SoCal’s Forecast Sounds Like Fun 2/15/2021

knot4u said:
I'm pretty sure I'm going to have sell to settle my divorce.
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That sucks. Sorry to hear that, but since you’re open to moving, your half of the dough will get you pretty far elsewhere.

That’s how many houses are for sale in the Valley for less than $500k

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Fixtur said:
Ugh. Divorce is the pits.
Sorry to hear that.
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I don't dislike my ex, she's a fine person, I wouldn't have married her if she wasn't. 17 years is a long time and it's easy to become complacent. When things start to go wrong and you're not paying attention it might be too late. I hope all of the married young people here do everything they can to try to maintain that spark that brought them and their partner together, regardless of your passion it's work, hard work. I'm curious if the couples that make it look it easy are soulmates or really good actors. Trying to stay with one person forever is hard. I don't want to dissuade anyone from jumping into nuptials but be aware that time is a bitch (even if your wife isn't) and people change. I feel both sad and fortunate that I have no children, no anchors to drag around but no harbor to anchor in when my mast is weathered and my keel is about ready to fall off. I have no idea why I wrote this for you people.
 
If you think these people don't speak the truth here's your proof...












They couldn't figure out why so many people stopped working and wasted 12 hours a day watching this nonsense. Hang on at 14:11:27 it gets scary.
 
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Cherokee_Cruiser said:
I'd take the DFW area over Houston, but still, bring it on. I was born and spent the first 8 yrs in a place that gets very muggy+humid+hot. I'm okay with heat so as long as the air conditioning works inside. :)
Sad to see what's happening right now but to be fair, this storm was one of a kind type thing.
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Except we are getting 2 of them.
 
USMCmech said:
OTOH, every state plans on a certain level of natural disaster. CA plans on handling a 7.0 earthquake, FL plans on a Cat 3 hurricane, and Texas plans on 24-48 hours of freezing temps north of I-20. Once Mother Nature goes past any of those benchmarks the system breaks down.
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well I mean they could have followed all the recommendations to make sure this doesn’t happen again the last time it happened in 2011
 
NovemberEcho said:
well I mean they could have followed all the recommendations to make sure this doesn’t happen again the last time it happened in 2011
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To be faaair....I lose power every year the first time it hits 90 because our infrastructure is old and • ty.

I have no doubt that CA’s power system is dysfunctional and that PG&E sucks (we’ve all seen Erin Brockovitch right?). But it’s every bit as fair to criticize Texas’s dumbass Wild West approach to regulation.
 
fholbert said:
You remind me of Fox. You make up your own facts and present them as true.
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It happens here. Not where I am. But absolutely. They turn off power on purpose to prevent wildfires with high winds in certain areas. Why you denying it? You are fake news. You take something you know happens, and when pointed out that it happens, you write it off as false/untrue.
 
Cherokee_Cruiser said:
It happens here. Not where I am. But absolutely. They turn off power on purpose to prevent wildfires with high winds in certain areas. Why you denying it? You are fake news. You take something you know happens, and when pointed out that it happens, you write it off as false/untrue.
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Florida is the butt of a bunch of jokes, but lets look at hurricanes. A weather system that is often destructive and considered a natural disaster. Much like a blizzard - they just happen, and Floridians (or anyone on the coast) should just deal with it, right? Then came Hurricane Andrew, a massive storm that leveled the city of Homestead. If you're unfamiliar - take a minute to research it. After Hurricane Andrew, Miami-Dade changed their building code in an effort to prevent that level of destruction again. As a result of that change Miami-Dade building code is now the staple in most of the State. Do hurricanes happen every year? Yes, but Florida went about a decade without a major hurricane. So why change the building code for such an infrequent event? Does it make Miami-Dade County indestructible? No and no, but using that as a learning experience the area changed their infrastructure & building designs in an effort to now be in a better position to handle such a serious storm.

That is a good example of handling a once in a ____ year event. Unfortunately it seems major hurricanes are becoming more and more common.

Here is just one photo from Hurricane Andrew:
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