What went wrong at Lipa?

According to the New York Times, "It was four days before Hurricane Sandy would arrive, and trustees of the Long Island Power Authority gathered as forecasters’ warnings grew dire.

For more than two hours, the trustees talked about a range of issues, including a proposal to hire a branding consultant."

But here comes the best part, "But discussion of the storm lasted just 39 seconds." 39 SECONDS!!!!!!!! 

The Times goes on to say "The trustees’ approach toward the looming disaster reflects deep-rooted problems at the authority that have hobbled its response, causing hardship for hundreds of thousands of its customers, according to an examination of its performance by The New York Times.

The examination by The Times shows that the Long Island Power Authority has repeatedly failed to plan for extreme weather, despite extensive warnings by government investigators and outside monitors. In fact, before Hurricane Sandy, the authority was significantly behind on perhaps the most basic step to prepare for storms — trimming trees that can bring down power lines."

Read the Times report here.