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08-19-20, 05:10 AM | #181 | |
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Here is a good source for info on the state of current California wildfires:
California Fire Map & Tracker -- https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects...rnia-fire-map/ Quote:
So far, LA is only having a few, isolated power outages, mainly due to equipment malfunctions (blown pole transformers, etc.); the city's power system is wholly-owned by the city and we are not subject to outages as much as other areas who are under giant power companies like PG&E or SoCalEdison; the worse parts of the heat down here are the air pollution increase caused by smoke from the wildfires and very high humidity; when I finally got the portable room air conditioner (portable, my eye: it weighs about 80 pounds and, even on casters, it can be a bear to move), I was surprised to see how much condensate was produced; I have a condensate pump setup attached to the unit, and the past couple of days, it has pumped out over 1 to 1-1/2 gallons a day; the condensate pump was installed after an incident a number of years back when the AC's internal tank got overwhelmed and I came home to find a film of water all over the floor; the humidity must really be high to produce such large quantities of condensate... <O>
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08-19-20, 08:57 AM | #182 |
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Thanks for posting that fire map website. It makes it easier to see how close these fires are to family in that general area.
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08-19-20, 11:11 PM | #183 | |
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Update: https://www.latimes.com/california/s...downtown-blast
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08-20-20, 11:03 AM | #184 |
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bad news on all fronts: 124,00 acres from six fires are now counted with 0% containment. 105 homes and out buidings are destroyed. The city of Healdsburg is on alert to the NorthWest (50 miles) is on evacuation standby. 40 miles to the east near Travis AFB and near Vacaville State prison there are fires. MODERATOR Perhaps we should move/combine this thread to Onkel's "hang in there California" thread!EDIT: I-80 was closed for an hour and a Vacaville PG & E touble-finder has died while working the fires. 375 out-of-state additional engine assistance is requested by the governor.
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08-20-20, 11:27 AM | #185 | |
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But we will miss y'all when California falls into the ocean
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08-20-20, 12:23 PM | #186 | |
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Most humorous post of year nominee:
We have our priorities straight in Napa! and the owner of the remote Turtle Rock Café saved his business nuthin' a 2500 gallon tank, installed after the 2017fires, and a long hose and helpful neighbors with a fire 'strike crew' can't cure. I've used that portapottie on many a long patrol 'twixt Sacramento and the backroute to Napa!
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08-20-20, 12:36 PM | #187 | |
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The simpler answer would be for the thread creator to look carefully for any particularly similar themed thread before posting.
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08-20-20, 02:38 PM | #188 |
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Aye.
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08-20-20, 09:10 PM | #189 |
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A friend sent me this image ... every year it's gets worse
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08-20-20, 10:18 PM | #190 | |
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08-21-20, 01:34 AM | #191 |
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Update: https://www.latimes.com/california/s...eaten-san-jose
https://www.latimes.com/california/s...uate-wildfires
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08-21-20, 07:14 PM | #192 | |
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Heat is turbocharging fires, drought and tropical storms this summer
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I hope they can cope and deal with this is happening fast in the best way.
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08-21-20, 08:04 PM | #193 |
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I have a friend who just lost a house on Mill creek Road out of Healdsburg. Nice place but at least it wasn't the main residence but that is no consolation to the renter. And my daughter is hosting two evacuees from the Pope valley area.
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08-22-20, 12:44 AM | #194 | |
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08-22-20, 02:46 AM | #195 |
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No more lightning please. Marin has been spared over the last couple of years but I fear that is luck.
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