hmm. well i don't think anyone got my joke. :)
anyhow, i live in south orange county and i haven't been hit by rolling
blackouts at all. knock on wood.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Wilker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 9:46 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Lightbulb changing, CA style
One of the few blessings of living in one of the less popular counties.
Riverside county has yet to get hit, at least the city of Perris in
particular, I think probly cuz cutting us off for an hour wouldn't really
impact anything that greatly.
I had read that many cities and counties and such in other stats have been
approaching companies to get them to leave CA, though from what I see on the
news most places just take this with a grain of salt. This morning on the
news they talked to a restaurant owner who was like "well it's a bit of a
pain but, eh." I think most people are like that. This is just another of
CA's charms I suppose LOL
J.
John Wilker
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-----Original Message-----
From: Erika L Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 9:12 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Lightbulb changing, CA style
*** looking heavenward and thanking my lucky stars that we don't have this
problem..... ***
Ben, that all really sucks you know. I don't see how there isn't a mass
exodus taking place out of California into other areas of the country. Why
do people continue to live there? Is there something about blackouts and
power outages that is appealing?
I mean I like wine (Napa Valley) and great big trees (Redwoods) and the
shore, but come on.... hiking through great state parks and skiing in the
north isn't worth the trouble or the expense you guys seem to endure.....but
hey, to each their own.
I guess people wonder why one would want to live in the "Armpit" of the US
as some people call Jersey.
** perplexed **
ReplaceNoCase("Erica", "c", "k", "ALL")*
*A thanks to Dylan, for being the ever observant CF programmer!!
"Once in a while it really hits people that they don't have to experience
the world in the way they have been told to." - Alan Keightley
-----Original Message-----
From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 11:43 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Lightbulb changing, CA style
g'mornin' all
So how do you change a lightbulb in California these days?
(1) Try turning on another light, see if the power is out completely or if
it's just that one bulb.
(2) If the power is all off, turn on a battery-powered radio to find out if
we're in another Stage III Power Alert with rotating blackouts.
(3) Check your utility bill to find your Rotating Outage Block Number (which
of the fourteen groups of victims you're in), if you don't already have this
memorized.
(4) If there is an outage and it's your block, you'll have your power back
in an hour or two. So don't open the refrigerator!
(5) If there is an outage and it's NOT your block, look outside, see if a
driver distracted by their cell phone crashed into a power pole. (Or, maybe
a transformer blew in the unseasonable heat.)
(6) If it turned out to just be the light bulb, replace the incandescent
bulb with a low-wattage compact flourescent.
OK, all of ya outside of CA, pay attention -- y'all may be next if they let
your state deregulate the way we did, and don't built new plants for years
in a time of rapid growth in power consumption (can you say server farms?).
Ben
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