What's your opinion?

JLM

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I think that anyone who was without power for 12 hours or more should be billed ZERO for the billing period! What do you think?
 

justfred

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My thoughts are that if your power meter is not turning, because the power is off, because the power lines are down, there will not be a charge for any power used. DUH, I guess JLM did not think of that.
 

cj44

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I think that anyone who was without power for 12 hours or more should be billed ZERO for the billing period! What do you think?
Since when should we demand absolute perfection in life? Sometimes the power goes out. If customers are billed zero, the power will go out more often and for longer periods of time. In this life there is trouble. In the grand scheme, power outages are not terribly troublesome. Buy a generator if you find it a bother.
 

JLM

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My thoughts are that if your power meter is not turning, because the power is off, because the power lines are down, there will not be a charge for any power used. DUH, I guess JLM did not think of that.


Maybe it works that way where you live but it sure as Hell doesn't work that way here!
 

JLM

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Since when should we demand absolute perfection in life? Sometimes the power goes out. If customers are billed zero, the power will go out more often and for longer periods of time. In this life there is trouble. In the grand scheme, power outages are not terribly troublesome. Buy a generator if you find it a bother.
1. Who was demanding perfection?............I was allowing them 12 hours.
2. I bet there's a handful of Torontonians who would disagree.
3. How many people in Eastern Canada had to put out $thousands for motels and restaurant meals?
 

Retired_Can_Soldier

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That's not going to happen. The Provincial Libs gotta pay for subsidizing all those new fangled windmills, cancelled gas plants and figuring out a way to make Kathy not be the break up girlfriend we got stuck with because Dalton knew when the jig was up and abandoned ship.
 

JLM

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Why don't hydro companies just run ads on what to have in your emergency kit. You have one don't you?


Most people probably will not succumb to a hydro "emergency", as most homes have adequate blankets and clothing and some sort of grub in the house that doesn't require cooking. A few gallons of water set aside probably wouldn't be a bad idea. As a side issue I've heard that some people are worried about food going bad and pipes freezing. I wouldn't have thought it possible to suffer from both.
 

Dexter Sinister

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That's not going to happen. The Provincial Libs gotta pay for subsidizing all those new fangled windmills, cancelled gas plants and figuring out a way to make Kathy not be the break up girlfriend we got stuck with because Dalton knew when the jig was up and abandoned ship.
Cynical, amusing, and accurate. Good one, nicely put. You must be a writer... :)
 

Cliffy

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Since when should we demand absolute perfection in life? Sometimes the power goes out. If customers are billed zero, the power will go out more often and for longer periods of time. In this life there is trouble. In the grand scheme, power outages are not terribly troublesome. Buy a generator if you find it a bother.
You sound like a Buddhist.

Get some solar panels and junk most of your power guzzling appliances. They make 12 volt stuff for RVs. Lots of things a person can do to go off grid. Screw the power companies.
 

JLM

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Since when should we demand absolute perfection in life? Sometimes the power goes out. If customers are billed zero, the power will go out more often and for longer periods of time. In this life there is trouble. In the grand scheme, power outages are not terribly troublesome. Buy a generator if you find it a bother.


Generators generally burn fossil fuels so I'm not sure they are a viable long term solution to anything.
 

damngrumpy

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We have allowed our society to become so dependent on power we can't function
without power period. I understand the frustration but the weather happens and its
not the fault of crews or politicians when a mega event happens.
 

karrie

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I think that anyone who was without power for 12 hours or more should be billed ZERO for the billing period! What do you think?



Let's logic out this plan.


If my power is our for more than 12 hours, I get a free month of power. That sounds good on the surface for the consumer.


But. If a catastrophic issue occurs, and the company knows it will have to be out more than 12 hours, then they know they are not getting paid for the month by the people in that area. So, when deciding how to fix it, as the company, knowing you already have lost out on a month's revenue, do you throw multiple crews and overtime at it to get it fixed? Or do you take your sweet time, make sure you're not paying overtime, and simply ensure the power is back on by next billing period?
 

taxslave

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If you noticed on all the news shots in Toronto there are (were) thousands of trees growing around the power lines. The question is did hydro refuse to do proper line maintenance by cutting these trees down or did someone else refuse to let them cut the trees?

Burring all the lines underground is hugely expensive. WHo is going to pay? And where does the money come from?