Some reports say 9 dead. I saw somewhere that 72 was the max number of tornadoes within a short time period. Anyone know if these tornadoes are setting a record?
The storm knocked out power to more than 3 million customers, flooded barrier islands, tore the roof off a baseball stadium and toppled a construction crane.
Holy shit, 3 million customers! This is horrible for the companies, will they be ok?
It’s a way of representing how many houses, buildings, and apartments lost power, since 5 people might live in a house, but that’s only one customer.
Yes. I know. And other people have already defended it the same way. Thanks for repeating them.
Glad I could help.
Do you not read anything before replying to people? You know you can see other comments before saying anything. That’s how sites like these work.
Do you not think before posting stupid takes?
It is not bro’s job to read the comment thread that you created by not understanding how calculations of people effected by power outages work.
I think it’s time you took the L and moved on, my guy.
As someone currently experiencing power loss in Tampa, i can state that I am not a company. Neither is my mom, who is also a customer of Tampa Electric, a family. Your entire comment thread on here is grabbing at an accurate statement and trying to turn it into something it’s not.
I think that, as someone that is directly affected, your comments are more insulting than the article.
As someone who is a customer at over 50 different companies, I too get offended when someone tries to refer to me as a person instead of a customer.
Would you prefer the reporter refer to you as a family, company, or building…
The point being made here is that customer is the best noun that the English language has for a reporter to talk about a companies customers. This was never about an electric company referring to people. This is all some made up BS that is completely off topic to the article.
What should the AP have called all the customers of the utility companies other than customers?
They’re people.
