Post by millar70 on Oct 29, 2019 18:05:29 GMT
The major fire in Sonoma county is a few hours away from Santa Cruz, but I've been part of the fun of the PG&E power blackouts. Luckily, we have a generator that we run for chunks of the day, but this has been a major pain in the ass for LOTS of folks. They shut power off last week for 48 hours, this weekend for over 24 hours, and supposedly are gonna do it again tomorrow night.
I'm in the East bay, the air is ridiculous. PG&E needs to pay for this shit. Time to get some other companies in here.
It is beyond comprehension what PG&E has done in the last few years. They have been responsible for most of these fires, including the one in Paradise last year that killed over 80 people. Now, apparently the plan is to shut power off anytime the winds are over 20 mph, basically holding millions of people hostage because of their ineptness.
This should be a much bigger story on a national level. California's biggest power company has basically turned into Michael Myers, showing up every October to turn regular folks lifes into living hell. If this was happening on the East Coast, there would be much more of a clamor about it.
At some point tonight, power will be shut off again, probably lasting till Thursday. That's right, kids, there's a chance they'll be no trick or treating this year, cuz they'll be no lights, thanks to the good folks at PG&E.