Second day without PSE&G repairs?

Prospect and Euclid avenues in Hackensack's Fairmount section.

On the second morning after a super storm hit North Jersey, residents still have not seen any public utility crews repairing downed power lines.

The Record's front page today carries a story on widespread outages that is filled with excuses from an executive of Public Service Electric and Gas Co.

Even Governor Christie, who has the world's shortest fuse, is counseling patience with the slow pace of restoring power.

For residents without power, it looks like a rerun of the glacial response from PSE&G after the freak per-Halloween snowstorm last year.

Around the corner from my home in Hackensack, a large tree fell on power lines Monday night, snapping three utility poles.

The mess has remained undisturbed, even though a private tree firm hired by the city handled fallen limbs and other minor damage.

What's especially upsetting is the big show PSE&G put on at Garden State Plaza in Paramus, where I saw more than 100 trucks and other equipment on Monday morning.

So where are they now?