Immediately after Sandy, when power was scarce and '70s gas lines were making a comeback, it wasn't odd to spend a couple hours parked outside the local Mobile station.
Sen. David Carlucci sounds off in his Patch blog, championing legislation that would install back-up generators at gas stations—and hopefully prevent a repeat performance.
"We must have the ability to service commuters and not allow the economy to screech to a grinding halt," he pens.
So, let us know: sound strategy, or perfunctory?
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Pushing your stroller with one hand while thumbing through emails with the other may not be ideal parenting, but it's better than surrendering your inbox to a legion of unopened messages, right?
Blogger Mel Parish tackles just that in her essay, "The Future of Personal Relationships."
"Unfortunately nowadays, physical presence does not guarantee a person’s mental availability," Parish writes. "Who hasn’t felt angry at a companion whipping out their cell phone in a social situation with the apology, 'Sorry, I must just take this.'"
Sounds familiar.
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With Benedict XVI hanging up his mitre, blogger Brian Moloney contemplates how a pope's retirement matches up with a business man's resignation.
"He did give his two weeks… so you really can't complain," Moloney notes, before probing the Vatican's 401K plan.
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Now is the time to think of other vital services that need generator backup. Most supermarkets have backup, how about pharmacy's? Time to plan ahead.
Cablevision and cell phone providers MUST be made to provide RELIABLE and UNINTERRUPTED service in the event of emergencies. With the proliferation of cell phones & VIOP, the days of a wired landline are gone. God forbid there had been a fire or other emergency, HOW would we be able to summon help with no cable & no cell service?
But in terms of what's needed most in an emergency -- groceries, or potentially life-saving drugs -- I completely agree: pharmacies need to stay open no matter the conditions.