Wednesday p.m. – Windstorm news, many still without power across state, Brunner, Strickland, Beatty
Filed under: Gov Strickland, Hurricane Ike, Joe Biden, Presidential Campaign 2008, State of Ohio Govt
Ohio News
- 8 p.m. Electricity still out in 47,000 greater Cleveland homes – The Plain Dealer
- Eaton rejects $25 million incentives and leaves Cleveland – The Plain Dealer
- Cleveland councilwoman resigns to take Ohio Senate Seat – The Plain Dealer
- 5 p.m. AEP nears halfway mark in restoring power – Columbus Dispatch
- Two sue over Brunner’s absentee ruling – Columbus Dispatch
- Biden rips McCain in Maumee for ignoring middle class – Columbus Dispatch
- OSU to pay Beatty $320,000 in new job – Columbus Dispatch
- 7 p.m. Storm leaves Dayton on brink of ‘food crisis’ – Dayton Daily News
- Strickland seeks $7 million in federal aid for storm relief – Dayton Daily News
West Central/Central Ohio Power Outages: Wednesday p.m.
Information from the Utilities
AEP is reporting 330,000 of their 650,000 customers who were without power have had service restored. Following this link will take you to their Storms & Outages information page. If you live in the Columbus area there are links to maps of sections of the metro area with estimates of when power will be back on.
Dayton Power & Light latest information can be found here. Wednesday morning they were reporting half of their customers who were without power have been restored with about 105,000 customers left. They are also reporting they are finding unreported damage as they repair the grid which is adding some time to efforts.
Lines Down in Dayton Area
Tuesday a.m. – Ohio Windstorm Storm Updates & Wall Street Woes
Filed under: Hurricane Ike, State of Ohio Govt, U.S. Economy
Storm Links
Click Here for Latest Windstorm News from Dayton, West Cent. Ohio from The Dayton Daily News
Dayton Power & Light Consumer Information
American Electric Power - Ohio
Columbus Dispatch home page – storm coverage
NE Ohio updates from Cleveland Plain Dealer
Other News
Officials try to stem crisis; Fed to meet – New York Times
Shares drop in Europe and Asia – New York Times
Race for cash at A.I.G. – New York Times
Wall Street posts first loss since 2001 – New York Times
Galveston: Searchers fear more grim discoveries – Houston Chronicle
Bank turmoil slams Asian indexes – Wall Street Journal
Fed’s mettle will continue to be tested – Wall Street Journal
Op-Ed: Why Obama’s Health Plan is Better – Wall Street Journal
Government struggles to control crisis – Washington Post
Ohio Wrestles with Remnants of Hurricane Ike
Filed under: Gov Strickland, Hurricane Ike, State of Ohio Govt
Sunday was the Wind, Monday began the cleanup
The view from the greater Columbus area was surreal in places after several hours of sustained winds of 30-50 m.p.h. with hurricane gusts of 75-77 m.p.h. Trees of three to four feet in diameter uprooted and knocked over were almost commonplace Sunday night and Monday morning as people ventured out to look for open restaurants or just sightsee. The occasional numbskull blew through dead traffic lights like one of Ike’s gusts. I can’t believe there hasn’t been a T-bone car accident at every non-functioning traffic signal in town.
Governor Strickland announced this afternoon that by everyone’s best count there were approximately 2 million electric utility customers without power around the state. Here in Central Ohio, 60% of American Electric Power’s customers were without service. For the first time since moving to my Bexley neighborhood four months ago, I saw groups of kids moving in knots from yard to yard. I guess all those little rugrats really do spend their days indoors. Strickland declared a state of emergency for the state, making it a simpler proposition for state agencies to render local assistance to counties and municipalities. Ted Strickland is a swell guy. Thank God, Ken Blackwell didn’t win that election. With all of his hot air we’d have trees blowin’ over every day.
My power went out around 4:30 p.m. Sunday and was restored at about the same time on Monday. If it wouldn’t have been for both mine and my wife’s car becoming entombed in our detached garage – there’s no side door – being without power would’ve been fine for a day. It’s a hassle, sure. But the quiet at night and watching the neighborhood come to life for a few hours Sunday evening and Monday morning was worth it. I wonder if that taste of outdoors adventure set in with those kids? I’ll have to keep my eyes out for them …
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- Gas prices, supply make people nervous – Columbus Dispatch
- Governor Strickland declares emergency – Columbus Dispatch
- Repairs could take a week – Columbus Dispatch
- AEP OHIO Power Outage Information – AEP Ohio Website
- Restoring service could take a week in some areas – Cincinnati Enquirer
Illustration by Dayton Daily News
- Dayton Power & Light: Repairs could stretch into weekend – Dayton Daily News
Hurricane Brings Out the Idiot in Some
While first responders spend the day saving lives and prioritizing calamities, there are a few self-absorbed idiots in Texas who are just adding to the noise and confusion.
I couldn’t believe my ears when watching local coverage of the Hurricane Ike this morning when TV journalists from KHOU reported on the air that 911 call centers were inundated with calls – many of them from people who evacuated and were just checking in back home on their properties. KHOU reported one lady called 911 to report that a skylight in her house had blown in.
KHOU on-air talent beseeched the evacuees and those sheltering in place to only call the authorities in the event of a life threatening emergency or downed power lines. I don’t have to be politic or polite in my announcement:
Attention self-absorbed jackasses who believe that in the midst of a huge natural disaster in the nation’s fourth largest city that the local constabulary is going to go check your house for damage – or gives a crap about your windows: Shut the fuck up and stay off the phone.
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National Weather Service Says Ike Could Bring “Certain Death” to Those Who Don’t Evacuate Coastal Areas, Barrier Islands
Ike May Nail Galveston/Houston Early Morning Hours Saturday
Click Here for Latest National Hurricane Center Public Advisory on Ike
- Perry Warns Texans in Ike’s Path: “Get out Now” – Houston Chronicle
Excerpt from NWS Weather Statement (local) for Coastal Texas:
SHORELINE OF GALVESTON BAY…15 TO 22 FEET
LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION LIKELY!
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS…AND POSSIBLY ENTIRE COASTAL COMMUNITIES…
WILL BE INUNDATED DURING THE PERIOD OF PEAK STORM TIDE. PERSONS
NOT HEEDING EVACUATION ORDERS IN SINGLE FAMILY ONE OR TWO STORY
HOMES WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY ON THE COAST WILL BE DESTROYED. WIDESPREAD
AND DEVASTATING PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LIKELY ELSEWHERE.
VEHICLES LEFT BEHIND WILL LIKELY BE SWEPT AWAY. NUMEROUS ROADS
WILL BE SWAMPED…SOME MAY BE WASHED AWAY BY THE WATER. ENTIRE
FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF. WATER LEVELS MAY
EXCEED 9 FEET FOR MORE THAN A MILE INLAND. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN
MULTI-STORY FACILITIES RISK BEING CUTOFF. CONDITIONS WILL BE
WORSENED BY BATTERING WAVES. SUCH WAVES WILL EXACERBATE PROPERTY
DAMAGE…WITH MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF HOMES…INCLUDING THOSE OF
BLOCK CONSTRUCTION. DAMAGE FROM BEACH EROSION COULD TAKE YEARS TO
REPAIR.
News – Strickland, DHL, Palin in Lebanon, Obama in Ohio, ODOT, Brunner and ballots, Space, Husted, Kim Jong-Il Revered Glorious Leader, Hurricane Ike, Pakistan-Afghanistan, U.S. Budget Deficit
Filed under: Barack Obama, Bush Foreign Policy, Cuyahoga Corruption, Gov Strickland, Ohio Economy, Presidential Campaign 2008, Russian/Georgian Conflict, Sarah Palin, State of Ohio Govt
Ohio News
- Strickland administration says DHL job-cutting plan may be illegal – Columbus Dispatch
- Moonbats wild about Palin in Lebanon – Columbus Dispatch
- Obama wants to double funding for charter schools – Columbus Dispatch
Dear Politicians: Charter Schools are the easy way out. Fix public education.
- ODOT pays $2 million in overtime to workers who aren’t eligible – Columbus Dispatch
- Ohio Lawmakers Reluctantly back Bailout – Columbus Dispatch
- Absentee ballot policy under fire – Columbus Dispatch
- Space-Dailey Race – Columbus Dispatch
- Husted won’t say whether he’s SecState candidate – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- J. Kevin Kelley campaign contributors draw FBI scrutiny – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hurricane Ike
- Across Haiti a Scene of Devastation – Washington Post
- Billions of damage in Cuba, Ike Sets Sites on Texas – Reuters
World News
- Glorious leader almost certainly ill – BBC
- Russians hail Georgia deal as big win – Christian Science Monitor
- U.S. still weighing stronger action against Russia – Los Angeles Times
- Zadari, Karzai pledge new era of cooperation – Washington Post
Has Zadari told the ISI?
- U.S. federal budget deficit approaches $407 billion – Associated Press
Thanks, Shrub! We’re not only safer because you created terrorists over there in Iraq so you could talk about not having to fight them here … you’ve left us bankrupt! You Jackass.
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