maybe they'll call in their crews from Ohio ahead of the storm this time.

JCP&L used to be a great company. Friendly towards its customers and employees. You could always count on them for great service. That was when it was a Jersey Company. Now, you can count on them for a list of excuses as to why they constantly fail at their mission as a utility. This is what you get when you allow the break up companies, the sale of assets, and deregulation... A warning that the power is going to be out for ten days.

10 days ? Are they kidding ? The storm hasn't even hit us yet but they
are already telling us that they can't handle it.

So.......for the past year, all we've heard is how much they've learned and the hundreds of millions of dollars in upgrades to their infastructure etc etc, and they come out and tell us we can be looking at almost 2 weeks of no power?!?!?!?!

What a crock!

I would love to see what would happen if I told them they needed to wait 10 days for me to pay the electric bill after it's due.

Just remember that those men heading out there to fix the power outages are someones family and everyday they are putting their lives on the line to get power to you

The actual release says 7-10 days.

I would be interested to see how our Administration and the OEM are setting up with JCP&L to make sure that if we lose power that it is returned to those critical areas and people with special needs first.

Don't get me wrong if you or someone you know has a special need, where power is critical, you too need to make sure you have a plan.

I also believe that it is not just JCP&L here. If I remember correctly Verizon owns the poles and when this stuff gets tangled up one crew can't touch the other one's toys.

Again, a nice preemptive meeting with the Administration, OEM, JCP&L & Verizon should make any restoration go smoother and a heck of a lot faster.

We'll all have to wait and see if the Town even makes any announcement.

Considering some of us were out of power for 9+ days in the storm of Sept 2011 with zero communication about anything from JCP&L, maybe they're just getting ahead of the curve so they can say "See we told ya so!" when they fail to coordinate again for 7+ days to replace snapped poles owned by Verizon..... who once actually alerted properly then promptly replaced them within 24 hours.

Unfortunately, electric companies have no obligation to provide uninterrupted power, and are only liable for gross negligence.

Fortunately, the JCP&L website has a map (which I hope they keep up to date) showing where power is out. My staffers by the shore had no idea of what was going on with Irene. I hope that has changed, for everybody's sake.

Did the Gov ever pass that Bill where JCP&L is fined every day the power it out? It is unbelievable that a power company admits to not being able to handle a storm before it even hits the coast. They are the worst company I have ever seen in my life. I would rather deal with Dell customer support in India than deal with them.

Hey you all know that JCP&L have no control over the weather correct? I want to live in your world where everything is immediately repaired and cleaned up when something out of your control happens. You all realise that they loose money when the power is out. And these men are someone's family, my dad was one of those guys for 30 years. He missed out on our family events to work . Maybe a Thank you to those workers going out in this storm would be better then complaining about poor service that has not even happened yet.

Lines are gonna be down EVERYWHERE.
They can only clear/fix after the storm has gone...and the "clear" part is going to take a while before the "fix" part happens.
Get ready now and try not to complain too much.
:)

I , at my age, will find it extremely difficult to live without a water supply for almost seven days which I did during Irene. I do not have city water and depend on a well system. I pulled buckets of water from the pool in order to flush my toilets and will have to go to friends' houses in order to shower. The pool is now closed. I have been preparing as I hope JCPL is doing. They should be prepared. We are not facing Labor Day weekend where the emphasis was placed on getting the beachfront ready for tourists. We are now facing a situation which has plenty of advanced notice and noone should be without electricity for seven to ten days.

FYI people:

Now is the time to adjust your refrigerators AND freezers to make them COLDER.

It usually takes 24 hours for them to adjust to a new setting to lower the temps 1 or 2 settings soon,this way if the power does go out and you don't have any back up help, things will be colder and frozen longer.

If you invest, over time, in below ground power lines, then you don't have as many downed lined problems. However, New Jersey has chosen not to push the utilities in this direction.

That is moronic, and is why the shore can't attract business or distance commuters from, say New York City despite having the beach and more. Lose your power for a week? That's insane in this day and age. Who would move to such a pathetic place?

bluebeam one thing is guaranteed you,ll get it wrong every time.

Geez, quit your whining, and get working to be ready. YOU should be prepared for an emergencyand possible loss of power, instead of whining that JCP&L wont be doing it for you. I, for one, and a SELF RESCUING PRINCESS.

If you didn't buy a $300 generator after last year and complain about power being out for a few days, it's partly your own fault for not learning from your own mistakes.

Not sure I've ever seen a $300 generator. ....mine was the $1,300 model?

Some things you can to now.... get all your laundry done, no power no laundry, put water in any type of container that will freeze.. this way you can keep your milk, butter eggs etc cold for a couple days. we have a freezer full of Arizona bottles. water bottles and a milk container full and frozen.And if the power does go, if you have a car charger you can charge your phones, Ipods and puters with that. and invest in a radio that runs on battery power. I have a very old "dinosaur" boom box.... runs on D batteries. I was going to toss it, but thought better.. it came in real handy last year. And you can always wash clothes buy hand.

Hey Dave sleeper... Do U know me??? NO.. back off a hole. I do NOT play the lottery I DO Not smoke....I KNOW that 4 quarters are a dollar... I am NOT a low life.. I have a job, I have a life.. so back off s*&^ head... how dare you slander me over a comment I made????

In response to all of the JCP&L bashing, have some patience and don't be so ignorant. The men and women working to restore power are thinking of YOUR safety as well as their own! It's not as easy as picking up the wires and reattaching them. Get a clue! Most likely, their families will be without power as well. Frustrating yes...but think of the consequences if safety is not the #1 priority.

...and to the poster asking what would happen if she told JCP&L they would have to wait 10 days after the due date to get paid, c'mon....Communicate with them, and they are usually more than willing to make an arrangement.
Please, let's all just stay safe and help each other.

If you have a problem with JCP&L have a problem with the executives in Ohio. The linemen and the tree guys are out there risking their lives in the storm, while everyone else is hiding in their basement scared.

BlameMother NatureNot JCP&L

Since holmdel boe shut down the hs as an evacuation shelter after irene...where do holmdel residents go when we lose power????

It's not the dedicated men and women doing the long hours and dangerous work its the worms sitting in corporate office with no clue and having another company owning the poles complicates repairs. I've been trying to get a damaged leaning pole since last years snow storm and nothing done. Verizon and jcp&l pointing fingers at each other. No wonder its such a mess

Wow the comments on this site are so utterly rediculous I would laugh if it wasn't so sad. Don't you think maybe they should be able to control the weather too? Oh and maybe they should be responsible for the idiots that don't evacuate when they are told to. And how bad are they to try to warn you ahead of time on what could happen. You people are really sad.

I agree that the JCP&L issues stem from incompetent management. How do you explain that every time there is a storm minor or major or a very hot wether only 7 houses in the same development loose power for hours before the rest of the 30 houses in the same development loose power? And mind you that all houses in the development were build at the same time. The field engineer executes the management's instructions (ok, ok service orders from the provisioning system. But guess who's managing the provisioning system). I wonder what the management executes...

These are members of point pleasant? You people are mostly morons. Blaming shite on people that no one can control? "They should have been more prepared"? Perhaps you should hire yourself off as a consultant. In fact, walk up to the next work truck you see and tell them what they're doing wrong. See how fast your block gets power. I mean, I knew some of my neighbors were a little quirky, but that's ridiculous.

They probably take their sweet damn time their getting payed anyway..they are the worst company ever. All the other towns have power everywhere I know all my friends have power back on here u can sit and wait for days but their quick to take your damn money

Its sad rt. 9 In howell has been without electricity for days n its a major highway so pathetic..we need a new electric company and workers

I live in east brunswick and it states on their site that they serve 3700 + in my town and 5 residences have been restored????? 5 rsidences????? What a joke! I'm so furious, I have 2 babies and its getting cold