Perfect, we just bought a ton of ice cream!

Ice cream party!!

Oh great. As long as they do it between 10-4 here on my beach days it won’t matter me one wit.

Life would be so much easier if people would a)insulate their damn homes, especially the attics bringing them to current requirements, b)learn to live with 78 and 70 we’d be a lot better off. Another idea or two. Get a prgrammable thermostat and have it set for 80 or higher for the period you are gone each day. Use a ceiling fan in the room you are in to keep the air moving and feel cooler without dropping the actual temp.

Too bad those of us doing those things can’t be rewarded with keeping our power on for being proactive with energy conservation in the first place.

I meant 78 instead of 70, but you get the idea.

The ISO System Status page is always a good bookmark to check.

If you want to keep an eye on the grid yourself, check out the California power grid load status page.

meanwhile, I’m going to be looking in to installing a household photovoltaic system.

what post-earthquake life could be like

I don’t need a reminder; I lived through the Northridge quake. Hey, Markland, if you ever wanna read a great short novel about the aftermath of THE BIG ONE in L.A., find Rudy Wurlitzer’s novella Quake. Kinda hard to find as its been out of print for awhile.

Dunno, Rodger. I was here during Northridge as well, and I think a powerless Los Angeles would be much worse off today than it was. We’ve become even more relient on communication systems that rely on electricity – internet and cell phones mainly. Fewer people have landlines, and many that do only have cordless handsets.

Thans Rocketdye and Doran for the sites!

We’ve become even more relient on communication systems that rely on electricity – internet and cell phones mainly. Fewer people have landlines, and many that do only have cordless handsets.

Good point, Markland. I didn’t take that into consideration.