header pic

Perhaps the BEST B1G Forum anywhere, here at College Football Fan Site, CFB51!!!

The 'Old' CFN/Scout Crowd- Enjoy Civil discussion, game analytics, in depth player and coaching 'takes' and discussing topics surrounding the game. You can even have your own free board, all you have to do is ask!!!

Anyone is welcomed and encouraged to join our FREE site and to take part in our community- a community with you- the user, the fan, -and the person- will be protected from intrusive actions and with a clean place to interact.


« previous next »
Pages: 1 ... 790 791 [792] 793 794 ... 838   Go Down
Author

Topic: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy

 (Read 1161845 times)

847badgerfan

  • Administrator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 31097
  • Liked:
Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #11074 on: October 09, 2024, 09:40:45 PM »
Power and internet are down.

Running on Geni and Verizon MiFi.

Dammit.
Logged
U RAH RAH! WIS CON SIN!

FearlessF

  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 45508
  • Liked:
Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #11075 on: October 09, 2024, 10:26:05 PM »
damn, hang in there!!
Logged
"Courage; Generosity; Fairness; Honor; In these are the true awards of manly sport."

Brutus Buckeye

  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 12076
  • Liked:
Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #11076 on: October 09, 2024, 11:31:13 PM »
Logged

Honestbuckeye

  • Team Captain
  • *******
  • Posts: 6918
  • Liked:
Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #11077 on: October 10, 2024, 07:50:27 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on October 09, 2024, 09:40:45 PM
Power and internet are down.

Running on Geni and Verizon MiFi.

Dammit.
Tornado came through my sub.  Around 5:45 last evening.  Tore this area up.    No power and debris everywhere.   Sucks.  But safe.  

Hurricane winds all through the night and even now.   🤮
Logged
Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
-Mark Twain

FearlessF

  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 45508
  • Liked:
Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #11078 on: October 10, 2024, 08:03:41 AM »
hang on fellas
Logged
"Courage; Generosity; Fairness; Honor; In these are the true awards of manly sport."

Cincydawg

  • Oracle of Piedmont Park
  • Global Moderator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Default Avatar
  • Posts: 82587
  • Oracle of Piedmont Park
  • Liked:
Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #11079 on: October 10, 2024, 08:11:05 AM »
The tornadoes might be he worst of it, at least where they hit, but even overall, maybe.  Hopefully the basic infrastructure stands up to the hurricane itself for the most part.  It won't be like the mountains experienced, hopefully.  

I'm talking "really bad" versus "catastrophic".  If hurricanes really are going to strengthen that fast in the Gulf more often it's not good duh.
Logged

FearlessF

  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 45508
  • Liked:
Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #11080 on: October 10, 2024, 08:34:19 AM »
it's an added cost, but there are places more power lines should be underground
Logged
"Courage; Generosity; Fairness; Honor; In these are the true awards of manly sport."

Cincydawg

  • Oracle of Piedmont Park
  • Global Moderator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Default Avatar
  • Posts: 82587
  • Oracle of Piedmont Park
  • Liked:
Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #11081 on: October 10, 2024, 08:43:28 AM »
I'm told around here, the cost is over a million per block.  I dunno if that's accurate, and it would be less in ruraler areas.
Logged

FearlessF

  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 45508
  • Liked:
Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #11082 on: October 10, 2024, 09:06:51 AM »
CapX vs OpX

it's also expensive to hang them back up after they've been knocked down
Logged
"Courage; Generosity; Fairness; Honor; In these are the true awards of manly sport."

Cincydawg

  • Oracle of Piedmont Park
  • Global Moderator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Default Avatar
  • Posts: 82587
  • Oracle of Piedmont Park
  • Liked:
Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #11083 on: October 10, 2024, 09:12:31 AM »
I was told that Ga Power hates underground lines because of accessibility.  That seems a bit weird to me.  The new buildings going up here have the lines buried, which I like, a lot, and then they plant trees, which I like a lot.  The older areas still have poles.
Logged

FearlessF

  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 45508
  • Liked:
Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #11084 on: October 10, 2024, 09:17:08 AM »
really not much need to access them

the splice points, yes.
you put a loop of slack in the vault and pull it up to access it.

Just like fiber optic cable for your communications

the underground cable is also heavier gauge and needs a metal sheath and tougher jacket, so it's more expensive.

but, you sleep better when a storm is looming
Logged
"Courage; Generosity; Fairness; Honor; In these are the true awards of manly sport."

Cincydawg

  • Oracle of Piedmont Park
  • Global Moderator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Default Avatar
  • Posts: 82587
  • Oracle of Piedmont Park
  • Liked:
Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #11085 on: October 10, 2024, 09:22:02 AM »
We get water main breaks every so often, the system is 80+ years old.  I'd guess that would impact buried lines too.

The place looks a LOT cleaner with buried lines.  You also don't need to trim trees near the lines.  We have a string of higher tension lines running across the street, I don't have much hope they get buried any time soon, they aren't the normal lines.  There are two substations not far from us in different directions and a rather tall high tension set running between them down 14th street.  
Logged

847badgerfan

  • Administrator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 31097
  • Liked:
Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #11086 on: October 10, 2024, 10:36:38 AM »
We made it. Generator is running. No internet and the Verizon MiFi is slowwww.

The marina got hit hard. Some areas down there took surge. We didn't get any of that.
Logged
U RAH RAH! WIS CON SIN!

FearlessF

  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 45508
  • Liked:
Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #11087 on: October 10, 2024, 10:45:40 AM »
great news

good to hear
Logged
"Courage; Generosity; Fairness; Honor; In these are the true awards of manly sport."
Pages: 1 ... 790 791 [792] 793 794 ... 838   Go Up
« previous next »
 
Support the Site!
Purchase of every item listed here DIRECTLY supports the site.
Custom Garden Signs!

Shadow Box Plaque