On 12/25/19 6:29 PM, Michael Thomas wrote:
Yes, this is exactly right. My point here isn't to assign blame, but to ask what the hell we're going to do about it. Trying to score political points is disgusting.
Do you live in California? Do you have your business in California? Take a look at neighboring states. I did. California madness is why I now live in Nevada. Our ecology doesn't have the Austrailian plant Eucalyptus. We do have tumbleweeds which pose their own fire risk. Place like Lake Tahoe is heavily forested -- the difference is that in Nevada there is active fuel control and controlled burns, so we have fewer burn-to-the-ground fires in populated areas. I used to make a living as a freelance writer. A GOOD living. In Nevada I'm outside the reach of CA AB 5 should I want to give up $DAYJOB. When I have to subcontract freelance work, I won't hire a California resident, because I don't want to be controlled by any "long-reach" laws. Because the law and Calufornia court decisions are currently silent about C, S, and LLC writers, I avoid them until the climate becomes clearer. Do I experience power outages? Yes. Longest duration? Several hours, when high winds cause damage (but that damage doesn't start wildfires). One very nice thing is that where I am, we have a geothermal power plant close by (on the order of 15 miles). No pre-emptive wide-area shutdowns, though. NV Energy has photoelectric arrays that are part of the utility, not only on private roof-tops.