07-07-2026, 01:41 AM (This post was last modified: 07-07-2026, 01:45 AM by Uncle.)
benji liked my joke but not my actual advice
(07-06-2026, 08:08 PM)Potato wrote: Does the power just go out regularly for no reason over there?
What's the story here?
there are parts of the US that get pretty intense weather patterns, high winds, tornadoes, which don't happen often enough that infrastructure is designed around perfectly withstanding it (if that's even possible)
lots of trees plus lots of elevated power lines and a branch falls over onto a power line, cutting off power for a bunch of people
you can also be in a rural area and be located at the end of the line so that only your power gets cut off, so you're not a high priority fix when they've got areas where a dozen people are cut off, which exacerbates the issue for a minority of people
also, it's actually built to fail gracefully; think of it like a string of christmas lights, with older designs if one light failed the whole string would die, and you'd have to replace them one by one to find the fault, but all modern designs are set up so that you see the one light that burned out so you can replace just that one
yeah, that'd be the "end of the line" thing I was talking about, you're at the bottom of the priority list, 99% of people are back in much less than 24 hours but there's always a loser
07-07-2026, 06:58 AM (This post was last modified: 07-07-2026, 06:59 AM by benji.)
Do they make tree resistant poles? That's what happened near me, trees fell into the pole during like 70+ mph winds.
It's almost always trees around here, limbs or whatever. They do trim back them, but there's so many trees. I suppose they could trim them more often but people already bitch that they do this using their monopoly easements onto people's property. Also because they only trim the parts that threaten the lines so it looks goofy. (They will take down the entire tree, for free, if you ask though.)
07-07-2026, 07:17 AM (This post was last modified: 07-07-2026, 07:18 AM by benji.)
It's because of Canada, they import their cold air across the border illegally which impacts the rising heat from the Global South causing circulation across our large flat land mass. Literally centuries of this terrorism against us for being free and prosperous and less white and less French.
It’s infrequent enough in America but I keep getting warned to have a doomsday prep kit in Japan. I have two 500ml long shelf life water bottles. Tuna cans. A flash light. I’ve played all the Disaster Report games. I’ll be fine.
07-07-2026, 09:44 AM (This post was last modified: 07-07-2026, 09:47 AM by Potato.)
(07-07-2026, 07:52 AM)Polident wrote: It’s infrequent enough in America but I keep getting warned to have a doomsday prep kit in Japan. I have two 500ml long shelf life water bottles. Tuna cans. A flash light. I’ve played all the Disaster Report games. I’ll be fine.
Probably don't need the flesh light dude
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But seriously, 1 litre of water is not enough if shit goes south.
(07-07-2026, 07:52 AM)Polident wrote: It’s infrequent enough in America but I keep getting warned to have a doomsday prep kit in Japan. I have two 500ml long shelf life water bottles. Tuna cans. A flash light. I’ve played all the Disaster Report games. I’ll be fine.
Probably don't need the flesh light dude
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But seriously, 1 litre of water is not enough if shit goes south.
Joking aside, that’s just shelf stable stuff that doesn’t expire for years. I have plenty.
It’s a whole thing here where people buy heaps of shorter term emergency supplies and every other year eat the expiring rations and rebuy them.
I remember when COVID hit and a few times we've had cyclones or floods and people start panic buying all the shit they think they need.
I'm not a prepper or anything, but if I needed to survive without power or water for 3 days, it wouldn't be a problem at all. Do people not keep a stacked pantry with basic stuff and some bottled water in the house?
(Yesterday, 02:49 AM)Potato wrote: I remember when COVID hit and a few times we've had cyclones or floods and people start panic buying all the shit they think they need.
I'm not a prepper or anything, but if I needed to survive without power or water for 3 days, it wouldn't be a problem at all. Do people not keep a stacked pantry with basic stuff and some bottled water in the house?
I went to the supermarket during that first COVID week but didn’t need to. We had a chest freezer in the garage on top of the well stocked main fridge/freezer. Still, there was a sense that it could be more than a week or two where everything shuts down. Everybody in gloves and masks. But supermarkets were regularly running with some restrictions. Being a weeaboo, all the toilets already had bidets so no TP panic.
(07-06-2026, 08:08 PM)Potato wrote: Does the power just go out regularly for no reason over there?
What's the story here?
On the west coast USA, there's also the documented history of PG&E being an utterly execrable corporate entity. At least one of the wildfires was due to a lack of standard maintenance. When a storm hits California, the power frequently goes out for hours, causing untold loss of productivity. They've disintegrated and re-formed in response to punishments from lawsuits, they might as well be a vampire dispersing into a fog or flock of bats. The law was changed to prevent this tactic, which was re-used ad nauseum.
PG&E are the ideal initial candidate for my belief that "I'll believe corporations have the same rights as a human, as soon as I see one receive the death penalty."
I've lived in Japan for 25 years now, lived through typhoons and earthquakes, and have never suffered a power outage for more than a few minutes. California's power goes out whenever a wind exceeds a light breeze.
We should all be consuming more micro plastics. There is a direct correlation between micro plastics and rapid exponential increases in technological innovation and societal wealth.
At one intersection the church had a message about something or other and "All Ages Welcome: Infant to Pre-K" THAT'S NOT ALL AGES
(Yesterday, 08:15 PM)who is ted danson? wrote: Contrarian thesis.
We should all be consuming more micro plastics. There is a direct correlation between micro plastics and rapid exponential increases in technological innovation and societal wealth.
Great job interview today. These guys are looking for someone who can help them scale up while many things are still in flux. Difficult to find someone because most sales guys want to know exactly what they are selling.
Quite flexible working conditions too. Working 3 or 4 days and having 2 days for my own projects isn't a dealbreaker. In short they have funding and great connections but because of their marketing background they don't know how to convert that into a profitable new venture.
He wants to know if I'm interested in a second interview by monday at the latest.
My new business partner also called. He's making good progress but he wants me to level up the operation especially with regards to delivery.
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