A nor’easter set to strike New Jersey Wednesday may cool the state’s post-Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts for a time, Gov. Chris Christie warned during a press conference at Long Beach Island Wednesday.
“We may take a setback in the next 24 hours. You need to be prepared for that,” Christie said.
Power outages may increase during the storm, which is set to bring a heavy, wet snow and wind gusts as high as 55 mph to the state.
However, the governor was hopeful the pause in recovery efforts would be brief. He noted 11,000 utility workers remain in the state and the clear weekend forecast would allow the recovery push to continue in earnest.
“I appreciate that we’re all tired,” Christie said. “I want to get things back to normal as quickly as possible.”
Questioned about President Barack Obama’s victory over Mitt Romney the night before, Christie dismissed critics who accused him of embracing the president during his post-Sandy visit to the state.
“I wouldn't call what I did an embrace of Barack Obama. I'm a guy who tells the truth all the time and if the president of the United States did a good job, I’m going to say he did a good job,” Christie said.
He was also quick to dismiss speculation of 2016 presidential run, saying that the life and death issues inherent with the back-to-back storms have made politics a minor focus for now.
“I've got a job to do in New Jersey. My future, whatever it is will take care of itself. I'm honored to be the governor of New Jersey,” he said.
Its called the Third Amendment.
-- THEY ALL HAVE OUT OF STATE PLATES! some have traveled a very long distance to get here. This morning I saw a caravan of flatbed trucks piled high with transformers, another with phone poles. So if you should see any of those guys out there, now in this horrific weather, give them a big big THANK YOU ! ! And closing may I say THANK YOU to govenor CHRISTIE for putting his foot where the moon dont shine to get all of this moving !!!
the alabama trucks in chase parking light saying that no one will give them orders. how great is this. total joke. christie should get on top of these utilities. if not union they dont seem to want them to work
You must be high and dry Rick to make such an absurd statement .
FEMA money is one thing, a FEMA promise to reimburse is another thing.
If some of you had a brain you would have recognized immediately that the Gov was doing the expedient thing. He did what BHO promised in his Inaugural speech - the same Baloney Sandwich he is feeding you again - that he will work with both sides of the aisle. He will work with the Opposition only when they bend to his way and kiss his ring. That is not what our Great Gov did.
NO, not oysters.
The gas leaks I was refering to would be inside the houses when the power comes back on. Or the gas can build up if pilot lights have gone out. I live in Settler's Landing where all the utilities are underground. The senior developments west of the parkway all have underground utilities. They all lost power. There is a limit to the amount of current that can be run underground. Look at the big poles on Lighthouse Rd or along Rt 72. Notice the size of the insulators that are needed to keep the wires from arcing to the poles. Each one of those lines would require a six foot conduit if they were underground. Oh yeah, there would probably cost a billion or more to put all the existing lines underground. Want that cost added to your electric bill?
Im having the same issue here and im surrounded by houses with power . They have seen it ok to light up a yacht club next to me that had twice the water in it than my house . Yet from that line in on temporary disconnect because im not on the priority list and also there alot work to do on my street so I have to wait But now that ever house and even dog house is lite up tomorrow will bring a new round of phone calls . Every day I wait now I will be subtracting the cost of fuel from my bill . If they can power up long beach island with the devastation there Im sure they can power up a Little street like mine R in railroad means rear of the line .
BTW, they are NOT powering up LBI at this point. And the nor'easter turned out to be a dud compared to what it could have been. OSHA regs prohibit using bucket trucks if the wind is over 40 miles an hour. (That last tidbit has been on the radio & TV for the past week.)