@@obelus5985 The entitlement of people is sick ain't it. A nation of cry babies that cant do shite for theirself except cry and demand someone else take on their responsibilities.
Absolutely! If you pay for a service that they cannot provide, then they need to issue refunds and deposits so that customers can find a reliable source!!
Definitely a deviation from the common rule. Hurricanes Alberto and Beryl certainly exposed that Harris County \ Houston / didn't have a a team development leadership plan for Elderly Care Facilities and Hospitals.
Now, CenterPoint wants to spend 1 billion dollars on restoration with cement poles, new wires and transformers and tree trimming and removal. This should have been done 20-30 years ago like we did in Florida...God Bless...
@@SwaggerLikeUzIgnorance is bliss I guess... Centerpoint is a member of ERCOT which is a deregulated organization in Texas thanks to the Republicans government who run it. If you want accountability, ask for some from the pockets of the Republicans running the state.
When God speaks he has spoken to us all. Even if His message is through Hurricane Beryln. Centerpoint, the linemen, whatever conduits his message comes, let's pray instead of complaining. Center point, The Mayor, The Governor, The Attorney General cannot over rule the Power of God Almighty. This heat cannot be compared with Hells fire, where there will be no escape or relief. Let us pray more, and complain less. Let's look around and be thankful and grateful for all the blessings we have.🙏
I’m moving, that’s how I’m preventing it. This will be my last hurricane season after living in Houston for 24 years. Houstonians are beautiful people! Will miss them!
This is what happens when billions are invested in Ukraine, Israel, foreign aid, illegals etc. Nothing for US infrastructure, nor anything for American citizens.
They knew a day in advance dumbass. The hurricane kept changing trajectory and wasn't known to be anywhere near or even touching Houston until the Saturday night before.
Word from the out of state linemen is Centerpoint won't assign them work until pay is negotiated. Centerpoint expects them to pay for their own motels and food, and work for next to nothing.
Nothing changed after Harvey. We get a really minor hurricane, and everyone in the city loses power. CenterPoint is taken by surprise; they learned nothing from Harvey.
HARVEY??? BRO!!! Harvey was about the flooding. THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT THE FLOODING EITHER. Beryl MISSED HOUSTON. Beryl went over my city 100 miles from houston.
Not to mention half of former Democrat Mayor Sylvester Turner’s City Council are indicted for misappropriating millions earmarked for infrastructure, bribery, fired for sweeping 2000 crime assaults under the rug, kickbacks etc.
Remember Enron? Remember how they laughed at the people suffering blackouts they created and were raking in millions in profit from it? Pepridge Farm and I remember and we know that all people in the public utility business aren't saints. End the Centerpoint Monopoly!
Sounds like a class action lawsuit. Jsy storms have bombarded Houston before. The amount of incompetence to have preparations for it. Is purely appalling n a disgrace.
I gotta say, it looked like the lady was throwing out Starkist tuna pouches. I recognize those because I buy them for lunch sometimes. They are fine and dont need to be refrigerated. I keep them in the pantry.
Missed your comment before i commentrd, that's exactly what I saw. All for show and a political agenda or this lady is so distraught because she doesn't know how to live without conveniences. Either way, people need to understand that they need to learn how to survive.
@@abbphotoandvideo622And she would be stupid enough to do that for the news. Maybe the pouch has been opened and was in fridge, hence she threw it out. No longer tightly sealed to stay fresh.
They want to act like centerpount has a wall of linemen waiting during a hurricane for any tree that snaps and breaks a line and fix within 5 minutes. Like these expectations are completely unrealistic
Yes, that’s exactly what centerpoint was supposed to do, which is the problem. Not 5 minutes, but yes, thousands of linemen were supposed to be in Houston ready to restore power after the storm cleared. Centerpoint screwed up big time, class action lawsuits coming in 100%
There should be some investigation of CenterPoint's preparedness and response once everyone's power has been restored. And CenterPoint's communications have been abysmally poor. But I wonder if that unfortunate woman has ever considered looking in the mirror when she says at 2:58 "You know hurricane season, you know how Houston is on hurricane season. Make arrangements." Is it purely CenterPoint's accountability to make arrangements for hurricane season, or does she have some accountability for her own arrangements as well?
Look some of us, live paycheck and peach we barely pay rent and car insurance. Trust me I’ve been wanting to buy power banks the big ones, but between Hard
That's what I've been saying to people since Monday. It's not all on Centerpoint. The citizens have to be prepared as well. Shoot you don't even have to go as far back as Harvey to remember when we would prep as soon as a hurricane was projected to hit us which was typically 2 weeks in advance.
@@mateoleon524If you are living paycheck to paycheck then you need to cut back spending on something. Get rid of cable get CZcamsTV. You don't need a new phone every year or every half a year. Going out is fun but only do maybe 2 big outings a year. It's not Centerpoints fault that you choose to live the way you do.
@KRIAJK you act as if we are not paying 200+ electric bills. It is Centerpointe responsibility to get power back asap, because we are paying these high electricity bills.
To be fair, the City of Houston shares a lot of blame too. Houston doesn't maintain their trees very well and they don't trim them or remove dead/dying trees. The city of Houston is equally responsible for this
It’s centerpoints responsibility to keep vegetation around power lines trimmed. Especially before a storm. They only spend $10 per customer per YEAR on trimming trees. Yet the ceo makes $38 million a year.
@@JStep-tl8zx Yeah but what the city has been doing is planting thousands of new trees on city property (which I support) but they need to be maintained. If the city is unable to maintain them then they shouldn't be planted in the first place.
@5:31 Shit! Did I miss something or is he running those gas powered generators inside his garage??? Even the appearance of running fuel powered generators inside a dwelling should not be given KHOU11!!!!
So how did people live in Houston 100 years ago without AC? Is it global warming or are we just a bunch of whiners? From what I’ve seen, these power workers have been busting their asses.
Both. Temperatures are definitely higher but we are also cry babies accustomed to all day AC Other developed countries experience similar heat & don’t even have AC in their homes at all
There's a tree on the primary lines at the corner of Wantonga and 43rd. 5 days after the storm. Also I have a primary line and the cutout in my hands I fould in my backyard. Where is the power companies it's costing 30 dollars a day to keep our generator going.🤬
They have cooling rooms with toys for kids if you feeling wrecked. You need to vote these MFers out, or it will happen again. And do something about the flooding while you are at it.
5 days not even a restoration date? Patience!!!!! We've been patient now time to hold the governor, Lt governor, county judge and the mayor for no planning. Centerpoint needs to be abolished texas needs to get on a national grid.
I think some blame has to go on homeowners who allow their trees to grow unmanageably tall and they don't trim them properly to withstand strong winds. They also allow their trees to grow through around and above power lines. That is utterly ridiculous and irresponsible. Centerpoint has to contend with downed trees BEFORE they can make repairs. I don't work for Centerpoint and I don't know anyone who does. I see these problems in my own subdivision and in all the neighborhoods I drive through. It's such an obvious problem.
@@mike_w-tw6jd They are responsible only for the portion not on the property owner's property. The property owner is still responsible for their side. But that is only regarding trees entangled with power lines (usually along back of property line). Other massively tall trees on the property owner's property that are also not regularly trimmed to better withstand high winds then fall over and topple power lines. Yes, Centerpoint has their responsibility to trim trees entangled in power lines and they may have dropped that ball in a lot of instances but why is the property owner allowed to plant trees under and alongside power lines? And why is the property owner allowed to grow trees that are oversized and not regularly maintained to withstand high winds and heavy rain? BTW I am a property owner and I have no trees on my property but I regularly maintain my side of my two neighbors' three trees. There are no power lines nearby but there is my house which I want to protect.
"Trust us to fix our problem......also trust us to not bill you even though we are going to anyways, and maybe, MAYBE fix that at a later date of our convenience."
I helped a family with no power for 4 days. They finally found a hotel tonight. Centerpoint should have been prepared after that derecho that happened! I saw pictures of trucks delivering transformers. Why didn't they have that in stock!
Surrounding states should be sending people to help this is ridiculous what's going on people need to lose their jobs over this and I'm not talking about the people at the bottom
What was CenterPoint Energy's response time prior to this Beryl storm danger? 5:08 Customer accounts are being charged as if they are still online Company says it's Estimated usage: but expected history and billing to be updated.
After Ike, we had no power for 2 and 1/2 weeks. We need to spend the money and fix the whole grid. Tax us all at $10.00 per bill to start getting things ready.
They have still not categorized this as a devastating catastrophe, so FEMA will not release funds until it is labeled by those who are not commenting, *(state officials, legislators, etc.) .
Local government needs to be held accountable too. No one is talking about that lack of maintenance around the Houston area towards the trees and vines growing on and around the lines. Pure negligence all around
Centerpoint has yet again let down Houstonians, they area joke with their "active" map...anyone who doesn't plan ahead ...and Centerpoint didn't think that hurricane was heading to Houston...WTH
You’ll need to look at who is doing the tree clearing , is it being put on emergency responders like during hurricane Ike ,a huge influx of out of town companies were given work on these major tree downings . Is Centerpoint bringing that work in-house for profit ? Slowing restoration of power ?
Great -- you got her name, location, shots of the inside and outside of her house, and then tell everyone she's going to be staying at her daughter's. Nice way to protect people.
Did center point tell ypu they are not paying the linemen and that work is on hold until they negotiate price, your right they are quick to point to the numbers!
Next hurricane we get I’m going on vacation a week before it happens. It took us three days to get power back, but they’re are others still without power!! I understand three days of power but anything longer is ridiculous!!
Still with no power, my Chow is really upset too. Not even any major damage neither, or downed lines. I just don’t understand. Everyone around us but our street has power.
Center wasn't ready that's true. But i blamed the city for not removing trees with time. Also some homeowners should be to blame too their own trees in are in the middle of the road and taking light poles down.
So u telling me he’s saying the hardest don’t have power because of trees but literally one street over has power and literally the gas station 10 seconds away from my door has power but u saying all of this I don’t buy it
Blame the state of Texas GOP leadership for allowing these companies to avoid regulations to save money that other states don't seem to have issues with.
@tx_7134 But Western New York is on a national grid and I believe they may also have some connection to the Canadian Power Grid in emergency situations. Especially with Niagara nearby.
Change regulations about allowing trees to grow over. Out of state, it is a law to cut trees that grow around poles and wires. Residents and businesses usually get letters if they let this happen.
@@petershaver5006lol tell us more that you know nothing about what you are talking about. The fatality rates in the 60's were 10 times more. Your convenience isn't worth the price of someone's life.
you know reporting is? why not get out google maps, look for someone with solar close by. and go interview them, why? because they are too busy being the electric company PR reps,
@@marlboroman71818 I can't give you a link because it'll get deleted but I can give you the name of the article regarding who is squarely to blame. "DOE rejected Houston grid improvement a year before Beryl blackout" E&E News by POLITICO. Guess who? Brandon
My thoughts for those living in Houston , ask your local leaders to make aware cooling centers for elderly people , they need Help before all , second help each other with limbs and debree , leave the major tree downing to tree services . For your own home have prepared a box fan for each main room and one small window ac unit you can use for the center of the home . One 3500 generator will qualify for emergency usage to keep a fridge , a 5000 btu ac window unit and a few other devices ..The gulf coast is at our back door , it will always destruct lives .
The power company did NOT send the hurricane there are only so many repair trucks and instead of complaining you should be Thanking God you are still alive I saw some of the posts and I saw some of the news reports some people think they should be given money or electric credits or a check for their food going bad next time be smart enough to pick dry foods to store but dam man give the power companies a break
There are people STILL without power. At least two of my coworkers are still living in their cars so they have a/c and their phones. Centerpoint is, by far, the worst electric service in the country. It should've ALL been fixed by now. Not a single excuse will make me be okay with how terrible you guys are at repairing things. They don't even assess the most damaged areas to fix first, they just go wherever they want instead of prioritizing literally anything. They need to be shut down completely in all of Houston and need to bring in a company that can actually do their job.
Give me a break! What ever happened to the toughness and fortitude of americans! We were pioneers and now we are just weaklings!! That woman is doing a great job making it work, for herself and animals but the media wants us to be needy. Geez.
Centerpoint needs to give us a credit for lost of food, lost wages and fuel for generators
Then everyone's bill would go up.
@@obelus5985 The entitlement of people is sick ain't it. A nation of cry babies that cant do shite for theirself except cry and demand someone else take on their responsibilities.
How is this Centerpoints fault? They cant control a tree falling on the power lines
Absolutely! If you pay for a service that they cannot provide, then they need to issue refunds and deposits so that customers can find a reliable source!!
Definitely a deviation from the common rule. Hurricanes Alberto and Beryl certainly exposed that Harris County \ Houston / didn't have a a team development leadership plan for Elderly Care Facilities and Hospitals.
Give these people their money back since you can't provide service that they pay for!!!
Yes & also for the food we had throw out because of lack of refrigeration….
Now, CenterPoint wants to spend 1 billion dollars on restoration with cement poles, new wires and transformers and tree trimming and removal. This should have been done 20-30 years ago like we did in Florida...God Bless...
You are lucky! Still no power, just saying you his in a book store with power
Democrat City Council, Democrat Mayor, Democrat County Judge, Democrat DA etc for decades has consequences.
@@SwaggerLikeUzIgnorance is bliss I guess... Centerpoint is a member of ERCOT which is a deregulated organization in Texas thanks to the Republicans government who run it. If you want accountability, ask for some from the pockets of the Republicans running the state.
@@SwaggerLikeUz.🤡
When God speaks he has spoken to us all. Even if His message is through Hurricane Beryln. Centerpoint, the linemen, whatever conduits his message comes, let's pray instead of complaining. Center point, The Mayor, The Governor, The Attorney General cannot over rule the Power of God Almighty. This heat cannot be compared with Hells fire, where there will be no escape or relief. Let us pray more, and complain less. Let's look around and be thankful and grateful for all the blessings we have.🙏
We work hard. This is such a hit. I hate wasting food. I come home from a hard day of work and I’m sweating in my sleep
🙏🏽
I get headaches sleeping in the heat
I’m moving, that’s how I’m preventing it. This will be my last hurricane season after living in Houston for 24 years.
Houstonians are beautiful people! Will miss them!
Kay bye :)
Enjoy tornado valley or them snow storms or wherever you’re goin
This is what happens when billions are invested in Ukraine, Israel, foreign aid, illegals etc. Nothing for US infrastructure, nor anything for American citizens.
Where are you going?
Every area of the country has something. Blizzards, tornados, fires, floods, mud slides, earthquakes. Good luck on your journey.
I don’t blame you at all
It's not a damn surprise when CENTERPOINT HAD A WEEK IN ADVANCE. Knowing damn well Houston and Galveston get impacted during HURRICANE SEASON!!!
They knew a day in advance dumbass. The hurricane kept changing trajectory and wasn't known to be anywhere near or even touching Houston until the Saturday night before.
Why is this one company?
Like the CEO is out there repairing power lines😂😂😅
Someone has to direct traffic.
I thought the Same thing
@@Drew-gi5dwyou geek 😂
Empty suit with a useless MBA words.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Word from the out of state linemen is Centerpoint won't assign them work until pay is negotiated. Centerpoint expects them to pay for their own motels and food, and work for next to nothing.
Quit spreading lies. That is absolutely false. They are union paid workers
Nothing changed after Harvey. We get a really minor hurricane, and everyone in the city loses power. CenterPoint is taken by surprise; they learned nothing from Harvey.
HARVEY??? BRO!!! Harvey was about the flooding. THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT THE FLOODING EITHER. Beryl MISSED HOUSTON. Beryl went over my city 100 miles from houston.
Not to mention half of former Democrat Mayor Sylvester Turner’s City Council are indicted for misappropriating millions earmarked for infrastructure, bribery, fired for sweeping 2000 crime assaults under the rug, kickbacks etc.
@@davidanalyst671beryl hit Houston directly. Idk where you’re getting your information. Trees are down everywhere in my neighborhood.
@@davidanalyst671did you move the storm with a sharpie
Remember Enron? Remember how they laughed at the people suffering blackouts they created and were raking in millions in profit from it? Pepridge Farm and I remember and we know that all people in the public utility business aren't saints. End the Centerpoint Monopoly!
Yup. We need more privatization. More regulation. More oversight. Less monies funneling to republicans’ campaigns. 💙
Ironically, that’s what the gov is promoting. We won’t last more than 10 more years
Those are elites, people.
MAGA and big biz at its finest.
Sounds like a class action lawsuit. Jsy storms have bombarded Houston before. The amount of incompetence to have preparations for it. Is purely appalling n a disgrace.
BERYL WENT OVER MY HOUSE AND I STILL HAVE LECTRIC
Me too
@@davidanalyst671The people that still don’t have power don’t give a flying F about your power not going out ahole
What have any of the previous lawsuits done for any of us? F/U to brag about having electricity. Why comment? You dicks.
Everyone would only get pennies. 😢
This is not true. I don’t have any trees down near my house. Get my power on!
facts
I pray you get your lights on real soon, my mom lights is also out, and she's a old lady.
Yea you don’t but maybe your neighbor plus a total of 2000 people on one line does FACTS
@@JaycePeanutno empathy from you
I gotta say, it looked like the lady was throwing out Starkist tuna pouches. I recognize those because I buy them for lunch sometimes. They are fine and dont need to be refrigerated. I keep them in the pantry.
Missed your comment before i commentrd, that's exactly what I saw. All for show and a political agenda or this lady is so distraught because she doesn't know how to live without conveniences. Either way, people need to understand that they need to learn how to survive.
P.s. she literally bought them of a shelf in a grocery store unrefrigerated.
hot storage can ruin food
@@mike_w-tw6jd Lol not packaged tuna you dolt
My dads area barely got any damage and he still doesn’t have power
Why these situations keep happening at least 2 times a year since center point always said they are fully prepared?
2:10 She just threw away packaged tuna lol wtf lady that stuff doesn't need to be refrigerated smfh
she cryin for the cameras
I would be willing to bet the reporter told her to throw something away for the camera and to ham it up.
Yeah I commented the same thing. They are in sealed, airtight pouches 😂
@@abbphotoandvideo622And she would be stupid enough to do that for the news. Maybe the pouch has been opened and was in fridge, hence she threw it out. No longer tightly sealed to stay fresh.
They are only working 8 hr shifts in my area. Last 3 days they all leave at 5pm
DEI
@petershaver like the titanic and hindenburg?
@@missladyanonymity you mean like Africa? FATALITY!
That tuna was perfectly good!! wtf
Right! You buy it off the shelf.
That's true 😆
Not if it's 90 degrees + in the house all day.
They want to act like centerpount has a wall of linemen waiting during a hurricane for any tree that snaps and breaks a line and fix within 5 minutes. Like these expectations are completely unrealistic
Maybe it’s a problem when in 2023 they spent 13$ per customer on addressing vegetation near lines when other comparable companies spent over 50$ per.
All this is is a political stunt for trying to force a national or unprivatized power grid
Yes, that’s exactly what centerpoint was supposed to do, which is the problem.
Not 5 minutes, but yes, thousands of linemen were supposed to be in Houston ready to restore power after the storm cleared.
Centerpoint screwed up big time, class action lawsuits coming in 100%
Had me back on for 12 hours at least I was able to get some sleep and 4 hours of work done. Now we are back in the dark. Turn us back on
Thank God my power finally came back on about an hour ago
what area?
There should be some investigation of CenterPoint's preparedness and response once everyone's power has been restored. And CenterPoint's communications have been abysmally poor.
But I wonder if that unfortunate woman has ever considered looking in the mirror when she says at 2:58 "You know hurricane season, you know how Houston is on hurricane season. Make arrangements."
Is it purely CenterPoint's accountability to make arrangements for hurricane season, or does she have some accountability for her own arrangements as well?
you dont know if she could afford to.
Look some of us, live paycheck and peach we barely pay rent and car insurance. Trust me I’ve been wanting to buy power banks the big ones, but between Hard
That's what I've been saying to people since Monday. It's not all on Centerpoint. The citizens have to be prepared as well. Shoot you don't even have to go as far back as Harvey to remember when we would prep as soon as a hurricane was projected to hit us which was typically 2 weeks in advance.
@@mateoleon524If you are living paycheck to paycheck then you need to cut back spending on something. Get rid of cable get CZcamsTV. You don't need a new phone every year or every half a year. Going out is fun but only do maybe 2 big outings a year. It's not Centerpoints fault that you choose to live the way you do.
@KRIAJK you act as if we are not paying 200+ electric bills. It is Centerpointe responsibility to get power back asap, because we are paying these high electricity bills.
To be fair, the City of Houston shares a lot of blame too. Houston doesn't maintain their trees very well and they don't trim them or remove dead/dying trees. The city of Houston is equally responsible for this
Homeowners should pay and remove their own damned trees!
It’s centerpoints responsibility to keep vegetation around power lines trimmed. Especially before a storm. They only spend $10 per customer per YEAR on trimming trees. Yet the ceo makes $38 million a year.
@@JStep-tl8zx$38 million???? 😮
@@JStep-tl8zx Yeah but what the city has been doing is planting thousands of new trees on city property (which I support) but they need to be maintained. If the city is unable to maintain them then they shouldn't be planted in the first place.
Will they have restoration complete before the next hurricane hits?
imagine some people just getting power back, then another hits
I’m in Lake Olympia and been without power since Monday
I’m in the greater heights and everyone has power but my street MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
@5:31 Shit! Did I miss something or is he running those gas powered generators inside his garage??? Even the appearance of running fuel powered generators inside a dwelling should not be given KHOU11!!!!
I was thinking the same thing!
We went 6 weeks without power after Hurricane Alicia.
Folks would had never make it today.
You guys have been really on top of this. Keep after the "regulated monopoly".
So how did people live in Houston 100 years ago without AC? Is it global warming or are we just a bunch of whiners? From what I’ve seen, these power workers have been busting their asses.
Both. Temperatures are definitely higher but we are also cry babies accustomed to all day AC
Other developed countries experience similar heat & don’t even have AC in their homes at all
Maybe if we weren’t introduced to air conditioning and electricity
@griam7641 you are whining about other's suffering, so..
@@mike_w-tw6jd boody hoo hoo
The service from center pointe is a f ****** JOKE absolute bullshit haven’t seen the first truck in our area !
No shit moron do the math….. 2.4 million for 8,000 lineman …..
There's a tree on the primary lines at the corner of Wantonga and 43rd. 5 days after the storm.
Also I have a primary line and the cutout in my hands I fould in my backyard. Where is the power companies it's costing 30 dollars a day to keep our generator going.🤬
prune and trim back tree branches on your property, a lot of the outages can be avoided if folks manage their trees regularly.
CP is responsible for that
What's going on in Humble Texas by Bush Intercontinental Airport. No power!!!!
Right me too
Take their investors dividends for two years and pay for it!
I'm already overwhelmed..
Even having a dog takes a toll on you nowadays....
Still no power. Fml
They have cooling rooms with toys for kids if you feeling wrecked. You need to vote these MFers out, or it will happen again. And do something about the flooding while you are at it.
5 days not even a restoration date? Patience!!!!! We've been patient now time to hold the governor, Lt governor, county judge and the mayor for no planning. Centerpoint needs to be abolished texas needs to get on a national grid.
Greed is why the electric is not on again........The Ceo needs to be accountable..... they will charge customers. So they get bonus...
I think some blame has to go on homeowners who allow their trees to grow unmanageably tall and they don't trim them properly to withstand strong winds. They also allow their trees to grow through around and above power lines. That is utterly ridiculous and irresponsible. Centerpoint has to contend with downed trees BEFORE they can make repairs. I don't work for Centerpoint and I don't know anyone who does. I see these problems in my own subdivision and in all the neighborhoods I drive through. It's such an obvious problem.
centerpoint is responsible for trimming
@@mike_w-tw6jd They are responsible only for the portion not on the property owner's property. The property owner is still responsible for their side. But that is only regarding trees entangled with power lines (usually along back of property line). Other massively tall trees on the property owner's property that are also not regularly trimmed to better withstand high winds then fall over and topple power lines. Yes, Centerpoint has their responsibility to trim trees entangled in power lines and they may have dropped that ball in a lot of instances but why is the property owner allowed to plant trees under and alongside power lines? And why is the property owner allowed to grow trees that are oversized and not regularly maintained to withstand high winds and heavy rain? BTW I am a property owner and I have no trees on my property but I regularly maintain my side of my two neighbors' three trees. There are no power lines nearby but there is my house which I want to protect.
"Trust us to fix our problem......also trust us to not bill you even though we are going to anyways, and maybe, MAYBE fix that at a later date of our convenience."
Nobody is gonna point out the elephant in the room that she was throwing out perfectly fine packaged tuna fish?
u dont no
I helped a family with no power for 4 days. They finally found a hotel tonight. Centerpoint should have been prepared after that derecho that happened! I saw pictures of trucks delivering transformers. Why didn't they have that in stock!
Centerpoint has an answer for everything but the CEO won't give an interview and people are living in their cars. sheesh
He has literally given two or three in the past 4 days....wtf are you talking about?
@@marlboroman71818why u defend ceo
When Ike hit we were out for weeks. Be thankful its cloudy and cooler today abd tomorrow will be the same
Facts
I'm moving back to my hometown this is to much now.
Surrounding states should be sending people to help this is ridiculous what's going on people need to lose their jobs over this and I'm not talking about the people at the bottom
you mean more than the thousands of linemen here?
@@mike_w-tw6jd there are still over a million people who are suffering if people can't do their jobs then they need to be replaced pure and simple
@@joshuacantu101 u mean CP management?
Though i still wonder why they use wooden poles to begin with, clearly not strong enough for high winds...
Feel bad for the woman tossing good tuna in the trash
hot storage spoils taste
If Centerpoint spent more money on maintaining the infrastructure instead of lining the pockets of the crooks we wouldn't be in this mess would we
What was CenterPoint Energy's response time prior to this Beryl storm danger?
5:08 Customer accounts are being charged as if they are still online Company says it's Estimated usage: but expected history and billing to be updated.
Centerpoint wouldn’t have had to restore so many people if they maintained the lines and overall infrastructure in the first place.
I was out of power in 2008 due to hurricane Ike for six days. This is nothing new. Tragic but just the consequence of living on the Gulf Coast.
so flippant
@@mike_w-tw6jd but true.
After Ike, we had no power for 2 and 1/2 weeks. We need to spend the money and fix the whole grid. Tax us all at $10.00 per bill to start getting things ready.
does using the generator still count as using their electricity?
no. those are gas and or powered by a car if u jimmy it
They have still not categorized this as a devastating catastrophe, so FEMA will not release funds until it is labeled by those who are not commenting, *(state officials, legislators, etc.) .
Local government needs to be held accountable too. No one is talking about that lack of maintenance around the Houston area towards the trees and vines growing on and around the lines. Pure negligence all around
Centerpoint has yet again let down Houstonians, they area joke with their "active" map...anyone who doesn't plan ahead ...and Centerpoint didn't think that hurricane was heading to Houston...WTH
There is a reason... Greed. Vote everyone out
Who voted for the CEO of Centerpoint? The answer is nobody. Politicians don't run the power companies, no matter what part of the web you frequent.
@@shawnheidingsfelder8179u naive
You’ll need to look at who is doing the tree clearing , is it being put on emergency responders like during hurricane Ike ,a huge influx of out of town companies were given work on these major tree downings . Is Centerpoint bringing that work in-house for profit ? Slowing restoration of power ?
Great -- you got her name, location, shots of the inside and outside of her house, and then tell everyone she's going to be staying at her daughter's. Nice way to protect people.
Did center point tell ypu they are not paying the linemen and that work is on hold until they negotiate price, your right they are quick to point to the numbers!
They don't hire people to fix the line
They can't because those kinds of workers no longer exist in sufficient numbers.
Why did she throw away the tuna lol? It doesn't need to be refrigerated
Next hurricane we get I’m going on vacation a week before it happens. It took us three days to get power back, but they’re are others still without power!! I understand three days of power but anything longer is ridiculous!!
Still with no power, my Chow is really upset too. Not even any major damage neither, or downed lines. I just don’t understand. Everyone around us but our street has power.
I hope he's shaved
why the fk is the damn ceo wearing a hardhat is hisass out there working???? please!
Center wasn't ready that's true. But i blamed the city for not removing trees with time. Also some homeowners should be to blame too their own trees in are in the middle of the road and taking light poles down.
I don't see any center point trucks in my area....😡
So u telling me he’s saying the hardest don’t have power because of trees but literally one street over has power and literally the gas station 10 seconds away from my door has power but u saying all of this I don’t buy it
PLEASE PRAY FOR CENTER POINT,THIS ISN'T HURRICANE SEASON IR BERYL,THIS IS GOD,BUT HOLD ON DEAR
u pray for corporations?
Centerpointle$$ CEO needs to resign! Step down Jason Wells! 👎🏻
STEP DOWN MAYOR BULLCRAP
We had in harris co with harvey. 5+ Days without power. Really no IMPROVEMENTS TO Show. Its pathetic
Blame the state of Texas GOP leadership for allowing these companies to avoid regulations to save money that other states don't seem to have issues with.
Western New York had the same problem during a blizzard in 2022
@tx_7134 But Western New York is on a national grid and I believe they may also have some connection to the Canadian Power Grid in emergency situations. Especially with Niagara nearby.
They were not ready for this. Poor planning.
Why is that lady throwing out tuna in a package
Texas power shame
Change regulations about allowing trees to grow over. Out of state, it is a law to cut trees that grow around poles and wires. Residents and businesses usually get letters if they let this happen.
Still parking lots full of trucks and just a few workers sitting around on their phones.
Stop trying to blame someone! It is not CenterPoints fault .
tell us who then
Sad that there is not 100% power after 5 days is like the 1960’s.
The men back then were much better workers, demographics and culture matter.
@@petershaver5006true, It’s sad we got a bunch of men that pretend to be patriots but dodge wars to be keyboard warriors.
@@petershaver5006lol tell us more that you know nothing about what you are talking about. The fatality rates in the 60's were 10 times more. Your convenience isn't worth the price of someone's life.
@@petershaver5006bigot
Is David Paul divorced?
you know reporting is? why not get out google maps, look for someone with solar close by. and go interview them, why? because they are too busy being the electric company PR reps,
really had to throw that pun in there at the end huh
Watch they have them light bills in the mailbox. Why are we paying taxes
I don't understand why everyone is so hard on Centerpoint. We had a direct hit.
Unfortunately ignorance has become rampant and people want to blame everyone else on their lack of self preparation.
exactly, U dont understand
@@marlboroman71818 I can't give you a link because it'll get deleted but I can give you the name of the article regarding who is squarely to blame. "DOE rejected Houston grid improvement a year before Beryl blackout" E&E News by POLITICO. Guess who? Brandon
We need answers as to why all this wasn't addressed many years ago. Not the run around. Will this ever end?
No power still… their stupid map has no ETA!
Stop looking at the map it's not accurate. It's just a bandaid
My thoughts for those living in Houston , ask your local leaders to make aware cooling centers for elderly people , they need Help before all , second help each other with limbs and debree , leave the major tree downing to tree services . For your own home have prepared a box fan for each main room and one small window ac unit you can use for the center of the home . One 3500 generator will qualify for emergency usage to keep a fridge , a 5000 btu ac window unit and a few other devices ..The gulf coast is at our back door , it will always destruct lives .
This is crazy, where all the taxes money goes? The state of Texas needs an investigation
I see no power lines down in my area and we still don't have any power... WTF
I bet we get those late fees for paying our electric bill late. But we have no electricity to connect to the website. The website may be down.
The power company did NOT send the hurricane there are only so many repair trucks and instead of complaining you should be Thanking God you are still alive I saw some of the posts and I saw some of the news reports some people think they should be given money or electric credits or a check for their food going bad next time be smart enough to pick dry foods to store but dam man give the power companies a break
There are people STILL without power. At least two of my coworkers are still living in their cars so they have a/c and their phones. Centerpoint is, by far, the worst electric service in the country. It should've ALL been fixed by now. Not a single excuse will make me be okay with how terrible you guys are at repairing things. They don't even assess the most damaged areas to fix first, they just go wherever they want instead of prioritizing literally anything. They need to be shut down completely in all of Houston and need to bring in a company that can actually do their job.
accountability is hard to come by these days
That dude is full0??
Give me a break! What ever happened to the toughness and fortitude of americans! We were pioneers and now we are just weaklings!! That woman is doing a great job making it work, for herself and animals but the media wants us to be needy. Geez.
The medics could careless about you either way…so don’t kid yourself. 😅
My niece finally got her electricity back on earlier
Packaged tuna fish don’t go bad in loss of power, gimme that I’ll eat it.
tastes bad if hot too long
0:05 Beryl pLummeled the hell out of us