They do here as well but after a bit, what does the bitchin' accomplish ? We live a looonggg way from the Gulf of Mexico but we got remnants of Hurricane Ike one year. We lost power for a few hours while neighbors around the block had no power for 14 days ! Why ? The 'individual' feeder power line for their homes ran to just 10 homes. If his was out for 6 days, he must live in a pretty rural location or a similar scenario to our neighbors... Those are the lowest priority for getting repaired.
In the UK there is outrage when people lose power for six hours.
How many outages are caused by drizzle?
In America, we have real weather, hurricanes, thunderstorms, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc.
The coldest temperature ever recorded in Britain was -17F in the Scottish Highlands. In Minnesota or North Dakota, we can go for weeks without the thermometer going that high.
A typical summer day in Las Vegas is 20 degrees hotter than the warmest ever recorded in England.
None. It's not caised by the weather, because that would be ridiculous unless something happens that has the same effect on a massive concrete building than a nuke. (E.g. Fukishima)
Also, you are saying you can't design your facilities to work for weather that is to be expected? Well, funny, when both Finland and the UAE don't have that problem, and have more extreme temperatures.
Stop your dick-waving. There are other places with what you call "real weather". Australia gets category 5 cyclones, too. Fortunately we managed to avoid things like tornadoes, earthquakes, and volcanoes. It's just the flora and fauna we need to watch out for.
Anyway, the issue that should be discussed and debated is what another poster said - "what about backups?". Referring to electricity, not the duplication of bytes.
Look at your last electricity bill. Look at the peak power draw, and the daily watt-hour
It's just the flora and fauna we need to watch out for.
Having lived in our midwest for a while, I saw my share of tornados.
I survived a major volcanic explosion, (though living in a suburb of Seattle, there wasn't that much risk to us).
I've even been in a 6.8M earthquake.
None of those things freak me out like pictures of Australian spiders eating fucking birds.
Anyway, the issue that should be discussed and debated is what another poster said - "what about backups?". Referring to electricity, not the duplication of bytes.
Look at your last electricity bill. Look at the peak power draw, and the daily watt-hour usage. The former will tell you how big a generator you'll need, and the latter will tell you how much fuel to stockpile. You could also extend it with a battery, but please don't pick the cheapest - pick the best. The worst time to regret a stingy purchase is
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In the UK there is outrage when people lose power for six hours.
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In the UK there is outrage when people lose power for six hours.
How many outages are caused by drizzle?
In America, we have real weather, hurricanes, thunderstorms, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc.
The coldest temperature ever recorded in Britain was -17F in the Scottish Highlands. In Minnesota or North Dakota, we can go for weeks without the thermometer going that high.
A typical summer day in Las Vegas is 20 degrees hotter than the warmest ever recorded in England.
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None. It's not caised by the weather, because that would be ridiculous unless something happens that has the same effect on a massive concrete building than a nuke. (E.g. Fukishima)
Also, you are saying you can't design your facilities to work for weather that is to be expected?
Well, funny, when both Finland and the UAE don't have that problem, and have more extreme temperatures.
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Stop your dick-waving. There are other places with what you call "real weather". Australia gets category 5 cyclones, too. Fortunately we managed to avoid things like tornadoes, earthquakes, and volcanoes. It's just the flora and fauna we need to watch out for.
Anyway, the issue that should be discussed and debated is what another poster said - "what about backups?". Referring to electricity, not the duplication of bytes.
Look at your last electricity bill. Look at the peak power draw, and the daily watt-hour
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It's just the flora and fauna we need to watch out for.
Having lived in our midwest for a while, I saw my share of tornados.
I survived a major volcanic explosion, (though living in a suburb of Seattle, there wasn't that much risk to us).
I've even been in a 6.8M earthquake.
None of those things freak me out like pictures of Australian spiders eating fucking birds.
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In my area, there's an outrage when power is out for six (mili/nano)seconds. :P