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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    If my power company in Oklahoma had to cut power every time the winds blows, my electric bill would be around $7.00 for the whole year.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    So far no issues. Can’t comment on other areas, but I assume it sucks if their power is off. The only good thing from this is we will end up with a better power system that is not profit driven. Climate change has s c r e w e d up the environment, and we need to adapt.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    afterburnt wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Our ol' neighborhood in Milpitas had underground AC power lines. Houses were built ca. 1978.

    My guess is this is shutting down transmition more than local distribution

    Yes, of course, I just meant that it's surprising that, in 2019, there's any above-ground power left in CA -- at least, in the 'civilized' regions.

    We moved back East in 1991... that's a while ago. 237 wasn't even all a freeway in those days. :p

    All this being said, the earthquake situation in the Bay Area is probably a disincentive for burying major utilities. Our house in Milpitas was about a tenth of a mile from the Hayward Fault. :o
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,605
    I've dealt with public and private power.
    The best one was a co-operative.
    No politics, no Corp greed. But members needed to
    Get involved.


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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    We have a co-op here in Lee County FL (LCEC) rates are low service is fine. 8.5 cents per kwh for first thousand kwh. Every year FP&L tries to take them over but never seems to get the votes.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    This is really sad and I don't envy you, BlueFox, it sucks hard core.

    What also sucks is that a problem like this was allowed to get to this point in the first place and now, everybody just wants to point fingers and throw petty fits instead of coming together and solving the problem.
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  • motorstereo
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  • tonyb
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    motorstereo wrote: »
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    LOL, now that's funny. Bud has electricity/weed/wine and a kick butt stereo....he should be picking up chicks like crazy. :)
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  • nooshinjohn
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    He’s SOL on that front because he doesn’t have a Ferrari, Lambo, or a Porsche... I wont speculate on the man’s other junk. I like Bud, and that would not be right.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    tonyb wrote: »
    ...

    LOL, now that's funny. Bud has electricity/weed/wine and...

    Speaking of LOL George -- puts me to mind of a great Feat song :)

    https://youtu.be/RNqv85coyTw
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  • steveinaz
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    BlueFox wrote: »
    The only good thing from this is we will end up with a better power system that is not profit driven. Climate change has s c r e w e d up the environment, and we need to adapt.

    What are you blabbering about? LOL
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  • Mikey081057
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    BlueFox wrote: »
    Since power might be shutoff Saturday night (tonight) I decided to play it safe. So, while it is now 12:44PM Saturday, I haven’t been to bed yet for Friday. If the power is shutoff tonight I should sleep through it. :)

    That's the spirit when they give you lemons... make lemon meringue pie.... just don't sleep thru the sirens.
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  • joecoulson
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    tonyb wrote: »
    motorstereo wrote: »
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    LOL, now that's funny. Bud has electricity/weed/wine and a kick butt stereo....he should be picking up chicks like crazy. :)

    Then they hear MM or Gaga and run the other way...
    Lol! J.k Bud. I’m just jealous.

    In seriousness I do hope all you cats out there in CA stay safe. @Clipdat sent me some very scary video from out there.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    edited October 2019
    I heard that there are 2.3 million without power in CA now. That's a big deal, even in a state as populous as CA.

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    Near the Carquinez Bridge :/

    Interesting times.

    Remember Day of the Locust?
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Locust
    (albeit referring to Southern rather than Northern CA)

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Yes, it is a big mess. Fortunately, the SF Bay Area is fire free now, but North and South of us the fires are intense. Interestingly, it appears two fires were started by PG&E power lines that had not been shutdown. Good luck to all affected.
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  • joecoulson
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    Glad you are safe Bud.
    Hope all others on here who live in the vicinity of the fires take care.
    That’s serious business. We had the Gatlinburg TN fire hit just above us here and the video coming out of there of folks trying to leave and getting trapped were very scary.
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  • Clipdat
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    BlueFox wrote: »
    Fortunately, the SF Bay Area is fire free now

    Nope.
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  • Clipdat
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    LATEST: Oct. 28, 11:30 a.m.: PG&E equipment may have sparked multiple weekend fires

    Reports issued by PG&E indicate their equipment may have been responsible for two fires that burned over the weekend.

    The electrical incident reports, released by the California Public Utilities Commission on Monday, indicate two fires in Lafayette started at about the same time as a PG&E transformer malfunctioned and a power pole fell over. A worker cited in PG&E's report said they were told by firefighters that contact between a power line and a communication line may have sparked a fire.

    A Contra Costa Fire Protection District spokesman said calls came in 3 p.m. for a fire near Highway 24 at Pleasant Hill Road and a fire on the north side of Highway 24 at Camino Diablo. The Lafayette Tennis Club building was destroyed in one blaze. A home's roof was damaged and one outbuilding also suffered fire damage.

    Power was not shut off in the area at the time of the fires, The Chronicle reports.
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  • nooshinjohn
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    And in other news, California to pass legislation banning the use of electricity over safety concerns...



    Completely made up of course, but I could see the knuckleheads in Sacramento giving it some thought...
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  • tonyb
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    How's the fire situation by you John ? Seems a new one pops up every day out there.
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  • nooshinjohn
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    So far, so good... just some smoke from time to time. Where we are at, the only fire risk we have is if something were to happen to the house itself...
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    edited October 2019
    News reports out of Sonoma Co. this afternoon sound like a dress rehearsal for Armageddon :(

    https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/774178635/wildfires-in-northern-california-force-nearly-200-000-people-to-evacuate
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  • tonyb
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    News reports out of Sonoma Co. this afternoon sound like a dress rehearsal for Armageddon :(

    Sad too, was just there a month ago. Save the wine !!!
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  • mhardy6647
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    tonyb wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    News reports out of Sonoma Co. this afternoon sound like a dress rehearsal for Armageddon :(

    Sad too, was just there a month ago. Save the wine !!!

    It'll be that smoky, Lapsang Souchong kinda varietal this year :/
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  • joecoulson
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    Love that tea, are you a fan?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    joecoulson wrote: »
    Love that tea, are you a fan?

    Occasionally have a cup; many of them are a little too much for me.
    This is a noteworthy one (from Taiwan, actually, as opposed to the mainland), FWIW:

    https://marktwendell.com/order-mark-t-wendell-teas/hu-kwa-tea

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  • K_M
    K_M Posts: 1,629
    Prayers for anyone in this area!

    This looks worse than most of the fires that normally occur, hope everyone is safe!!
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  • joecoulson
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    So, there is a tea called Russian Caravan that has about 1/3 LS along with Assam and Oolong. It brings a little of the smoky flavor but is a very good tasting daily tea. Try it Doc, I think you will like it.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    edited October 2019
    joecoulson wrote: »
    So, there is a tea called Russian Caravan that has about 1/3 LS along with Assam and Oolong. It brings a little of the smoky flavor but is a very good tasting daily tea. Try it Doc, I think you will like it.

    I stopped short of mentioning those! :) I am very familiar with the Russian Caravan style teas; those are in fairly regular rotation here.
    Usually from https://www.uptontea.com/ although I like Harney's as well https://www.harney.com/.

    To quote the latter on the husky nature of the 'caravan' teas: One hump or two?


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    Lol! Barney’s is good but too pricey for what it is. Davidson Teas on Am**n is a great bargain and just as quality.
    Very cool you like that one. Great story behind that tea too.
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