New Hampshire | RJ's Musings

So, today we’re being hit with yet another winter storm, which could deposit up to 1/2 inch of ice during the afternoon hours. Here’s a snippet from a Union Leader Article with comments from local utility spokespersons:

Martin Murray, spokesman for PSNH, does not anticipate a repeat of the historic ice storm of Dec. 11-12, which left 322,000 customers without power at its peak and kept some in the dark for nearly two weeks.

“I predict we won’t see that again in my lifetime,” he said yesterday. “We don’t need that.” Unitil, which is facing a customer revolt in some of its towns, was quick yesterday to detail its work in participation of today’s storm.

Spokesman Wesley Eberle said the company is prepared to immediately open an enhanced emergency information center with direct contacts for community leaders and elected officials; initiate a mutual aid request to arrange for emergency field crews to be available today; and provide overflow lines and additional staffing to handle customer calls.

Don’t know about you all, but it sounds like tiny Unitil which is (rightfully) getting it’s ass kicked in the arena of public opinion seems to be taking this a helluva lot more seriously than PSNH, at least from a planning perspective. I love the hubris demonstrated by the pompous asshole Murray, who claims we won’t see another storm like this in his lifetime. I can only hope this pig-eyed sack of shit means that he’ll be shaking off this mortal coil soon and a more enlightened communications professional will be taking his place. I’ve soon two multi-day power outages in the last 4 years in New Hampshire, both caused by ice storms. To think that we won’t see another, and that nothing has changed since the last time is myopia of Mr. Magoo proportions.

I’m guessing we’ll be without power at some point today. Trust me when I say I’ll continue to keep the heat on these PSNH assholes as long as it takes. Stay tuned, and keep your fingers crossed.