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StuntFace OP t1_j1j3q7q wrote

Reply to comment by Few_Society5388 in Anyone else still having power issues? by StuntFace

Power just came back, but for future reference are they cool with pets? I was thinking about that for me and my dog today, of the power didn't come back.

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Few_Society5388 t1_j1nj4qy wrote

I don’t know. IMO the city has seriously dropped the ball here. Makes me very nervous about what would happen if a widespread disaster happens in the city.

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Ok_Spray_2317 t1_j1ptgi0 wrote

I agree there should have been more communication - BGE did a heroic job getting most people restored pretty quickly and I know they couldn’t get out of area crews like they normally would. But we are still out and it would have been nice to know it would take this long- they were in our neighborhood Saturday and kept giving us times and then pushing them back. We stayed in the house that night and it was horrible. We’ve left, but still no real communication on when to expect it fixed. And the city/state should have been more proactive about getting people to emergency shelters- we are healthy, have high end sleeping bags and a fireplace- and somewhere to go when it is became clear it would be another night.

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StuntFace OP t1_j1nqk10 wrote

BGE is a private company, the city doesn't really have any control here. Trimming trees ahead of time, maybe, but when they're near power lines that also falls to BGE as preventative maintenance.

And I do think BGE could have been more proactive. I grew up in an area that got hit with hurricanes, the power company was out trimming dead trees and branches every spring.

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Few_Society5388 t1_j1ns3sw wrote

I meant in terms of shelters/warming centers/communication with residents. But also agree that BGE could’ve done a lot more as well. Definitely a lot of worst case scenarios here but worst case scenarios in sub-freezing temps could equal death for more than a handful of people.

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