My best means of tracking the situation was ham radio. I got a lot more
detail on exactly where and when power came became available and where and
when it would be possible to get gas for the car and generator.
Commercial
radio broadcasting did not give very good or timely information on these
aspects of the situation. They would state that "power is back on in
parts
of xxx" with no further detail. Via ham radio, I was able to find out
what
parts were back up so I could assess whether to go try to find gasoline or
wait a bit longer.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE


If this is the case then why doesn't one of the local amateur radio
operators make themselves available to the local news anchor, much like
cellular users report traffic problems on a normal day, and that way the
generalpublic could be better informed.

Bill Main