October 10, 20196 yr comment_811797 13 hours ago, Dusty Chalk said: 3 miles, ~16.5 minute miles (I've been plateauing around 17.5 minute miles) https://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/3839903287 Solid progress. Well done Dusty Report
October 11, 20196 yr comment_811832 Forty to fifty mph winds, school closings, and the aroma of BBQ...another day in SoCal. Nearly one year since last year's disaster Not our back yard but the yard of a former fencing team mate of Lance's Edited October 11, 20196 yr by Augsburger Report
October 11, 20196 yr comment_811840 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-10/saddleridge-fire-sylmar Report
October 13, 20196 yr comment_811890 Removed a dead possum from my garage. I have a detached garage that I only go in every once and a while. Looked like a possum got in there and couldn't get out. Report
October 13, 20196 yr comment_811892 Pics or it didn’t happen (YES I’ve waited so long to throw that one around) Report
October 28, 20196 yr comment_812518 Endured more power outages, but, thankfully, without a side of u contained wildfire. Noticed that the local cell tower went dark ~4hours after the power, so that's it's battery backup gone, I guess. This morning we went looking for hot Coffee and a 4G signal with internet connectivity (not a given). I am reliably informed that in the first world nations of The East Bay, and The City, they have both and Electricity! We eventually got lucky at our local Solar Powered supermarket to the Bourgeoisie. Power, Speciality Coffee and Queues. Later got an internet connection just in time to intercept the weekly call with my mum. Which was nice. Currently parked on elevated terrain with comms to the outside world, fast charging the nerd phones from the car. Apparently this situation is on again, off again for the next week (and structurally for the next decade if PG&E are to be believed) Fun Times! EDIT: curiously , spam calls, ads and emails are still getting through! Edited October 28, 20196 yr by Grahame Report
October 28, 20196 yr comment_812519 Not remotely in the same ballpark, but the smoke just hit down here an hour ago. Hours away from the fire, but if like two years ago schools will be impacted tomorrow. Report
October 28, 20196 yr comment_812531 This morning. School air quality emails coming in. Should be a colorful sunset tonight. Edited October 28, 20196 yr by blessingx Report
October 28, 20196 yr comment_812537 Still no power this morning. It’s been out since 7pm Saturday. Word is now that it might be out until Thursday. This is insane. It might be time to head out of town for a few days and get a hotel room somewhere else. Report
October 28, 20196 yr comment_812540 Mass suckage Cali peeps! Stay safe and hopefully no larger impact!Me: in the hospital. Beth had her hip replacement surgery this morning and all went well. Resting I her room now.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Report
October 28, 20196 yr comment_812541 2 hours ago, shellylh said: Wow, that sucks. This. Stay safe. Report
October 28, 20196 yr comment_812542 It might be time to head out of town for a few days and get a hotel room somewhere else. Having already done this, can confirm it’s a good plan! Report
October 28, 20196 yr comment_812543 4 hours ago, TMoney said: Still no power this morning. It’s been out since 7pm Saturday. Word is now that it might be out until Thursday. This is insane. It might be time to head out of town for a few days and get a hotel room somewhere else. 7 minutes ago, Hopstretch said: Having already done this, can confirm it’s a good plan! I already invited him to come up to Seattle and move into Colin's guest room; haven't heard back yet. Will let Colin know once he gets a knock on the door saying "I'm here to drink all your whiskey; where's it at?" Report
October 28, 20196 yr comment_812545 Driving around, last night I managed to find a decent signal. Same again today. In daylight, I now understand why. I think I might have found my new temporary office location Report
October 29, 20196 yr comment_812566 Went in to SF for dinner last night for a warm meal and to charge devices and it was pretty damn surreal driving back across the Golden Gate Bridge into a nearly pitch black Marin County. It was like entering the void. Power is back on this morning but it is scheduled to go out again in a few hours and be out till potentially Wednesday evening. Plan is to run to the office, get my laptop, then go work at my boss's vacation home in Napa outside of the shut down area. I really hope we are saving lives here and not just shareholders, PG&E. This is such a pain in the ass. Edited October 29, 20196 yr by TMoney Report
October 29, 20196 yr comment_812573 Suspect Tesla is going to sell a few of those in our neck of the woods in coming months. I remember that after the big ice storm on the East Coast a couple of years back, every new build or renovation in the nicer Connecticut suburbs included an emergency generator. It just became a must-have for buyers. (Incidentally, Marin being Marin, the county sheriff had to send out an emergency bulletin the other day asking people to stop calling 911 to register generator noise complaints.) [emoji849] Report
October 29, 20196 yr comment_812575 I am not normally one to optimize around edge cases, but... is this an edge case or is it just the new normal? At the very least, will have plenty of battery banks and food at the ready the next time around. Report
October 29, 20196 yr comment_812579 I heard this described as the new abnormal, which I think sums it up nicely. (real) Office, has power (and internet), for now. Home, not so much. Possible power outage tonight - until thursday? yay! Report
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