I agree with the spirit of the neighborhood BBQ folks, but if they had taken a little time to prepare they wouldn't have to cook everything in their frig. At least I didn't, and neither did anyone else that took precautions.

I get a tad irked at the people that complain endlessly about how long they are without power, even if it is just a couple days. This despite the fact that the local companies brought in crews from all over the country in preparation, and at least 2 of those out of state linemen lost their lives during the repairs. No one seems to care that there are at least 2 families out there that suffered a great loss just so some idiots could watch tv sooner, all they seem to do is criticize the efforts.

I for one was very impressed with the efforts made by the power companies from the entire area. They had a daunting task (over 1 million w/o power) and they had it all back up in a week (with a couple of small exceptions).

Oops. Got a little off topic. I just get irritated when people don't take responsibility for themselves and instead blame everyone else when something goes wrong. Sorry.

Greg