Part of the reason for the delay in getting power back to Ohio was that the energy companies had deployed a chunk of their workforce to help with Gustav. They never expected that they would be needed so badly this far north after a hurricane. Plus our infrastructure around here is not really used to sustained tropical force winds, making it double hard. They had to recall the teams heading for TX and pull in what help they could in between.

But people around here have been kind to the power guys. We have lots of stories about people making lemonade, etc for those who have been trying to get us back online.