for our outage was that they were “evaluating the outage”… we thought we were screwed for days. Then surprise the power popped back on! It seems like the system isn’t up to date with the line workers (shocking). There is hope! Sending good vibes your way. Merry Christmas to you as well!
fuckkit97 t1_j1jzlr1 wrote
Parents in south ury still no power
SecretLadyMe t1_j1hqbxr wrote
Damn, all these trees and branches downing lines makes you wonder if going back to tree trimming and line maintenance might be the answer. Nah, better to pull linemen all around the country away from their families at the holidays and way through the nose for it!
mkt853 t1_j1fwv0e wrote
I mean we had relatively high winds for our state and <5% are without power. That seems like it's not terrible?
so2017 t1_j1fze8v wrote
Why are there so many Eversource apologists on this sub today?
namastayhom33 t1_j1g0occ wrote
Because Eversource stock is up
buried_lede t1_j1hdvt6 wrote
Because maybe it will turn out to be better performance than Isaiah? Easy to please. I don’t apologize for them, I am fully committed to major overhaul of the electric market in CT
Other kinds of utility structures do better on all counts - price, outages, accountability - on the whole.
Grand_ST t1_j1g5eqo wrote
Because it’s common sense that restoration after a storm does take some amount of time?
porklomeinnoveg t1_j1gct7z wrote
It’s be nice for all the money we pay and for the rate increase in 2 weeks if they’d be a little proactive, especially considering they dropped the ball the last time there was a storm. Lessons learned and all that.
LordConnecticut t1_j1gtpfo wrote
Tell me then, why is Eversource just about bottom of the barrel when it comes to restore times compared to utilities in other states with the same number of outages. Oh yeah, because shareholder profits don’t restore power.
Tonydildos t1_j1j515v wrote
This isn’t eversources fault. There are power outages all over the northeast and finding enough electricians on Christmas weekend to do this work isn’t easy. They are mostly subcontractors working with eversource getting power on out there. I used to be a lineman and I don’t envy what those guys are going through with this weather right now.
You probably don’t understand the work involved, so instead of shitting on workers you can just be grateful for the people who’s power has already been restored :)
so2017 t1_j1jeohv wrote
Nobody is shitting on workers. Everyone is justifiably shitting on a company that issues 891 million dollars in dividends, raises rates obscenely, and then routinely fails to keep the lights on.
Likeapuma24 t1_j1gluzy wrote
Had a text saying power was restored around 730 this evening. That is false, so I had to resubmit a power outage, likely putting us to the back of the line.
Family & I are having a "camp out" by the wood stove, but pretty sure all the food we had prepped for the holiday weekend is going to be a total loss.
And I'm sure getting the $250 back for wasted food is like pulling teeth.