I had occasion to be in I-95 for about 20 miles today. LOTS of line crew truck convoys.

[Stinky The Clown]

North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland are still with a few power outages, but for the most part, things are approaching normal. So today I saw convoys of bucket trucks from various places heading north, caution lights flashing, moving at the speed limit.

People were passing the convoys and, even at highway speed, were waving, honking, flashing thumbs up.

It made me feel good.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

1. +1,000. Hope someone goes to Staten Island...I was having Katrina flashback on that clip

[winstars]

2. Plus a million on that!!! We have one more day maybe and then it will start...

We need those trucks and people there right away, we need that General Honore and the National Guard arriving in NOLA moment to reassure people. Those pictures of a hundred or more people on line for gas in NJ today ON FOOT are not good. This can turn around on us in an instant. Power and gas will not be back quickly but perception is everything and tomorrow will be key.

We need those trucks up there and we need pictures of those trucks there. It is about to get away from us. We need to go to the next step... if only by the perception of the people on the ground. Some footage of people fighting over fuel or food can be deadly everyone concerned.

Katrina flashbacks, me too!!!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

3. +1000 nt

[kentuck]

4. I bet many are in the IBEW union?

That is what they do.

[madrchsod]

5. a crew from my hometown in Illinois left yesterday

they will probably be backing up crews that left from ohio or pa.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Prettiest sight I ever saw

right after a hurricane here in Ala., when I crossed a freeway overpass, was seeing the southbound lanes filled with Power Company trucks from all over.
Found out later that the crews from various states had more less gathered at "safe" areas bordering the state, and then came on in the second the worst of the storm had passed.
I will confess, I had a tearful reaction.

[Stinky The Clown]

7. Your line crews and some from Mississippi were here helping us when we needed it.

To us, they were just as beautiful!

[Justice]

8. I was on 95 from MA to CT and also saw convoys - tree trimmers and electricity - heading south