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Christie: Go Back to Work, Open Schools, Calm Down

Governor Chris Christie and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano visited Hoboken on Sunday, urging residents to get their lives back to close to normal.

 

The state should be as good as back to normal by the end of next week, Gov. Chris Christie said during a press conference in Hoboken on Sunday afternoon.

"A week ago today we were prepping for the storm to come tomorrow," Christie said. "It's going to be a long and difficult process to get us back to normal."

Christie urged school districts to open on Monday if possible and people to go to work. New Jersey Transit has increased buses — about 200 more between New York and New Jersey — for the Monday morning commute.

New Jersey Transit restored 90 percent of its bus service as of Sunday afternoon and four of its rail lines had begun running again.

"People should go back to work tomorrow," he said. All roads — except four by the barrier islands — were reopened as of Sunday.

No announcement was made yet about when PATH service will resume. Both the tunnels and the substation that powers the PATH system suffered heavy flooding. The governor also urged people to carpool and not wait until rush hour to drive to work.

"We have to work together and be patient," Christie continued. The governor was joined by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer in downtown Hoboken. Earlier, he had toured the Elks Lodge, where for the last few days thousands of hot meals have been served to the community.

"Hoboken is at the forefront of my mind," Christie said. Senators Bob Menendez and Frank Lautenberg also attended the press conference, as well as Congressman Albio Sires.

Christie said gas the rationing will remain in place until the power is fully restored. As more gas stations get their power back, lines have begun to shrink.

The governor also emphasized that there is no gas shortage in the state of New Jersey at the moment, but that it's just not possible to get to it at the moment. There's no need to stock up on gas, Christie said. 

"People should just calm down. Do not panic about it," he said.

Christie also announced that 22 million gallons of gas were sent down to be distributed between New York and New Jersey.

Thousands of electricians — including 8,000 from out of state — continue to work on restoring power to those who are still in the dark. Over the past days, Christie said, about 1.8 million people had their power restored.

As of Sunday afternoon, almost a million New Jersey residents were still without power, down from 2.7 million earlier in the week.

By the end of next week, Christie said he expects everybody to have power, except in the places that are so damaged that power restoration is impossible.

The water in New Jersey is safe to drink. Only four communities in the state still have a boil water advisory, Christie said.

A total of 4,400 representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are present all over the state. All New Jersey residents who suffered damage are encouraged to call 800-621-FEMA to register for relief funds. All of New Jersey's counties are subject to an emergency declaration, Christie said. New Jersey residents who have lost their job due to the hurricane could be eligible for disaster unemployment assistance.

As far as Tuesday's elections, Christie said that all New Jersey residents will be able to vote. Back up generators will have to power some districts in the state. County clerk's offices are open, where people can go to vote.

"Polling places are going to be fine," he said, "Nobody should have an excuse not to vote on Tuesday."

Those who have been displaced from their homes will be able to vote by fax or email.

While a lot has been done to get back to normal, "there is still real hardship out there," Napolitano said. "We are not done with this storm."

A total of 4,000 people were still in shelters around the state as of Sunday afternoon, a number that does not include those who have evacuated to friends or family.

Christie said that he was happy to see New Jerseyans come together and help each other out in one of the biggest natural disasters to hit the area.

"This state is full of tough, gritty, no nonsense, emotional people," Christie said. "This state is a family. We pull together like a family."

Related Topics: Chris Christie, Hoboken, Hurricane Sandy, and flooding hoboken

Daniel E Kavanaugh III

6:21 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Governor, you are correct New Jersey residents are a group of tough resilient people. As such, we have no tolerance for BS. There is a massive gas problem and the fact you deny reality is not helpful. Do your job: get NJ gas. If there is no gas shortage why are we rationing gas?

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EC

6:35 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Because lots of stations are still without power and unable to pump the gas they have. With fewer stations able to pump gas, the lines were unmanagable without setting up the system that is now in place.

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BD

7:13 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

All the gas stations I tried yesterday, in 4 different towns, were in areas with power but the stations were closed due to no gas. That seems to clearly indicate that there IS a gas shortage.

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Sam The Man

8:48 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

The Governor is correct. It is not a supply problem but a distribution problem. Due to the power outage supply depots were not able to load tankers. Also, local stations can't pump fuel from their tanks with no electricity. I understand your anger but you need to read and listen more.

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Micster

9:08 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

The rationing is working - I waited 25 mins for gas in Pequannock yesterday. Cut Christie some slack, things are getting better, better, but this was a massive hit to NJ infrastructure, you can't expect things to be back to normal in 24 hours.

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Forrest

9:53 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

EC -- You are poorly informed... Lots of stations had power and ran out of gas which is inexcusable. Consider NJ could have brought gas in from pretty much anywhere and kept those stations with gas supplied and up 24/7. My folks back home said we are pretty backwards if we can't use common sense during a crisis and so far with the gas stations common sense gas been completely missing. From the price gouging at 3.99/gallon when it should be around 3.40/gal to the completely mismanagement of open stations to the even/odd plate scenario. The governor should be fired for giving a complete line of BS and no results.

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reg

12:48 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

We have 10 gas stations that HAVE power, but only one has had gas consistently. The other 9 get a load of gas, run out and close. Gas shortage is the problem in Fairfield, Pine Brook, Montville, Parsippany area.

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DBJ

1:15 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

There is NO gas shortage. Common sense dictates that with only some stations open (those with power or a generator) and EVERYONE going to those few they WILL run out of gas. The stations without power still have gas but obviously can't distribute it any customers. Really, how do people not get this??? It doesn't surprise me when I saw how many people needed the odd/even license plate thing explained about 40 times! Come on...

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abook

2:31 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

He"s failed in his job. this is one of the things the person at the top is responsible for, what if disaster planning.
absolute failure and of course he is blaiming everyone else.

should not have been allowed to be absent so much whilst campaining for others.

stewart resmer

6:21 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Roland Proulx aka the dude hasn't worked in 30 yrs and just billed his 102 year old mother in law 47-k and filed in court against her for the money he sez she borrowed. Why I bet he even bills her for snacks! What a parasite!

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Kath H

6:29 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Uh - Governor - I'd be happy to go to work if my employer had power. They were generous enough to give everyone full pay for last week - don't know if they will be as generous if it stretches into another week - which I've heard. Oh and then I have to have gas to get there. No public transport from Bergen to Morris unless you go into NYC - ok, I forgot - you can't do that.

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JD

6:33 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Claire, just wanted to say a big thank you for your timely, accurate, informative posts throughout this god-awful week. Hoboken Patch was honestly a critical part of my family's week. The Patch supplied important updates and vital information that was really not available on nj.com or other sites. Keep up the good work-- the Patch really proved this week it is up to the task of covering our neighborhood. Everyone remember: Sandy was strong, but Hoboken is STRONGER!

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Geoff Vincent

8:48 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Agreed! Excellent work, Claire! Hoboken Patch was critical in keeping so many people apprised of situation in town.

Lawrence McAbee

6:40 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

No power and heat at home, 1/2 the street blocked by a power line. No train line running to get to work. No PATH to get to the city even if I could make it to Hoboken. No gas to drive to the city. Yeah, ok, everything will be ok tomorrow and I will just "go to work". Fully understand the drive to "get back to normal" but things are *not* normal.

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Karma Police

10:24 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

If anything, the expectation that we can all get to work tomorrow is what is disruptive. Good luck with that. Particularly in a town like Montclair with no NJ transit buses that go into the city, only private carrier buses that to my knowledge are not increasing the frequency/number of buses or cross honoring NJ transit passes. Ridiculous!

Tryclyde

6:52 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Please go to work, nothing to see here.

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Marilyn Cahill

6:56 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Keith. H. My husband would love to go back to work too. He drives a cement mixer which requires power and gas, two things they don't have. He is now starting week two of no pay. Went to unemployment twice only to find it closed #govchristie

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Cristi

9:46 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Marilyn, from my understanding the Department of labor is accepting unemployment apps through their website and I think through the phone as well

stevep

6:56 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

DEK3, Common knowledge...if there is no power you can't pump the gas,how many stations don't have power? A lot if not most. Its gettin better with the restrictions,thank you governor, the fuel will start to flow as jcpl gets the system back up (get out of parking lot guys) I work in union no power there either,my home in parsippany has half power,thank god for that I'm lucky. I have house guests,family,friends,niebors,anyone that I can help I will. So when someone takes their honda to get gas and fills it with 10 worth of fuel just tell them thanxs

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Marilyn Cahill

6:59 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Oops tiny phone screen meant kath h not Keith H

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The Mud Lady

6:59 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

It's easy for Mr. Governor to say. He has power at his private mansion in Mendham and the Governor's Mansion in Trenton. Not to mention he doesn't have to worry about filling up the tank of his government-issued car or helicopter.

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eddie

7:10 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Governor, why don't you elaborate and state which places in the state will have to wait longer than the week you stated where power is to be restored...people are panicking which is why people continue to stock on gas...the fact that you state that most of nj will have power restored by the end of the week is a bold statement and if it doesn't happen, I think you should be held liable...bold statement to make

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Scondo

7:26 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

PSE&G. Has done just that on their website

G. Obs

7:20 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Mr. Governor,

Your obviously blind no power, no gas. power lines down everywhere and no, all roads are not passable. Don't you think we the people of NJ know if we could make it to work and get back to normal we would and will. The fact is you need a better knowledge of all the ravaged areas in your state. Your carry a big stick attitude is getting real old.

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Scondo

7:25 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Don't let the facts get in your way.

Enough

7:24 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Nice to see the Hoboken mayor made it past 2nd Street. It took a visit from her friend the governor which brought the TV cameras uptown.

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Scondo

7:24 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Read the latest PSE&G report. 78% of gas stations now powered, 80% of schools powered. PSE&G moving crews out of their southern area to northern areas as they have made significant progress in Southern areas, About 75 % now powered overall.
This is significant progress in the face of this historic storm.

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NickJ

9:56 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Choose an update:
http://www.pseg.com/info/media/news.jsp
latest:
http://www.pseg.com/info/media/newsreleases/2012/2012-11-05.jsp

"about 78 percent of the 1.7 million customers affected by Hurricane Sandy have been restored. ...We have now restored 95 percent of our customers in our Southern region... There are five substations that remain without power, all in Hudson County. We are working to have them energized sometime today."

The Mud Lady

7:31 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Significant progress? JCP&L can't even give me a ballpark date of when they're even going to start work in my neighborhood.

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G. Obs

7:34 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Yes whats JCP&L's update for all northern nj areas.

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Scondo

7:35 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Www.pseg.com/work plan

you think the utilities have time to answer phone request for power restoration, you are completely removed from real world considerations

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G. Obs

7:38 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

You must have your power, internet huh intelligent one I see.....

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Lori W.

9:33 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Just cause one is on the internet does NOT mean they have power in their HOMES. Who's the intelligent one?? Have you not been out and seen all the places offering free 'power' for peoples phones/electronic devices and wifi?? I've never seen anything like this. Thank God for people and business willing to share with those that have been sleeping in the cold for a week and all their food in their fridge/freezer is completely spoiled!!!!!

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XJS

11:53 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Lori- Your homeowner's insurance will probably reimburse you for up to $500 worth of food. Look into it when you have power. I know that doesn't help now, but the money will be good later when you restock.

Larry

7:46 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Does anyone know if the Ocean County courthouse will be open Monday.

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Scondo

8:24 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

As of 5 minutes ago there was no report of losing.

Google nj courts closing and you should get a link to unscheduled closing page, chose your county and click on it for info

John Smith

7:50 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

I am surprised these comments surprise anyone from the governor

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John Smith

7:53 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Why are we opening garden state plaza and the movie theatre where all the PSEG trucks and equipment are stored ?!? Isn't that traffic going to make it more difficult for these workers to get in and out if that area!?!
Aldo many traffic lights are still out - good luck at those intersections -

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Wa Wa Wa!

7:59 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

There appears to be a bunch of those entitlement seekers here Romney spoke of. People lost homes, friends and family. So deal with it !

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Ddar

8:00 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Smart move making odd even days for gas when most stations can't get gas but every other day,so we are pumping to the same people . All the trucks you brought in from out of state to work on the power lines are working on driving aimlessly down roadways running up billable hours for nj taxpayers to pay !! The problem is management , and it starts with you ! Bad job. Oh and stop flying around in helicopters and wasting gas, and fix the real problem. Jcpl!!

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Johannah O'Connell-Neu

8:02 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Hopatcong had 100% without power until yesterday. Today 88% without power. Yep.....getting right back to normal!

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Dawn

8:15 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Why doesn't the governor come and tour nw jersey. Do u realize sussex county is part of nj.Hopatcong is still 88% without power. Schools r closed indefinitely here. So governor how would u like me to get to work and how would u like me to relax???FEMA doesn't even consider my area a disaster area wtf.....

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Lori W.

9:36 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

FEMA offered NJ free gas. Our Gov. refused it! They said if he didn't give us the free gas they were taking it back. He told them to take it back!!!! WOW.

The Mud Lady

8:22 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Everything will be back to normal tomorrow. Chris will pick you up in his helicopter at 7 am to take you to work.

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Annie

8:42 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

We leave in Watchung and we have not seen so far any improvement. The entire town is out of power and the power lines hang everywhere. The school is not opening tomorrow, so at least the kids could stay for part of day in a warm place! I don't understand how the governor thinks I could go to work tomorrow- I work in the city and our office is open, but as long as the school is not on, I am forced to take days off - I cannot leave the kids at home with an indoor temperature of 60F with the babysitter! This is hilarious! The schools, transportation/ gas stations, grocery stores should be priority when it come to restoring power!

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Eric

8:46 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

^disagree. HOMES should be first. Then work. Then businesses. Then schools.

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Dorothy Lellek

8:47 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Hard to go to work when your kids do not have schools.

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Donna Antonucci

8:51 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

What a bunch of babies. This was a 1000 mile wide storm, a 100 year event. Hoboken had a lot of water damage but known of our buildings were knocked down like down the shore or on Staten Island. All you needed was some water and a sweater. It's boring when there is no light by 6:00 but you're not going to die. What do want? A miracle? Look at how many downed trees and lines not just in Hoboken but all over NJ. My relatives in Ohio closed the school because of the impact the storm had there. I work for myself and haven't been able to do much this week in terms of work and I am not blaming the Governor for it. That's ridiculous. The lines are much shorter for gas and we have public transportation. Buck up. Are these adults complaining here?

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W. Winter

10:44 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Amazing, that that none of these "energized" comments is addressing one of the major problem why still 1 million people are cold and in the dark tonight. It's once again our ANTIQUATED power transmission system, causing stress, frustration and anger, with our lives constantly being interrupted and some instances put at risk. It is time to demand a CHANGE!! This is the year 2012 and you still have bundles of overhang wires spoiling the landscape of lovely towns and neighborhoods. Many countries in the developed world, especially in Europe, are laughing at us having to deal with 3rd world power transmissions lines. As rough as this time is, this is also an opportunity to start planning for systematically getting these wires under ground. Clearly, this is not a "fix project", but requires a large scale capital project with respective public financing. It would also create 10th of thousands of jobs. Yes it's going to be expensive, but just consider the economic cost for the past 20 years alone, which far exceeds the one time cost of an underground wiring project.
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Edward P. Campbell

10:44 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Correction

A 100 year storm means you have a 1 in 100 chance of that storm occurring in any given year. Put in other terms a 1% chance every year. Or put like this - each and everyday you face a 1% chance of a Storm like Sandy coming to NJ! The term 100 year storm does not mean we won’t see another storm like Sandy for another 100 years. It means we have a 1% chance a storm like Sandy, or even worse, could be on top of us next next week for all it matters!

The Power companies know this. The Government knows this. So why don’t they do anything about it? I would have much rater seen them raise the sea walls around the switch yards, trim more trees, bury more lines, then spend the millions of rate payers’ dollars on those stupid solar panels that were put on just about every telephone pole in PSE&G’s territory, which do NOTHING!!!

I agree, in reaction we are doing the best we can. However in planing over the last decade we did a crappy job, to say the least. Sandy's impacts could have been greatly minimized by much better planing, starting 20 or 30 years ago.

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Calvin

11:32 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Wow. People are freezing the night away in the dark and you post this garbage? Im happy you can cope. Im trying but its cold and dark. Yes it could be worse. I understand, but this article was about returning to normalcy which we cant do. people are stating their reasons why. Dont attack them for that.

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Lori W.

9:44 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Donna, people are responding to the governor telling everyone to return to work and get our lives back close to normal. There is a lot still to be done in order for MANY of us to get our lives back close to normal! Quit calling everyone a bunch of babies and be more sensitive to each and everyone's situation. Some have lost homes, lost loved ones, no power, no water, unable to get gas, unable to return to work even if their work had power, unable to send kids to school (school doesn't have power)....quit name calling. People need compassion not labels!

Deepika Kaul

8:52 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

How can everything be okkkkk my daughter's school Clinton Elementary Mapplewood NJ still don't have power,there are no M/E trains running to NYC

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Donna Antonucci

10:03 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

It's Mother nature's fault. You are being unreasonable. You don't get how good we have it. If you were in the Thailand for the Tsunami would you blame the government when the ocean came in washed out to sea your entire town? You are blaming government for what mother nature has done.

They brought in 100s of technicians from across the country to help the utilities get the power back on and it's going back on in an amazing speed. The Governor (a Republican) asked the President (a Democrat) to lift all of the impurity/environmental restrictions on gas so that it can be unloaded and distributed without a lot of refinement directly to gas stations. Those stations that have power are pumping with mile lines out but are not running out of fuel because of this incredible cooperation.

I think your anger is misplaced and you are ungrateful.

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Karma Police

10:31 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

I don't hear anything misplaced, Donna. Just seems like appropriate frustration at the fact that we're being told everything is back to normal and we should act accordingly when we can't really go about our "normal" lives. Kids are home, so how can parents go to work? If they can get there at all? I don't see any blaming, just statement of facts. No trains. No school. Not normal for us. Yes, in other parts of the world, this is normal, but that doesn't change the fact that it is a disruption and quite frustrating all the same to people who are displaced, cold and/or in the dark.

Nose Wayne

8:57 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Watch as you go to work or school tomorrow and see the complete picture of what this historic storm did to our area , And to have most of the power on in 7 days is nothing short of amazing.. So enjoy work and school tomorrow, and don't forget to thank all those utility workers, police,fire,first aid and Public works workers for keeping you safe!!!!!!!ENJOY YOUR DAY.

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Tryclyde

6:42 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Thanks for the ignorant comment, NY Dumpster Diver. Let's all go through life never thanking a teacher, firefighter, police officer, public works worker, electrician, plumber, etc. Keep diving in those dumpsters, it's where you belong.

Michele Jacobs Pepe

9:28 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

I am with you Donna..couldn't have said it any better!!!

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Cristi

9:59 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

I agree as well Donna, People are worried and complaining on facebook that they have no cable, or that they are still going to have to pay their utility and phone bills this month and next. Though many people have come together to help others, there are a lot of people who are still suffering trying to put their lives back together. Others haven't been able to come back to what used to be their home, because of road closures and unsafe situations. People are complaining about the gas situation, no offense, should have gassed your vehicle before the storm, it was said it was going to be massive, and how damaging it would be. Fine generators run out of gas, thats understandable, but people are going crazy over their vehicles. I have heard stories of people getting stabbed in gas lines, thats insane. I also had a co worker, an EMT, get gas stolen from his vehicle. People should not add to the disaster, but come together to help everyone get back on their feet. People have to understand that someone out their has it a million times worst then they do and be grateful for the better situation that they are in, though they may not have power.

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Cill Logie

11:08 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

People who did not lose their house and all their stuff and are sitting in a shelter have NO room to complain about this storm. Most of our lives will return to normal soon and if we act that way normalcy may come sooner. For example - I would bet that half the people lined up for gas today had a half tank already and could have waited a few days but people are still in a slight panic mode.

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Tryclyde

8:03 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Ok Cill, so next time you have a bad headache NEVER complain because there are people with brain tumors. Next time you get a severe cut NEVER complain about it because there are people in the world who have lost limbs. I'm so tired of the "people have lost their houses" line. I certainly appreciate that fact, I donated to the Red Cross, but stop it with your holier-than-thou attitudes.

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GW

9:05 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Actually, Cill, shouldn't anyone who lost "their house and all their stuff" stop complaining and be grateful that their legs weren't chopped off? Since you're deciding who gets to express annoyance about the storm's damages, I think you should be a lot stricter.

GJD

11:26 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Hey Chris, why dont you relax and eat another donut, why don't you? Im not sure what state you live in, but I live in NJ. And as of Sunday night not all roads are open. Not even close.. You must be confusing our state with the drive thru line at duncan donuts in Princton. And we would love to go back to work, but again the work place has no electricity,..
And by the way, my employer is NOT paying me for the last week of not being able to work due to not having electricity. So, I sit at home, in my cold and dark house and go broke.. Throw in some 3 hour gas lines and looting as well, but no real reason to be upset, right? Happy donut Chris.

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Rex Smithers

11:37 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Shoot the looters with your AR15

tlc

5:37 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

More like abnormal. If we're the 1700's it would normal not to have electric for a week. When u have a family it's even harder to get back to so called normal without power. I like to see Christie on line waiting for gas and chopping wood for the fireplace to keep his family warm.

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Tryclyde

6:47 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Ha, he'd keel over after swinging the ax twice.

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NJarhead

7:10 am on Friday, November 9, 2012

Back at ya, thanks for the ignorant comment.

Richard D. Cameron

5:52 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Western Bergen county, especially Wyckoff, is a disaster zone. Our mayor is clueless, the Governor hasn't bothered to pay much attention north of Little Ferry and our own F. Scott Garrett is MIA. Let's make our voices heard on Election Day.

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Alec Haverstick

7:52 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

After more than ten hours in gas lines this weekens and still no power on my street in Short Hills, I am more supportive than ever of Governor Christie's desire to penalize the utilties at a greater rate than $100 a day. How about $1,000,000?

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FourScore

8:04 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

For God's sake people... just get out of your mansion, get on your private helicopter, and have your pilot fly you to work! What's so hard about that???

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Mark Lipinski

8:09 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

In other words, let us eat cake!

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Rajapaul

10:17 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

I wouldn't feel too comfortable eating cake around the governor if that's all I had for supper.

Yankeefan

8:39 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

This whole mess is nobody's fault but our own. The Northeast was incapable of dealing with a hurricane of this magnitude. Christie is not to blame any more than PSE&G. Much of the damage would have been mitigated if we buried our power lines instead of stringing them on poles. Don't know who or when that decision was made but it's one of the most penny wise/pound foolish decisions ever made.

Who's fault is it that we build in low coastal areas prone to flooding every 10 years and catastrophic flooding every 50?

The gas line nonsense is a conundrum to me. Somebody is screwing up but not sure who. Clearly the gas companies want to sell gas. It can't be a power problem only like some are saying. If that were true, then we wouldn't have stations running out of gas. I suspect we won't have an answer to that question until we do a post mortem on this mess next month.

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Lori W.

9:54 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Burring our power lines is not a bad idea. Putting the transformers underground without proper drainage underneath them WAS a bad idea. In our complex, the only people without power were the ones who no longer have the ugly green metal boxes in their neighborhoods! Nice work PSE&G.

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Rajapaul

10:21 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

It cost $5 million per mile to bury power lines in suburban areas. So that's not going to happen. Especially considering they'd be under water, and need digging up to repair in a disaster like this.

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Yankeefan

1:35 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Rajpaul, I couldn't give you a cost per mile for power lines and I suspect your estimates are a bit shady as well. I have seen estimates as a comparison however that it costs 5 - 10 times more to bury them than to put them above ground. Even at 10 times the cost it'd be worth it. Factor in how many times PSE&G has had to make repairs over the years, the convenience of fewer power outages and the aesthetics of not having power lines strung over the town and couple that with the fact that fewer downed lines require fewer service personal and the recoup period for that investment is within a reasonable number of years. And Lori, W. , Clearly, the power companies need to be smart about where they put transformers. That goes without saying. Here's some commentary on the subject
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/02/opinion/frum-buried-lines/index.html

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Ojo Rojo

1:53 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Do you have any idea how many thousands of miles of power lines there are in NJ? No way in hell it is feasible to bury them. It might make sense for new lines to get put underground but it is completely unaffordable to bury the utility lines we have now at this point. We can't even get the water & sewer companies to replace 100 year old sewer mains & water lines b/c of the cost and that stuff is already underground.

And by the way, underground lines didn't prevent power outages in JC, Newark or NYC b/c of Sandy.

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Yankeefan

3:21 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Actually, they did prevent power outages in a BIG way. Only a storm surge 2 feet above ever recorded knocked out every single one of the areas you speak of. Because those areas are coastal areas. Not exactly what I'm talking about here. We're talking about wind damage prevention. My comments are pertinent to the geographic area of this website. Montclair would be better served by burying it's powerlines and if you subtract out the total costs relating to repairs, inconvenience of no power, lost productivity, we'd have paid for that cost in the mere 20 years I'd lived here.

Gee

8:44 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

This feels like we're living in a 3rd world country.

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Average Joe

11:39 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Cannot tell if this is a serious comment or not.... If it is, then the Patch comments have reached Youtube levels of stupidity.

Callihan

9:01 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Maybe the Governor should have been more focused on his NJ residents/supporters rather than acting as a tour guide to Obama.

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Sir

9:06 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Callahan if you knew anything about anything you'd be dangerous. The president was here to see the damage. The governor showed him and we received massive federal aid because of it. Crawl back under your rock you low life.

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Lori W.

9:26 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Just curious: of the 22 million gallons of gas were sent down to be distributed between New York and New Jersey, how much of that was gas FEMA took back because Gov. Christie REFUSED NJ the free gas they offered us???

I don't understand his decision, in an effort to prevent 'mayhem' (as if it's not already here)?? The way I dealt with it....I buy gas in PA until all this mess is resolved. FACT: I use less gas driving 40 miles than idling in a long gas line. I spend less time driving 1 hour than siting in a long gas line for 1 1/2 - 2 hours. I'm confident I won't get to the pump and they will be out of gas!!! It's a no-brainer for me. I bet he hasn't been without electricity/heat for a week now!!!

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Ojo Rojo

9:58 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

His electricity was still out yesterday so you would lose that bet.

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Tryclyde

10:43 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

What about the Governor's Mansion, Ojo? We all don't have two mansions to go to when one or the other loses power.

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Ojo Rojo

11:10 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Stop being a troll. You clearly are somewhere w/ power and just complaining to complain at this point. He has no power, his family has no power and if you bothered to listen to his press conference yesterday you wouldn't have said anything about it. Now do us all a favor and take your deep seated anger issues to a therapist.

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Tryclyde

1:26 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Do "us" a favor? I don't see anyone agreeing with you. And BS his family is living without power.

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Ojo Rojo

1:32 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Oh please troll. The man's wife was just on CNBC and they still have no power.

Linda

9:30 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Wait a minute - he says all roads are now open? I live in Long Valley where there are MANY roads still closed and impassable due to huge trees and downed wires over the roads. We couldn't open schools or go to work even if we had power!

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Tryclyde

10:46 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

All roads are open. I guess that giant oak tree lying in the road next block over is a hologram.

John Bredin

9:33 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Excellent work Claire. Thanks for keeping us up to date with your timely reports. All the best.

John Bredin

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hfm456789

9:41 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Where are our local government officials? They have let us all down. How come they are so silent? The government says if a filling station needs gas they will have it???? in in Basking Ridge! Roads are cleared, not in Basking Ridge! Have not seen a JCPL truck yet. Govenor, there are more people than those who live on your beloved Jersey Shore. HELP ALL CITIZENS!

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Lois Gross

9:45 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

I started contacting the Hudson County Clerk's office on Thurs., the minute I evacuated Hoboken, about absentee voting. After being told that it would not be done, and having hundreds of friends call state and Fed'l agencies on my behalf, we heard that the Gov. had reconsidered. So I applied for an absentee ballot application. It came in a non-interactive format. According to the Clerk, they do not have "updated" equipment to create other than a PDF file. So, I downloaded it to a thumbdrive, walked to Kinkos, printed it out, brought it back for my husband and myself to fill in, went back to Kinkos and faxed it. Still waiting for the ballot. Fortunately, we're heading back to Hoboken, today, so I will vote in place, but this seems more than a little obstructionist to me.

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XJS

12:05 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

You can vote via email in NJ.

Jim Dunleavy

9:46 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

The gas thing has 2 parts. First, becasue of the storm there was delays in deliveries of gas, espeically from the barges that were held outside the harbor to ride out the storm. In addition trucks were also having issues getting thru. Next, the gas stations did not have power so they could not get gas that they had, out of the pumps. Actually our panic buying also contributed to long lines. SO between power back on, barges delivering their gas supplies, streets celar to get the trucks through, and rationing to control ous from panic buying, I had no wait to get gas this morning. Lets focus on our neighbors who need our help rather than shooting at the Gov., Iam a democrat but he handled this one well.

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Shelby

9:48 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

I realize that patience is wearing thin, but really everyone, think about this. Christie has been everywhere in the last week, and trying to get help and information to everyone in NJ. When he said "go to work" he obviously meant if you can. "All roads are open", means main roads/highways. I just passed 6 closed gas stations and only 2 open ones in a small area that has partial power restored. One station was open, the one across the street, closed and powerless, it's not a shortage! It's a power problem!!!! Private streets and smaller areas in towns with blocked roads are making it difficult for many of us to get around, myself included, but saying that he is sitting in a heated fully powered mansion with power and not caring is just insane. Tell me something, if he wasn't on air, wasn't traveling via helicopter to the hard hit areas and just sitting back out of sight, what would throw at him then?? If you have your home, your health and family at the end of this storm, please breathe and listen to what he's saying. It's been a week and so much has already improved, you can't expect it to be 100% normal.

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abook

3:50 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

No one is saying he is not focused on this NOW. BUT where was his planning for this ??? where? I will tell you. ON his Youtube and his twitter. Campaining for Romney and the repub muckety pups. that is what is frustrating. here we are told we have this great governer.

Jim DeGraw

10:02 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Just got back from helping the Fire Department in Toms River. You people in North Jersey have no idea how well off you are compared to the people in that area. You people think you live in a disaster zone because you have no power and can't get gas when you want. The east side of this state got slammed from north to the south. There are thousands of people 10 times worse off than we are. Stop whining about how bad you have it and pointing fingers at everyone else. Go see how you can help your neighbors that are worse off than you, and maybe you'll realize it's not all about YOU.

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Tryclyde

10:13 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Ok Jim, I'm just being selfish. How dare I want heat for my 4-month-old and 3-year-old sons. I feel ashamed.

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Rajapaul

10:31 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Tryclyde - Do you have a roof over your head? Have you lost everything?

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Tryclyde

10:54 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

@Raja - Here we go again with the "others have it worse" line. By your logic, those who lost their homes shouldn't say a peep either because they're still alive yet there's people dying of hunger in Africa. Other people have it worse than them, right?

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Paul Umrichin

11:35 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

As the working class parent of 4 I planned ahead and provided everything my family needed including a generator. If you would have prepared yourself you wouldn't be as bad off. Tryclyde... not telling you to feel selfish but this will teach you to be a slave to the system. Especially when it fails. Take some responsibility for your own well being and stop blaming the government or utility companies because they didn't do for you fast enough. Bahhh to the sheep of the NJ. Everything is going to be all right the government will call your number eventually.

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Average Joe

11:41 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

I can guarantee Tryclyde is voting for Obama. He loves his handouts and demanding others help him rather than help himself.

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Jim DeGraw

12:04 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

It's nice to know your the only person with a 4-month-old and a 3-year-old son. If you've reached out for help and your neighbors haven't helped you, I'm ashamed of them. Don't make it seem like theres no place to go for food and shelter.

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Tryclyde

1:21 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Demanding others help me? How did you come to that conclusion? All I want is a little accountability for JCP&L, who refuses to give anyone an inkling of when their neighborhood is expected to be back on. They say everyone will be up by Wednesday, yet there are wires and telephone poles littering my street and not one JCP&L truck has been seen. I've already come to the conclusion that I'm getting a generator after all of this blows over since it's clear that JCP&L is a terrible power company which is perpetually unprepared. I gave them the benefit of the doubt after last year's two storms. I know people have it worse off, but my patience is gone with this joke of a power company that straightout lies to their customers in a sad attempt to appease them. I can take care of my family and myself, that's not the point. The point is that things need to change; for these extended power outages to happen a third time in 14 months means there's a problem.

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Marc Debiak

5:08 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Average Joe, why would Tryclyde be voting for Obama because he "loves his handouts and demanding others help him"?

Isn't his frustration with privately held utility companies? That's a conservative free market by definition.

Maybe he should vote for Obama so his tax dollars continue to go to FEMA since private industry keeps failing us.

Reality Checker

10:07 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Christie -- do your job and get the gas in here to open stations. Stop causing panickwith this even and odd plate BS and get power back to the working class 1st instead of making the shore and the gambling hub a priority versus the citizens trying to stay warm and earn a living. Thanks for neglecting North NJ and giving us a great line of BS -- I hope karma comes back to bite you in that big backside of yours (can't miss it).

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Captain Kirk

11:39 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

I love this. So the governor is supposed to, breakdown the state by economic status first. Poor, Working Class, Middle Class and Rich. Then he's upposed to bring power back to the "working class" first? What, are you extra special because you dont wear a suit to work? Drop dead. I'm sure they are trying to restore power to as many as they can, as quickly as they can, regardless of class. That means the areas with minimal damage will get restored first you nitwit. Sorry to burst your bubble Mr. VIP.

hfm456789

10:09 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Shelby i disagree. It should be much better by now. We pay taxes for Government services as much as the people on the shore. My heart goes out to thse who lost everything but they were living in a know hazard zone. Gov Christie has gotten alot of press and resources for the shore but I have no power, underground power lines, and have not seen any JCPL crews. Bernards TWP have over 6600 houses without power, 36% of all of JCPL's outages in Somerset County. Where are their crews.

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Shelby

6:56 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

What does "but they were living in a known hazard zone" mean??? Did they deserve this because they live near the ocean!? Do we deserve it because we live near so many trees?? I have family and friends living down the shore, and they are not getting more than you. They are also cold and powerless, and many, MANY, are homeless. The shore is not a vacation area, it's filled with working class families who would also like to go back to work, it just so happens the casinos, the hotels, the resteraunts, the hospitals they work in, the schools they teach in, the fires they fight, the streets they patrol etc. just happen to be near the ocean. Think before you speak, that was an awful thing to suggest. Take your frustrations out on JCP&L and our absent town government.

Rajapaul

10:28 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Securing/building infrastructure for disasters like Sandy cost MONEY at the local level. And nobody what's to pay the higher taxes to get the work done. So people should revisit this thread in 2 years and ask......Was I willing to pay more in taxes to make sure this never happens again, or did I move on and spend the money on ME.

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The Mud Lady

11:01 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

But the CEO of First Energy Corp takes home nearly $20 million every year as his infrastructure fails again and again during these big storms.

Rochelle76

11:05 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

JCP&L report on Governor's site is 3 days old now and total fiction. I thought he got updates twice a day according to the press conference.

Has he driven the roads in towns not by the shore? Leaning poles, 100 foot trees leaning on wires, wires and transformers down on road, more than half the town without power and he is going ahead with Halloween. We shouldn't even be driving on half of these streets,

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clyde donovan

1:04 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

I find your comment to be offensive. Do you expect the governor to be everywhere when he has to make last-minute alterations of his Batman Halloween costume?
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TCG

12:55 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

A week ago we were preparing?? Is that what Christie said? That's pathetic. He spent five days telling us all to prepare for power outages that could last 7-10 days. Presumably that would likely include refineries and gas stations. So why not ask the 46 states NOT affected by the storm to bring gasoline to our area. Stage the trucks in western PA and wait for the storm to pass before moving it to the stations that need it. Why wait until five days AFTER the storm to kiss up to Obama and beg for generators to be flown in? Why not fly them in five days BEFORE the storm? If memory serves, this is the same governor who was in DisneyWorld when another devastating storm hit a year ago to the day. Why not ask the oil companies who pollute our state and eat up so much coastal real estate to have tankers safely follow the storm up the coast and be ready to pump in gas from offshore once the storm passed? Other than using a few victims along the shore as props for future campaign ads, and blowing a lot of hot air at the power companies, what has Christie actually done? Now he's telling us to get back to work. Maybe he can offer us a state police chopper. Oh wait...never mind...he'll need that go get to his kid's hockey game.

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Debi

4:31 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

TCG: You and Trycldye would be the first ones to complain that he prepared ahead of time, costing all that extra money, when perhaps the storm NEVER HIT. With idiots like you, there is no winning - misery is your best company, so you're obviously both in your usual state of mind...... meanwhile, the rest of the state is coping - as best we can. It shames me to even think I live in the same state. You make me feel embarassed. And p.s. to Tryclyde: thank God your 2 sons are safe. You should be trying to keep them warm in your arms..... obviously you can't with your heart cause it's as cold as ice..... good luck to them.

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Tryclyde

8:41 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Thanks for putting words in my mouth Deb. I would NEVER complain about our government preparing...Thanks for the heart being "cold as ice" statement though, very dramatic. It gave me a chuckle during this whole ordeal.....Furthermore, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of people complaining about the lack of communication of JCP&L yet we're the only two "idiots not coping"?

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NJarhead

7:14 am on Friday, November 9, 2012

Try, you are such a hypocrite. "All I want is heat for my (kids)..." wasn't dramatic? So rather than doing what YOU can to provide heat for your kids (of which there are many ways), you will sit here and whine that someone else is repsonsible and "damn them!!" yadda, yadda. When this is over, I would agree that JCP&L's upper management be brought forward to answer some questions and be held accountable. I was pissed too, but I took care of my family first.

Toni M.

1:40 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Why are Gas Stations not required to have generators and even if there is no power why not get generators to the stations that have gas? Common Sense people!

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JAFO

1:43 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Why should a private business be required to have generators?????????

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12Robert12

1:56 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

It's not a matter of generators. Most of the station with no gas HAVE power. Getting the gas to the station is the problem. The ones with gas AND power have most definitely pumped the remainder of their gas.

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Ojo Rojo

1:56 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Not every gas station is set up to be hooked up to a generator. I heard that on one of the press conferences.

Not that more generators would have helped. You still need gas to sell and every time I saw a station w/ gas, a few hours later when I would pass by again I saw it was out of gas and the gas lines had moved to another nearby station.

Ellen Veniero

1:47 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Governor, YOU go back to work and get NJ gas. YOU open the schools after you beat up the NJ education system. YOU stay calm while the rest of us cope with the mess you made of this State.

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Sir

1:59 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Ellen you are one of the millions with their hand out. Stop blaming others and roll up your sleeves and be part of the solution.

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Paul Umrichin

2:26 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

A hurricane named Sandy made a mess of the state. Christie is doing a great job considering the tools like you who are criticizing everyone yet offer no coherent, rational thoughts to the conversation. Everyone is now dumber after reading your post. Do us a favor and stay home tomorrow instead of voting.

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Marc Debiak

5:12 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Sir, her hand is already out because she handed her tax dollars to the state. Now it remains out and empty and they put nothing back into it.

We are all helping, working and supporting our neighbors, but we are not elected officials so we lack the political connections and resources to do anything significant.

TCG

1:48 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Why should a private citizen be prohibited from purchasing gasoline from a private business?
You can't run around the country and the state claiming to hate government and claiming government is too intrusive in our lives and then say "just kidding" when it's politically expedient. The big man wants it both ways and that's what has a lot of us angry. Not to mention sucking up to his arch-enemy Obama when he needs the federal money and the feds' generators. If you are going to beg for help, at least have the common sense to do it BEFORE THE STORM...not five days AFTER.

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XJS

1:55 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

My personal perspective is that the governors in NJ/NY should say: "We strongly recommend allowing as many of your employees to work from home as possible until this situation clears." No mandates, but just make it clear that it's OK to allow anyone who can to login from a remote location. It would ease congestion to some degree. Obviously people who answer the phones at the office cannot do that from home. People who are the general staff cannot do it from home. But most of the professionals can do their jobs from anywhere - so long as they are plugged in and have a phone line.

Maybe 10-25% of the people would do it, and that would ease the problems. Or maybe I'm just hoping to work from home this week!

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Ojo Rojo

2:09 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

More people need to stay home and NJT needs to run more buses, more often and for far longer hours especially to towns the PATH served. And if NJT doesn't have the manpower and equipment then they need to hire some charter buses to run from the stations directly to PA.

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XJS

2:11 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

I'd love to stay home. One of the 5 senior VPs at my office called to tell me to get in today, it's business as usual. So here I am. I have the ability to work remotely. And I'm more efficient when I do. But they don't want any of the professionals staying home. It makes the staff feel bad.

If the gov't stepped in and approved it, that MIGHT make a difference.

Sir

2:22 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

We need less government not more. Private employers should make sound decisions without the government telling them what to do.

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Lucille sorrentino

3:36 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

OMG stop!!! All if you...Christie is doing the best he can....no matter what he does if you don't care for the man you will knock him from pillar to post...just stop and be thankful for what you do gave....ungrateful morons...

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The Mud Lady

8:50 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Seriously, you, Debi, and hsr need to take a writing class together.

hsr

3:43 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Lucille You are right cowardly whining babies. Shame on them.

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melikric

4:30 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

It might be a good idea were the gov to apply one of his size 14EEEs to the posterior of absentee First Energy backside in the form of hefty per diem fines. Might get things moving a bit faster and more efficiently.

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Saturnian

4:42 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

THERE IS NOT A GAS SHORTAGE !!!! the stations require electricity to pump the gas into your tank....why can't you understand that ?????

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Monica

4:48 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

If I had a dollar for every person who writes "shame on you" or "shame on them" on this blog, I would own PSE&G. Where do you get off judging and shaming others for what is an otherwise human reaction to an extreme situation? People need to vent their frustration in times like this. Complaining about the lack of power or gas does not necessarily mean that a person is ungrateful or being whiny. Stop playing Gratitude Police and get off your morally-superior high horse before you get a nosebleed.

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Debi

5:05 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Where to they? Sounds to me like you're a bit of a hypocrite........hmm
I guess it's just as long as you're doing the venting..... and that you get to approve.

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Marc Debiak

5:17 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Monica, I agree with you 100%.

Debi... what?

Saturnian

4:50 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

I asked three closed gas stations in my area...they told me their tanks in the ground are almost full but they have no power to pump the gas. There is one station that is using a hand pump to pump gas. The stations with power are pumping gas to all the people who normally go to the stations without power. Thats why they are running out of gas...this is not that hard to understand !!!!

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tlc

7:51 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Day 8 no power and another storm. Just when i got back to normal...not...im moving back to san diego. Just palm trees there and lines are underground.

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Karma Police

12:41 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

seriously. if our frequency of natural disasters is going to be this ridiculous, i would at least like to be in perfect weather year round! :)

Suzanne Troya

8:17 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

I agree we need to get back to normal, but I find the Governor's comments a bit harsh. It feels everyone is stressed, especially him. But I thank him for his consistent support of our President. We've all felt the pain from this storm, and there are still others far worse off than any of us. Let's keep them in our prayers, and hope Christie keeps close watcdh on them. Let's hope...

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Concerned !

9:43 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Boy I could not handle reading all of this but one thing I know, there are many powered gas stations with no gas and our officials seem to not know this. I went out and drove my new circle of gas station route to hit many in one big circle in order to use as little gas as possible looking. Out of approx 12 I checked. 5 had power and no gas. Sad!!!

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Vinnie Frantantoni

10:56 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

What a bunch of wimps we Americans have become! Are we so spoiled that we can't survive a week or two without power? Don't we all own blankets , coats, sweaters, & hats?? Are there so many of us dumb enough to not keep a supply of canned goods, crackers, peanut butter, jelly, & dry cereal?? How did our forefathers create this great country without electricity, central plumbing, paved roads, & WALMART??? Wake up, Americans! Our young men & women are fighting for us in 3rd world counties without all the luxuries we enjoy each day. Let's endure our temporary inconvenience and imagine how our military personal survive each day.

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GW

1:02 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Well, Vinnie, many of our forefathers were slave owners who had their wood chopped and bed pans emptied by unpaid laborers. No one here has said they "can't survive", but are expressing frustration with the current situation. Sounds like free speech to me.

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Reality Checker

3:37 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Vinnie -- must be nice to sit there in your warm home and tell us all to go suck it up. I served my country for 7 yers and expected those under me to step up just like I expect the government to step up in a time of need. The problem is the government isn't stepping up. So go back to your warm residence and get a clue. Everyone can always make the someone has it worse pitch.. But really where is the accountability in that.

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abook

3:40 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

I have had no power all this time, and I am fed up. It's not question of wimps.but of failed government, can you get that? I wil be going home tonight to cold and dark house. I will boil pots of water to make heat. I will sleep in 2 sweaters, 2 shirts, socks, 2 blankets. But, I am worried that me or one of my familly might perish in colder weather that is coming

Brett Kaiser

11:24 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

Jersey Strong? What a bunch of cry babies. You had PLENTY of time to prepare for a slow moving storm. AND WHERE s everyone going over the weekend? The Malls are packed? STAY HOME. NOW you have to go to work?????

GET READY FOR ROUND II

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GW

1:55 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Tell us, won't you, what you know of the specifics of anyone's particular situation or degree of preparedness. The angry advice you deal out so loudly indicates that you must have superpowers.

melikric

11:42 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

About time for Gov. Christi to enact his "or else" plans for JCPL / First Energy. Their power restoration "estimates" are straight from Alice in Wonderland.

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Reality Checker

3:10 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Gov Christie is in a pipe dream with his private helicopter and no power issues of his own he can't relate to his constituents such as those in Parsippany where 5,000 households still don't have power. Sure the new normal -- no power, no heat, gas lines due to supply chain mismanagement at the state level and utility workers being turned away because they are union brothers. Just another day of corruption and being out of touch with the constituents. Need to vote this all talk and no action clown out of office next year.

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abook

3:38 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

He has failed in his job. This is part of his job. Having a disaster recovery plan in detail. not him, but whoever he appointed to have this in place. But no he was too busy campaining all over the country, using NJ state troopers at tax payer expense, He was too busy vetoing measures that would have brought revenues to pay for these needed recovery plans.
Yet some love him what is it? his devil may care I am going to eat all I want attitude>what is it???

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Scondo

4:24 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

1 week after the largest natural disaster in the history of the region, second or third in the history of the nation and you are expecting someone to flip a switch and make it alright. This will take years to overcome, if at all. There is real serious talk about not funding sand replensihment and not allowing reconstruction on barrier islands, you may have witnessed the end of the era as it pertains to the shore.

O.J

4:02 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

If there's no damage to your property, you can get to to work, why not go to work. I don't see why people complain. If there's no power at my house, but I can get to work ,and there's power at work, I might as well get some work done, charge up my devices at work, and save a sick/vacation day. its better than staying at home with no power, complaining that there's no power.

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Scondo

4:27 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Amen. amen. PSE&G has for years had a disaster plan in place as has JCP&L and it invloves a mutual aid system, which brought all these skilled people into the region just as the same would happen if there was an ice storm in Virginia and Tennessee. The place where it fell down is on the local level when the localities did not have the equipment or personnel to clear dead wood from streets.

abook

4:23 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

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