Posted on 06/29/2021 1:30:44 PM PDT by EBH
Yep around here, we just slow down a bit to minimize damage to the car.
They need to shutdown all their power plants in Oregon and Washington ... the plants are adding to the heat problem and contributing to Climate Change. Do it for the children!!!!!
This keeps going and the buildings will burn on their own.
“These are the ones feeding the overhead trolley wire that power the street cars. “
Ah! Thanks.
Yes, I was just thinking of the wires feeding the trolleys.
—”Looks like a typical Illinois road to me..”
AND ONE OF THE BETTER ONES!
Oh, but epicenter sounds so much more sciency than plain old center.
Sounds like utter bs.
Meanwhile, the good news out of Portland is that the Antifa Thugs have not been burning down buildings to keep warm at night.
Something wrong here.
Power cables are not insulated, and aluminum or copper doesn’t melt at these temps.
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Exactly.
Calling BS on the power cables wilting. That thing has been rubbing on the bolt. Bet on it. Look at the lines in the coating
Ah! And those sag, too, although they have counterweight to keep the right amount of tension on them so the pickup on the train makes good contact.
BTW, I’m a Transit electrical engineer for a living...
I was about to write “It’s God, giving Portland a preview of what is to come if they continue down their path of depravity and communism”.
Air conditioning is colonialism, allowing white supremacists taking over indigenous peoples land. Portland needs to defund the air conditioners!
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Partially true. The Primary side of the power grid running on power poles up to the power pole for a structure are not insulated. Those are about 7600 volts give or take some. The cables feeding off the transformers on the pole going to a structure as service drops for or underground are insulated and a much loser voltage. Also cables in extreme heat will expand and sag some.
I quickly glanced at that sentence in the excerpt and thought it read 'sphincter'. In Portland's case, these days, I guess it's appropriate.
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I live in downstate Illinois. The roads are a toxic mess. Third world sh*t. That said, one can haul ass on the newly renovated I90 expressway...
Just a suggestion. Get down on their prayer bones, ask for forgiveness and then ask for help.
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