160,000 out of 1.1 million is not 20% :(

Ummm...haven't seen a JCPL truck at all in downtown TR!!! Not 1!!! We might be of more use to those who lost more, if they would get it on soon...

It's not even 20% of 940,999.

JCP&L stinks

On Monday night from my window I could see the electrical transformers exploding in the distance as bright flashes over Toms River. Its not just the lines down..that's the easy part to repair. The transformers and sub-stations need to be repaired also...its a lot of damaged Sandy caused.

We have 3 babes in the house it is cold our power went out early on Monday there was a transformer that went down on Gordon's corner n it is still down we have no place to go please get us some power. 400 Silverleaf way manalapan 07726 we are running out of supplies one baby has asthma one is sick and one is only 7 months

It may be time to evacuate

My family in Brooklyn has power. I think NJ and Manalapan sucks. Why don't they put the power underground? Terrible infrastructure! Wish I never came to this hick town!

JCPL wasn't prepared for Irene, they were supposedly reprimanded & that obviously didn't mean squat to them. Not a truck to be seen in Manalapan. Sad, JCPL..

If you have kids expecially 3 and one with asthma. Then take heed, use caution and get prepared. I listened to one man complain on the radio that after sea bright was ordered to evacuate, that he was going to right out the storm with his 3 month old. He was rescued on Monday by boat to get out before storm. Then he proceeded to complain he make to much money to get full FEMA support.

Haven't seen one electric company truck here In Manchester. Sons been out since Monday. Same goes for parts of Jackson to. My mother in law lives in Southwind and they dont have power or water (water supplied by well no electric no water). And no one has seen any police or the electric company

Id like to know exactly who is managing this fiasco at JCPL and replace them all with PEPCO people from MD. This thing isnt going well at all. I hope somebody is taking names. At the stated rate of progress its clear that insufficient resources are being applied and the economic impact of incompetance is growing seriously high. Lets see they are restored 160,000 in two days and have 941,000 left, thats uh, 10 days. Do you relize what the place eill look like in just 3 more dsys of this nonsense?

Really this is not good Manalapan, MarlboroMorganville,Freehold loose power all the time, from a rain storm!!!!! My mom lives in Whiting NJ and she never lost power, my sister lives down the street she lost power for less then 24 hours, I'm told its because the power runs underground, whatever the case Monmouth county needs to update, stop spending money on cameras at traffic lights and some other things I will not post!!! Cut the darn trees down away from the power lines!!!!! Get some super smart tech peeps to engineer some kind of super storm resistant system but Manslapan and Marlboro, Freehold ect loose power for days if the wind blows to hard! REALLY PLEASE, it's sad that you have to be teriffied to drive and have to get fuel and you can't because people are fighting!! This Sandy devestated our shore and many people lost much muchore than there power but when people have little ones and no help what can I say it sucks!! I'm lucky I have my mom to go to, and I'm greatful but 2 weeks!!!!! Not good!!!

Listen people my family works for jcp&l they are all working 16 hours a day to get the power back on its not like they clap and it turns back on. Its a real mess out there as you can see so its gonna take time. You have to be patient

Haven't seen any trucks here in Atlantic highlands.... I was told by a friend that he saw them in union square plaza in Middletown but he went back a little while later to see them all gone... I realize many people are without homes and its not fair to complain about electric, but it's now November and only going to get colder from here, they can't have all of us wait two weeks, that's absurd. If you have this many crews they should be working day and night.

I saw 10 jcol trucks sitting on burnt tavern eating sandwhichea milking the clock. B
Fuck them

I take care of the golf course at Shadow Lake Village in Red Bank?Middletown.....982 units with no power and a lot of the people living there are elderly. I just think about the grandmas freezing at night and being sad......wish I could do more to help them :-(

@jim u mad brooo? You couldn't even spell the company's name right. So go take your disrespect up your ass. Its nasty as hell out there.. all you're doing is bitching on the internet. Why don't you get off your a** and do work you whiney pr**k

Ya kallie id like to see you work day and night with no sleep and jim u work 16 hours and not eat. Get real your probably not man enough to do the job. Ur both idiots and i hope u dont get power back for the next 14 days due to your stupid comments

Omg. Have 2 babies, made arrangements and went somewhere. 2 friggin days after mass destruction and you people are livid. This disgusts me. The selfish part of me wants heat for my kids and dvr etc, but.come on. The fact that even any homes have restored.power is a miracle. You should be ashamed to be outraged 2 days later.

They need to sleep and take brakes to they are not robots... how do you know they were milking the clock ... I don't want tired guys working on electricity ... that's how people die. And I don't want to here you don't have power my house is under water...

John, Actually, I've done it. I've ran on nothing before. Electric is a small problem compared to what else is going on the least they could do is generate enough energy so we could at least put the heat on.

I watched out my window in Manchester as the transformers on the large powerlines glowed orange and blew sparks! Amazing display, but destroyed, I'm sure!

Nobody should have to wait 7 to 10have days for power to be restored. Unacceptable for what we pay jcpl....technology is advanced in todays society there should be a better way if solving this mess..

The barrier island is destroyed ... it some places there's nothing to fix ... what do you expect these guys to do?!

they MUST help the senior communities. I will gladly wait 7 days myself, but the old folks with no heat is neglgence.

Lacey township is more frigging concerned with their stores they are all lit tonight yet my kids are freezing.

20 trucks sitting in Wells Fargo 2 hours today bullshitting nice.

I saw tons of army vehicles throughout Brick today - especially toward Mantolokin Rd.
I also saw 2 Jcp&l trucks working throughout town.

My power has been out since 2 pm Saturday before the storm even hit. Transformers exploding everywhere. No end in sight. Running a generator does not keep you warm and is expensive

Trenda I really doubt they were bullshitting your an ass. You have no idea what it is like out there right now. Be patient. Like dan said in some places there is nothing left to fix. It's only been 2 days! Give them some time you self centered Asshole instead of bitching about it get off your ass and help! I work in retail and have been working round the clock to to supply people with what they need to get through at times paying for things with my own money for them! You prob haven't left your couch! Get real people!

Saw many of the "heavies" - 880 volt lines - down all along route # 130 on Tuesday. There are sections of the road closer to Rutgers (had to go up to evacuate my daughter) where 10 to 12 poles or more are simply sheared off 10-12 feet above the ground, and laying in the road...LIVE. The folks at the shore are not the only ones without power in this mess...Crews are working in their own back yards, as well...extra hands have to come from where there is no damage. Give them time. IF it's too cold, go to a shelter - no sense risking hypothermia. Quit being too proud. They are there for a reason.

Thanks for the info. Haven't left the house in Brick because of all the road closures. Listened to the radio & they are begging people to stay off the roads so the emergency crews can do their work.

Wow! Some of these comments are off the chain! This storm has definitely brought out the worse in some of you! If ;anything is to blame it "Mother Nature"! Yes, JCP&L may not be responding like you may feel is fast enough BUT give them a break! If you're on here complaining you made it through the worse storm NJ has had (to my knowledge). I'm positive those folks who lost loved one would give up having power for whatever time to have them back! Stop whining! And show some gratitude for having survived!

Speaking of begging people to stay off the roads I live in on Jordan Rd. and after the storm , even though both Princeton Ave. AND 88 were closed, IVE SEEN MORE CARS ON THE ROAD THAN RUSH HOUR DURING THE WEEK!! WHEN THEY SAY STAY OFF THE ROADS I THINK THAT APPLIES TO ALL!!

Comcast/Xfinity are my new heroes!! Tree limbs pulled down wires we thought were electrical but were the cable. My neighbor called thinking. they were electrical as well.....somehow Comcast appeared fix the cable/internet lines.....NOW ALL I NEED IS POWER & IM SET!!! OH, AND DELIABLE PHONE SERVICE WOULD REALLY BE A PLUS TOO VERIZON!!

It is amazing, nobody has Power but all of you use the Internet to write these comments !!!!!!

I can't believe how nasty some people have gotten already! oh, you don't have power yet -- BE HAPPY YOU STILL HAVE YOUR HOUSE. jeez.

and if you're unhappy with the way JCP&L is handling this don't take it out on the guys out there who are busting their you-know-whats to get SOMETHING back on SOMEWHERE -- complain to the JCP&L execs and administrators. When you get power back call the heck out of their customer service numbers and complain. But don't fault these workers for having a cup of coffee or some lunch after hours and hours of cutting trees and repairing transformers.

What about a comparison to PSE&G. They had 50% of their customer back up and running by 6PM last night whereas JCP&L claims 20% even though their math is completely inaccurate (more like 12% based on their own outage map at the time of their press release). The fact is PSE&G had the entire city of Newark back online Tuesday night while JCP&L has made no significant strides. Whether it's from lack of effort or a far inferior infrastructure JCP&L should be ashamed. I think this should serve as a catalyst for JCP&L customers to petition local and state leaders to further deregulate the the electric utilities and provide the public with more choice. We should not be subject to such poor overall service through no choice of our own...

I am really disgusted reading what people writing you should be ashamed especially you manalaphan people people have no house they lost their pets family. Members. And much more what a shame you don't have you house all lit up and tv on you are the people the internet is talking about that give NJ such a bad name go baCk to the city! Yes it is cold ut I thank God I still have a house and will sit in the dark alittle longer because I have my husband and kids and dog.ALIVE WITH ME!!

Just amazing reading the angry comments and complaints about JCPL and people just sitting around. There is and needs to be a great deal of coordination between the tree experts and the power line workers to prevent injury and even loss of life. If it were your family member out there doing the work you won't be complaining so vehemently - try figuring out a solution for yourself - get a generator - stand on line for a few hours buying gas - it may not be the best solution but it works and try spending some quality time with your families - play a game together
You are the lucky ones!

Have a live wire where I am and JCP&L told a neighbor we will get to it when we get to it and hung up. Good customer service there. Have not seen any trucks any place in Toms River. Colder in my house than outside. By the way can I charge JCP&L for all my food that was lost due to no electric???? Think we should all be able to deduct that from our next bills.

The entire city of Newark is NOT back up and running with power. Most of the city is in the dark.

Ken - your homeowners'/hazard insurance covers that. Remember this, and, if it costs me your vote, so be it...about 3 miles to your east, there are a great many folks who no longer have homes to return to. You're indoors, and, by all accounts, safe enough to use the internet. IF you are cold, lock up and go to a shelter...even if it's just for a meal. Your neighbors are there...some because they have to be, others, because they are helping out. I would be willing to bet that you are under severe stress, and not normally self-centered. Crisis does things to people - causes some to rise, and others to falter. What you do next is entirely up to you...those lineworkers could probably use a hot cup of coffee...when they get your power turned on, why not make them a pot and bring it to them on the next block, where your neighbors were still waiting?

Ken...When this is over, and you've got your bearings - reach out to me - I'll buy YOU a cup of coffee.

What is amazing is no power and all the energy to bitch & complain online no less.
I am one of the fortunate ones who have power but been helping others out in the neighborhood. Sorry but get off your ass and do something for yourself or go help someone else who may need the help. Stop bitching about JCPL Christie Obama , its called responsibility, and if you dont know what that means, then Google it. Come on people, there are people who got wiped out completely and have no place to go, you really think JCP&L cares about you and your crappy need to watch Monday night football and keeping your cheap beer cold? JCP&L people are out there all over the place if you been out of your caves at all. The damage is nothing this country has seen before, wake up. Work together in your community and help each other out, and maybe you may realize that your not alone and you can get through this.

I have power and a full refrigerater of food..I set my thermostat to 70 so I am very warm..Life is good

I can understand everyone being angry about having no power. However for those who have power and food should reach out to the emergency services and shelters and offer something. I always see people bitching everytime a storm hits. Go volunteer and be part of the solution. Before anyone tells me I dont know what I am talking about, I have been volunteering for all branches of emergency services since I was 17 in 1984.

My food my stuff and my time are all mine and it will stay that way

It feels awkward to complain when so many lost homes. I think the anger and frustration people are feeling comes from lack of information. If there was someway that JCP&L could better provide residents with updates we might feel better informed to make decisions for our safety

Waaaaahhhh My power isn't on yet, but I can still post complaints on a web page with my $300 mobile phone!!! Step back and look at the situation you're in. You're ok....really. There's hospitals and supermarkets without power...there's electrical substations still flooded. Your middle-upper-class problems are NOT the priority for any power company.

JCP&L is doing a poor job. Not their employees - the company. (1) JCP&L must have a plan and schedule, by now, of when and where power will be restored. (2) JCP&L refuses to tell the public what the plan is, or when localities will be restored, or what its priorities are. (3) Obviously, some communities get better service than others. Customers still without power: Avon 25% Sea Bright 15% ... Long Branch 95%.

How does JCP&L choose whom to help and whom to ignore? Why is JCP&L's priority list a secret? Why does JCP&L refuse to tell people when their power will be fixed

How can we protect our families and make reasoned decisions when JCP&L refuses to give us the info we need?

People, people, people! Let me inform you on a little information. Is am a single mother of 5. We have no lights, the food supply is nearly depleted, we are cold, our town is on lock down, the local hospital is filled to capacity, and the near by facilities are allowing people to come in and get warm and charge whatever items that could be charges. However, or does not take away from the anxiety that people have. The fact of the matter is JCP&L, mentioned that they were better prepared for this storm. At what point was it mentioned that last years storm would have been the last. Therefore, we have those things called preventative measures! If you know what would help the town in circumstances as this than why not tend to those issues when there OS no problems. Underground wires would benefit many in this situation, yet only some have that. The fact is JCP&L CEO's inherited these long work hours for their employees. Learn your lesson from the prior storms, storm proof the towns and they will have less damage control to look forward to in the.end.

JCP&L are working non stop. I been traveling from The Shore to Trenton and seen lots of trucks. Let's worry about getting the Hospitals back online first, OMC got disaster trucks on standby to evacuate cause their generators aren't going to last, Bayshore Hospital is in worse shape, MMC SOMC hurting. They are priorities. Stop bitching about having no power in house, at least you got a home.

No problem Mr. Joe Smith, I habe no problem doing so considering our taxes are for those purposes anyway "improvement of our towns" ie, the people who reside there.

I am out of state right now, but what I have been hearing on the news is that most of you are probably going to be without power for up to 10 days. It is going to be very hard on you and you will have to use your imagination on how to get through this crisis. I pray for all of you, stay strong, blaming the light company is not going to get things done any faster. Support each other and lean on each other. Show the rest of the country that true NJ grit that each and every one of you have. Please, please stay strong. I pray for each and every one of you. You need to think of ways to pass the time, inventive ways to stay warm and cook, you will come out of this stronger, you really will.

Get the electric up and running you POS power company! You had a year or more to prepare for this!

I live in Lacey. I am without power still. I am not mad. I think you complainers need to go check out some of the pictures floating around pertaining to the Jersey Shore. If you have a roof over your head, your clothes are tucked nicely in their dresser drawers, there's some food in your pantry, your family is ALIVE, then count your blessings. The power will be restored. Help your neighbors, have a cook out to clean out your freezer before the food goes bad, visit that old lady on the corner and see if she needs help. HUG your kids. Stop bitching.

I'm in Chicago searching for information from JCP&L re. when electrical service will be restored for my 72-year-old mother and 75-year-old aunt in Manchester. From afar, JCP&L's response is ridiculous. Yesterday they spent most of their day announcing on their Twitter feed that water & ice distribution locations would be announced shortly. By late afternoon they'd posted two locations far from Ocean County. They keep saying that restoration schedules will be posted shortly. 3+ days after the storm hit & you can't give me anything more specific than "within 7 days for most people, but 14 for those hardest hit and indefinitely for those where the infrastructure was destroyed?" A little more information would go a long way, particularly for those sitting in cold house who don't want to further strain the shelters, which are already stretched thin dealing with those who were evacuated because their homes were seriously damaged or destroyed.

I was without power and the little perspective I got was through my smart phone, which I recharged form the car.

My power was restored and I was able to tune into a much bigger picture than my smart phone gave me. It is God awful in some places that have bigger problems than no power. If you are still without power, please hold on and if you are able to offer help to others it will make you feel better.

NOT ONE TRUCK FROM MANCHESTER TO WHITING EITHER. ONE WIRE DOWN IT DEVELOPEMENT. AND IF THEY FIX WILL GET HOLLY OAKS AND RENIANCE POWER PLUS THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WOULD WORK AND PEOPLE WON'T HAVE TO TRY CROSSING ROUTE 70. PEOPLE ARE GOING OUT IN SEARCH OF FOOD BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL ELECTRIC

I believe the comment "BITCHING" should be kept to a minimum. It is very aggrevating not knowing. With the fact that some people do not have any place to go, resources can be limiting. This storm has affected many, whether it be below poverty or the rich. Everyone wants better when their money is being spent. It is true that people have lost their homes and lives, however is it really necessary to tell another to not "BITCH" about what they see as important? The next persons life may not be as important to them as it is to us! If the "BITCHING" comment was indeed directed toward me. I will never "BITCH", I for one am grateful that my children and I made it alive and the only thing I lost was some food and light. I have been volunteering despite my disposition, I have given away food, I have cooked out and invited neighbors, I have brought food for neighbors, I have purchased formula for infants. I am far from being middle class, rich, or self fish! We are all at a disadvantage, instead of complaining about the other that are "BITCHING" how about offer some words of encouragement. Despite what one may think we are not in the same household but this is a.problem we are all in together.

Jcp@l sent email that they have 3500 outside contractors to deal with the situation and they are prepared to handle it. This is what you call preparedness,that we don't have power for 60 hours. Shame on you Jcp&l.

What happened to your 3500 contractors from out of state. Shame on you Jcp&l. We are without power for 60 hours.

Some of you have absolutely NO CONCEPT of the wide spread devastation, where in some instances, the very infrastructure that carried lines, that supported base stations, that were transformers, telephone poles, etc - are either completely GONE or have been destroyed.

NO ONE, not a single power company in the UNITED STATES can perform the freaking "magic" that some of you WANT to happen.

Seriously?

As others have said, there are folks that lost EVERYTHING, not just folks that had maybe a 2nd summer shore home, but working class folks that had a home that was their primary residence - older folks who have lived in one place for MANY YEARS, many who have NOTHING now.

Get your heads out of your asses and thank someone that SOME of you still have everything and lost electricity is the smallest "circumstance" you are experiencing.

The work crews are working to the best of their ability - patience is a virtue. They cannot tell anyone an exact time, day etc as to when X area will be back online, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE due to the extent of the damages. Even if they told folks that and the power was not back on at that time they told u, you all would still be bitching.

LOOK at the big picture - devastation.

When all you people get your power back and see the destruction the people down shore have to deal with you will realize your power is nothing. If you need power drive west and get a hotel room if the shelters are not up to your standards.

I hope people start rioting, looting and all the other goodies. I don't care I want electric you have to work 16 hours oh well you chose it. I saw people fist fighting over gas and a can of peanuts on day 3 can't wait for day 7

JCP&L and PSE&G have hired their own shills to comment on this board and others. It is unfathomable that any sane person could defend these criminals with a straight face. The ad hominem attacks on those who are complaining about the dismal response to the storm is the same sort of response people received when they complained about the tactics of totalitarian regimes in Nazi Germany or the former Soviet Union. The government and PUBLIC utilities are acting in concert and due to their incompetence they have completely victimized the people of the state of New Jersey. And these bad guys can rely on a Tariff, which is basically an unjust law that protects them from liability. People are now without basic necessities - - i.e. power, heat, water, and gasoline. It is completely unknown when or if basic necessities will be restored. There should have been a plan and methodology set forth to deal with the ramifications of this sort of inclement weather. Someone must be held accountable for what has happened.

I am sure jcpl is working on some form of restoration, my point if information is power. Their website should put out some kind of ETA every 4 to 6 hours or what has been done so far.

Just saying power would be restored in 7 to 10days does not help anybody .

jcpl - if u r working , fix yr website to give hourly yupdates at least .. i dont think there is any cost involved in doing that ...

The utility companies are trying their best to get people back on the grid. I have seen trucks in our town at midnight trying to repair lines and transformers. There is no magic cure these men are working outside in the cold on extended shifts but with the massive outage there is only so much they can do, we have power after 48 hours and relatives are staying with us until their homes have power. People need to pull together and stop complaining.

Some of us in East Windsor have power back!!!

Osborn Avenue in Point Boro has power! Thanks JCP&L!

The reason why there is no power is because of all the roads and poles destroyed. There is nothing they can do. The power companies are working as hard as they all can. Hurricane sandy footage.Close up of barrier island here (http://vimeo.com/52628009 ) rest of the shore here (http://vimeo.com/52583274 ) so while your watching this footage think of what they're dealing with.

Everyone is comparing this to Katrina, yet I don't see any aid pouring in from other states. Where's the Red Cross? Where is the Tide laundry truck? Where's Sean Penn? If this is as bad as Katrina, then our friends and neighbors in other communities are failing us.

I feel badly for all. While I am in South Florida, I have friends/relatives across a dozen homes in NJ without power. The last time we lost power here in Broward County for an extended period was Wilma in 2005. 12 days at our house and we did not see a single utility truck anywhere in the neighborhood for at least a week. We said FP&L sucked and now many up there are saying their local power campany sucks. Nature of the beast.

I am so tired of people being vilified for their frustration at not having power because others have lost more. Using that logic, if I chop off your leg, you should not be upset because some people lost both legs........

Do you know how many workers are now here from surrounding States, away from THEIR families, all working insane hours to get everyoneback up and running? Texans, Alabamians, North Carolinians - all here for you.

Thank them - and the families they left behind.

leisure village west manchester nj - now has power.

Honesty, while I can understand your position, you have to realize that, in scale, this is like complaining that McDonald's is out of extra tartar sauce for your filet-o-fish. I have dear friends who have lost all, including loved ones...yes, we know many in LEHT - in fact, my b-i-l is the DARE officer at the School being used as a shelter. I also know many on the island - and they aren't necessarily wealthy, either. Some even go away for weeks in the summer and rent their primary residence, just to earn enough extra to cover the property tax. One family I know is in NC right now for the birth of their first grand-child. They will not be returning. There is nothing to return to. We're both 50 years old...grew up in the same town. Our classmates in Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach and Oceanport are devastated. Destroyed, lost, damaged - what's "enough?" to trigger a modicum of respect for those less fortunate, and appreciation for what you have?

You're cold? I bet the guy up in the bucket, who spent the last two days driving here from Texas, is colder. I bet the cop, who has been spending the last four days wading through freezing water, knocking on doors to make sure some knucklehead inside didn't "forget" to evacuate. I bet the fire-fighters, who have been out as long or longer, clearing roads, putting out gas fires (there have been many), and shuttling folks to the shelter, are colder than you. Bitch at the weather. Not the folks who came here to help you.

For the record, I am a State Trooper and have been working my ass off these past days as well. My point was that being upset about ones current condition in no way correlates to compassion (or lack there of) for those even worse off.

JCP&L has handled this situation terribly at best. Information is painstakingly slow to come and when it does it is ridiculously vague. Compare the results PSE&G are showing and you will see they are making JCP&L look like a couple of hacks building transistor radios in their garage instead of the only power company a million+ people are forced to have as their energy provider.

Sincere and heartfelt thanks for your service. Who plans for an entire state to shut down - not in generation, but in infrastructure? PSE&G has done an exemplary job - I am a client - but we don't have the flooding out here that the East side of the State had - have you SEEN SEA BRIGHT? Nope - you haven't...it's gone. I am in no way either supported or endorsed by JCP&L, who only just turned my parents' power back on - and they live on a major county thoroughfare which is adjacent to Monmouth College. The big lines have to be fixed before the little ones, and it is frankly easier when the roads are clear.

There is certainly nothing wrong with feeling personally frustrated, but I bet every one of the guys in the buckets are working at least as hard as you were....and some of them are doing it after driving here from Texas.

I'm FROM West Long Branch, originally - Sea Bright sends to SHORE. Sea Bright has 86% restored, but remember, the lines that run through a town with no big trees and is only three blocks wide from bay to ocean also is the artery down which the power to the Sandy Hook USCG Station runs. My brother-in-law is the base commander - you should see the devastation on the base. "Conscience Whig?" - um, no. Democratic-Republican...huge difference. Visit my profile on FB and see a before and after in Sea Bright and Long Branch. I hear the windmill lost some of it's vanes...hope not. No damage in WLB? Explain the giant Maple my brother just cut off my mom's crushed car. It also hit the house on the way down, but damage is not permanent

86% of what's still there, that is. (I question that figure, but I presume you checked...do I need to?)

Gee I wonder how the old people survived 100 years ago

It's frustrating considering I heard a report today that PSE&G restored about 750,000 of their 1.3 million customers without power. It just seems like JCP&L is underprepared and their customers are suffering for it. How is it that their competitor can restore almost half of their customers but JCP&L has only restored about 15%?

Look at the pics from, say, Delanco, where I live now...lots of trees down, but cleared off, and the bucket trucks could get in.

Then look at the pics from Mantoloking, where there is a new inlet dividing Route # 35. Look at Belmar, where there is water everywhere with live wires in it, so that, even if the connections to the homes are re-made, the lines can't be reactivated, yet. Less complicated. Even the huge lines down in Cranbury are back up, for the most part, because the poles sheared, but the heavier transmission lines did not part. The major hits PSEG took in our area were to tranformers and parted lines on small side runs from the main lines. Each repair brought many homes back on the grid. In Monmouth and Ocean, there are whole neighborhoods where EVERY house has no line service right now thanks to downed trees. There are more guys running saws than splicing line in those neighborhoods. I know you're tired of hearing it three days in, but patience is necessary. If my power was still out, I would have my children stay with relatives. It's not - most of our town is back up, but it's a town of only 1200 homes, and only three main roads - one traffic light, two blinkers. (Like Ocean Grove - in fact, exactly like Ocean Grove - it's also one of the three "dry" "Methodist" communities). We were lucky - we didn't lose anyone THIS TIME - we lost a neighbor in the huge rainstorm in June, however...with 5 and 6 foot flooding only three blocks from my home.

UPDATE!! Amazing news for one family - but it will be a tragedy for another. The family I mentioned in earlier posts who were told their house had been utterly destroyed by a friend in the TWP PD was just advised that (and this is the sad part for many) due to the tremendous amount of damage in the neighborhoods, their address was wrongly reported as destroyed...it was actually damaged VERY LITTLE. Why this is bittersweet is that six families on the next block may not know they've lost their homes yet.

Perspective is necessary - our children will tell THEIR GRANDCHILDREN of this storm.

This is outrageous. This bloody company ( JCPL) does not know how to operate. Next street and town which is served by PSEG restored power in a day. This JCPL could not fix even after 4 days and also no update on when it will restore the power.

I do not see even one JCPL truck in the area for the last 4 days but see PSEG trucks every now and then.

This company should be banned from the region.

Call the BPU after this is over demand an independent audit on utility restoration procedures. Obviously PSEG is better at it and needs to share some best practices with JCPL. 18 years in Monmouth County after 30 in Union County - JCPL/GPU/First Energy has never restored faster than PSEG. And yes, I'm still out of power - waiting on line for gas the last 2 hours.

You people talking about money should be ashamed of yourself. Everyone wants everything as long as they dont have to pay for it, especially those who can afford it. I paid 6 figures in taxes last year and i woild gladly pay a bit more if it meant providing the things we need to better prepare for this sort of thing in future. Money money money. All i can do ia shake my head. What happened to being thankful for what we have and placing values where they belong? You people arent using your brains or hearts. Me me me. I pay taxes you owe me. You deserve nothing and the price you pay is that you are too ignorant to know better.

8" of water and mud in my garage. Many items ruined. No power. But guess what...I'll take it because I can still sleep in my bed. So if it takes 2 weeks for power, I'm almost half way through anf I'm surviving. So stop being so damn selfish. PS - I've e seen numerous power trucks and tree cutting trucks from all over the country....

I think parents owe it to their children to heed evacuation warnings. They cannot make that decision for themselves. It is macho and brazen; wonderful if your single; but negligent, selfish and stupid if your are a parent. If you "rode it out" and survived, thank god, but don't keep testing your good fortune with your children's lives.

Look, I'm going to go out on a limb here. Maybe I am missing the boat or something, I live in Manchester, I am one of the fortunate ones, as I have had my power restored, however, there are STILL many parts of this town and Lakehurst that are still out AND there are no trucks from ANY power company anywhere in sight. You know, I overheard someone say that these linemen "live for" these storms, read between the lines they are making a killing in overtime! So why hurry to get the power back on. Look, it's not that I don't appreciate the job that they do and the fact that the work they do is VERY risky. BUT lets go already. I would like for my child to return to school already and BE able to go trick or treating already. It is not fair to anyone what this natural disaster has done, but the children are the innocent ones who are left to wonder while the power companies keep dragging their feet to get the power back on. I don't know whether it is poor management OR those who are doing the work, but enough already.

I have not seen a single JCPL truck in Freehold Township. Shoprite, Acme and WalMart are open but running on generators. Traffic lights on route 9 are also generator powered. Calling JCPL gets me an automated message - maybe 7 days, maybe 14, maybe one month.

I will file a complaint with the State BPU. No updates, inadequate preparation, vague recorded messages, excessive wait for restoration. I will also ask the Mayor and Congressman Smith to hold hearings.

Why were the crews from Alabama and other states not allowed to help. Ask the unions. I am originally from NJ and now live in NH. We have had outages in the winter especially when there is an ice storm. In 2008 we were out for 6 days, no heat was the biggest problem especially when it was 6 below. I only have an inkling of what you are all going through. During the last snow storm in the middle of October last year..out again for another 6 days. Trees down all over the place. That is when I learned how the electric companies work to turn the electric back on.
First tree teams go in and clear the debris. Then the electric guys can get in and restore the lines. They start with all emergency places. hospitals, nursing homes, police, fire, EMS etc. Then they start with the businesses, gas stations, food stores, pharmacies, etc. all the other businesses are brought back with these along with any private homes on the same "circuit". Next they start to do homeowners that are easy to get to and where trees and debris have been removed. Here we have some people that are a mile off the road and those are last as the electric company sees their driveways (may be poles on them) as private property. I have lived in two towns up here, one has some sections with the lines underground (me), but it did not matter, lines went down anyway, no electric. Now have an automatic generator has made life a lot easier. I am praying for all of you.

You all need to go get in your car and really drive around and see what is out there...I am so thankful I moved out last saturday the house on the water in Baywood Marina...I went there for the first time Friday...Have any of you drove thru the hardest hit areas...There were rooftops blown off and sitting in a ditch across the street...A boat sitting halfway thru a house...siding blown off...brick blown off houses...windows blown out.... and not to mention the tears rolling down my face seeing all the furniture...kids toys..little toddler bed mattresses...etc....

then i drive down St.Lawrence and there are ambulances down side streets for body recovery....

So all you complaining about JCP&L and no power....go drive around and see how freaking lucky you are.... SELFISH SELFISH SELFISH Mfers

YOU PPL MAKE ME SICK... WHY DON'T YOU DO WHAT MY KIDS AND I DID YESTERDAY...GO TO THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN TOMS RIVER AND VOLUNTEER TO THE HOMELESS PPL THAT LOST THEIR HOUSE....

SHUT UP

There is no doubt the force of the storm is to blame for the wide spread damage to utilitiy lines/poles etc. However, much- not all- of the damage could have been prevented IF JCPL would spend more money on preventative maintenance. The fact is folks that JCPL is just part of the huge conglomerate First Energy and they cut staff and maintenance budget. If you don't trim trees and cut back near the lines, then guess what, the lines will come down. Many poles were old and need to be replaced, Telephone poles have a limited lifespan and should be replaced on a regular schedule, not left to rot in the ground and then fall down in each storm. JCPL may have brought in 10,000 workers, but that is only 1 worker for every 100 homes that have no power.

I sympathize with those at the shore and the areas with worst devastation. Living with no power pales in comparison to losing everything. Good to have that perspective. It does not change the fact that JCPL is doing a very slow job of getting power back on in the state of NJ.

I understand the circumstances but still would like to know a more acuratr timeline as to wen things would be restored - lets see is if i get power back by tomoro like they said- is that realistically gonna happen

And I take it all you WHINERS are gonna be in the class act lawsuit against them...This storm was HUGE....BE GLAD YOU HAD A HOUSE TO BE COLD AND DARK IN...Sorry you didnt have power to watch TV....Did any of you whinining buttwipes use the time to GO TO OUR DEVASTATED TOWNS AND PICK UP A SHOVEL CLEAN OUT A HOUSE OR WHAT USED TO BE A HOUSE??? MY FAMILY DID AND STILL DO EVERY DAY AND WHEN WE CAME HOME TO OUR SPARED HOME WHEN NOT EVEN 2 BLOCKS AWAY WAS OBLITERATED...WITH NO ELECTRIC AND EVERYTHING..YES WE WERE THANKFUL TO FREEZE AND SLEEP IN IT....YOU PEOPLE ARE SPOILED....U CAN'T SEEM TO FUNCTION WITHOUT POWER...GET YOUR HEADS OUT YOUR ASSES..BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU DO HAVE...MANY OTHERS HAVE NOTHING...THESE LINEMEN, FORESTRY ECT GUYS WORKED THEIR ASSES OFF AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES DAY IN AND DAY OUT AND ALL U SPEW IS PISS VINEGAR THEY AINT WORKING FAST ENOUGH?? GET OFF UR ENTITLEMENT HIGH HORSES AND SHOVE THE WHIPPING STICK UP UR BUTTS..I AM MICHELLE MARIE MILLER AND I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE