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Expect 3-5 Days without power in parts of Monmouth County

Live from McDonalds on Rt 35 in Middletown, ITS MOREMONMOUTHMUSINGS!

It would have been cooler to blog from Starbucks, but there is not a seat in the house at Starbucks.

Wifi users take over Middletown Starbucks

I’m sharing a table here with Romeo from Port Monmouth, one of the other 129,998 Monmouth County residents without power. Romeo was generous enough to let me join him at the only table with an electrical outlet. McDonlads has free wifi from ATT, which is a better deal than using my ATT aircard.

Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden tells me that it will be 3-5 days before the power comes back on for the 130,000 of us without. There’s a problem somewhere with the grid, which is why there are no JCP&L trucks out, according to Highlands Councilwoman Becky Kane, who got the information on a conference call this morning.

I’ve got lot of catching up to do. Most of the information I’ve received since Saturday night has been via facebook…that goodness for by Blackberry and car charger, and 1010 WINS.