San Diego, LA and Orange were (are?) out in parts. And some of northern Mexico.
Wow, that's weird. How did I see about this on b.org and not elsewhere? Yeesh.
Simon: I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can... How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep? Mal: You don't know me, son. So let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.
'Serenity'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
meara - Sep 08, 2011 7:00:57 pm PDT #25043 of 30001
JenP - Sep 08, 2011 7:03:40 pm PDT #25044 of 30001
How did I see about this on b.org and not elsewhere? Yeesh.
That happens to me with scary frequency.
Hope the power gets turned back on soon, West Coast.
Maria, those pictures on FB are devastating. I'm so sorry.
Maria - Sep 08, 2011 7:08:56 pm PDT #25045 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Jen, the water was that high in 1996 and 2004. It's still going higher. Only Agnes in '72 will surpass it--that was 30 feet and change.
This is three major floods this year: March, April, and September. I can't ever remember that many in the same year, ever.
Thank you all for the good thoughts and ~ma. I'm so damned lucky to have you.
P.M. Marc - Sep 08, 2011 7:12:13 pm PDT #25046 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Maria, I am just gobsmacked at the amount of shit that's been thrown at you this year. No words except I am sorry, and I wish I could help.
We're vaguely thinking about selling our Civic and getting something that can tow a small camper. Umm. What the hell would we get?
P.M. Marc - Sep 08, 2011 7:12:41 pm PDT #25047 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
That is, by the way, a serious question. We've had the Civic for almost 5 years, and haven't actually considered replacing it before now.
Consuela - Sep 08, 2011 7:15:00 pm PDT #25048 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
According to NPR, 5 million people are without power because someone in a power plant switched out a piece of broken equipment wrong.
WTF.
Ginger - Sep 08, 2011 7:15:29 pm PDT #25049 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I hope the port makes your life easier, ita.
The power's going to be out for a while [link] Without the Arizona intertie, Southern California doesn't have many options. It is, sadly, a predictable result of not building the ugly NIMBY power plants, but buying power from Arizona instead.
eta: The unfortunate employee was doing routine maintenance in a substation, where power from transmission lines is stepped down to a lower voltage, and did something that tripped the transmission line. Something went wrong with the safeguards that should have isolated the fault.
Kat - Sep 08, 2011 7:17:59 pm PDT #25050 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I just skipped 600+ messages. My life is filled with vomit and stuff I can't deal with. Work blows, but for the first time, in like ever, I don't have the largest classes in the English department -- the largest is 72 and I top out at 50.
I also think I'll be at either the UCLA ER with Grace or urgent care with Noah in the next few hours. FUN.
Anyhow,
Tavi Gevinson's Rookie went live today. Jane Pratt is official godmother.
Did anyone mention that Rio is an editor for Rookie?
Maria - Sep 08, 2011 7:18:36 pm PDT #25051 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Plei, it depends. How much weight are you looking to tow? You may be able to stick with a larger sedan, but I'd move to a small crossover utility vehicle. The four-cylinder Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain get 32 mpg on the highway and tows 1500 lbs. Get the V6 and you can tow 3500 lbs.
(Not promoting the GM products at the exclusion of others. It's just what I know off the top of my head without doing more research than I'm capable of tonight.)
Kat - Sep 08, 2011 7:22:03 pm PDT #25052 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Also, Plei, dunno about towing, but our Elantra Touring drives like a Civic, according to K, and is filled with roomy room!