Readers: Power Still Out in Parts of Pikesville, Randallstown, Woodlawn

While BGE reports that it has restored power to 600,000 customers in the 72 hours since Hurricane Irene came through the area, there are still 150,000 customers that don't have power.

Pikesville Patch readers told us on Facebook where power is still out in our area of Baltimore County. We also found some on WBAL-TV 11's Facebook page.

Here are some comments from Pikesville Patch Facebook conversations:

1:15 p.m. today: Rebecca Levin Kent, an architect with Levin/Brown and Associates, Inc., reported on Pikesville Patch's Facebook page that her power is still out in Pikesville, near Fort Garrison Elementary school.

10 a.m.: Dominique Farrow-Ray: "Its spotty in Gwynn Oak. We have power but our friend 2 blocks away are still without. They were told Friday would be the earliest."

10 a.m.: Jessica Erin Silverman: "Still without power, the greenspring shopping center stole all of the power from our grid!!!" She said that's from Darwood Drive, along Smith Avenue, and ending at Greenspring Avenue.

Yesterday: Cheryl Shuster: "My power turned on last night!! In Mount Washington."

And here are comments from WBAL-TV's Facebook Page:

1:10 p.m. today: Karen Horowitz Schwartz: "We still don't have power in Baltimore County 21209, off Greenspring Avenue. ... they tell each neighbor that calls something different ... at least they should get their stories straight."

12:22 p.m.: Katie Gore: "Joe's Bike Shop, Mt. Washington. Please help. Not having power for four days is rough on business!!"

At about noon: Chawna Gabby Griffin as well as Lynnette Meaddy Wright, both of Randallstown, report their power is out at their respective residences.

At about 11:49 a.m.: Dennis Myers: "Pikesville-Sudbrook Park is still out."

At about 11:52 a.m.: Shamir Cole: "No power in Woodlawn, and BGE building is around the corner less than 5 min away!! Complained ... and they said it will be back on Saturday."

BGE calling

According to a news release from BGE, nearly 5,000 people, including employees, linemen from out-of-state and support staff are working to restore electrical power to BGE customers.

"The utility remains confident that it will restore electric service to the vast majority of customers whose service is still out by Friday with some scattered outages possibly extending into Saturday," the release states.

Today, BGE is trying to call its customers with a recorded message telling them when crews will be in their area.

BGE info

A list of some of the areas where crews are or will be working today is now available at www.bge.com. Customers can also stay informed on restoration progress via www.bge.com, Twitter, Facebook and Flickr, the release states.

Report downed wires by calling 877-778-2222.