National grid can get power back asap to Gellette & Patriot place but the rest of Foxboro, Wrentham, Plainville and some other surounding towns still without power.
#^&#^&#^&#^& You Bob Craft and National grid !

the electrical supply to the stadium is less damaged
than the power feeds to surrounding towns

not defending them

just saying, there might be a good reason
downed trees may have derailed many lines elsewhere

Big things happen at Gellette & Patriot place

I'd think they'd have their own feed.

-spence

Bull#^&#^&#^&#^& !
Ma. politics at it's best !
There are 100s of other places of business in Foxboro, Plainville, Walpole, & Wrentham up & down rt 1 with little trees and still without power.
As far as I know Wrentham outlets has no power and there is a lot more business there than at Patriot place.

I'd think they'd have their own feed.

-spence

Wrong !
The only feed is from Kraft's wallet to some state hack's pocket !
Coupe Deval probable had planned on making it to the game thursday.
I can assure you from plowing the state roads during storms on game days.
They made sure as hell we had the roads good & plowed so the govenor had no problem arriving to & from the game !

With any luck the Kraft family and/or national grid will see this thread and BOOM you got all the electricity in the world.

That stinks but like it is always said it's who u know not what u know. Still got no 2 phase at work, so 2 days off so far and counting, but I don't get paid for it.

Mansfield Industrial Park has power.
Most of Norton just got back power this AM.

3 Rings = Electricity.

No arguments here and we aint got juice yet.

GO PATS!!!!!!!
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http://www.nstar.com/residential/outage_towns2.pdf

Piss and moan at that.

There was a segment on this with the news. They have two trunks (anyone dealing in large infrastructure has redundancy in their redundancy) - one from Wrentham, one from Foxboro. The Wrentham one is lit.

I am also willing to bet that their lines are well built subsurface lines, encased in 3 layers of protection to withstand the harshest elements and odd Raider Fans.

I believe that RT1 has fiber buried underneath so there is a decent chance that the power is underground as well.

In a nutshell, it boils down to costs. When a larger commercial entity builds a new facility, they put as much securely underground as possible. Towns and utilities? Nope. It costs 3-5 times as much IIRC to go underground than up on poles. So when Kraft drops 150 million on a stadium, 500K to put utilities hardened underground is a safe investment. Your town however can't afford to do that (though many newer home developments do).

"The stadium and its surrounding area were back in service because one of the substations that serves them, in the adjacent town of Wrentham, was not as badly damaged as the other one in Foxborough, Barry said.

The Patriots paid for expansion of the Wrentham substation after a power outage just before halftime of their 20-6 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1996 AFC championship game, said James Nolan, senior vice president of operations, administration and finance for the stadium and the Patriots."

Read more: Power Back For Pats, Not Foxborough - Boston Sports News Story - WCVB Boston (http://www.thebostonchannel.com/sports/29033790/detail.html#ixzz1WazHsV9O)


Power Back For Pats, Not Foxborough - Boston Sports News Story - WCVB Boston (http://www.thebostonchannel.com/sports/29033790/detail.html)


Suck it up there were people in the VI after Hugo in 89 that didn't have power for YEARS.

Be glad your house isn't flattened.

at the moment Ronnie needs an inflatable house
because he's bouncing off the walls .....:uhuh:

This post is leading candidate for the whiney awards.

Suck it up there were people in the VI after Hugo in 89 that didn't have power for YEARS.

Be glad your house isn't flattened.

There are parts of St Maartin that are still effed up.

On the southwest side of the island there's condos that have never been repaired. Other than the concrete/rebar structure, everything is gone. It all blew away.

There are parts of St Maartin that are still effed up.

On the southwest side of the island there's condos that have never been repaired. Other than the concrete/rebar structure, everything is gone. It all blew away.

Same in the out islands of the Bahamas. In the Abacos, they were still cleaning up from Floyd 6 years later.... the eyewall of Irene went right over them again...

always could be worse...

U could move to Oakland :)

move on to the boat until it is restored.

They started annpouncing Yesterday or Monday that the game against the Giants was on. My guess is with millions on the line, they were going to get power even if they had to pay contractors themselves to restore the lines in a B line right to the stadium. The double redundant set up makes perfect sense for such a large dollar revenue on the line just 20 days a year.

Is it fair? No , not if other resources were monopolized to get them going but yes if its just a better infrastructure that was built in at the time the new stadium was constructed.

I just got power myself after 78 hours out. Happy to see it!

Unfortunately for the customers these companies are not utilities any more, they are publicly traded corporations which means that he stock holder takes Precedent over the consumer. Once the union lost the no contractor language, they dwindled the work force to make the company more profitable. The result is the customer suffer while they wait for out Of state contractors to come from all over the country. These are the very things we will strike stop.
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Definitely too few personel is why it may take till next thursday (not tomorrow , next thursday!!) for some to get power here in RI. The town admin from Lincoln was on the radio saying the same that the guys working are working hard but there are just too few.

Scheduled to restore power Saturday by midnight..but then again it was supposed to be yesterday at midnight.

Largest power loss ever. 2.0 million without power. Word is patriot place has it's own large feed- thru Wrentham.

Largest power loss ever. 2.0 million without power. Word is patriot place has it's own large feed- thru Wrentham.

That is correct.

Motion to move to more appropriate forum....

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I'll second that :hee:
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I did like seeing the nat grid fleet (15+trucks) sitting in Ne steak & seafood parking lot yesterday. Most expensive joint in 25 miles. Must be making good money.

Saw a few nat grid trucks in driveways in my neighborhood while out walking last nite too. We never lost power in our neighborhood
Hmmm
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Motion to move to more appropriate forum....

I would move it....If someone could show me where the "Tin Foil Hat" Forum is located

Unfortunately for the customers these companies are not utilities any more, they are publicly traded corporations which means that he stock holder takes Precedent over the consumer. Once the union lost the no contractor language, they dwindled the work force to make the company more profitable. The result is the customer suffer while they wait for out Of state contractors to come from all over the country. These are the very things we will strike stop.
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And all the politicians own stock in these companies

Why is it just because people don't have power and they happen upon some linemen in a truck or restaurant people question it. You know you can't work these types of jobs straight out for 18 hrs without a break or two and some chow.

Ronnie..Your hatred for the Patriots is fueling your thoughts..:smash:

Ronnie..Your hatred for the Patriots is fueling your thoughts..:smash:


No my hatred for politicians and the corrupt ways of this state & country are.

I can't believe the frigging president was on vacation while everything went to sh$t!! JK

I can't believe the frigging president was on vacation while everything went to sh$t!! JK



Where else would he be ?
Not like he's ever had to work or deal with any kind of hardship in his life !
His uncle Omar is as qualified to run this country as he is !

gotta figure that if your working OT you need a good meal that will carry you through it.

Rick, find any good books?

Why is it just because people don't have power and they happen upon some linemen in a truck or restaurant people question it. You know you can't work these types of jobs straight out for 18 hrs without a break or two and some chow.

Obviously they know how to do the job better and should be the ones climbing poles. :hihi:

I wouldnt say it if I didn't see it. Minimum 15 trucks. This place is $25 a plate and up. Most plates in there are $40

I drive by there sometimes 4 times a day. It's not the type of place you see 15 power company trucks in the parking lot. Most people can't afford to eat there. Like I said they must be making good money.

The trucks in driveways were in areas that have underground utilities and no-one lost power in this whole section. It was well past dinner time.

Sorry if you take offense Bill. I voiced what I saw.

Teddles I've been to 1260' in my life. I've climbed and installed more towers than fish you've caught. :love: I used to be as skinny as you.



Why is it just because people don't have power and they happen upon some linemen in a truck or restaurant people question it. You know you can't work these types of jobs straight out for 18 hrs without a break or two and some chow.

No my hatred for politicians and the corrupt ways of this state & country are.

Your hatred for politicians fueled your hatred for the Patriots? :fury::love:

Rick, find any good books?

Someone needs to tell him the pR0n filters are on at the library.

Hey Rick - if you need a generator - check Advance Auto parts in Stoughton - they had some ;)

The problem is finding restaurant that can accommodate a minimum of 15 trucks and within their work zone areas.
I am sure they are hungry for the best meals money can buy for their long hours of busting butt work.
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Then right down the street less than 1/8 mile is 2 more places both with bigger parking lots and much more of a variety of food.......

The Uxbridge Surf n Turf is less than a mile, as is the renowned Alicante restaurant though this is closer to a 1/2 mile

:wave:

Scott my tirade was not aimed at you just in general based on the crap I read everywhere. The whiners will whine no matter what.

I had a business install the other day and the woman was beside herself because I had to bill her to connect her jacks. She wanted it done for free. I asked her what she does for a living and she tells me she is an attorney, so I asked her if I need an attorney is she going to handle it for free... :smash: You can guess what her answer was...


Also maybe the owner of the restaurant was happy he got his power back and saw how hard the guys were working and gave them a discount or free food.

quote from a friend of mine, (who is still without power)

"The Lord works in mysterious ways… just like those NSTAR guys"

his other quote is "Damn FEMA, wouldn't bring me ice for my beer"

priorities.....

FEMA will bring you ice at the expense of social security per some GOPs' radical ideas
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Bill no worries. It's ALWAYS the rich slobs that complain about how much something costs. Did you ever notice that? It's never someone who really works for a living.

Goddamn bottled water is so expensive!
Waghghhg

See?

:hee:

Goddamn bottled water is so expensive!
Waghghhg
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