Speyside
Friday, June 18, 2021 9:03:57 AM
Hey Whistle, anyone else, is it as dire as the media is making it out to be?
Smooth light
Friday, June 18, 2021 10:28:19 AM
Only when the wind doesn't blows...
CelticBomber
Friday, June 18, 2021 1:11:58 PM

Only when the wind doesn't blows...

Smooth light wrote:

So if all they need is wind...... nah, too easy. Low hanging fruit and all that.

Anyone else get self-conscious when my wife refers to your sack as low hanging fruit? I know I do...

Enjoy!

delta1
Friday, June 18, 2021 1:23:30 PM
in CA....nobody's laughing at the power grid mess in Texas....

we're waiting for the hammer to drop while the mercury rises...

ironic that some peeps fled CA for Texas because of the droughts, fires and electrical issues here...

Speyside
Friday, June 18, 2021 2:48:35 PM
Many people only think about roads, bridges and such when thinking of infrastructure. The sad truth is our electrical grid is in even worse shape.
Smooth light
Friday, June 18, 2021 4:08:33 PM
Oh but we have progress, blame it on mother nature not the nature of the mother.
MACS
Friday, June 18, 2021 4:21:36 PM
We need a few well placed nuclear power plants. The country does... not just CA or TX.
HockeyDad
Friday, June 18, 2021 5:02:17 PM
We need more solar and wind power because it’s damn near impossible to build a real power plant.

We are having a conserve power day in California today. My AC is on 72 degrees.

MACS
Friday, June 18, 2021 5:06:20 PM
Mine is at 77 and I got a fan on me.

Ever see the ginormous wind farm in Riverside county on the 10 freeway between Cabazon and Whitewater? Yeah... we're still sucking for power and it's expensive as f---.

Smooth light
Friday, June 18, 2021 5:12:00 PM
Got to get granny to peddle faster.
HockeyDad
Friday, June 18, 2021 5:17:29 PM

Mine is at 77 and I got a fan on me.

Ever see the ginormous wind farm in Riverside county on the 10 freeway between Cabazon and Whitewater? Yeah... we're still sucking for power and it's expensive as f---.

MACS wrote:

I drove through there once with a brand new car. It was so windy that it sandblasted my car and I had some paint chips.

teedubbya
Friday, June 18, 2021 5:56:43 PM
I always tell them to turn them down when I drive through 😟
tonygraz
Friday, June 18, 2021 8:33:02 PM
Didn't some idiot say they caused brain cancer ?
delta1
Friday, June 18, 2021 8:39:13 PM
pretty sure it was the CEO of BP...
frankj1
Friday, June 18, 2021 9:24:51 PM

Got to get granny to peddle faster.

Smooth light wrote:

that created a funny picture in my brain pan

MACS
Friday, June 18, 2021 9:36:10 PM
Prolly a leaky brain pan gasket... 😟
frankj1
Friday, June 18, 2021 9:38:46 PM
danm will fix it on his lunch break
CelticBomber
Friday, June 18, 2021 9:49:37 PM

danm will fix it on his lunch break

frankj1 wrote:

Is this the new 500?

frankj1
Friday, June 18, 2021 10:19:47 PM

Is this the new 500?

CelticBomber wrote:

unless it gets a short circuit

Whistlebritches
Friday, June 18, 2021 10:48:28 PM
Well we had no outages........all speculation.Some managers took extreme ass chewing for still having generators down for service since March.I suspect several will be kicking rocks in the next few days.

We as Texans have learned a very valuable lesson.......wind is good til the wind doesn't blow,solar is good til the sun don't shine,coal,natural gas and nuclear is the way to go.All that green schit is fine mixed in when conditions are right........but when it isn't you need a capable grid to carry the load.I see several more generation plants in the future for Texas.