Tired of the heat!!!!

[dachshund]

I don't know if this happens elsewhere, but many neighborhoods in CA have electrical outages during heatwaves. I guess we're using too much, or we're undersupplied. It's been hovering around 113 in my area and the electricity's gone out a couple of times. Yesterday it went out at 4pm and stayed off until 7am this morning.

There are worse things in life, but I'm behind in watching the TDF, darn it !!

[Dogmama]

The low in Phoenix last night was 101 degrees.

[crazycanuck]

Odd question dears

Do you guys have enforced water rotation days(not sure of the exact term) where you can only water your lawn on certain days??

(We have it all year round, not just in summer. For example, if your house number ends in 0 you water on monday & friday. )

Just wondering....

c

[dachshund]

No, but we should. The electrical thing in CA is surprising because I thought we built a bunch of new power plants after the Enron thing.

[Artisan]

Crazycanuck, We have them here in Houston, not currently but in years past they rotated on which days you could water your lawn depending on even or odd house numbers. They have also gone on boughts of no lawn watering what so ever.

[Brandy]

I don't know if this happens elsewhere, but many neighborhoods in CA have electrical outages during heatwaves. I guess we're using too much, or we're undersupplied. It's been hovering around 113 in my area and the electricity's gone out a couple of times. Yesterday it went out at 4pm and stayed off until 7am this morning.

There are worse things in life, but I'm behind in watching the TDF, darn it !!

While I was gone riding on Saturday the power went out here for a short time. All of the clocks were blinking when I got home.

[velogirl]

We've lost power three times in the last twelve hours (only for a couple minutes each). In addition to the increased electrical demand, I think the infrastructure (cables, etc) is vulnerable in extreme heat.

Does anyone remember the brown-outs and black-outs during the 70s on the east coast?

[salsabike]

Velogirl--yes, I absolutely remember the brown-out and black-out days. I worry a whole lot about what's happening in Queens right now. Big cities are tough places to live in this heat when the power goes out.

Crazycanuck--Seattleites tend to not water their lawns in the summer, so watering restrictions are usually not necessary here. They will use 'em during a serious drought, but most people just voluntarily let their lawns go brown till the fall rains.

[tulip]

The heat and power shortages (none here, but there easily could be) has prompted me to really take notice of how I use energy and how I contribute to this whole mess.

I ride my bike to work, so I'm okay there. I've used my ceiling fans more than the AC this year (although some days....), and my water-wise garden that I've been working on the last three years is established and needs very little extra water. I bought a watering timer so that I can water in the middle of the night when demand is lower. My dishwasher also has a timer, so I set it for the middle of the night.

It might not make much of a difference, but every little bit helps.

[mimitabby]

Velogirl--yes, I absolutely remember the brown-out and black-out days. I worry a whole lot about what's happening in Queens right now. Big cities are tough places to live in this heat when the power goes out.

Crazycanuck--Seattleites tend to not water their lawns in the summer, so watering restrictions are usually not necessary here. They will use 'em during a serious drought, but most people just voluntarily let their lawns go brown till the fall rains.

yes, that's right! You'd think the emerald city wouldn't go brown in the summer, but it does! (and we're proud of it because we're conserving water for better uses)

[wabisabi]

Seriously, if any other nor californians are thinking about it, now would be the time. We're in the 60s and 70s up here, fog in the am, clearing by 11. I was on a retreat a little south last week--whew! In the 100s.

(I have a small spare room and big yard for camping )