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here, snapping a bunch of them. back over here, to the right, they re inspecting some of the feeder lines to the home. this is good news to the neighborhood, as tens of thousands of other marylanders are still in the dark tonight. reporter: hurricane irene fueled more than wind and waves. it s now fueling the tempers of bge customers. more than 100,000 still without electricity, after four days. i think they need to look at the businesses more. reporter: patrick hess owns this denny s in edgewood. since sunday, he has lost $50,00050,000 and laid off 60 employees. at this point, nobody seems concerned about the time. reporter: the closures affect 1,000 workers. we have people that work paycheck to paycheck. and they re not going to get that this week. reporter: what s your take on bge s response to this storm? i m disappointed. reporter: state senator nancy jacobs says bge should stop focusing on private homes until businesses are back online. obvious ....

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