Pattye Benson

Community Matters

Hurricane Irene

Let There be Light . . . Electrical Power Restored!

After 48 hours without electricity or water and a husband stranded in Minneapolis since last week, I am thrilled to announce that my camping experience has come to an end!

By the time I went to bed last night, I was feeling rather desperate about the situation. I had grown tired of contacting PECO; each time I spoke to them the news kept getting worse and their updates on restoration day and time pushed further out. In addition to no electricity, we have wells on our property so we were also without water.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, there were 5.6 million homes left without power from North Carolina to Maine last night. Our electricity was restored overnight and I am grateful to no longer be included in that statistic.

To all those in the community helping with the post-Irene clean-up I thank you – I and 391 other households in the Great Valley area appreciatel our electricity this morning. And for those still without power, my hope is that your wait will not be much longer.

PS: Jeff arrived home safely at midnight from Minneapolis – thank you Southwest Airlines!

Storm Prep Guys . . . Call Them for Storm Clean-Up Too!

Yesterday, NBC 10 News was here at the house filming a segment on storm preparation.  The ‘Storm Prep’ guys are Craig Postlewait and his crew from Post Haste Handyman.  Post Haste Handyman is a subsidiary of Craig’s company, Pendulum Solutions which this past week completed a major restoration project on our house.  We were very pleased with the work, which included all new roofing and guttering.

Craig prepared a very good ‘to do’ list for homeowners to consider pre-Irene.  Click here for the link and contact information.  The crew of Post Haste Handyman will be available throughout the storm so you might want to keep their phone number handy (610-527-1660).  Also good for post storm clean-up!

Here’s the news video clip —

View more videos at: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com.

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