At home in Northern California today...
...with an Overseas, the Ocean and...unfortunately...a Generator. Tesla couldn't ask for better worldwide Powerwall commercials than the ones California and PG&E are giving them. Kind regards, Dan ...
Not as dangerous here in So Cal at the moment, but . . .
. . . my place was less than two miles from the outermost reach of the Hill Fire last year. And there's fire raging about 30 miles from here now. At least we have our treasured watches . . . . . . to keep us comfort. ;-) No outages in my part of Ventura C...
Two miles is very close. Glad you're okay. I remember being in LA for some meetings...
...back in Nov or Dec 2017 when the fires were raging in Ventura -- a colleague who lived there was taking precautions. On the bright side hopefully the fire near your home cleared overgrowth that builds up so you're in a better position for 5-10 years. I...
Fortunately, the winds were blowing in the opposite direction, and . . .
. . . there was irrigated farm land between my place and the fire's rim. Otherwise, it might've been a different story. Art
That is good. The winds of fate...
...sometimes blow in our favor. This is scary business. Kind regards, Dan
No fires near me but...
I live in Marin county, no fires near but the electricity is off. Most stop lights don’t work so the intersection is treated like a four way stop, also Mandatory evacuation north of us so traffic awful. I am spending the night in San Francisco with a wher...
That's wise to be in SF with power.
I'm a bit stuck as most stop lights are off and Highway 1 is the only way in and out until one gets to 280, 92, 84 or Santa Cruz. Visitors were trying to get out through Pacifica last night and it was backed up for hours. Kind regards, Dan
Come any time to visit!
Well...except for right now. It wouldn't be as fun. Over 2 million people without power, but they should start restoring electricity this morning (fingers crossed). Kind regards, Dan
Surprised
Till today I’m still surprised at the relatively high number of power outages in some parts of the US Is it just the combination of forest fires, hillsides that function like a chimney and hard rock soil that prevents the use of underground cables? Or has...
You pose a great question about the cause of this.
Of all of the locations that could have these recurring problems, it's shocking that California is one of them. I've lived in US States (and various places around the world) where the summer-winter temperature swing is easily +100 degrees Fahrenheit with ...
Dan, thank you for your pictures.
The second one is truly amazing. How often does it happen that the outer ring of the overseas shines like full circle? Does the dial really look as amazing as the second picture suggests or is it just you beeing great at taking pictures?
Thank you, Reuven!
The second picture caught the sun reflecting off the exact center of the dial and this created the light-play within the outer ring (yes, it is amazing in person with the light positioned in such a way). Even so, you'll notice in other pictures where the ...
I haven't found how they've done it.
Or, perhaps more accurately, how they've worked with the dial manufacturer to do it (the rumors are it's the same dial manufacturer for the Chronometre Bleu). But the results are outstanding. I think it has something to do with Swiss-Elven magic. Kind reg...
Safe
Thanks May I ask which brand of safe you’ve purchased as I’m in the process of selecting and buying as well Perhaps better, if you don’t mind or prefer, to PM me Thanks
Tesla batteries and solar - endorsement
I’m not associated with Tesla or the power company but did install solar and batteries in May this year. Since - over 40% of ALL my power needs come from solar and our home is 100% electric, no natural gas. And we are just south of the Canadian border. Th...
