Comments on: BELCO: Prepared For Direct Impact From Hurricane

By: street wise

street wise — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:11:02 +0000

I don’t care what any of you feel, BELCO is ripping us off. Over $500.00 a month to power a 1400 sq ft condo is absolutely ridiculous!

Tell us again… how many poor folks have been disconnected because they have not been able to afford electricity. No, you’ve never told us that. Why? Because we’d all be absolutely shocked! These folks have been camping at home for some time now.

I have heard rumours that there are over 1500 disconnects, and it continues daily!…. what, until we’re ALL cut off because power is simply too expensive?!

Again… all in all BELCO workers do a great job, it’s management I’m concerned about.

By: But I Can Dream

But I Can Dream — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:40:02 +0000

For goodness sake people. We may have issues with Belco, but when it comes down to it, Belco does their job, and more, and efficiently too, risking safety of themselves. So would everyone stop complaining for once and appreciate this for what it is? Bermudians and their spoiled sense of entitlement, you need to get over yourselves. You’ll be the first ones calling 955….And yes, I am a young, Black born and raised Bermudian female making these comments.

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:28:27 +0000

Lets hope Leslie is not another Fabian. No house damage but no power for 6 weeks. Camping at home gets old quick.

Ready for no power this time. Finally bought a genny. Also collected some partially used batterys & an inverter for 110 power for small stuff so gas guzzling genny does not have to run so much.

It is not if the BELCO power is lost but when. Sure would be nice to dig up all the roads, create all that havoc & all that expense to bury cable just to be certain of power but it just is not going to happen. The cost is too high.

By: sooooooo

sooooooo — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:51:09 +0000

@ streetwise…. Ditto, maybe we should roll back the price hike that was approved on the grounds (no pun intended) that all cables would be underground..

That being a management issue… Hats off to the guys on the streets!!!!

By: VJ

VJ — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:09:48 +0000

@ Fed up Bermudian…thank you for that positive message. As Bermudians we all tend to be critical and negative, but in reality we are better off than many parts of the world and should be grateful. Be safe my fellow Bermudians…

By: street wise

street wise — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:41:31 +0000

We wouldn’t have electrical outage issues if BELCO had buried their cables like they were supposed to do many years ago. Obviously BELCO is profit oriented rather than cunsumer oriented. So how could they increase their fuel surcharge four times when the price of oil was continually going down? That ain’t right, and we just let it slide.

This has nothing to do with the excellent work the outside crews do.

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:46:14 +0000

You sound like the BELCO guy on Election 2012.

By: Fed Up Bermudian

Fed Up Bermudian — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:15:12 +0000

I have to say thank you to the BELCO crews in advance. They work damned hard, in rotten conditions, and often in oppressive heat just to get us all back on line. Yes, it’s partly profit-motivated for sure. But really, when we get slammed by a hurricane, our outages are as short as they can be. I was one of the customers without power for almost two weeks after Fabian, and I have to say that even so, I am appreciative of their efforts. In this same spirit, I give thanks in advance to the men and women of the Regiment. They were lifesavers after Fabian.

I pray that we don’t get as badly hit as we did with Fabian, but if we do, I know the ground crews at BELCO will be working tirelessly to get the island back up and running again.

Be safe, all.

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:00:34 +0000

You guys just don’t get it do you.
Regardless of what you think, been subjected too, one can only do so much.
Victor Newman is………………..

By: Bermudian

Bermudian — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:22:59 +0000

Thank you to all the Belco staff who are there after the storm when they should be home with their own families!

By: Razor

Razor — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:47:15 +0000

This storm will be the perfect excuse for them to raise rates yet again. 2K a month for electricity here we come!

By: Opressed

Opressed — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:19:01 +0000

LOL! Ready my a$$!

Oh well, 6 weeks with out power is a small price to pay for living in Bermuda.

By: Wed, Sept 5th: Tropical Storm Leslie Updates | Bernews.com

Wed, Sept 5th: Tropical Storm Leslie Updates | Bernews.com — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:02:03 +0000

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