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[vinny]

Alberta hit a new record for winter power consumption. We got an emergency alert to conserve energy.

No unnecessary lights, space heaters... Or electric vehicles.

I wonder if the grid really is not prepared for the demand of EV's? Have we been right all along?

 

[wineh]

That is one awesome picture you took! Not so sure on temp having anything to do with it, though, since I have seen those here at 90 degrees, too. Too lazy to Google it.

While I would like to take credit for that, it was the local online news site.
I got this quote from your national weather service :

Sundogs are colored spots of light that develop due to the refraction of light through ice crystals. They are located approximately 22 degrees either left, right, or both, from the sun, depending on where the ice crystals are present. The colors usually go from red closest to the sun, out to blue on the outside of the sundog. Sundogs are also known as mock suns or parhelia, which means "with the sun".

Sometimes, our ice crystals are a bit of blowing snow that has found its way to the higher altitude. The sun is pretty low in the sky this time of year north of 49.

 

[jswordy]

While I would like to take credit for that, it was the local online news site.
I got this quote from your national weather service :

Sundogs are colored spots of light that develop due to the refraction of light through ice crystals. They are located approximately 22 degrees either left, right, or both, from the sun, depending on where the ice crystals are present. The colors usually go from red closest to the sun, out to blue on the outside of the sundog. Sundogs are also known as mock suns or parhelia, which means "with the sun".

Sometimes, our ice crystals are a bit of blowing snow that has found its way to the higher altitude. The sun is pretty low in the sky this time of year north of 49.

Huh. Wonder if water droplets can do the same thing, cuz I definitely have seen them here in summertime. Evenings. Have to whip out the cellphone next time.

 

[wineh]

Huh. Wonder if water droplets can do the same thing, cuz I definitely have seen them here in summertime. Evenings. Have to whip out the cellphone next time.

I'll bet if water droplets get high enough that they turn into ice crystals.

 

[BigDaveK]

I wonder if the grid really is not prepared for the demand of EV's? Have we been right all along?

Hertz is dumping 20,000 EV's, too expensive.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/hertz-begins-dumping-20000-evs-shift-back-petrol-cars
This guy says the fast charger is using 137KW. How many homes is that?

 

[vinny]

Hertz is dumping 20,000 EV's, too expensive.

Ford cut production in half, I hear.

And Tesla recalled 2 million?

I don't think anything is definitive yet. They might still take off. I saw one in town the other day, and we just got a charging station at Walmart. Might as well get your self some deals while you charge. I am not sure who is going to work on them though. The local dealers are refusing the $200K investment they need to outfit their shops to work on them..

Alberta... So stuck in our ways.

 

[TurkeyHollow]

Alaska, taken 3 days ago...

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Love the ice machine outside the gas station. I guess you really can sell ice cubes to Eskimos!

 

[Boatboy24]

And Tesla recalled 2 million?

Well, Tesla pushed a software update out to enhance self driving.

 

[Sage]

21 bottled!

 

[jswordy]

Well, Tesla pushed a software update out to enhance self driving.

And the NTSB is already investigating glitches in it. Seriously.

 

[jswordy]

Friday vs. today.

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[BigDaveK]

Alberta... So stuck in our ways.

You're lucky. The unearthly cold offers some free protection against the insanity. Down here the prices of concertina wire and other active measures are becoming ridiculous.

 

[Chhams]

Me and my cousin

 

[jswordy]

It's hard for me to believe that 360 miles from here, it will be 67 in Mobile today. Looks like we're gonna go from a low of -3 Tuesday night to a high of 53 the next Tuesday. Wacky! That Tuesday low number keeps getting lower and lower as time goes by, too. They are talking about a high of 58 on Wednesday, 1/24.

 

[ibglowin]

It's hard for me to believe that 360 miles from here, it will be 67 in Mobile today. Looks like we're gonna go from a low of -3 Tuesday night to a high of 53 the next Tuesday. Wacky! That Tuesday low number keeps getting lower and lower as time goes by, too. They are talking about a high of 58 on Wednesday, 1/24.

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[winemaker81]

 

[Sage]

 

[jswordy]

I wish I had these signs before Ms. Jswordy took over the darned thing! Not that they would've WORKED or anything...

 

[wineh]

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Nope, it's still Ford v Chevy.

 

[wineh]

It's always bbq season