I have not seen ONE plow on Pond Ave. where the hell are they? They plow when there is a dusting of snow but not when there is a BLIZZARD!!

We need to have patience and understanding. I am safe at home. We are cold but safe. The plow guys and national grid are being hampered by those of us who think we are so special that we can leave our cars on the street or who go out and get in the way or who become stuck and abandon vehicles in the middle of the road. Please be thoughtful and kind. If u know someone old , young or sick check on them. Make sure they are ok. Take them in if u need to.

Have patience? Rhode Island one of the most inept state gov. Let alone Nat. Grid. They have both dropped the ball again. There are thousands of backhoes and private plows in r. I. Where is the Nat. Guard? People are going to freeze to death. This there job and they had days to prepare. How much money the does the gov. Take from everyone? They took over Iraq in 3 weeks. The only thing the gov does well is kill people or put them in prison. This is shameful.

It is 48 degrees in my apt. That is with the sun out. What will it be tomorrow when it was 15 degrees out and no light? I think Jennifer has a point. The little lot where city hall people park is down to bare pavement. It's Saturday. I just want to be somewhere its warm. How can Natl Grid fix anything without roads plowed? Retread Jennifer's post. She did not say she was going anywhere, just questioning where the plows are- other than plowing a lot for people not even at work

Thank you Natasha ... The news says stay off the streets so they can be plowed thus allowing National Grid to do their job.
Retread my post Chris. It says nothing about driving. I just want to know where the plows are.
So Chris, if you do not have anything nice to say, try saying nothing at all.

My sister lives in Newport, she said they are restoring power on the Island from North to South....sadly she is at the southern end....and is freezing in her house too.

That this should happen in this day and age is wrong on so many levels. It smacks of incompetence and immorality. This is the dead of winter. Families, babies, elderly people are cold; they can't bathe; many can't cook a hot meal. Pipes could burst, damaging homes. Glad National Grid is working to restore power but something is seriously wrong when the company can't keep the lights on. (Remember Irene?) It is time to rethink the electrical infrastructure and the way National Grid does business. Heads should roll.

Chris, I did not think you could " try saying nothing at all " and you proved me right.

If you really have concerns about losing power during storms you might just consider buying a Generator. Some available ones will start automatically, seperating themselves from the grid and will run your whole house. I had one some time ago but it was mounted in a big motorhome. Hit the switch and had heat or air conditioning , hot water, microwave/convection oven worked and so did the TV. Fully self contained. No we live in a stick and brick house, all electric, and if the power goes out...you wait or should have bought a big generator and had it installed.

I know they can, mostly by burying their lines. But when they come to you and the neighbors and tell you that they have to dig up your yards for a ditch to hold the electrical wiring and the cable guys are standing right behind them telling you they will also be using the ditch and there will have to be a box in the yard back there where your flower garden is....what will your suggestion be then? And when they say that they will remove the ugly poles lining your street because everything will be underground?

Chris, you are certifiable and THAT is the nice thing I have to say.
Enough is enough...Good night.