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Site Supporter   Location: East of Japan, not by much. Joined: Fri Jun 3, 2011 Posts: 12990 
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Look a little deeper. CALPERS, the state retirement pension plan, is one of the biggest PGE shareholders.
That means, state government looks the other way when system upgrades and maintenance are ignored to the point of criminality. They don't want to interrupt the dividend flow to a massive pension plan desperate for revenue to stay afloat. Government, money, and corporations. Never any shady shit going on there, right ? _________________ Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Give a man a fishing pole, and he will drink too much beer, get tangled in fish line, hook himself in the nose casting, fall overboard, and either drown, or, go home hungry and wet. Give a man a case of dynamite, and he will feed the whole town for a year! BE ON NOTICE: PRIVACY NOTICE: Warning - any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this profile are PRIVATE and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE |
| Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:31 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Index Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2012 Posts: 12963 Real Name: Jeff
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Kgbsucka wrote: Use your wood stove because they're awesome and there's nothing like a fire on a cold day - not because it's better for the environment. Agreed. Also because it is the only alternative you have to electric heat. (Can't afford natural gas, let alone a heat pump.) Too much of "just do this, and just do that", by people who can easily afford this and that, with no consideration given to those who don't even know where their next meal is coming from. Not saying that is me. Just that I know plenty of people in that situation. Humble honest simple people who have as much right to live by what means they have, as anyone who has more 'means', does. Better for the environment, has nothing to do with that. I just made the point because that was the argument being made. Kgbsucka wrote: We're off-topic now  Agreed. Back to our regularly scheduled program... _________________ -Jeff How can I help you, and/or make you smile, today? You are entitled to your opinion. You are not entitled to tell me what mine must be. Do justice. Love mercy. “I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” ~ Richard P. Feynman |
| Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:02 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Nisqually Valley Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2016 Posts: 4834
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Kgbsucka wrote: The reason there AREN'T that many wood stoves now is due to air quality regulations and primarily access to cheaper sources of fuel such as natural gas. Cheaper? I cant even get people to come get FREE wood!! People use "cheaper" fuel because they are LAZY. Folks nowadays buy an axe because it matches their beard, not because they can/will actually split a cord of wood!!! Turn the magic knob for heat! Easy peasy!! I wonder why all these new energy efficient heat pumped houses always have mold problems?  |
| Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:38 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: The banana belt of MT Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2015 Posts: 8587 Real Name: Brian
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Old Growth wrote: Kgbsucka wrote: The reason there AREN'T that many wood stoves now is due to air quality regulations and primarily access to cheaper sources of fuel such as natural gas. Cheaper? I cant even get people to come get FREE wood!! People use "cheaper" fuel because they are LAZY. Folks nowadays buy an axe because it matches their beard, not because they can/will actually split a cord of wood!!! Turn the magic knob for heat! Easy peasy!! I wonder why all these new energy efficient heat pumped houses always have mold problems? Hey, question for ya, I got a BUNCH of logs, stripped of branches, ranging from 8" to 20 diameter, Fir, Larch, some Pondersoa, on our property. All nicely stacked up by the builder who we fired. How long is this wood good for in that condition? Taken down last Nov. I'm head over to the property Saturday with my chain saw to whack up about a cord along with my neighbor who wants a cord, but there will be a shit ton left.... For the record, I have 3 axes, 2 splitting mauls and I know how to use them! Actually , its great exercise. _________________ "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."- Hunter S. Thompson |
| Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:40 pm |
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In Memoriam  Location: Gig Harbor Joined: Fri Mar 18, 2011 Posts: 1829 Real Name: Nick
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sportsdad60 wrote: Old Growth wrote: Kgbsucka wrote: The reason there AREN'T that many wood stoves now is due to air quality regulations and primarily access to cheaper sources of fuel such as natural gas. Cheaper? I cant even get people to come get FREE wood!! People use "cheaper" fuel because they are LAZY. Folks nowadays buy an axe because it matches their beard, not because they can/will actually split a cord of wood!!! Turn the magic knob for heat! Easy peasy!! I wonder why all these new energy efficient heat pumped houses always have mold problems? Hey, question for ya, I got a BUNCH of logs, stripped of branches, ranging from 8" to 20 diameter, Fir, Larch, some Pondersoa, on our property. All nicely stacked up by the builder who we fired. How long is this wood good for in that condition? Taken down last Nov. I'm head over to the property Saturday with my chain saw to whack up about a cord along with my neighbor who wants a cord, but there will be a shit ton left.... For the record, I have 3 axes, 2 splitting mauls and I know how to use them! Actually , its great exercise. Left in the rain and on the ground? Not long in my experience. Too wet here. It should last quite some time under a tarp or some other cover, but you need to get it up off the ground and stacked so air can move under and around it. It could sit for several years like that. _________________ Armed insurance broker. ObamaCare, life, health, medicare. |
| Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:01 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: The banana belt of MT Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2015 Posts: 8587 Real Name: Brian
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Kgbsucka wrote: sportsdad60 wrote: Old Growth wrote: Kgbsucka wrote: The reason there AREN'T that many wood stoves now is due to air quality regulations and primarily access to cheaper sources of fuel such as natural gas. Cheaper? I cant even get people to come get FREE wood!! People use "cheaper" fuel because they are LAZY. Folks nowadays buy an axe because it matches their beard, not because they can/will actually split a cord of wood!!! Turn the magic knob for heat! Easy peasy!! I wonder why all these new energy efficient heat pumped houses always have mold problems? Hey, question for ya, I got a BUNCH of logs, stripped of branches, ranging from 8" to 20 diameter, Fir, Larch, some Pondersoa, on our property. All nicely stacked up by the builder who we fired. How long is this wood good for in that condition? Taken down last Nov. I'm head over to the property Saturday with my chain saw to whack up about a cord along with my neighbor who wants a cord, but there will be a shit ton left.... For the record, I have 3 axes, 2 splitting mauls and I know how to use them! Actually , its great exercise. Left in the rain and on the ground? Not long in my experience. Too wet here. It should last quite some time under a tarp or some other cover, but you need to get it up off the ground and stacked so air can move under and around it. It could sit for several years like that. I sent him a PM and he answered. It's dry here, 5% humidity in the summer. Thanks for your reply. I'd need a BIG FARKING TARP to cover it. I would guess it would fill up one logging truck, possible two. The first level is on the ground, the rest stacked on top. _________________ "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."- Hunter S. Thompson |
| Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:51 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Nova Laboratories Joined: Tue Oct 25, 2011 Posts: 18454 Real Name: Johnny 5
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and.. Cali just gave Amateur radio the boot, and removed RACES/ARES from its communication plan.......and is trying to kick some repeaters off the state owned/leased towers.
LOL. I think most pd/fd stations have generators, but usually only enough fuel on hand for a couple of days, unless that's changed. Let's see how shit works when they don't have a way to charge their portables....or pagers...  _________________ NO DISASSEMBLE! Thomas Paine wrote: "He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself." |
| Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:45 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: WA/MT Joined: Thu Sep 6, 2012 Posts: 8285
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TechnoWeenie wrote: and.. Cali just gave Amateur radio the boot, and removed RACES/ARES from its communication plan.......and is trying to kick some repeaters off the state owned/leased towers. LOL. I think most pd/fd stations have generators, but usually only enough fuel on hand for a couple of days, unless that's changed. Let's see how shit works when they don't have a way to charge their portables....or pagers... .gov will never run out of fuel. _________________ Rara Temporum Felicitas Ubi Sentire Quae Velis Et Quod Velis Dicere Licet. ― Tacitus "Well, nobody's perfect." ― Osgood Fielding III |
| Fri Oct 11, 2019 7:09 am |
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In Memoriam Location: Gig Harbor Joined: Fri Mar 18, 2011 Posts: 1829 Real Name: Nick
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Imagine that. The city of Los Angeles is STILL on fire despite shutting off power.
https://q13fox.com/2019/10/11/thousands ... s-angeles/ _________________ Armed insurance broker. ObamaCare, life, health, medicare. |
| Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:02 am |
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Site Supporter / FFL Dealer  Location: Tacoma, Washington Joined: Fri Nov 21, 2014 Posts: 8358
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With all those winds blowing to the east, it would be a tragedy if a fire came about in Temecula or there about. All those people would be trapped in the L.A. and greater L.A. area.
I was listening to a podcast recently that featured the owner or Patagonia (clothing company). He said, "California should be it's own country." _________________ BLACK HAMMER ARMS Buy A Suppressor http://www.silencershop.com/blackhammerarms Type 7 Class 2 SOT NFA Dealer 1911 Pistolsmithing Firearm Refinishing GLOCK Certified Armorer CMMG Authorized Dealer NEMO Arms Authorized Dealer http://www.blackhammerarms.com http://www.facebook.com/blackhammerarms https://www.instagram.com/blackhammerarms/ |
| Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:28 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Rochester, WA Joined: Thu Mar 10, 2016 Posts: 3761 Real Name: Mr. Idgaf
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dreadi wrote: With all those winds blowing to the east, it would be a tragedy if a fire came about in Temecula or there about. All those people would be trapped in the L.A. and greater L.A. area. I was listening to a podcast recently that featured the owner or Patagonia (clothing company). He said, "California should be it's own country." I remember a story about a few states that tried that once. Didn't work out well for them from what I remember. _________________ MadPick wrote: Without penetration data, the pics aren't of much use.
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 Site Supporter  Location: Maple valley Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2011 Posts: 3528
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dreadi wrote: With all those winds blowing to the east, it would be a tragedy if a fire came about in Temecula or there about. All those people would be trapped in the L.A. and greater L.A. area. I was listening to a podcast recently that featured the owner or Patagonia (clothing company). He said, "California should be it's own country." We would end up sending them more money. |
| Fri Oct 11, 2019 2:00 pm |
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In Memoriam  Location: Mukilteoish Joined: Sat Mar 26, 2011 Posts: 11595
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Kgbsucka wrote: Imagine that. The city of Los Angeles is STILL on fire despite shutting off power. https://q13fox.com/2019/10/11/thousands ... s-angeles/ They tried to call the fire department but their phones were dead, power being out and all. _________________ NRA Endowment Member. How did they know my member was well endowed? |
| Fri Oct 11, 2019 3:31 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: I-5 /512 Joined: Thu Dec 8, 2011 Posts: 15231 Real Name: chris
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power on. or off or fire claimed another life...........
https://www.foxnews.com/us/oxygen-depen ... o-his-home _________________  |
| Sat Oct 12, 2019 4:56 pm |
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Location: KC area Missouri Joined: Sat Sep 10, 2016 Posts: 1573
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jdhbulseye wrote: dreadi wrote: With all those winds blowing to the east, it would be a tragedy if a fire came about in Temecula or there about. All those people would be trapped in the L.A. and greater L.A. area. I was listening to a podcast recently that featured the owner or Patagonia (clothing company). He said, "California should be it's own country." I remember a story about a few states that tried that once. Didn't work out well for them from what I remember. I think in California’s case, if they were to secede, the rest of the country would let them. We would just have to build a bigger wall. |
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