ness31 wrote:So they’re shutting off the power due to weather?
To wind and dry conditions--not uncommon at this time of year in California. However, shutting off power is unprecedented.
Rancid wrote:I don't see the appeal of living in the bay area. I don't see it at all.
Mild weather. Also it's the heart of the high tech business. If you're not in that, you probably wouldn't see the point. It's just ridiculously expensive.
BigSteve wrote:The traffic's insane pretty much any time the sun is up.
Yes. Especially when the economy is booming.
BigSteve wrote:I have a buddy who lives in Lafayette. That's not too bad. The Walnut Creek and Danville areas are nice, too...
Yes. I grew up in Walnut Creek. All those areas are getting hit with power outages, because the residential power uses poles rather than buried lines.
ness31 wrote:So the shut down is for the weather, right? It must be pretty severe weather, right? 48 hours is a solid block to be powerless..
No. It's not severe at all. Winds at 35 mph.
Rancid wrote:It is very windy today, so I'm guessing that's the reason they are doing this.
Yes. That's exactly it.
Potemkin wrote:PG&E managed to fry about 80 of their customers in a small town called 'Paradise' a year or two back.
They had been warned about the source of the fire before, too. The problem with PG&E is that it's unionized, so it's very expensive for them to do anything. They subcontract a lot to save costs.
Potemkin wrote: They've effectively been ordered to shut down their grid if the winds get too high, to prevent sparks from starting wildfires.
Yeah, and with the Democrats wanting to provide healthcare to illegal aliens, not one of them thinks about the benefits of modernizing the power grid.
Beren wrote:It will be unplugged perhaps.
Won't Get Fooled Again was. Roger doesn't have the high range anymore.
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