A selection of reader comments from our Facebook page last week.
On President Obama issuing an emergency declaration for West Virginia:
• I am surprised he even knows where West Virginia is. I am sure someone had to point it out on the map — Kim P.
• I cannot wait to hear in this area how this action makes Obama a bad president. Because this is just some more of that commie welfare handout crap conservatives hate so much. I am sure they will all be ticked around here that Obama went and stuck his nose into making sure half a million customers get power back on, in the middle of a crippling heat wave, instead of just letting us handle it on our own — Joseph A.
On whether you lost power or experienced damage from the storm on Sunday (July 1) night:
• Just had power back three hours after Friday’s storm and lost it again after Sunday’s storm — Patty H.
• Friday’s storm was worse. Knocked out Internet for a few days, though we didn’t lose power. Got some snapped trees on the property from Friday’s storm too. Sunday’s didn’t have the wind that Friday’s did, but the lightning sure was frightening — Luke N.
• We had a huge apple tree fall. But we were lucky it didn’t hit our house. Internet was out, but our power stayed on so that was more important to me — Mae E.
• We lost power Friday night, we have a well ... therefore we have not had water since Friday. This happens every time our power is off. We can’t flush our toilet without having to haul it from another source, and what makes it even worse is I can walk to my neighbor’s house, who must be on a different power grid, who also has a well, they have had uninterrupted electric service throughout this whole weekend ... AEP is telling us we may not have power till the weekend! — Jim H.
• We have power lines that run through trees on Larch Street in Bluefield. We’ve tried to get something done about them for a long time. APCO won’t do anything about it and of course the city won’t do jack because we are on the East End. So the lines running through the trees caused a power outage just on this street ... — David N.
On what is the greatest challenge when having no electricity:
• I didn’t mind at all because we grilled out. But I really hate that we didn’t have TV or Internet so that I could keep up with the news — Micole B.
• The worst is not having water when the power goes out. If you have water, even if it is cold, life is much easier — Elise B.
On the death of Andy Griffith:
• :’( Linda M.
• Yes. : ( Tina H.
• RIP Andy, one of the best ever — Robert F.
On a poll question asking what’s the best part of the Fourth of July:
• July Fourth parade — Bluefield needs to have it — Mary S.
On whether you think it’s fair for employers to fire people for what they post on Facebook:
• Depends ... if it’s defamatory to the employer, then yes — Don Z.
• Absolutely, if a person can’t use enough discretion to monitor what they put out there, then they deserve the repercussions of putting it out there — Samuel B.
• Depends on what they post — Kim P.
• Depending on what is posted and if it pertains to their employment. Too many people are taking a chance posting their life history and current feelings if they get upset at work. Facebook is not the place to vent your problems. If you do not like your job then quit! Let someone who would appreciate it have a chance — Sue F.
• No, I believe that this is a place where we can be friends even with someone we have never met. And even though the employer can get on and read, what we write is sometimes just letting off steam. Our ability to do our jobs should be what counts, not the jokes or gripes. Sometimes we all need to vent — Shirley M.
On malware that may knock thousands off the Internet, and how you would rate the security on your computer:
• Is it smart to go talking on Facebook about what kind of security one has on their computer? — Samuel B.
• It generally doesn’t matter Samuel, there were studies a few years back that demonstrated that many would give up their password for a candy bar. Security is pointless if the majority of people will give open access for a candy bar — Joseph A.
On a poll question asking how often you lose electricity?
• AEP is the sorriest electric company ever! I lose power approximately 15 times a year! They need to get their contractors in here to cut the trees away before it gets this bad! [They are] always hollering rate increase. Yeah, OK ... wouldn’t mind it if I would get appropriate service! Simply ridiculous! — Angie G.
• This is the way they do, plus when a storm comes they get federal aid and then cry rate increase. Now they side with Obama and company about our coal and shut down the coal-fired power plants. Maybe turn off Obama’s AC and lights — bet his butt would do something. He has destroyed a lot of jobs in his tenure. Idiot — Derek K.
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