Temperatures are a bit lower today. Not sure if it just natural variability or ashes from wildfires are blocking some of the sun’s rays.
My friend called me earlier to tell me that he ran a 50 foot extension cord to his neighbor’s house, who still had power. He used the power to run two fridges and an aquarium pump. I told him to keep an eye on the cord to make sure it doesn’t overload and melt. He texted me just now saying the power is back on. I heard on the news that this wasn’t part of a rolling blackout but rather transmission equipment failure due to the high load. This same friend use to travel to China a lot to manage a company. The Chinese employees were amazed that we had rolling blackouts during periods of high demand while their power is pretty stable. Ha! Once they start converting from coal plants to solar panels, they will experience the early evening crunch where peak usage happens just as solar power production falls.
I think the temperatures will be lower this week compared to the weekend. That’s good since the annual California wildfire is starting.
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Is this the most retarded reason to start a wildfire, ever? The curse of social media strikes again. From the CNN article:
A gender reveal party is an Instagram-friendly event held during pregnancy in which the parents “reveal” the baby’s sex to friends and family. That reveal can sometimes take the form of an explosion in the color of blue for a boy or pink for a girl.
HEY, LOOK AT ME ! ! !
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