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re: Any Entergy workers on the board?
Posted on 9/1/20 at 8:38 am to thejudge
Posted on 9/1/20 at 8:38 am to thejudge
Given where Entergy operates, they get a lot of practice, unfortunately. Whatever the company has done, I find response times to outages are faster than in years past - whether its a car taking out a pole or two in a bad wreck, or something like a big storm. The outage map/system updates are so much better than the old days when you had no idea WTF was happening.
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Posted on 9/1/20 at 8:41 am to thejudge
MAGA doesn't frick around, he gets things done.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 8:46 am to Da Sheik
Point Coupee Electric gets my vote. For a small ( I guess its small) coop, they do a hell of a job. I've seen those guys (and their contractors) do some impressive shite getting power back on around my area. One of the groups I would gladly buy drinks for if I ever had the chance.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 8:49 am to CHEDBALLZ
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Why don't they use metal poles in areas prone to high wind?
Metal didn’t hold up either.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 8:51 am to CHEDBALLZ
Plenty of metal poles got totally fricked in Cameron
Posted on 9/1/20 at 9:19 am to thejudge
quote:What a small world we live in. That was my son, he remembered talking to you and your wife on the 4 wheeler. He has mentioned the heat every time we talk. He is rotating through 3 pairs of boots a day. He has to stop and literally pour sweat out of his boots, change socks, and go to the next pair.
Alabama. Young man.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 9:27 am to CHEDBALLZ
quote:Drove across the Yucatán a couple decades ago and was interested to note they apparently used concrete poles for power. At least in some situations. I guess because wood would be more susceptible to rot in/around the tropics? It did make me wonder why a more durable pole isn’t used stateside.
Why don't they use metal poles in areas prone to high wind?
Posted on 9/1/20 at 9:31 am to Gee Grenouille
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Having watched Entergy and their competition in Washington parish respond to disasters over the years, there’s really no comparison to how Entergy does business. You can look at their equipment and tell that Entergy’s people are set up for success. They know what they’re doing and they’ve got the stuff to do it with.
A lot of Entergy's problems come from outdated/older equipment not being maintained properly.
When a storm comes, they know they will be reimbursed, so they can go balls to the wall with staff, material, and equipment.
The linemen Entergy have are good people who are good at their jobs. Day to day, they are hamstrung by corporate cheapness and ineptitude. But when the chains are taken off, they can be amazing.
To me, it's kinda like the NOPD. Day to day, they have a lot of problems. But when you have a major event to patrol, there is no department in the world that is better at it.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 9:33 am to FCP
Zero clue what I'm talking about but I would guess it has to do with cost.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 9:35 am to thejudge
Concrete is the baddest mofo for making storm resilient power poles:
Posted on 9/1/20 at 9:58 am to Vlad
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That was my son, he remembered talking to you and your wife on the 4 wheeler.
That's really cool man. I wish I had an umbrella to give him to stand under. I wish I had power I'd fix a meal for em too. Tell em thanks and to be safe. We appreciate it. I hope they have a nice place to sleep.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 10:13 am to thejudge
quote:LOL, he is not exactly pumped about the sleeping arrangements but its better than where they were, with no power or water. They are in a camp in Westlake.
I hope they have a nice place to sleep.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 10:29 am to thejudge
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It's insane what's been done. My neighbor said it took to weeks for Rita what they've done in two days. I'm about four poles away from one area they fixed and it looks like you close a few fuses and I have power.
The ICS system that was made mandatory for all utilities after Hurricane Sandy is a huge reason for this. No longer are outside contractors going into an unknown command structure. The structure will be the same as the one they know at their home utility. That leads for greater productivity, and speed in getting boots on the ground working.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 10:39 am to 9Fiddy
The industry has really upped its game nationwide on mutual assistance since Sandy. For Laura, over 20,000 workers from 29 states and Canada are responding.
This post was edited on 9/4/20 at 9:46 am
Posted on 9/1/20 at 10:55 am to LSU316
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I hope for ya'lls sake that WST has gotten better over there.....when I was growing up we could go down for a day and a half after a thunderstorm
After Katrina it got better because a lot of the grid in Washington Parish had to be basically rebuilt from the ground up, 15 years later not so much. To many ROW’s to keep clear, especially in rural areas and not enough people to do it.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 11:23 am to Gee Grenouille
I'll take Cleco's hurricane response any day of the week. Speaking from experience with both.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 11:36 am to thejudge
If there are any Entergy line workers on here, thank you for what you’re doing. Y’all are doing a great job here in Monroe! Stay safe and I hope you eventually get to relax somewhere in a cool place with a cold beer or two.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 12:07 pm to Ed Osteen
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Zero clue what I'm talking about but I would guess it has to do with cost.
Why not underground? Zero clue what I’m talking about as well.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 12:37 pm to Vlad
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LOL, he is not exactly pumped about the sleeping arrangements but its better than where they were, with no power or water. They are in a camp in Westlake
Did he say anything about power in Westlake? All we here is about lake Charles and transmission into the city. We are close and not far from Entergy itself.
I wish I could give him a home cooked meal.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 3:17 pm to thejudge
quote:He did not but I haven't really had a chance to talk to him in detail. Video is none existent and voice is sketchy. We have been communicating via txt.
Did he say anything about power in Westlake?
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