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I think it's clearly a leadership issue... or even better a lack of leadership. Let's re-elect Cuomo, or even send him to the White House in '16. Bellone, Mangano and the rest of the crew are no better. At least Christie took the reigns in Jersey and helped ease the situation.
That's the problem with everything, we keep sending the same fools back to Albany, Cuomo gets a bye for now but not Skelos or Silver, they are directly responsible for the management we have at LIPA. You won't hear any criticism coming from them.
The worst part is that this is impacting electricians and construction workers getting to the homes, they are waiting on these gas lines and slowing the recovery. Now that they have created panic its going to take some time to build up confidence.
With my gas tank at less than 1/4 tank, I ran out to gas up tonight. Only two stations open, lines were longer than ever. I'll wait to see if it eases tomorrow, but I find this remarkable. We live on LI and pay more than most of the nation for everything. Yet our leadership cannot even get gas flowing 12 days after Sandy hit us. Useless politicians.
I'm not anti-government nor do I oppose taxes, even high taxes, assuming that we are getting what we pay for. Long Islanders do not. Our schools are overrated, our infrastructure is crumbling, our government agencies are swollen, unresponsive, and ineffective.
I'm not anti-government nor do I oppose taxes, even high taxes, assuming that we are getting what we pay for. Long Islanders do not. Our schools are overrated, our infrastructure is crumbling, our government agencies are swollen, unresponsive, and ineffective.
That pretty much sums it up nicely. Something I've been saying for many years. Unfortunately it takes a disaster to open one's eyes. Third world countries get better responses from their elected and sometimes not elected officials. Crazy, with all that money and supposedly an predominant area, it comes to this...sad indeed.
My first fill up was 2hrs in St. James 2 days after the storm. Second time was this past Monday at Gulf in Smithtown, 40 min. Filled the wifes car Wednesday at Hess in Commack,30 min.
-some stations has no gas with people camping out in their cars waiting for the tankers
-other stations approx 2 miles away I saw had a line of maybe 12 cars & people are pumping gas.
I noticed a gas station on Pulaski Road in Kings Park had a pretty short line this morning. I think there were about 7 cars waiting at the gas station when I was on my way to work. Not sure if they had just opened or not b/c I just happend to be driving bye. I hope the odd/even days really do help the situation on LI.
-some stations has no gas with people camping out in their cars waiting for the tankers
-other stations approx 2 miles away I saw had a line of maybe 12 cars & people are pumping gas.
I saw the same thing today. I wanted to drive up to them and say, "Hey there is a station right up sunrise with NO LINE, why are you camping??!"
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