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Stage 1 Alert
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| TSG |
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.
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| Electrophile |
| I can't wait for those great Stage 3 alerts when the rolling black-outs start :whip: :whip: :whip: If my power gets shut off at home I am going straight to work! |
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| 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 |
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| lex400sc |
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 :toothless
by raising your a/c unit 3 degrees, you reduce your personal green house emissions by 50 tonnes per year! :eek: |
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| TSG |
| quote: | 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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| lex400sc |
| quote: | 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 :toothless |
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| davemolina |
| 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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| Electrophile |
| 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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| DaveT |
| We are in stage 2 up here |
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| TSG |
Just heard on the news that we're now also on the "STAGE 2" alert!!! :nervous:
I left work around 6:30pm and couldn't believe that it was HOTTER than what is was around 2:00pm! :eek: That's freakin crazy! |
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| DaveT |
Let's make it clear. 90-95 degree weather in the South East (ala Florida) is WAY ING 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!! |
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| |Thrax| |
| obviously we just need to buy a bigger power grid. |
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