Bucket trucks spotted working on power restoration on Lake Avenue in Lakewood Thursday morning

LAKEWOOD, Ohio - A spokesperson for FirstEnergy said even though many people are frustrated, the company is working fast to restore people's power and it won't compromise the safety of its workers in bad weather.

Spokesperson Mark Durbin explained linemen have been working in the rain and high winds all week.

"In 50 mile per hour winds, they can't operate a bucket," Durbin said.

Durbin said crews are tending to thousands of different locations, working sixteen hours on, then eight hours off.

Superstorm Sandy knocked out power to more than 300,000 residents in northeast Ohio. As of 9:45 a.m. Thursday, nearly 100,000 remain without power.

A viewer told NewsChannel5 she saw nine bucket trucks from Duke Energy on Lake Avenue, west of Cove in Lakewood just before 10 a.m.

"The expectation is that we will have a majority of people's power restored by the end of the weekend. For some, it could stretch into early next week," Durbin said.

Lakewood police, meanwhile, are being constantly contacted by residents wondering when their power will return. Dispatchers told NewsChannel5 they can't answer those questions.