Saturday, February 3, 2018

Southern Electric Power companies here...

So, credit where credit is due, in all fairness I must say that one very important thing that FEMA did as soon as it got here, was give the major hospitals huge generators that ran the entire hospital which was a huge Godsend.

Along with the Autoridad De Energia Electrical (Puertorican power company), we also have here doing a great deal of the work, the Southern Electric Power Companies from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, etc. My granddaughter lives high on a mountain and she tells me that thank God "the gringos" :) restored power there exactly one day before Three Kings, January 6th, so they've had power and water since then. The people here are very thankful and hospitable and so they offer bottled water, coffee, food etc., anything just put those poles and wires up guys!!!  xD

Helicopters have been used to put the poles in place in some of the out of the way areas, mountains etc.  I must say they are doing a great job, it isn't easy!

They've gotten along great with the locals as this is country and they're all good ole country boys. As I say, country is country in any part of the world...

Some pics:








 
Photos courtesy of
http://alabamanewscenter.com/2018/01/29/alabama-power-crews-restoring-electricity-making-new-friends-puerto-rico/

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