Still the restoration of power seems to lag in Meriden. There are a lot of crews, but the question is raised whether they are being deployed effectively.
Shelters in Meriden are now providing meals, as well as snacks, thanks to National Guard and to churches. One cannot continue driving to fast food places indefinitely.
Area landfills are accepting storm debris, tree limbs and the like. Meriden and Wallingford will begin curbside pick-up on Monday.
Connecticut’s redistricting panel is now at full strength. This is a difficult process under any circumstances, since the temptation to arrange districts to help incumbents or existing party divisions is overwhelming.
Red Cross blood workers are on strike in Connecticut. One can only wonder to what extent current labor difficulties in this charity are related to decisions to close local offices and consolidate to “core” activities a few years back. There’s much to be said for running any charity in a businesslike fashion, but in the end, charities should still be charities, and in the public interest, not for the sake of making money, since there are no shareholders.
One more thing to worry about: this storm has stimulated the use of wood burning stoves and of generators, thus upping the particulate count in the air in Connecticut. Pray for a good wind.
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