Comments on: 1,300 Without Power For Hours

By: ROLL TIDE!!!!Cantonment

ROLL TIDE!!!!Cantonment — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:05:24 +0000

You sound like a bunch of GATOR ( TIM “TEAR”BO) FANS
Just be thank-ful you have electricity!!!

By: K

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:41:17 +0000

Are people not allowed to complain anymore?

By: molino jim

molino jim — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:51:42 +0000

I have property in other areas and Gulf Power sure beats some other companies. Try getting trees limbs removed from over your line is impossible in some areas. Duke power will not remove a limb that is between the transformer and the house. They will send out a crew—turn off the power—you pay some one to cut the limbs—they send out a crew again to return power. You are charged for two service calls by Duke. If you want to be sure of having power all the time get a back up system. True the cost is high, but with our history of storms it’s money well spent.

By: I WAS COLD TOO

I WAS COLD TOO — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:29:15 +0000

Wow everyone is really jumping on David. I agree he sounds angry. He does have a point though. I used to live in Nashville and whenever there would be a line break or some other sort of problem we would hear on the news that Nashville Electric had rerouted the power to bring it back on. Our power would never be out for more than a few minutes. Maybe a half hour at most. I wonder why they can’t do that here?

By: char

char — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:14:53 +0000

I too remember gulf power during Ivan.
I didn’t have power for almost 3 weeks, but when they did get to us,
I was just grateful.
I watched gulf power day after day after day after day out there
busting their rears to get us all service.

You can say they get paid for it, and they do.
But have you ever worked that many hours till your dead tired, with
ppl coming up to you and bothering you asking the same tired
questions. WHEN am I going to get electricity?

I also watched a gulf power truck lose their soda cooler off the back
of their truck and before they could get it picked up pick up pick up trucks came
and ran over them, instead of stopping to help them pick it up like
my daughter and I. So my daughter and I went and bought a bunch
of ice and soda of all kinds and took it to them. We found them
at webbs diner and gave it to them.

I think everyone should be a little more grateful to these guys who go
out everyday and risk their life in horrible weather to do their job.
Most ppl’s jobs are not this hard……

Just my opinion

By: EMD

EMD — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:57:19 +0000

I had Gulf Power for about 19 years, and have had EREC for about 15. I choose EREC, even though I, too, hate the power surges. That is bad. I want to say that the people I have dealt with at EREC are some of the nicest, most caring folks, I have ever dealt with. When my husband was dying, and on oxygen from an electric unit that make its own oxygen, they knew his situation, and made sure we were back on ASAP! After he had died( I think I had told someone there, but do not remember for sure), there was a power outage, and my phone was ringing in just minutes. It was EREC assuring me they would have my power on in short order. I made sure they all knew they didn’t need to give this residence priorty any more. I have also received several checks from EREC, since it is a co-op. I never got money back from Gulf Power. I am not criticizing Gulf Power. It’s just that EREC has been so nice, that they outshine any power company I have ever had. AND, after Ivan, their local workers and those from elsewhere did their very best from what I could tell. I heard one evening that a worker near my house was really on edge (they had been working for hours, but trees would fall on their work almost as soon as they would fix a line). I got in my truck and drove to where they were. One of the workers started towards my truck, looking like he was going to “tell” me…….whatever! I asked him if I could bring them anything to eat or drink, and thanked them for working so very hard under such frustrating circumstances. He almost cried. We are all human beings, and it seems that most folks think no one else’s job is as hard as their own. Can’t we just TRY to understand and help one another, instead of being angry and defensive about things that don’t go our way? Some folks have a short fuse. One time I told my pastor that one of my family members had a short fuse, and he said, “A short fuse is better than no fuse.” How long is your fuse, David? Just wondering.

By: william

william — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:02:49 +0000

Crybabies!

Get a life, a blanket, a generator, natural gas, propane heat, suggle up with your mate. Meanwhile be thankful that a few lineman was out in the cold, dark night playing around with a 75,000 volt line trying to get you power. That is just the way I see it. I have EREC and they have their faults and the service is sometimes so so, but I have a backup plan. There are 8760 hours in a year and your are without power for less than 10. WOW! What do they have to do???

By: wondering

wondering — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:55:40 +0000

Gulf Power is in the buisiness of selling power, restoring service is their first priority. They can’t make money if the meters are not turning. So if it were fesable to install equipment to reroute power, I am sure that it would be top priority as well. Just my opinion, I don’t want to ruffle any feathers.

By: Doug Masters

Doug Masters — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:35:33 +0000

Another classic case of people being ungrateful for what they do have or get. You should be happy that you even have electricity. In a 3rd world country, most people do not have power. Get over it and be thankful for what you do have.

By: Molino Mom

Molino Mom — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:53:27 +0000

I wish I had Gulf Power but I don’t. I have EREC. When the person a few doors down from me has Gulf Power and thier lights are on and mine are not I sure wish I had them. I would love to be on Gulf Power – that would mean no more power surges at all times of the day, my power not going off for an hour or two every week or so, and I would have power 2 to 3 days earlier after a hurricane! Plus, due to all of the surges I would still have my last computer, scanner and printer, an alarm clock, 2 tv’s and on and on. Those surges sure do damage! So, like I said – I WISH I HAD GULF POWER! ( I guess we all have a case of we all want what we don’t have! LOL) Hope everyone has a nice warm electricfied evening!