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Seems that someone didn’t appreciate the footage captured by Roxbury News.  More than one local political-type figure has had more than one embarrassing and/or inappropriate outburst, antic, or instance of conduct preserved forever thanks to Roxbury.  And now it seems that maybe, just maybe, one of those political-types may have bitten off more than they […]

PennDOT is selling off some of the older, less fortunate bridges in the state.  A full list can be viewed here, and the price is more or less whatever you feel like paying.  Very likely, whoever purchases a bridge will be responsible for relocating and/or demolishing it.  Still … how awesome would it be to […]

It seems that there is more than a little building outrage over how miserably MetEd and PPL failed at restoring power and/or being prepared for this past weekend’s storm. The utilities are naturally denying that anything could have possibly prepared them for such a “catastrophic” (MetEd) and “unprecedented” (PPL) storm. This mentality really […]

The PUC has agreed to launch a comprehensive investigation into PPL’s sub-standard performance in restoring electricity to area consumers.
Haha - no, just kidding.  While the PUC is going to “review” utility response, both PPL and Met-Ed will no doubt place blame squarely on the ice itself, rather than address the root cause of the problem.  […]

Of course, “STFU” means “show the fark up”. Almost 36 hours with no power and no fix in sight for days. Met Ed has helpfully updated their 800 number with a recording advising customers that some of us may have lost power, and that this is due to the storm.
Met Ed seems to […]

Or PennElec.  Or GPU.  Or First Energy.  Or whatever they’ve changed their name to this month.
Twelve Fifteen hours without electricity.  GPU is nowhere in sight.  It’s 33 degrees in my house right now.  I closed off the water main and drained my pipes.  But since the water main valve is a few inches away from the […]

First, happy Thanksgiving!  I’m up in Parts North right now recovering from an oversized holiday feast with the closest thing we have to a Starbucks.  The drive up here is about 25% interstate and about 75% good-ol’ Pennsylvania Back Roads ™; with the leaves being down all over the place, I’m really looking forward to […]