WAPA

Be careful what you ask for. That may spawn a NEW government agency; 'Office of Flora Electrical Control Authority'. Staffed with President, VP, Treasurer, etc.

At one of the last WAPA board meetings they extended the contract they have with Asplundh..so in theory someone is supposed to be trimming trees, though I wonder what we are actually getting for our money...

A couple of years ago, i called WAPA to report that tan tans were growing into some low hanging wires near our place. I was hoping they'd add a pole or stretch the wires to raise them up. Instead, next day, they sent a couple of guys with machetes. The day after that, Innnovative came out to repair the machete damage to their cabling. I decided not call WAPA again for that specific service.

Well, Asplundh do a pretty good job of right-of-way clearing. They're the arborists' answer to Blackwater, so don't call them to trim your landscape trees unless you want innocent casualties, but they earn their paycheck, unlike almost anyone else having to do with WAPA.

They we out clearing lines on Smith Bay Raod (STT) this last summer. But they need to do a lot more. Thank WAPA's leader Mr Hodge.

billd

Thursday and still no power after a hurricane MISSED STX by 140 miles.
Me thinks all the talk radio & newspaper articles about how great WaPA's response is -is all smoke.

I hope one of the papers or senators will demand the actual outage & repair reports to see what the real truth is.

So I'm in Csted today (thur) across from Pdise Cafe and walk up to a Wapa truck and jokingly BRIBE the guy $40 to come to my neighborhood next.

A guy in a sportshirt laughs, jumps down and extends his hand and says, "Let me introduce myself, I'm Hugo Hodge, what neighborhood you live in?"

I told him and he said they have it up and running by the end of today. My oor embarrassed wife just about died.

PS,,,he didn't take the money and as of 6:17 no power.

He already HAS the $ & the power!
F(_) (K Hodge!
Bad Karma for him.
Many including myself still have no power.
Another day of the generator, I love my generator!
I think I'll treat it to a oil change!

No fan of Hodge here, but OTOH 4 days without power is nothing, as things go in the islands. If you want to exercise your spleen, then start crying out for buried cables. It's not that hard.

Is there nothing that can be done with this ridiculous, corrupt utility? I mean, how bout it? even Al Capone had SOME Scruples! Is every local on the island in their back pocket or what???

Sorry, I just have too much time on my hands right now...

Wapa's problem {and solution} is in the legislature and Mafolie and some form of Federal grant. Hodge is a mechanic, not a visionary or politician, or delegate to Congress

What can you tell me about this Mafolie character?

Who remembers when Southern Energy wanted to buy WAPA; the outcry was deafening that "we are selling our birthright"--whatever the hell that means.