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it begins...again: this message on my computer and my cell phone in the last hour:ping: :ping: :ping:
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All the best for you both mate, stay safe. :timeout:
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All the best to you and yours Aktung :salute:
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Thanks gents; this is probably much ado about nothing other than precaution; PG&E is on uber- vigilence, partly to improve its miserable corporate image, and thus monitoring its faulty power grids to instantly shut down power to aged high voltage lines if they reflect irregularity from high winds. I applaud erring on the side of caution even if it means no air-conditioning etc.(garage doors to be left open) The alert is in effect for 72 hours...9 CA counties are involved in the alert.
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@Aktungbby:
I've been meaning to ask you if the fire authorities in NorCal have appreciably 'upped their game' in anticipation of further bad wildfires. Here in SoCal, there was a recent alert because of the infamous Santa Ana Winds starting a bit early this year. Southern California Edison, a major power supplier in SoCal, instituted blackouts in some of the more fire-prone areas down here, just as PG&E were doing up North. We've been getting a lot of news coverage down here of the Santa Ana fire risks and, among the stories, has been a rolling out of new aerial firefighting technology, including advanced systems to allow aircraft to fly more safely and 'see' through smoke, and to fly water/retardant dropping missions at night. Have you heard of likewise actions in your area? Just curious... Stay safe... <O> |
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San Rafael is apparently not part of the brown out rotation but I gassed the car earlier anyway. :Kaleun_Cheers:
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Currently one county over in Sonoma, 57,000 acres are burned with 200,000 people evacuated from their homes amid rolling power blackouts by PG&E which I've been subject to also for 15 hours today due to fierce 50-98!+ mph winds. The fire is only 5% contained after two days...so far no fatalities are reported. This isn't the horror of the 2017 fires or Paradise; but it a nasty terrain challenging bugger in its own right and the winds are a big factor in containment :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: :Kaleun_Applaud:https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2019/10/23/kincade-fire/
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Have you thought about relocating your family when your wife retires?
It's not going to get any better ... not to mention a little earthquake could ruin your property values. :o |
/\ nope! My bride's been retired two years now. We'll stay put-two Napa quakes notwithstanding. Moreover, from my 13 year appraisal career centering in the Santa Cruz mtns where the devestating 1989 Loma Prieta quake epicentered, my files were used exclusively by FEMA to aid homeowners. No sales prices in progress or subseqent to the disaster were affected by such things. Prices stayed the same and have gone up... astronomically...that's the price you pay and accepted by CA buyers along with their quake insurance. The average home price in Silicon valley is $1,000,000...for a shack on the Hayward fault!!, "location location location" (and good school districts:yep:) is the rule still; nothing el$e matters!
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Got some prayers for you and your neighbors Acktung. Hang in there buddy.
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Other than smokey air quality, no real danger on my side of mountain. Sonoma is up to 73225 acres burned with 15% contaiment and over 200 structures burned. Some evacuees are permitted to return. The fire is heading NE toward Middletown which was a disaster in 2015; this could be good as fuels: dry grass and trees, are already burned out there, so the fire will slow. High winds are unabated though and gusts have clocked in at 104 mph! Rolling power outages is still a issue and parts of Napa have not been restored-street lights are out on main blvds...every intersection is a four-way stop but veteran citizens are behaving magnicently.:Kaleun_Salute:
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As of today, 100,000 evacuees are permitted to return home
"at their own risk":hmmm: The burned area encompasses 77,000 acres and is 35% contained. Firefighters in Northern California made "pretty significant progress" battling the Kincade blaze, Cal Fire representative Jonathan Cox said Wednesday. The fire, which has scorched 76,825 acres, is now 45% contained. The red flag warning for the region has ended, and the winds have subsided "quite a bit," according to a representative from the National Weather Service. Temperatures are expected to plunge to the high 20's overnight. More than 5,000 people remain under evacuation orders. Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick said that 10 people had been arrested Wednesday for illegally entering evacuation zones. |
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