It's not unusual for it to take a while to get through to people after a hurricane, the cell towers are being overloaded while many people's home lines are down, and power could be out for over a week. Plus the roads have to be cleared, so even if one part of town gets power, others may not know it or be able to go use it.
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Date: 2005-08-30 05:05 pm (UTC)-M