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Cuy are a specific breed that are like 5x the size of a normal guinea pig, and are still relatively uncommon in the US.
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WrenP-Complete posted:We made a information megapost for goons affected by Irma. This way its easier to keep people up to date in different threads. We are updating with new evacuation preparation info for states that were just put on alert right now. Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Um3j5mHkS7bR72Zc625qtQ0P1QRNCXPGtIMx7HWKNbI  I've got family in Tallahassee so while I'm not too worried this is still handy to me and great in general.
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evilweasel posted:guinea pigs have "sea" in their names in most languages (like the german name translates to basically "little sea pig") because sailors would keep them on boats, feed them scraps, and then eat them More Peru talk: Jesus is eating a guinea pig in the last supper panting in the saint Francisco cathedral
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twice burned ice posted:> Be me >>america is the greatest nation on earth >>nobody is more discriminated against in america than white christian men
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twice burned ice posted:> Be me Well drat, he's got our ruse figured. I guess we all have to admit that America's not racist at all now. I thought it would last longer.
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evilweasel posted:https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/905521965460574210 *Trump walks out of restroom with his pants around his ankles and a trail of poo poo still dropping out of his rear end leading all the way back to 10 feet away from a urinal* "Well, he did the best that he could"
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Sorry for the pages late (by now I'm sure) reply, a coworker bought everybody lunch & I just stuffed some delicious meats into my face. coyo7e posted:Cool that you work for a utility but unless you're in the energy management or conservation areas, you're likely just a lineman with limited knowledge of infrastructure. It's adorable that you think linemen have "limited knowledge of infrastructure". And while I'm neither in "energy management or conservation areas" (because there are only 3 types of jobs at a utility it must be one of the 3) it doesn't matter, both of the utilities I've worked at educate most non-binding employees on the business segment we're in. So even Cathy (I made her up) in HR has a decent understanding of what we do day to day. Regardless, my group is "Transmission Engineering & Specialized Design", meaning we handle all design of transmission and large capital projects and work closely with area distribution & substation engineers during the design process. Our project scope ranges from 1 pole getting replaced to miles of under performing feeder being reconductored because it can't keep up with load. I'll give you one guess as to which season we use for design controls for load? But so as to not be "super rude" here's a breakdown for you. coyo7e posted:Part of the problem in danger of ice and snow storms is that they drastically increase the energy load from the community on your local utility provider. This is only a little wrong, but it's still not correct. Aside from cheap residential rental properties where cost of construction outweighs cost of service, most heating does not come from electric sources, it's largely natural gas. There is an increased demand late November through February (compared to the rest of fall & spring), especially in the PNW & other locales in the higher latitudes. That is not caused by cold though, it's because the amount of daylight is significantly reduced and natural gas isn't going to power your lighting (well, not locally anyway). However, "...because cooling uses energy too!" is exactly why peak demand in the summer months is greater than winter months. There is no widespread alternate fuel for cooling, air conditioning requires electricity. There absolutely has been increased efficiency in AC units, but especially in the northwest, there's also been an increase in AC units. We lost one of our generating plants at the beginning of the first big heat wave of August. There was an audible groan from anybody with a profit sharing interest in the company because that meant we had to buy power at market cost instead of generating our own thereby decreasing our profits in what is normally the bread & butter time of year. quote:It's not really the falling power lines that cut most people's power though, it's the fact that everything is so overloaded that parts of the structure or just going up Transformers 4 like to blow for example in these conditions. And then once the power is out people leave stuff plugged in and in on status, so the demand keeps spiking even while they're trying to repair. This is what was so wrong I actually replied instead of skimming your post like normal. Transformers do absolutely overheat and explode or otherwise stop functioning. They are not prone to overheating when the ambient temperature is below freezing. They are prone to overheating when the ambient temperature is close to 100°. During winter storm events most outages are caused by downed wires or by trees causing faults and blowing the protective devices. When winter storms are forecast we literally get activated to "Wire Down Duties" which can be many things, but mostly it involves sitting on a downed wire for hours on end until repair crews can get there. Lastly, during an unplanned outage there will be something open on the line upstream of the fault, either by a fuse blowing or something else being opened by a crew. Repair work is almost never done hot. So you can have all your crock pots, all of your space heaters, your roommates grow lamps, all the TVs your PS4s, a coffee maker etc., all plugged in & on and it'll make little difference. When the line crews are done with repairs, the open points will be closed and the lines will be energized again. The system all the way from the substation to your meter is designed to handle that spike.
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Reik posted:
Now imagine the guinea pigs were the size of the cat. That is a cuy.
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Khisanth Magus posted:Now imagine the guinea pigs were the size of the cat. That is a cuy. Jesus how big are the cats? 
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Hollismason posted:No but seriously why does Coyo7e want live gerbils 
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https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/905529330587111425 Looking forward to Ivanka taking over Edith Wilson style. Obviously she'll still regret her inability to change policy.
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Kelly posted:Christie hosed that up so badly that it makes me angry thinking about it. Money went to projects in Belleville. And Orange. Without saying too much, I have some intimate knowledge of those projects and the state hosed up so bad they had to re-evaluate the ranking system to exclude Essex County from being classified as a "greatly" impacted community and receiving the required points for projects to be eligible.
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Khisanth Magus posted:Now imagine the guinea pigs were the size of the cat. That is a cuy. Can I imagine a cat as small as the guinea pig because that sounds cute
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Khisanth Magus posted:Now imagine the guinea pigs were the size of the cat. That is a cuy. Now imagine the guinea pigs are black Owlofcreamcheese posted:Can I imagine a cat as small as the guinea pig because that sounds cute Those are called kittens.
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WrenP-Complete posted:https://twitter.com/ldobsonhughes/status/905528629010067456 Wait, so that good news from earlier today was false?
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Owlofcreamcheese posted:Can I imagine a cat as small as the guinea pig because that sounds cute They exist!  It's a kitten
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Owlofcreamcheese posted:More Peru talk: Jesus is eating a guinea pig in the last supper panting in the saint Francisco cathedral It's funny, the placard at the cathedral insists that it's a chinchilla, not a guinea pig, but literally everywhere else I've looked says it's a guinea pig. So I don't know what to believe. It looks tasty though: 
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WrenP-Complete posted:https://twitter.com/ldobsonhughes/status/905528629010067456 An actual doomsday. hm.
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axeil posted:Wait, so that good news from earlier today was false? It was, as far as I can tell, based on the last they heard before Barbuda went off the air. Not so much false as insanely optimistic. God that sounds terrible and I hope it's better than that. farraday fucked around with this message at 21:54 on Sep 6, 2017 |
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Holy poo poo over a 1000 dead ?!?
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Owlofcreamcheese posted:I ate a cow heart in peru I make anticuchos like once a month at least. Awesome stuff. Is that Inka Kola in the background?
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Is that Inka Kola in the background? That stuff makes my teeth hurt.
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Majorian posted:It's funny, the placard at the cathedral insists that it's a chinchilla, not a guinea pig, but literally everywhere else I've looked says it's a guinea pig. Also that church has a skull pit so don't trust anything they say
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axeil posted:Wait, so that good news from earlier today was false?
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Mr. Wiggles posted:
Inka kola is somewhere in the background of every photo of peru
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It's possible she misheard it, but that's what the hosts also heard. https://twitter.com/ldobsonhughes/status/905530972288012290 Everyone else is reporting one fatality and thousands of buildings destroyed.
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farraday posted:It was, as far as I can tell, based on the last they heard before Barbados went off the air. Not so much false as insanely optimistic. Barbados is a different country from Antigua and Barbuda.
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WrenP-Complete posted:https://twitter.com/ldobsonhughes/status/905528629010067456 Holy loving poo poo. Holy loving poo poo. Bramuda is...gone.
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So should I go freak out at my sister living outside Orlando or is she probably ok apart from some real heavy winds and rain?
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farraday posted:It was, as far as I can tell, based on the last they heard before Barbados went off the air. Not so much false as insanely optimistic. barbuda and barbados are different islands. antigua + barbuda is one nation, barbados is a different, much larger nation TARDISman posted:So should I go freak out at my sister living outside Orlando or is she probably ok apart from some real heavy winds and rain? most likely just heavy wind and rain, hurricanes lose strength quickly if they stay over land
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Zoro posted:Holy loving poo poo. The gently caress is Bramuda?
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Zoro posted:Holy loving poo poo. Barbuda of Antigua and Barbuda. Bramuda is hundreds of miles away.
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TARDISman posted:So should I go freak out at my sister living outside Orlando or is she probably ok apart from some real heavy winds and rain? Orlando isn't on the coast which is good, but it'll still probably get hit with hurricane force winds. Maybe cat 1 or 2 winds while the shore is feeling Cat 4-5.
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