Hey Rog...
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I hear it's supposed to be hot out there[^] today. CNN was saying that it was gonna hit 122F in Bullhead City and 116F in Vegas. Yuck. Stay inside and don't go working on those power lines. :)
David Stone wrote:
Stay inside and don't go working on those power lines.
Maybe he has to fix the power lines in order to get AC working. :)
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I hear it's supposed to be hot out there[^] today. CNN was saying that it was gonna hit 122F in Bullhead City and 116F in Vegas. Yuck. Stay inside and don't go working on those power lines. :)
It was 122°F yesterday; supposed to drop to 116°F by tomorrow. I spent the day lying in the dog's plastic pool. Boy, is she pissed!:-D But the fireworks over the river were excellent, as were the barbequed rib eyes.:)
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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David Stone wrote:
Stay inside and don't go working on those power lines.
Maybe he has to fix the power lines in order to get AC working. :)
Nope, but I'm told that the city of Needles, PRC, was in the dark on yesterday - or, at least, their power company was. One of our people stopped by to borrow some parts from the Needles Electric department and found the office dark. Apparently they can't afford to buy the open market power, so all city services were required to switch to generator power during the peak heat load. The Electric department doesn't have a generator big enough to run the office.:laugh: Deregulation California-style == higher prices, less power.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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It was 122°F yesterday; supposed to drop to 116°F by tomorrow. I spent the day lying in the dog's plastic pool. Boy, is she pissed!:-D But the fireworks over the river were excellent, as were the barbequed rib eyes.:)
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger Wright wrote:
I spent the day lying in the dog's plastic pool. Boy, is she pissed!
Gawd! That's funny! Scratch her behind the ears with those two turkey feet you have. She'll forgive you.
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Nope, but I'm told that the city of Needles, PRC, was in the dark on yesterday - or, at least, their power company was. One of our people stopped by to borrow some parts from the Needles Electric department and found the office dark. Apparently they can't afford to buy the open market power, so all city services were required to switch to generator power during the peak heat load. The Electric department doesn't have a generator big enough to run the office.:laugh: Deregulation California-style == higher prices, less power.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger Wright wrote:
Apparently they can't afford to buy the open market power, so all city services were required to switch to generator power during the peak heat load.
*blink* I thought generator power was significantly more expensive due to lower efficiencies. Since we're talking public sector and lowest bidder I imagine the generators are producing nasty noisy AC that will rapidly begin blowing the PSUs in electronics as well.
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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Roger Wright wrote:
I spent the day lying in the dog's plastic pool. Boy, is she pissed!
Gawd! That's funny! Scratch her behind the ears with those two turkey feet you have. She'll forgive you.
code-frog wrote:
two turkey feet you have
You want 'em, you fetch 'em. I'm not going anywhere near a 25kV line to retrieve them. Maybe they'll serve as a warning to others...:)
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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code-frog wrote:
two turkey feet you have
You want 'em, you fetch 'em. I'm not going anywhere near a 25kV line to retrieve them. Maybe they'll serve as a warning to others...:)
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger Wright wrote:
You want 'em, you fetch 'em.
My dad worked for Idaho Power for 35 years. After hearing stories from him... I want nothing to do with any type of transmission lines and I look at a 120V outlet in my house with a lot of respect. People say before you work on something in your house turn off the breaker. Yeah... right. I have Idaho Power come and spike the line each time I change the light bulbs. Electricity is terrifying.:eek:
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It was 122°F yesterday; supposed to drop to 116°F by tomorrow. I spent the day lying in the dog's plastic pool. Boy, is she pissed!:-D But the fireworks over the river were excellent, as were the barbequed rib eyes.:)
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger Wright wrote:
It was 122°F yesterday; supposed to drop to 116°F by tomorrow.
The number 116 does not sound cool to me at all.
Roger Wright wrote:
But the fireworks over the river were excellent, as were the barbequed rib eyes.
122° plus fireworks, I bet you barbegued the rib without a grill, didn't you? :)
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Roger Wright wrote:
It was 122°F yesterday; supposed to drop to 116°F by tomorrow.
The number 116 does not sound cool to me at all.
Roger Wright wrote:
But the fireworks over the river were excellent, as were the barbequed rib eyes.
122° plus fireworks, I bet you barbegued the rib without a grill, didn't you? :)
Xiangyang Liu wrote:
barbegued the rib without a grill
Nah. We just slap 'em down on the hood of the truck and smear barbeque sauce over them. About ten minutes on a side and their about medium-well.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Roger Wright wrote:
You want 'em, you fetch 'em.
My dad worked for Idaho Power for 35 years. After hearing stories from him... I want nothing to do with any type of transmission lines and I look at a 120V outlet in my house with a lot of respect. People say before you work on something in your house turn off the breaker. Yeah... right. I have Idaho Power come and spike the line each time I change the light bulbs. Electricity is terrifying.:eek:
code-frog wrote:
Electricity is terrifying
Anything unfamiliar is scary to most of us. To me, it's just a tool - a working fluid, in engineering terms - to be respected, but not feared. I respect it so much that I almost wet my pants every time I need to reach inside a 25kV cabinet to check a label on a connection. My gloves are rated 35kV, but how do I know there's no pinhole in them? Breakers off is the smartest way to work, though I seldom bother. Dry leather gloves are plenty of protection up to 240V (though definitely not OSHA approved) and that's what I use for connecting live circuits. Even if you're working 120V on a supposedly dead circuit, I recommend that much protection, just in case. Breakers don't always fail in the 'open' state.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Roger Wright wrote:
Apparently they can't afford to buy the open market power, so all city services were required to switch to generator power during the peak heat load.
*blink* I thought generator power was significantly more expensive due to lower efficiencies. Since we're talking public sector and lowest bidder I imagine the generators are producing nasty noisy AC that will rapidly begin blowing the PSUs in electronics as well.
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
Before deregulation, that was true. But if, like Needles, a company fails to pre-negotiate long term power contracts at favorable rates, the spot market during peak heating and cooling seasons can break the bank. For example, we have long term contracts for years, and our cost is $70 per MWh. Today's spot price is $300 per MW, which makes local diesel generators a bargain-priced source.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Nope, but I'm told that the city of Needles, PRC, was in the dark on yesterday - or, at least, their power company was. One of our people stopped by to borrow some parts from the Needles Electric department and found the office dark. Apparently they can't afford to buy the open market power, so all city services were required to switch to generator power during the peak heat load. The Electric department doesn't have a generator big enough to run the office.:laugh: Deregulation California-style == higher prices, less power.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger Wright wrote:
Apparently they can't afford to buy the open market power, so all city services were required to switch to generator power during the peak heat load.
Wow. How environmentally friendly can you get. :rolleyes: Another victory for the PRC...
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Xiangyang Liu wrote:
barbegued the rib without a grill
Nah. We just slap 'em down on the hood of the truck and smear barbeque sauce over them. About ten minutes on a side and their about medium-well.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger Wright wrote:
Nah. We just slap 'em down on the hood of the truck and smear barbeque sauce over them. About ten minutes on a side and their about medium-well.
:laugh:
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