Here on Long Island and my power just came back!!

[longeyemom]

You have no idea how much I missed DU for the last twelve days!!! Called Ohio from a phone back for four days, including election day, but was cut off from the world. So I know I am late saying this, but WE WON!!!

[PoliticAverse]

1. Congrats! (I was only out for about 2 days). n/t

[charlyvi]

2. Great! Hey, Obama was reelected!

Just in case you didn't know. LOL!

[blaze]

3. Welcome back!

My sister, also on Ling Island got hers back about an hour ago!!!!

[JaneyVee]

4. Welcome back to the 21st century, from one NY'er to another.

Here in the city we have Con Edison, but LIPA & PSE&G need to get it together. Long Island's power seems to go out even in minor storms let alone big ones.

[NMDemDist2]

5. YAY!!

and yes we did

[freshwest]

6. Congrats and welcome back@

[HockeyMom]

7. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

I am a Native and was at my daughter's during Sandy. LIPA need to be CONSTANTLY pruning those BIG TREES to keep them away from the wires and falling down on them in storms. I stood outside during Sandy and watched the winds whip those trees through the power lines. What is WRONG with you people? You cannot have this and not pay the consequences even with a MINOR storm. One small BRANCH, let alone an entire 30 foot tree, coming down on a wire will break the wires and take out power. Rocket science?

[DonRedwood]

10. I like trees. I think the wires should go.

No more trees chopped down for poles...no more limbs breaking wires. Bury those things!

[HockeyMom]

13. Exactly

I now live in Florida (UGH), the land of the HURRICANE. All the wires are BURIED underground. Unfortunately, we also have CEMENT homes with no basements, but better to safe than sorry. You gotta do what you gotta do.

[DonRedwood]

8. Welcome back to civilization!! And welcome to DU!!! Now join the party!!!

[LisaL]

9. Yay!

Did you get to vote?

[longeyemom]

11. Yes!!

Happily, my polling place was not affected. For the days leading up it Election Day, it was really adding to my stress level. I know NY was blue, but the blues areas were hard hit in NYC and in NJ and what if the popular vote was close? Anyway, happily it did not matter

[LisaL]

28. Fantastic!

[Cha]

12. I'm so happy for you, longeyemom! My laptop

was acting up about a week before the Election and I was freaking out that I wouldn't have access to DU!

You poor thing.. But yeah, WE WON

[NotThisTime]

14. My friend just called her power is back too!

[malaise]

15. Looks like the protests worked

or was it the National Guard.
We missed all of you - glad you're back and safe

Great win - the Rmoney faces were priceless.

[barbtries]

16. wow 12 days you poor thing

i'm so happy for you, and yes, we did win!

[GreenPartyVoter]

17. Congrats! Have you had a shower, gotten warm by the heater? So many things we miss when

the power goes down.

[Skittles]

18. we were thinking of y'all, longeyemom

you people in the dark were never alone!

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. Welcome back!!!!

[momsrule]

20. So happy for you.

Hope you have no damages and get right back to normal living now.

[ProSense]

21. Congratulations

Welcome back.

[struggle4progress]

22. woo hoo!

[Stellarblue]

24. Wonderful News!

So happy to hear your power is back on! I live on Long Island also but was one of the lucky ones that only lost power for about 12 hours. Doing a happy dance for you

[rocktivity]

23. Congrats, welcome back, and hope you got to vote!

It was nine days for me -- four in a freezing apartment, and when the temperature dropped, the rest in a "no-tell" motel near Newark Airport. My cell phone didn't start working until last Friday, through which I was able to read and text DU occasionally. On Election Day, I went home, voted and found the lights and heat on but no Internet or Wifi. So back to the motel, where my DU election night coverage consisted of my constantly refreshing the Latest Threads link on my cell phone and laughing at the sad faces on Fox!


rocktivity

[OneTallDrinkofWater]

25. gratz

about time you got your power back, ain't FEMA just grand?

[Drunken Irishman]

26. WE WON THE ELECTION!

If you didn't know.

But of course you did.

[MissMarple]

27. Where on Long Island are you?

[longeyemom]

31. I live

In Commack, off of Scholar, near the HS.

[cal04]

29. Welcome Back! I hope the rest of the people have theirs back soon.

We just got power here on Long Island yesterday. I know exactly how you feel.

[WinkyDink]

30. YOU won, longeyemom, for your stamina!

[catbyte]

32. WOO HOO! Welcome back to civilization! I grew up in northern Michigan and in

1967 we had a blizzard to end all blizzards. We were out of school for 2 full weeks because the county was dealing with 30' snowdrifts blocking the roads. The plows kept getting stuck. They finally had to bring in equipment from Canada. We lost power for 4 days and it seemed like an eternity. Our house was heated by a wood burning furnace but the blower took electricity so it didn't do much good. My mom, dad, 2 cats & me lived in the basement, huddled around the furnace. I can't imagine how hard it's been for you. Glad things are looking up!