Storm aftermath — DC is AWOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not true - there are trees down all over cap hill but at least no electricity out

Right. So less people in dangerous circumstances because they have power and no downed power lines. Exactly true.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are near Potomac river in palisades/Wesley heights/Kent area and the whole place is an absolute mess! So many roads blocked by entire trees down. Cara crushed, houses hit by trees, no power. There should be full force out there cleaning and I am just not seeing it. Where are the crews!?

They are in neighborhoods where more people and streets more critical for overall transportation have been impacted. Were you thinking that your neighborhood would get priority over others for some reason?

The main thoroughfare leading to Sibley Hospital is blocked by multiple fallen trees. I thought areas in need would get time sensitive help. Since this area was hit the hardest I thought there would be more immediate support than there has been.

Why are people on this board so darn bitter and quick to jump down anyone’s throat that voices an issue in exchange for finding some reason the posters issue is undeserving or illegitimate.

There was a storm and many people will be going 4 days without power. Regardless of where you are in the city that is not easy.

[Anonymous]

Why do people assume that if their neighborhood is not getting first priority, nothing is being done anywhere in the city? Believe it or not, the world does not revolve around you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do people assume that if their neighborhood is not getting first priority, nothing is being done anywhere in the city? [url]Believe it or not, the world does not revolve around you.

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But city taxes and revenue does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are near Potomac river in palisades/Wesley heights/Kent area and the whole place is an absolute mess! So many roads blocked by entire trees down. Cara crushed, houses hit by trees, no power. There should be full force out there cleaning and I am just not seeing it. Where are the crews!?

Presumably fixing things in other areas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are near Potomac river in palisades/Wesley heights/Kent area and the whole place is an absolute mess! So many roads blocked by entire trees down. Cara crushed, houses hit by trees, no power. There should be full force out there cleaning and I am just not seeing it. Where are the crews!?

Presumably fixing things in other areas?

Can someone please tell the people on this thread what the other area is?

[Anonymous]

Fingers crossed but we just got power back in Cleveland Park.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are near Potomac river in palisades/Wesley heights/Kent area and the whole place is an absolute mess! So many roads blocked by entire trees down. Cara crushed, houses hit by trees, no power. There should be full force out there cleaning and I am just not seeing it. Where are the crews!?

Presumably fixing things in other areas?

Can someone please tell the people on this thread what the other area is?

In all seriousness where are the other areas outside of the NW neighborhoods mentioned on this thread that are in need of immediate assistance? I am NOT saying the neighborhoods in NW DC are more important than any other, I just genuinely am not aware of neighborhoods that were hit more severely than a handful of NW DC ones.

[Anonymous]

The whole Wesley Heights, Kent, Foxhall area was a disaster today. No one out directing traffic, cars not obeying the 4 way stop rule - amazing there weren't more accidents.

It was the wild west out there today. Signs could have at least been put up alerting drivers to closed roads. It took me an hour and a half to make my way home in what should have been a 10 minute trip. I think I will stay home tomorrow!

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The whole Wesley Heights, Kent, Foxhall area was a disaster today. No one out directing traffic, cars not obeying the 4 way stop rule - amazing there weren't more accidents.

It was the wild west out there today. Signs could have at least been put up alerting drivers to closed roads. It took me an hour and a half to make my way home in what should have been a 10 minute trip. I think I will stay home tomorrow!

Why aren't people fixing things?! Also, why aren't people doing things that will take time away from fixing things?!

(Yes, many drivers ignore the law that requires drivers to treat a traffic signal without power as a four-way stop. But then again, many drivers ignore the laws that require drivers to stop at red lights and to stop at stop signs.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Many NW neighborhoods still have roads blocked by trees and downed power lines. Thus far near Wisconsin Avenue we have seen no DC trucks out, no tree crews and no Pepco crews. Our whole neighborhood has been without power for almost 24 hours and they are saying it could be another 48-72 hours before electricity is restored. There were MPD police out for a while yesterday but none out today even though traffic signals are not working and power lines are blocking intersections. Did the Bowser admin decide to take the weekend off and just worry it about on Monday? With several more nights ahead with no lights in our DC neighborhood , we’re also feeling less secure in these times

I wonder what it is like in the other three quadrants of the city that aren’t NW?

I hate this type of response. I’m sure it’s bad but it doesn’t really matter to me what the conditions are like there. I have no power. So right now I’m putting social justice on hold until I take care of myself and my kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many NW neighborhoods still have roads blocked by trees and downed power lines. Thus far near Wisconsin Avenue we have seen no DC trucks out, no tree crews and no Pepco crews. Our whole neighborhood has been without power for almost 24 hours and they are saying it could be another 48-72 hours before electricity is restored. There were MPD police out for a while yesterday but none out today even though traffic signals are not working and power lines are blocking intersections. Did the Bowser admin decide to take the weekend off and just worry it about on Monday? With several more nights ahead with no lights in our DC neighborhood , we’re also feeling less secure in these times

I wonder what it is like in the other three quadrants of the city that aren’t NW?

I hate this type of response. I’m sure it’s bad but it doesn’t really matter to me what the conditions are like there. I have no power. So right now I’m putting social justice on hold until I take care of myself and my kids.

It might, however, explain why everybody didn't converge on your neighborhood to fix your problems first?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do people assume that if their neighborhood is not getting first priority, nothing is being done anywhere in the city? Believe it or not, the world does not revolve around you.

DP (with power): I think it is valid to express surprise that a main road to a major hospital has been unpassable for a surprising amount of time with no crews in site to fix it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The whole Wesley Heights, Kent, Foxhall area was a disaster today. No one out directing traffic, cars not obeying the 4 way stop rule - amazing there weren't more accidents.

It was the wild west out there today. Signs could have at least been put up alerting drivers to closed roads. It took me an hour and a half to make my way home in what should have been a 10 minute trip. I think I will stay home tomorrow!

Why aren't people fixing things?! Also, why aren't people doing things that will take time away from fixing things?!

(Yes, many drivers ignore the law that requires drivers to treat a traffic signal without power as a four-way stop. But then again, many drivers ignore the laws that require drivers to stop at red lights and to stop at stop signs.)

Seriously. People quickly got so used to some lights being out that they started to treat all red lights as optional. We sat at a red light on Western Ave. and counted 8 cars in the next lane drive right through the red light as if it wasn't there! The drivers in the crossing traffic with the green light were stuck and not happy.