I'm in Medfield...the power flickered on and off several times over the course of the storm, but I lucked out. I never lost power outright.

We are in Charles Village and while it was a violent storm, there does not appear to be significant damage. The only thing that was a little funny was a box spring floating down the middle of East 27th Street in the middle of the storm, but some kindly passerbys were nice enough to move it to the sidewalks to allow cars to move freely down the street. Minor tree damage and a lot of noice and scary lightning, but no power shortage on this block.

In Wakefoeld, we lose power when a slight breeze comes through. Amazingly, we didn't go down this time.

i live in ne balto city we have power here lucky

I live in Towson near the Mall. My windows were closed but not latched. When I stepped on a big wet spot on the carpet I blamed the poor dog. Then I realized the poor little critter couldn't have created the pool of water in the middle of my living room. I didn't see the rain blow in because we were huddled in the closet worried the wind would blow in the windows or we might have a tornado. I'll be cleaning up mounds of dirt on my balcony from the heavy ceramic planters that broke. Thank God I have electricity in this heat. I'm not complaining about anything.....thinking of those poor people in Colorado.

In Parkville off of Taylor Ave. We lost power several times for a second or two. But across the same street, they are still out.

We live in Perry Hall. Lights flickered a bunch, but luckily we did not lose power.

It looks like a tornado went through Gwynn Oak.

We have power but no water! We are in Hunter's Glen. Who should we call? Do others have the same problem?

The phone number for public works has been busy all morning. We have no water here off Berryman's lane. Called the local precinct off Franklin Blvd and they have no water either and have had people calling there, too. Said they are working on fixing the issue.

Hey guys, I've been keeping tabs on reports via Twitter from readers and agencies. Follow along here: http://www.twitter.com/towsonpatch

According to an announcement made by the Mayor the number to call is 311 to report non-emergency issues like power outages and 911 for emergency issues. You might want to try that based on the need.

There is also a water outage in 21117 and Reisterstown area, said to be due to an electrical outage at the pumping station(s.)

Hopefully BG&E will give some priority to reestablishing power to the pumping station to get the water pressure back in these areas, for sanitary reasons etc.

Maryland Emergency Management Agency with a reminder via Twitter: "When traffic lights are out, treat them as a 4-way stop."

Still have power in Glen Burnie. Although the wind came first last night and i could hear the transformers popping and buzzing on the main road.

Water pressure extremely low Reisterstown near Timbergrove and Glynowings Drive.

No power in Parkton, lost it around 7:30 this morning, has been okay, but it is heating up now.

We used to live in a house that was on a well. When the power went out it was bad. Not only do you lose the A/C but the water as well.

We live in Parkville off of Taylor. We have not had electricity since 10:30 last night. I happened to be driving from Jarrettsville back home last night when the storm hit. It was horrible. The back roads had the trees down.Belair Rd. looked like you could waterski in the right lane. Then I got to Northern Pkwy...I wasn't sure that I was going to make it through the water there it was a lot. Anyway,as I got closer to my house I could see that it
blocked by downed telephone poles and trees

WEATHER DELAYED OPENING OF DUNDALK HERITAGE FAIR. Saturday, June, 30 at 10.00 AM - From the Dundalk Heritage Fair: We will be opening late today due to 80mph winds and torrential downpours last night. It is looking like we are opening at 3pm. We will update as we have a better idea. All volunteers are on staff to help. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.

In Carney, two sections of my fence blew down, telephone wires blew down, a heavy deck swing blew over the deckrail, transformer was on fire then blew up, and limbs are down.

Anyone find out whats up with the Water? All the numbers are busy. I hope its something simple and not another 5 day ordeal like last time.

In Reisterstown with no water. Any one know when it will be restored?

People need to Chill Out on the complaints! 420K people lost power. Water outages are everywhere. Downed trees and branches are obviously an issue. No one is ignoring the issues.
This storm was not your everyday thunderstorm. Gotta give those hard working BGE, public works, SHA, police, and cable emps some time! They are working on it and they know if you have no service of some sort.

Patch rewind: Nick DiMarco and Ron Snyder try to be BGE linemen for a day. http://towson.patch.com/articles/bge-restoring-power-not-an-easy-job

Of course we have no water. The city will not put emergency generators in the Pikesville pumping station. The station loses power, the whole northwest loses water. This is not acceptable. Other city stations have backup generators, why not ours. We need to get on our council to do something!!!

No one listens! Have you never heard our officials say we should have water on hand in case of emergemcies? Pay attention people. Oh, thats right, it never happens to me. Myself? I have 50 gallons of water on hand, battery tv and battery fans.

CJA, the only time people are prepared is in a nor'easter. They forget the water, batteries and other things but have plenty of toilet paper milk and snacks. Go figure!

HYATTSVILLE IS ALSO WITH OUT POWER SOME AREAS HAVE POWER OTHERS DONT I AM IN IOWA SON CALLED ME THIS MORNING ASK ME TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE MAP FOR RESTORATION TIME EST.

I was stuck in a car with two other people in Rosedale from the beginning to the end of the storm. Plastic bags were flying through the air, trees were swaying like they were made of rubber. The sky was green and the car was rumbling. The water was falling in sheets. It was amazing to watch but terrifying.

This is a telling reminder of how prepared people are if all hell hit the fan tomorrow with a major long term catastrophe. Not a good sign. But I am sure these people can quote House Wives of Orange County shows, or American Idol results, or football scores and players stats. Just saying.... very sad! Who's going to be ready when "poop" hits the fan? I know I am.
This storm means nothing to me and mine; with the power being out (got a generator). Tree damage, I already cut up the tree branches (firewood for next year). Water, I got it but I have 50 gallons of fresh water in the basement.
Backup generator has my cpu, modem, fans, frig, and such running fine. ;)

Here's the skinny on the water outages: http://patch.com/A-vFjq

power is on in Seven Courts. underground power lines almost never fail during storms.
got a rain barrel full of water in case the water goes out.

Having taken a big chance trying to go get cat food because the supply was dwindling way too fast for the heat, I want to compliment: the restraint of so many drivers on Joppa Rd, Target for being open for some supplies, and the kind people who actually allowed a dispersing funeral party exit from Moreland Cemetery. If you look, you can find some very patient, long-suffering, good hearted people managing to get through this temporary mess.

Chase/Middle River down by Gunpowder Park: storm hit hard last night with high winds that turned over a very heavy grill and knocked our power out. Now at 2:30pm we are just making it work, plus grilling later for eats. Just praying everyone is ok and the power comes back soon... Hang in there everyone!

So was there a tornado? It seems that every time there is a major weather event, our grids seem to shut down. Now I know what I'm saying here, it's a major weather event, you need to expect outages! But it seems to be every time? Are we not paying enough to get better more redundant systems online? Why is one pumping station supplying so many areas? Are there any 'lessons learned' meetings that take place after events like this? Yes we need to react when things go south, but what about planning since we know weather events are only going to get worse?

I read the artical (linked above) about the water outage. I should have no problem helping conserve water as mine is still off.

Brian H. I believe that you said it best...anyway, it is what it is the lights are out the water is out. Everybody is trying to get it back on as quickly as possible...This is their job let them handle it. When it isn't a crisis figure out how to handle the next one so we can all strive to be more like Neither (D) or (R)...

I picked the wrong day to go to the Mexican all-you-can-eat at Taco Bell. I REALLY need to flush.

Rob,it's ok...just poo at their place hahaha..I'm sure they won't mind. Spray and it can smell like flowery poop

I need to drop a lot of CHALUPAS. Follow me @RobTheComedian

That sounds like a motto "Drop the Chalupas Before They Drop You"

It could be worse. Up north ConEd is set to strike at midnight tonight.

We just got power back on in our Catonsville neighborhood.

No one seems to have asked the very, very important question - what happened to all the 4th of July parade chairs on Frederick Road last night?

I for one applaude all the workers who are trying to restore power, water etc. People have to show patience and care for there fellow man during these trying times. People, learn patients and understand it is not all about you all the time. There are a half a million people out ther who are being inconvienced and it is not just about you! Show some compasion for your fellow man and neighbors

The governor declares a state of emergency while the patients at ManorCare in Ruxton suffer in their beds in room temperatures reaching dangerous levels. My mother is bed ridden and suffering in this heat along with others. The traffic lights are working but not the nursing home.

The link I posted before showing BG&E was unprepared in the past and nothing has changed and God hopes the poor people in these homes can endure the suffering. The staff is overwhelmed in their attempts to deal with the power problems.

I don't hear a word from the county.

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-09-07/business/bs-bz-lawmakers-bge-hearing-20110907_1_bge-storm-response-state-lawmakers

The sick and defenseless need action not rhetoric.

Let's move this along people. My 4 year old niece is sweating buckets because of this heat and no electricity. Now her mother and father are trying to find a hotel (by the way nearly all hotels are occupied because of this!) if you restore one part of the neighborhood restore all of it. There's no reason why a few block away has power and we don't. Maybe if the city spent a little bit more money in putting everyone's power underground we would all be lit up like the fourth of July like downtown baltimore is right now! My friend lives on Pratt & High street and woke up to perfect water and power. As if nothing happened... But my niece is sweating buckets.....oh. Ok.

I whole heartedly agree. I have been without power this whole time. Last night was the worse because of the heat. I am considering staying at a hotel with my children tonight but really can't afford it.

The area of Towson, Loch Hill and Sherwood has one of the largest concentration of outages yet still no BGE. I understand about hospitals and the 911 centers but agree BGE IS NEVER FULLY PREPARED FOR ANY STORM! Yet they continue to raise rates.

When the cable goes out or my phone is out I get a pro-rated bill. How about apply the same to BGE. Only when there bottom line is impacted will we see better service restoration times.

Still without power at our house by Perry Hall high/middle. Very hot at our house; we stayed with a friend for the night. BGE says outages could last deep until last week!

Bart and Robert Armstrong (Steve), too show you how lame your both are and not being able to think beyond how to spell you names and how clueless, ill informed and just plain stupid , THEY HAVE BACK UP GENERATORS!

Take the power away and you saw the results of the impact of Katrina and how the government failed the people.

The finest nursing home in the country cannot operate without power regardless of the stupid and imprudent remarks your both made. But then again I know the real Bart and Robert.

Put both your IQ's together and you would not reach double digits. Brothers in ignorance.

No power on Emerald Rd.

Woke up (only had 3 hours of sleep because of the extreme humidity) to my job still being closed. Now because of BGE I've missed two days of work. I better see something prorated on my next bill. BGE is a disgrace...

Parkvillehoney, you agree with someone without any knowledge or research? You don't ask questions, inquire or just plain think. Don't you understand (I guess not)
that before agreeing with a person who is on the same level, you might want to make sure you know what you're taking about. Then again I look at what I'm dealing with.

The mouth Bart never did respond to my comments on him crying to shut me up. I guess it was way over your head, but then again when challenged you like Armstrong, AKA Steve fall way shot. Both real honest individuals.

I will say this again for you Robert and that coward Bart, THEY HAVE GENERATORS! Did you hear and get that. The first priority is for BG&E to make sure these facilities have power, not the traffic lights on Charles Street.

It's a good thing Patch does not require a IQ test to be able to comment on this site.

Most of Dundalk doesn't have power yet. When driving around yesturday we only saw one BGE truck fixing street lights. Thats right! I'm not talking traffic lights either. Meantime our elderly and pets are having heat strokes and our food is going bad. I guess BGE is getting even for all the credits they had to issue to their customers.

BGE tree trimmers were in our neighborhood all day on Friday. Have to wonder if their hard work in the hot sun may have saved me and my neighbors from the outages so many others are suffering. Those same guys have gone from preventive tree trimming to fallen tree removal.

Fred watch yourself when being a smart ass. Don't get cursed out on here

Bart think about it. Generators run on what? Gas or diesel or solar power? ManorCare has backup power but no generators can supply the entire amount of power required in this type of situation.

http://ecmweb.com/cee-news-archive/emergency-critical-condition-hospital-power

Study hurricane Katrina and the effects of power outages, flooding and governments response, or lack thereof. With the heat over the next several days lives could be lost. The governor is scheduled to be on "Face the Nation," this morning. I thought there was a state of emergency. How do take care of an emergency from a national broadcast studio.

Are people, neighbors, actually trolling other neighbors on here for their lack of electricity?

Seriously people? You guys are a microcosm of why this country is screwed up. What an embarassment.

To all those out of power still, I'm hoping you guys get it back today. Best wishes to you guys finding respite from the heat. All of us aren't well equipped for it as people like April has mentioned.

Something else to consider - if you see trees on/near your powerlines (overhang) report it to BGE. I drive down Silver Spring every day and I'm amazed that people let the trees hang over their lines.

Buzz, again, you're making no sense. It shows a lack of preparation on the nursing home's part if they cannot run their facility, 100% in the case of an emergency such as this one. They are responsible for the lives of very fragile people.
And for you to make the cheap comment about O'Malley being on Face the Nation? So what? Do you expect him to be out there working on the lines?
We all certainly feel badly for those without power, but should everyone else put their lives on hold until everyone has their power back?
The way you attack people who dare to disagree with you or who dare to call you out on your ridiculous statements is beyond bad manners.

For those of you who are frustrated I nderstad but believe me BG&E and all the other workers are working as quickly and safely as possible. They are not just sitting around and doing nothing. For those of you who do not understand you can be on a different grid from the people who live right across the street from you. They cannot put the power on if somewhere in your grid they have to remove trees or anything else before they can get to the wires. Be patient it just is an inconvience think about the people who lost everything on Colorado. Oh yea I forgot it is the all about me syndrome.

Hey Bart O'Malley deserves everything he gets. What has he done for us, oh yeah raised taxes on just about everything we buy, promised us he would fight Constellation Energy on any price increase, then wimpered like a baby and gave in to them right after he got elected. His state is in an emergency situation and all he cares about is his own agenda so he can continue lying to people for his on political gain. Anyone who has voted or continues to vote for him just does not get it and cannot be to bright

Welp an ambulance just came down my street and stopped at a neighbors house n took an elderly man away. Smh they tell him stay inside because it's hot ass hell but can't stay inside b/c he has no damn power. Great Job! Keep up the work BGE! Let's see how many more ppl are going to be rushed to the ER

I am on Sollers Point Road, Dundalk--lights flickered, went out, back out and then on again. We only lost power for a few minutes. BGE trimmed trees all along Sollers Point Road a few months ago, and that probably saved us. My son and his family lost power on Yorkway and we took my generator to his house. He had his fridge hooked up to his neighbor's generator. When he got his running he hooked another neighbor up to his generator. That is how it is supposed to be. Neighbors and friends and family helping each other.

I am not sure why a neighborhood of such concentration as Loch Raven Village would see an outage as widespread as what we are experiencing. Towson Mareketplace has lost two days of revenue. There is a heavy concentration of outages in this area with no explanation, even though I suspect some sort of software problem - not hardware - as I have driven through the Village and there are no downed wires anywhere. We are We have been out since 11:30 Friday and Loch Raven Blvd is a mess traffic wise. The new Lowes at Taylor and Hillsway is on generator, however cell coverage in the area is disrupted due to the cell tower on the Lowes parking lot losing power.

I find it funny that BGE reps are hiding behind a recording and not taking any of the calls. It's ok though. When all of this is over they will resume taking calls again. And I feel sorry for the person who picks up the phone when I'm on the other end.....

Yes keep up the good work BGE. Because Jack G didn't see my neighbor get sent to the hospital b/c of the heat due to no power. Or that most of my neighborhood is elderly!! So yes keep up the "good" work. I'm sure there's more ambulances on its way to the ER!!!

Does the Circuit Court building in Towson have power?

Sorry to here that but BG&eE cannot be responsible for all the wrongs and are doing the best they What did you do to help your elderly neighbor. Did you check on them or are you ne of those people wo like to complain about everything when it goes wron. Just love Monday morning quarterbacks. My mom has breather problems but i made arrangements to get her to a cool place, actions speak louder than words. Instead of blame do something about the problem before it gets worse. Maybe you don't undersrand that.

My power went off at 10PM Friday and came back Sat. at 2 AM
I am lucky that there wasn't any damage to my home all I had was down tree limbs and power outage. I will pray for everybody else that doesn't have power.

Jack Smh lol have a seat. You wish I did that for a living so you could feel smarter than someone. However I actually have a very good career. Sorry to burst your bubble asshole. JD1 try not to give a compliment followed by trying to throw an insult. If want I am saying offends anyone please feel free to keep scrolling to the next comment. Guess no one knew it was that simple...

April's comments and account will be suspended I believe very shortly. Everyone say goodbye to April.

It;s very simple I have electricity and my friends who don't know they are welcome in my house anytime, to cool off, get a hot meal they don't have to pay for, take a shower, sleep, contact loved ones, etc.....My only regret is I can't have their pets over to because I am allergic to female animals and have a dog our there pets would be welcomed too, I will come by and let them sit in my car for awhile to cool off, the pets, in low AC. I have also made suggestions to friends that have people coming in from out of town and they don't have electricity so everyone can feel fresh (shower, sleep) and greet their loved ones feeling good. These are examples of what you do APRIL, not act like a baby.

April don't demean yourself with the language. It violates the terms of use and will be deleted by the editors. It also impacts your message. Take the high ground. JD1 said it right, respond like an adult.

Y'all act like once I get electricity I'll b on here. I found this site out of sheer boredom b/c I have no power. So if it gets deleted my world won't end. Lol trust me so everyone can calm down.

FIFA I'm sorry I didn't know you were the CEO of this website. JEANNE you tell random strangers how to act? Oh...ok.

April found this sight from "sheer boredom" so she can complain on a web site instead of helping her neighbors and herself while they have no electricity. She blames BG&E for her neighbor having to go to the er in an ambulance because of the heat but did she do anything to help her neighbor, when asked she didn't answer. How sad, hope her neighbor will be ok.

Jeanne how am I going to help my neighbor when I didn't know what was happening until I saw the ambulance???? Please know it all tell me... His son was in the house and went with his father. So tell me what was supposed to do at the time he was in the ambulance???? Drive it myself??? I hope he is ok as well.

Jeanne u seem to know everything about everything... So please inform me of everything I should b doing to help the entire neighborhood and myself in this 100 degree weather and no electricity... I'm sure you have all the answers.

Jeanne I went over my friend's house yesterday. Spent the whole day there. She's not home today so I'm not going to ask to just sit in her house while she isn't there. Everyone else has no power. Now what??? I'll wait.

I hope everyone who is so quick to jump on the bandwagon and speak any kind of way to me has electricity. B/c y'all have a lot to say of how I should "act" "speak" what I need to be doing for my whole neighborhood...

I'm sorry Jack G I don't remember directing my last couple comments to you....I put the person's name in when I'm speaking to them so they know who it's being directed to. You weren't one of them so you may keep your comments to yourself. Have a good day.

Lol ok Jack. Type away. You clearly just like attention and thinks that people care about your thoughts as much as you do.

April is a blithering idiot and a troll, where is the Patch today, on vacation?

Move to Canada, they have electricity.

FIFA your mother is a troll. Now move that to Canada.

Tyler, thank you for your excellent work this weekend. While I have received information from the County Executive's office that I have tried to pass along thrrough emails, I have not received any information from BGE this weekend. But based on my conversations with community leaders, I know that power was restored in Cromwell Valley east of Providence Road, Burkleigh Square, some homes near Stevenson Lane, and West Towson yesterday; parts of Parkville and Loch Raven Village today. I would like to thank those utility workers, public works officials, and safety professionals working hard over the weekend, and I am sorry for those families still enduring the heat.

For the other Tim... People who pay under budget billing... Pay the same regardless of whether the power is on or not.
No skip a bill when the power goes out. And by time you see an adjustment, the rates have raised again...

Well for all the people who are tired of the complaints I think you have to understand that there are some who can't afford to hang out at the mall; to stay in a hotel; to buy more food... If people need to vent about the bad thing, let them vent.

I know for a fact that BGE does not prioritize alone based on safety issues. If that was the case there would be traffic lights directing traffic instead of traffic comes. There are several major streets in Towson, Loch Hill, Putty Hill area that have no downed wires or poles. So at the very least why aren't the traffic lights on.

I found out today that in my area the power may not have went out but may have been turned off as some sort of rolling blackout to prevent further damage from the storm. If this is the case the. BGE NEEDS TO SAY SO! Do not tell me that there's a problem. Tell me the problem and how my area is impacted. Then and only then will this customer stop complaining.

Well said Lavonne!! *applauds* :)

You folks are useless. Without the government here to help what would you do?

You folks dont have basic food and water on hand to deal with something? Really?

You cant figure out that if the lights at an intersection arent working you cant do 60 MPH through it without stopping?

You think the government needs to open "cooling" stations? What the hell is that? You cant live without A/C for a few days? You dont know to stay alive in the heat you need WATER and shelter.....not A/C.

You people are generally pathetic. If you cant take care of yourself and your family you've failed.

I truly hope nothing *SERIOUS* happens.....the amount of useless "I need help" people in MD is sad.

Even your grand parents lived through a few summers without A/C in their life...heck some did not even have in door plumbing.

Stop complaining.

I live in Roland Park and my power has been out since Friday night. But as I came through neighborhoods this morning, some places are a ghost town. Lights out, stores closed, tress down, trees through houses, water in their basements, damage to houses. I know people are frustrated, but BGE is trying to help everyone out. I heard this morning that there are over 150,000 trees down! It takes hours to cut down a tree because of the houses, power lines, people's safety. Not one neighborhood or person is more imortant than the other. If you are that pissed off that you don't have power, maybe you should have invested in a generator or been a little more prepared for any storm at any time. Maybe everyone should look at one thing, we are all alive. Maybe thenk God for that, instead of complaining and arguing!

No wonder the world laughs at us in America. So many whiny, entitled victims that get really upset when they can't watch tv or sit in the air conditioning. What are the citizens in America going to do when real poop hits the fan?

I find it funny that all those people who always laugh at us "goofy" citizens as we prepare for the worst while fighting for more freedoms and less laws, less taxes and less government. They call us; wacko's or gun nuts or out of touch; but I am sitting pretty, 100% well off during this whole storm in Perry Hall.

Instead of spending $1500 on a big tv with my tax refund a few years ago... I bought a house generator. Instead of spending $4000 on a pool for the yard... I built a natural large fresh water pond (complete with edible fish, and plenty of water plants). Instead of repeatedly buying new vehicles to look rich and cool; I use that $400 a month car payment to buy 4 (50 G) filtered rain barrels, a huge yearly vegetable garden, a small greenhouse, and a solar sun room full of miniature banana trees, lemon/ lime trees, pineapple bushes, chilli plants and fresh herbs.

For anyone that has pets and can afford it: the Petsmart behind Harford Mall has a pet hotel, it cost $18.00 for day care and $22.00 for camp. Their number is (410)638-0330 (press 6 then 1) You can drop off your dog for the day, we usually drop off our dog for camp at 8:30am and pick him up at 7:30 pm, they will be in ac, be fed, walked inside the hotel area or if at camp playing all day except 12:00-1:00 that is rest time.The people there are great and love the animals and the break from the heat is good for the animals. They also take cats but I don't know the prices. I told a friend of mine that I know it's a lot of money, especially since you just lost all that food and have to replace it, but it is cheaper then a vet bill if you have to rush your pet in for heat stroke. Please keep in mind our pets have a fur coat so if we are hot they are even hotter. I do not work for Petsmart I just wanted to get the word out. Good luck everyone, stay cool.

i ve had it BGE is shortchnging their consumers - we pay good money each month and what do we get intreturn - less repairs crews longer repair cycles - i challenge Marks, Boetler and Cluster to find out why we have to wait 5 days for repair crews to arrive from out of state. my hood loses power first and gets restored last..this is soo wrong is not funny anymore do something or else

power still out as of today July 3rd, wires down in yard and hanging from house
no updates as of today, I have 4 dogs and no where to take them.

First of all people without electricity are not "softies" , go several days without any electricity, that means no AC, cold food, lights, computer, TV, possibly no oven or stove, no microwave, etc..... They have lost food and now have to buy food, when they get there power back, and a lot of people don't have the money to buy twice the amount of food. Yes people have lived without AC but we could plug the fans in and use the electricity to run them to cool off, no electricity=no fans. The tempatures have been very hot, 2 code red days so far this week, and not helping. Having to buy meals, because you can't cook or don't have food to cook, is more expense. If the people going through all this want to vent, let them they deserve the chance. The only problem is the people who have to use cuss words and are nasty to specific people. Please don't blame BG&E, they are working their buts off and if they could go any faster they would. The storm created this problem and the government is not helping the counties. To everyone without electricity: I hope you get it back very soon.

Everyone be careful Tuesday night around 9:00, there is suposed to be another storm front coming through like fridays (not as strong) according to WBAL. For the people that do have electricity we have cut back on our use in hopes that there won't be more problems. Our Lab doesn't like that fact that our fan is not running all day but I just tell him there are doggies with no fans and no AC so too bad!! He also doesn't like being allowed upstairs but we want him to stay were it is cool.

Well, I'm probably going to get some flak from a few people on this, but let me explain something to you people back there in the Baltimore area. I live in the foothills of the Appalachian Mts in southeastern Ohio and we got hit pretty hard with that storm, as a matter of fact there are areas out here that are still without power and probably won't get it back until sometime next week. Now nobody out here is complaining about our power company getting the power back on, mainly because we know of the extent of the damage that this storm did out here and we know that our power company and their crews are doing the best they can to restore power to the whole state of Ohio parts of West Virginia and Indiana as safely as possible. There is one thing that we, out here in the mountains have learned to do and that's be prepared, we have generators, some houses are even powered was solar power and some houses even have rain barrels and ponds to collect the rainwater. We check on our neighbors even though our closest neighbor might be half mile down the road, we make it a point to know our neighbors and who needs what helped in times like this. Oh and by the way, I'm a native of Prince Georges County, Maryland and had BG&E for a power company in the city of Bowie for 20 yrs and we helped our neighbors there also. Even shared my generator with some of my neighbors when power went out.

Arnie, says that I'm a moron with a low IQ. What is my IQ Arnie? You made the statement. It seems to me that one who makes such a claim might want to back it up with the facts, not rhetoric.

You mention rants. What rants? If you are not prepared to challenge the facts then I would not comment. It does not bode well for your comment on IQ.

D &R, I simply thanked the councilman for taking the time to get involved in the peoples discourse. How many other politicians we here from?

They have time to be in the parades though but not enough to stay in touch.

"What is my IQ Arnie?"

Can we start a pool?