'Good Times, Especially Less Than Two Months After Irene!'

DARIEN: "What did we do in a past life to have Metro North manage our commuter trains and UI manage our electrical grid?" This is one Patch reader's response to a story .

NORWALK: "Tips for CL&P on storms: 1. Thanks for the camping merit badge tips. 2. When the hell are you going to finally put powerlines underground. Europe does and they survive wars and bombings. Here — forget it. We're in the dark everytime a flea is flatulant. [I'd say more but who knows how long the computer'll work.]" This is one Norwalk Patch reader's response to th.

REDDING: "As a Redding resident I am appalled that there are no 24 hour shelters available to citizens. A friend of mine, a senior citizen, who could not get to his home during the storm, was taken to the motel on Rt 7 by a concerned police officer where he and his wife spent the night in the lobby. The police station had six chairs that were full. No other options were available." This is one Weston-Redding-Easton Patch reader's response to news that . Weston is the only town so far to open a shelter.

TRUMBULL: "Since when is it a town's decision for Halloween to be celebrated or not? It is not an official holiday. People have the right to trick or treat at their own discretion if their neighborhoods are safe. Overprotectiveness is ruining all the fun we once enjoyed as kids. I would hate to be a kid today. We are raising a generation of wimps!" This is one Trumbull Patch's reaction to  in town until roads are cleared.

WESTPORT: "I live in the neighborhhood directly next to Exit 17. We've been out since 1 pm Saturday (as has the crucial traffic light at that 4-way on/off-ramp intersection), and have yet to see one CL&P truck in the area. Lot of elderly & multi-family homes in the neighborhood, most of us rely on septic systems which, of course, require electricity. Good times, especially less than two months after Irene!" This is one Westport Patch reader's reaction to the news that the enormity of the .