Wildfires

[Lee49]

No disrespect meant for those who may loose their homes or life, just thought i would  add a little humor to a sad situation! I wouldn't want it where I live. Forgive me if I offended anyone!

[Lewis]

Saturday will be the biggest wind event since North Bay fires in 2017, is expected to whip mountain tops with damaging gusts up to 80 mph.

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/fwdy2.html

 

[tekmantwo]

Just for fun, load this app...

 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.windyty.android

 

It gives you all kinds of layers, its kinda fun playing with it...

[Friends just call me Ross]

7 hours ago, tekmantwo said:

Just for fun, load this app...

 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.windyty.android

 

It gives you all kinds of layers, its kinda fun playing with it...

WOW!!!  Thanks soooooooooooooooooo much for sharing!!!  

Best weather app I've ever come across!

Love it so much, I donated to keep it going.  

That little group in Prague has certainly earned it.  

[zoebarry]

I believe these wildfires are no “accident”.  
 

All these mandated blackouts are part of PG&E’s scheme. They are trying to get people angry enough so the people will agree to either a government bailout or force a new way to deliver electricity, or to be able to pass some legislation that PG&E will benefit from.

 

This video has an interesting take on things:

 

 

 

Please Jehovah! Bring your Kingdom!

 

 

Edited October 26, 2019 by zoebarry
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[Miss Bea]

On 10/7/2019 at 10:02 PM, Lewis said:

Extreme fire danger situation.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. issued an unprecedented notification to potentially shut off power across much of Northern California, as many as 30 California counties including almost all of the Bay Area on Wednesday morning thru Thursday Night to prevent power lines and equipment from sparking wildfires. Winds are expected to be 20mph to 30mph in the mountains with gusts of at least 55pmh, Gusts up to 30mph are expected in valleys.

 

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/amp/PG-E-issues-unprecedented-power-shutoff-watch-for-14498454.php

 

 

See Humboldt county? That’s where I live. The ground is still wet from our last rain. The grass is regreening from the summer. We have beautiful baby ferns growing along the highway. And, yet, our power will go off later today. We are fine. Set up. Turn the generator on, switch from PG&E to the generator and the house is lit up. 
Where we live, many did not have electricity until four years ago. We have lived this way, for years. If we don’t leave our little community, things are normal. The store, clinic and tribal offices automatically switch over to generators. 
Then they have to make emergency runs to keep us with gas. Literally.

I think the power company should do a Preparadness program. Like they do the weatherization program. Help those who can’t afford to prepare, and educate the rest of us, and make good generators available for the rest of their customers, at cost. 
When this happened the last time, I worried about those who need to keep meds cold, and use some sort of heath-support device that runs on electricity. 
But, I think this is a part of the system living, “high on the hog”,  and, a power company that had to know that those lines that bring us power, also had the means to set fires. 
Oh, rather then darken all of Humboldt county, they are showing maps that include all of the electrical grid. Just the grid.  Darkened. We are rural, for the most part, so if you glance at it, you don’t realize it includes all of us. All.

[Miss Bea]

38 minutes ago, Friends just call me Ross said:

WOW!!!  Thanks soooooooooooooooooo much for sharing!!!  

Best weather app I've ever come across!

Love it so much, I donated to keep it going.  

That little group in Prague has certainly earned it.  

This is funny. I sallied forth. Want this app, um, on my iPad. 
I had a device that was android. I gave it to a sister to give to a bible study. I think I just installed it on her device...

I have an old android phone. Think I will heat it up, and see....

[Miss Bea]

On 10/9/2019 at 6:07 AM, JennyM said:

No power in Venezuela too.

I know. This puts things in prospective. We jump up and down about no electricity. How about combining it with lawlessness, no food, or medical care. 
Critical times, hard to deal with. More critical for some. 

[dove]

Does this work with IOS?

[Tortuga]

1 hour ago, zoebarry said:

All these mandated blackouts are part of PG&E’s scheme. They are trying to get people angry enough so the people will agree to either a government bailout or force a new way to deliver electricity, or to be able to pass some legislation that PG&E will benefit from.

It appears their actions are both political and practical. Keep in mind that their current CEO that is making these decisions is being blamed for the mistakes his predecessors made. He is apparently trying to make things better and is getting blamed for years of neglect. 

[Tortuga]

The PSPS (Public Safety Power Shutoff) scheduled to start today is now going to affect 940,000 service addresses or over 2 million people.

[SUNRAY]

Praying for you all..😍

[Tortuga]

"but the whole state is relying on the power from the wicked one." 1 Johnish 5:19.  

[JennyM]

6 hours ago, Miss Bea said:

I know. This puts things in prospective. We jump up and down about no electricity. How about combining it with lawlessness, no food, or medical care. 
Critical times, hard to deal with. More critical for some. 

My daughter was diagnosed with asthma. I can't imagine if we live in venezuela without power and no medicine. 

[Lewis]

This is getting real bad real quick. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/its-time-to-drop-things-pack-and-go-threat-of-85-mph-winds-forces-50k-to-flee-in-northern-california/ar-AAJpuvN?li=AAggNb9

 

After a brief break from howling gusts, residents and firefighters in Northern California's Sonoma County braced for more ferocious "Diablo winds" Saturday, prompting new evacuations of at least 50,000 people near the roaring Kincade Fire.

 

[tekmantwo]

I think bobbi is in Santa Rosa, has he checked in yet?...

 

Here in Colfax, Placer County, the stars are beautiful...

[zoebarry]

We lost power at home and both our local KHs have no power.

 

Our CO visit is this week, so we will all be sadly disappointed if we have no meeting today.

 

Things are getting crazy here I California.....I think it’s time to consider leaving this state.

 

[Qapla]

4 hours ago, zoebarry said:

Things are getting crazy here I California.....I think it’s time to consider leaving this state.

 

You can always move to the bitterly cold northern states with the cripling snow blizzards and deadly cold they have been having. There is also the midwest with the tornados and flooding. Or maybe the southeast with hurricanes and flooding. Of course there is the northeast with the storms and cold they have been having lately - not to mention the heatwaves and drought that have been plaguing much of the country the last few summers

[Miss Bea]

Yesterday’s meeting. We used a generator. 
Yes, still no power. My husband is researching how we can get through a really long outage. We surrendered our solar system, (sold it off, piece by piece) when we got electricity. Now, we are sorry. 
When I checked this site , I had 40 notifications. We don’t have internet unless the generator is on. 
This system is crumbling, and, I think it’s beginning in this country, in California! 

[Miss Bea]

Well, I reread my comment. How self-centered it is, with all that is going on, throughout the earth. And I whine about the electrical grid. Sorry. 😔

[SUNRAY]

4 minutes ago, Miss Bea said:

Well, I reread my comment. How self-centered it is, with all that is going on, throughout the earth. And I whine about the electrical grid. Sorry. 😔

I did not find your post "self centered", Bea. I am relieved the fires have not reached your area...it is so scary, even though we live in Florida. empathy I guess. Please keep safe!

[tekmantwo]

Bea, you mentioned something that directly affects you, there's no issue with that,  we are family and this is a discussion forum; it's what we do....

[Friends just call me Ross]

37 minutes ago, Miss Bea said:

Well, I reread my comment. How self-centered it is, with all that is going on, throughout the earth. And I whine about the electrical grid. Sorry. 😔

Nonsense!  ((((((((Sister Bea))))))))

You are our eyes and ears....our on the spot reporter.  

[SUNRAY]

18 minutes ago, Friends just call me Ross said:

You are our eyes and ears....our on the spot reporter.  

Yes..and I was wondering about Richard and others..the news says the fires are soooo bad, and mass evacuations, and just now how some evacuation centers are full, and people, even families are having to sleep in their cars in the parking lot! How thankful I am to know our brothers and sisters will be cared for!💓

[Tortuga]

1 hour ago, SUNRAY said:

Yes..and I was wondering about Richard and others..the news says the fires are soooo bad, and mass evacuations, and just now how some evacuation centers are full, and people, even families are having to sleep in their cars in the parking lot! How thankful I am to know our brothers and sisters will be cared for!💓

Thank you for the kind thought. I'm about 50 miles from the Kincade fire so I'm not affected by any evacuations. During our Circuit Assembly yesterday there was an announcement that there may be a need to house friends that are evacuating that area. Many of the friends in our circuit are from the Napa area that is much closer to the fire, however I haven't heard that any of them had to evacuate.