SUBJECT: STAGE 1 ALERT

Los Angeles County is experiencing a Stage 1 Alert. Please help conserve energy by:

? Turning off all small appliances

? Minimizing usage of elevators

? Turning off all lights in unoccupied rooms/areas and restrooms

? Turning off all computers/monitors that are not in use


Your immediate cooperation will be greatly appreciated.

I can't wait for those great Stage 3 alerts when the rolling black-outs start If my power gets shut off at home I am going straight to work!

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if it's hot, my ac is on. i'll worry about the blackout's later.
i also got a battery powered fan just in case

seriously, turn your a/c to 80 degrees or higher and employ box fans to circulate the air. i stay very comfortable doing so and my daily highs over the last week are 108-114 degrees (it's 106 right now) so you should be fine also! you waste A LOOOT of energy overusing a/c... and not only is it pollusive, but it's also expensive... my power bill last month was $650 keeping the a/c running at 78 all day. pg&e doubles and triples your rates after a certain useage

by raising your a/c unit 3 degrees, you reduce your personal green house emissions by 50 tonnes per year!

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Originally posted by ivanbee if it's hot, my ac is on. i'll worry about the blackout's later. i also got a battery powered fan just in case

Where can I find some! I need to get me a couple of battery powered fans. Saturday sucked when our power shut down around 1:30 til almost 4:00pm!

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Originally posted by TSG Where can I find some! I need to get me a couple of battery powered fans. Saturday sucked when our power shut down around 1:30 til almost 4:00pm!

yeah that also killed myspace's data center for the entire weekend because their ups failed to fire up, then their cooling units failed when the power returned

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I feel so bad that you guys have to go through all that. Hope y'all get past it REAL soon.

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Originally posted by Dirk W. People in Dallas aren't *ssholes. Just look at me, I live in Dallas.

Meat is Murder...tasty, tasty murder.

I am freezing!!! I closed up all the AC vents in my house except the one in my room and cranked the AC down to 60. L.U.X.U.R.Y. I forgot that it was even hot!

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We are in stage 2 up here

Just heard on the news that we're now also on the "STAGE 2" alert!!!

I left work around 6:30pm and couldn't believe that it was HOTTER than what is was around 2:00pm! That's freakin crazy!

Let's make it clear. 90-95 degree weather in the South East (ala Florida) is WAY FUCKING WORSE than the heat we've been experiencing here. When down in SoCal it was pretty humid, about 60% humidity....but Florida at 93 degrees and 95% humidity is way harsher, IMO.

Still sucks to go outside, though...well, unless you are inside San Francisco where it's VERY nice!!

obviously we just need to buy a bigger power grid.

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