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Power is on! 8 days off grid.
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I'm out
77009 has the power
77009 has the power
77379 (Terranova West), back on as of 3PM!
I'm out! 77018. 180 hrs exactly from when it went off
Heading into day 9 it appears (77346)
77092 still in
I'm out!
180 hours and out
the ordeal is over
remarkable that the trucks finally show up en masse in the neighborhood...and the power is restored later that day
where have they been all this time?
the ordeal is over
remarkable that the trucks finally show up en masse in the neighborhood...and the power is restored later that day
where have they been all this time?
178 hours and I'm out. Just in time, too. My generator was crapping out.
Still in the mix here in Garden Oaks section 1 77018.
Still in the game in 77345
I'm surprisingly out.
Linemen from Illinois showed up this afternoon, cut up the problem tree, and reconnected our block. I watched the fuse go in with as much anticipation as waiting for an Achane KO return.
Linemen from Illinois showed up this afternoon, cut up the problem tree, and reconnected our block. I watched the fuse go in with as much anticipation as waiting for an Achane KO return.
I'm with the above poster in 77345....I've heard Friday
77494 still in. Seems like I must to be the last house in Katy without power along with the other 40 homes on our couple blocks. If I hear "nested outage" from CenterPoint one more time…….
Just think, you were without power for 8 days and it took less than 10hrs of labor to fix.
If Centerpoint had a plan and was able to dispatch crews immediately, instead of "ASSESSING" the situation for 5 days you'd have had power in a reasonable amount of time.
100% mismanagement.
I am part of the problem and you're the victim...
If Centerpoint had a plan and was able to dispatch crews immediately, instead of "ASSESSING" the situation for 5 days you'd have had power in a reasonable amount of time.
100% mismanagement.
I am part of the problem and you're the victim...
I think 10 hrs is a little dishonest. How many guys were there working? I'd guess it was more like 60-80 man hours. Not arguing your point, just think it is appropriate to be clear. For certain this is mismanagement.
Sea Speed said:
I think 10 hrs is a little dishonest. How many guys were there working? I'd guess it was more like 60-80 man hours. Not arguing your point, just think it is appropriate to be clear. For certain this is mismanagement.
It's also dishonest to say they were assessing for 5 days. Work was absolutely being done. Was it being done efficiently? I don't think so. But not like they completely sat on their thumbs for 5 days.
Thank you for correction - yes hours X # of men = man hours.
But still in a regular work day, most neighborhoods could have been back on line. Their restoration plan was an absolute **** show of a joke.
I am part of the problem and you're the victim...
But still in a regular work day, most neighborhoods could have been back on line. Their restoration plan was an absolute **** show of a joke.
I am part of the problem and you're the victim...
They boasted they walked 8,700 miles of lines. They boasted they would not start repairs until they assessed the damage.
A lineman came to my house on Friday morning to identify a downed line that broke at the insulator. His response "I could fix that now, but I have to submit an asssement and engineering has to develop a repair plan".
Crew showed up Saturday and fixed it in about 2 hours.
They should have dispatched crews with instructions to FIX what you can and report major issues so we can develop a plan. That's why crews were sitting in staging areas for days.
I am part of the problem and you're the victim...
A lineman came to my house on Friday morning to identify a downed line that broke at the insulator. His response "I could fix that now, but I have to submit an asssement and engineering has to develop a repair plan".
Crew showed up Saturday and fixed it in about 2 hours.
They should have dispatched crews with instructions to FIX what you can and report major issues so we can develop a plan. That's why crews were sitting in staging areas for days.
I am part of the problem and you're the victim...
From a liability perspective, they simply cannot do that.Quote:
They should have dispatched crews with instructions to FIX what you can and report major issues so we can develop a plan. That's why crews were sitting in staging areas for days.
It sucks, but from a engineering+business standpoint I fully understand why
Centerpoint screwed up big time. But also our elected officials have just sat on their asses for years instead of taking action to address the vulnerabilities of our power infrastructure. The reality is that we should expect more and more extreme weather events and it seems no one who could do anything to make the aftermath of this type of thing less severe wants to do anything about it. They'd be very happy if we kept our anger pointed at Centerpoint and not the people who've run the state for 20+ years now.
Respectfully disagree.
Then don't complain about no power for 8 days.
I am part of the problem and you're the victim...
Then don't complain about no power for 8 days.
I am part of the problem and you're the victim...
dBoy99 said:
They boasted they walked 8,700 miles of lines. They boasted they would not start repairs until they assessed the damage.
A lineman came to my house on Friday morning to identify a downed line that broke at the insulator. His response "I could fix that now, but I have to submit an asssement and engineering has to develop a repair plan".
Crew showed up Saturday and fixed it in about 2 hours.
They should have dispatched crews with instructions to FIX what you can and report major issues so we can develop a plan. That's why crews were sitting in staging areas for days.
Again, I never said they were efficient. But saying they assessed for 5 days before doing anything is just wrong. I mean I got power back on day 4 and believe about half got power back by end of day 2.
Obviously they struggled with more isolated issues and getting those fixed. They also seemingly completely ignored some circuits. But acting like it took a few hours to fix a poster's issue on day 7 so if they just knew what they were doing it all should be fixed on day 1 is silly…..
Ridiculously binary.dBoy99 said:
Respectfully disagree.
Then don't complain about no power for 8 days.
"if you don't agree with me, then you can't complain."
What happens if the out of town crew starts a fire, blows a transformer, or something else when they didn't have permission from CP to work? Huh?
The odds are low, but **** happens.
There are Management of Change processes and procedures for a reason. I'll agree with you that how the entire process is currently run is inefficient and cumbersome, but some type of MoC procedure and check MUST happen. No company can have a wild wild west of things happening and expect to keep up with what is repaired.
The lineman are capable of splicing wires and replacing downed transformers without an engineering plan.
Not going to argue with you because you are WRONG, but you didn't have power for 8 days because their plan sucked. And part of that ****ty plan was "We need an engineering review before we do anything" approach.
Report the issue, repair the issue, report the repair.
I am part of the problem and you're the victim...
Not going to argue with you because you are WRONG, but you didn't have power for 8 days because their plan sucked. And part of that ****ty plan was "We need an engineering review before we do anything" approach.
Report the issue, repair the issue, report the repair.
I am part of the problem and you're the victim...
Of course you're not going to argue with me, because you know I'm right.
Stop being a 1 or 0 and realize there is middle ground here.
Stop being a 1 or 0 and realize there is middle ground here.
77532 still in. Also a crapped out Generac.
What do I win ?
What do I win ?
A free heat stroke.gooberhead said:
What do I win ?
I'm out but waiting on the AC guy to replace the capacitor.
That's blue balls territory.OneProudAg said:
I'm out but waiting on the AC guy to replace the capacitor.
dBoy99 said:
They boasted they walked 8,700 miles of lines. They boasted they would not start repairs until they assessed the damage.
A lineman came to my house on Friday morning to identify a downed line that broke at the insulator. His response "I could fix that now, but I have to submit an asssement and engineering has to develop a repair plan".
Crew showed up Saturday and fixed it in about 2 hours.
They should have dispatched crews with instructions to FIX what you can and report major issues so we can develop a plan. That's why crews were sitting in staging areas for days.
Sounds like they are following Agile development. After they assessed the issue they had to go write up stories for each fix and vote on a story weight and assign each task to different groups and get buy in before they could start doing any work
the traffic light at Stuebner Airline and Spring-Cypress was still out yesterday afternoon
deputies were in the middle of the intersection directing traffic
the traffic light at Ella and 34th was also still out yesterday afternoon
there was no one directing traffic
wonder where those lights were in the, uh, "assessment plan"
that's something that is totally unacceptable a week after the storm passed through
deputies were in the middle of the intersection directing traffic
the traffic light at Ella and 34th was also still out yesterday afternoon
there was no one directing traffic
wonder where those lights were in the, uh, "assessment plan"
that's something that is totally unacceptable a week after the storm passed through
and, yes, the line of cars waiting at the Shipley's was backed up to the light
so the 2 lanes coming north from 610...had to play the 4-way stop game...and merge to one lane while going thru the intersection
just fantastic
so the 2 lanes coming north from 610...had to play the 4-way stop game...and merge to one lane while going thru the intersection
just fantastic
CDUB98 said:That's blue balls territory.OneProudAg said:
I'm out but waiting on the AC guy to replace the capacitor.
Truth. Nice and cold now!
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