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   From: jade_helm@cocks.net   
      
   On 10/8/19 9:03 PM, Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:   
   > Like the TSA, it's not about safety, it's about control.   
   >   
   > SACRAMENTO, Calif. —   
   > Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is warning customers that the utility may   
   > shut off power to 30 California counties this week because of a   
   > potentially widespread wind event.   
   >   
   > The potential Public Safety Power Shutoff could impact more than 600,000   
   > customers across Northern and Central California, the utility said Monday   
   > night.   
   >   
   > The strong and dry wind event, forecast for Wednesday morning through   
   > Thursday afternoon, could impact much of PG&E's service area, which   
   > includes northern, coastal and Bay Area counties. The National Weather   
   > Service has issued a fire weather watch for midweek.   
   >   
   > "If PG&E decides to implement a PSPS, the company expects to begin turning   
   > off power for safety early Wednesday morning," the utility said Monday   
   > night.   
   >   
   > Areas that may be impacted include: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte,   
   > Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lake, Mariposa,   
   > Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa   
   > Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Solano, Sonoma,   
   > Stanislaus, Tehama, Tuolumne, Yolo and Yuba counties, according to PG&E.   
   > (Can't see the map below? Tap here)   
   >   
   > The potential shutoffs are part of PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff   
   > Program, which is designed to reduce the threat of wildfire that could be   
   > sparked by lines brought down in gusting winds.   
   >   
   > "Our meteorological and operations teams continue to actively monitor the   
   > weather and this evolving situation, and we are working directly with   
   > state and local agencies to help prepare our customers and the public for   
   > this safety event,” said Michael Lewis, Senior Vice President, PG&E   
   > Electric Operations, in a statement. “We want our customers to be aware   
   > that, based on this number, it could take several days to fully restore   
   > power after the weather passes and safety inspections are completed.”   
   >   
   > Customers can access the very latest on the potential power outages and a   
   > list of the community resource centers by visiting the Public Safety Power   
   > Shutoff updates page.   
   >   
   > PG&E provided a potential outage map of areas that may be impacted by the   
   > PSPS. The areas that could be impacted are highlighted in blue. Zoom in to   
   > see if your home or business could be impacted by the power shutoff below.   
   > (Can't see the map? Tap here)   
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   PG&E was sued for billions of dollars for the Santa Rosa fire, because   
   some ambulance chasing lawyers got dollar signs in their eyes when wind   
   blew down a power line and sparked a fire.  Recall, also, that the   
   Durango and Silverton Railroad has been sued for millions of dollars for   
   the fire a couple of summers ago allegedly sparked by one of their steam   
   locomotives.   
      
   The fire in Santa Rosa took out entire neighborhoods and one of the   
   results is it is difficult or impossible to insure a home in the   
   fire-prone areas of the state.   
      
   I can't fault PG&E for learning from the first billion dollar lawsuit.   
   The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing after getting   
   burned the first time, to paraphrase Albert Einstein. Their customers   
   would revolt if they raised rates to cover the cost of moving power   
   lines underground.   
      
   --   
   "The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to   
   continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too   
   expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will   
   pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the   
   way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater."  Frank   
   Zappa   
      
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