Sunday 29 December 2013

Ice storm follow up

Thought I should clear the record , we were w/out power for 6 days.
There are homes still dark. The process involves going to individual homes or small groups to fix lines. The number is 10 000 plus give or take b/c power is still going out as branches fall. This fall out may continue for months.
To the point , officials estimate that Tues would be a good finish up date. That means that some homes would have been w/out power for 11 days.
Overall , there is no compensation for home-owners except for water damage caused by puncture / crushing from trees. Some water damage may not be covered e.g. sump pump failure or flooding.

By the numbers from the TorStar:
Nazi dead - nope , not doing it here ( gross )

#1           Minnesota is the healthiest state
$1           Trillion for Medicare to treat Seniors in 2023 vs.
$557        Billion in 2013 
#1            41% of Seniors in W Virginia are sedentary vs.
                21 % in Colorado ( lowest )
21%         of Seniors in Minnesota and New Mexico who go hungry
                the worst in the country
2 558        premature deaths in Minnesota per 100 000 vs
1 425        in Hawaii

By the way , this data could not be collected in Canada. The Conservative government will not require accountability and when it does will not freely publish data. The Conservative government has recently forced employees to sign a non-disclosure agreement for their jobs. And you think Uncle Sam is watching you.

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