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Old 11-15-2019, 09:28 AM   #1
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It costs about $3 million per mile to convert underground electric distribution lines from overhead, while the cost to build a mile of new overhead line is less than a third of that, at approximately $800,000 per mile, according to a section on PG&E's website called Facts About Undergrounding Power Lines.

...PG&E, the state's largest utility, maintains approximately 81,000 miles of overhead distribution lines and approximately 26,000 miles of underground distribution lines. It also has about 18,000 miles of larger transmission lines, the majority of which are overhead lines.

At a cost of $3 million per mile, undergrounding 81,000 miles of distribution lines would cost $243 billion. PG&E has 16 million customers; distributing that expense equally would amount to a bill of more than $15,000 per account.
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Old 11-15-2019, 09:39 AM   #2
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$243 Billion, so what? Deficits don't matter, and while they're being buried rake the woods.
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Old 11-28-2019, 10:48 PM   #3
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Oh, yeah: heavy rain today in L.A. and surrounding counties, ushering me out of a six-day hospital stay and vascular surgery with hi-tech roto-rooters. So minimally invasive you only seem to need local anaesthetic: I can be certain they used Lidocaine when they finally (it was complicated, they had trouble getting the blood flowing and had to de-clot and rooter my leg veins again) withdrew the artery catheter.
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Old 11-29-2019, 05:50 AM   #4
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Urbane, I’m glad that ordeal is over for you and hope the procedure is completely effective.
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Old 11-29-2019, 07:10 AM   #5
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We will pray for your swift recovery.
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Old 12-01-2019, 10:29 AM   #6
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Good luck man, get out and about.
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Old 12-03-2019, 11:33 PM   #7
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Thanks, you guys, you're wonderful. Trying to recover from the infection I went in for -- trying to score an appointment to get the plantar sore treated -- where this all started. I will use, once arranged, a post-op monster-boot to take the load off there. Until then, am gimping about on a cane and being veeeery strategic about how much moving around I do. Outing and abouting may be a bit of a struggle for a little while. Living on antibiotics and Tylenol.

The weatherweenies are advising us to be ready for heavy rain tomorrow as another storm blows through SoCal. We're having the seasonal 'atmospheric river' which is bringing moisture. Not sure if they used to call it the 'Pineapple Express.'
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Old 12-05-2019, 08:27 PM   #8
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Now that they removed it, can you still tell that it is going to rain?
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Old 12-07-2019, 11:30 PM   #9
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Aaahh... I gotta look out the window, and listen for the downspouts in heavier rainfall, and rain pattering on the nearest carport roof in lighter.

We only get rains in winter, and a good rainfall is appreciated.
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Old 12-16-2019, 12:25 PM   #10
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Man, it is coming a piss-pouring flood atm. It's really coming down.

Thinkin' 'bout buildin' a boat...
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Old 12-16-2019, 04:27 PM   #11
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At least it’s a cold, raw, dark rain. We got that going for us.
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Old 12-16-2019, 05:30 PM   #12
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See, ya gotta look at the bright side.


Winter Storm is afoot.
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Old 12-16-2019, 05:32 PM   #13
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Winter Storm is afoot.
My foot looks nothing like winter.
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Old 12-16-2019, 10:45 PM   #14
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If you had a foot you'd be living large in the center of the CA porn industry.
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Old 12-17-2019, 02:58 PM   #15
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Just ice here. Snow to the North.
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