Power-restoring boys are back in town

Florida Keys News

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Power-restoring boys are back in town

Linemen return from post-Sandy New York

BY TERRY SCHMIDA Citizen Staff
tschmida@keysnews.com

The last time a Keys Energy truck drove through snow was....never.

The same is true for six of the seven utility linemen who returned safe and sound, late on Nov. 17 from a two-week relief mission to Hurricane Sandy-stricken Long Island, N.Y., where they helped restore power.

"The snow and the cold made the poles really slick," said Pedro...

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Courage and Strength

Submitted on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 10:20am by Marie

What a wonderful example these men are of hard working Key Westers!

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thank you

Submitted on Sun, 11/25/2012 - 9:52pm by new floridian

Thank you so much for helping my former stomping grounds. Appreciate all the help when it was so desperately needed. Truly, one human family.

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Thank you, thank you!

Submitted on Sun, 11/25/2012 - 9:12pm by waterdog

As a homeowner who lives in both PA and Key West and was stricken by the power outage, thank you all for coming north to help us. We were so proud to see Keys guys in our area working night and day to restore power to our community. You guys rock!

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Thanks Keys Energy

Submitted on Sat, 11/24/2012 - 11:24pm by really

As a former KW resident and current LI resident I would like to tell you how lucky KW is to have Keys Energy Service. IN 2004 and 2005 I remember those guys always doing tree maintenance to prevent damage. LIPA wont trim a tree until after IT has caused damage to their line. Being a bit more proactive here would have allowed them to do repairs much faster.

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Thank you

Submitted on Sat, 11/24/2012 - 10:28pm by Bad Dog

I'm sure the folks you helped appreciate everything you did more than you'll ever know!

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Awesome

Submitted on Sat, 11/24/2012 - 3:21pm by Exasperated

What a great thing to do to help another city. Seeing the trucks from all over the country during hurricane Wilma proved to me we are all in this together.