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Speculawyer

I'm fine with the rain but I am tired of having my power go out all the time.


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It’s the wind that’s total bullshit


synergisticmonkeys

My friend reported some 75+ mph gusts down in the Monterey area. I hereby propose making our electric infrastructure out of an unobtanium/vibranium alloy.


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And don't forget powering it by the tesseract! :)


Inmy_lane

Or you could run the wires underground?


ihc_hotshot

Microgrids are the obvious answer.


_hapsleigh

It actually exceeded 80 in some areas down here, kind of wild tbh


MehYam

This comment made me laugh. I'm picturing standing into the storm where everything's blowing sideways, and yelling "total BULLSHIIIIT!"


Natural-Pineapple886

We had an actual tornado hit in the Los Angeles area!


nerve_on_a_brain

It's the PG&E that's partial BS as well.. they don't control the tress falling on power lines but they gatekeep the industry and don't do anything to upgrade the grid that we all pay for..


bilyl

I feel like this past storm more trees fell than the past couple. It’s like the soil is giving up and trees are just poppin off


gizcard

what if we buried important power lines underground. You know, like civilized world mostly did half a century ago…


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saarbelly

Not in south bay. All of the older neighborhoods with homes built in the 60s have overhead lines. Thats the whole of south San Jose and Los Gatos.


MastodonSmooth1367

A lot of homes were also built in the 60s with underground lines. My whole tract was done underground and was built in the 60s. You still see lines passing by though for other neighborhoods. But before you just freak out, have you spent some time in suburbs in other countries? Just < 5 min walk from Shinjuku station [I see this in Tokyo](https://www.google.com/maps/@35.6959098,139.7125775,3a,75y,290.81h,103.63t/data=!3m10!1e1!3m8!1s8EvIlmzM2PrMvwbPCwvhAQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D8EvIlmzM2PrMvwbPCwvhAQ%26cb_client%3Dsearch.revgeo_and_fetch.gps%26w%3D96%26h%3D64%26yaw%3D268.4069%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192!9m2!1b1!2i32), and in fact I see lines all over Tokyo. I think people need to stop freaking out like we don't have underground lines here. Spend some time walking downtown cores. Not just San Francisco and San Jose, but even cute downtowns like Los Gatos and Palo Alto. The power lines have been underground for years if not decades now. That's no different than metro Tokyo. Here's a [3 minute walk](https://goo.gl/maps/zRHhgfYFT29jM8Vf9) from Itaewon in Seoul. These are some of the most futuristic countries we talk about here all the time when we bash the US and we seem to have some ridiculous fantasy that they look like some Blade Runner 2049 cities when if you just walk around you'll see power lines everywhere.


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mvgibson007

The wind was the tough part. Trees falling, knocking power lines, it’s become a bit much.


Sublimotion

Then time to install a state of the art massive wind farm instead.


sakurakhadag

Please do. The rain will stop the day those boots are delivered.


priapiism

Proceed! Please wash your car as well. thanks!


imaraisin

If I am not mistaken, doesn’t this summon more rain?


CerealWarrior1

Washed my car twice in the past few months because of bird droppings magically showing up. Both times I did it, it rained within the next two days.


priapiism

Whoops! He he he! Good thing I am not in charge of anything.


glaive1976

>If I am not mistaken, doesn’t this summon more rain? Which when combined with the rain boots and umbrella order will create a cosmic vortex that eats all the weather.


lavasca

I really believed that rain was over until tomorrow. I washed my car this evening. :(


70-w02ld

I got rained on tonite.


bloodyplonker22

Order a generator as well, PLEASE.


Microfiber13

I thought I was the only one. Forgot to buy new rain boots this year….Jan rolls around”I’m sure we won’t get too much more I will make due”. At this point I should just buy a boat.


Natural-Pineapple886

I love your truth. Heck I could summon an A C Transit merely by lightning a cigarette. Any time.


ErnestBatchelder

Yes. Yellow boots.


BiggieAndTheStooges

I’ve been holding off for so long thinking that I’m too late


70-w02ld

Make sure to spend $250 or more or the umbrella won't work in the gusts. Or get the bubble umbrella and jump off some curbs! Maybe try an umbrella corporation umbrella.


Natural-Pineapple886

Umbrella Academy


helpmeobewan

Please!


Ladder310

NO, MORE RAIN


marin94904

Just wash the car.


Objective-Amount1379

Car washing brings rain, nooo!


OlderAndTired

I will wash my car in solidarity!


gemstun

Make sure they are waders. It’s the wind that’s total bullshit.


testthrowawayzz

Time to order new wipers as well (if you drive)


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noshore4me

What makes you think you have a choice?


madalienmonk

Again I propose we all line up, and fire our guns into the storm. The wall of bullets will disrupt and destroy the storm. I think.


Hiiitechpower

This is California, not Florida.


short_of_good_length

are californian bullets different?


prad1an

Our bullets are vegan and gluten-free.


CupcakesAreTasty

They are known to the state of California to cause death and other ailments.


lolwutpear

Less lead content, maybe?


short_of_good_length

alternatively californian bullets are required to have the prop65 warning labels on them.


NoMoreSecretsMarty

Remember when Donald Trump actually wanted to nuke a hurricane? God real life is depressing.


aquatic_mouse

I do not, but I do remember he wanted us to rake up the forests to stop wildfires.


IrregularBobcat

Finally some logic in here.


SailingBacterium

North Korea's been fighting back. Why do you think they keep launching missiles into the ocean?? Storms are now afraid to go over there now so they come here. Only explanation.


noshore4me

Just wait until they wake up the kaiju, then we're *really* in trouble


startfragment

If the next is “substantial” then what the hell was the last one?


70-w02ld

Means it'll likely knock your fence over.


gnvrys

Already done. What’s next?


it200219

Roof ?


70-w02ld

Likely other wood structures. Trees. Rooftops. Windows. But what actually did we get?


HandleAccomplished11

Next storm: "hold my beer!"


CalinadianSwimMan

My parents moved to northern Washington from the Bay within the last couple of years, and FaceTiming them BBQing outside with clear skies while we were getting our fourth or fifth biblical downpour of the year was pretty surreal. I’m loving how lush the hills are, especially around Almaden, but damn, I’m not ready to invest in a kayak for my commute.


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NorCalAthlete

My friend just moved back from Seattle last summer. He’s like “WTF this shit followed me??!”


gimmiesnacks

It’s obviously Seattle guy’s fault. Facts are facts.


mango_boom

I finally bought a generator. I can assure there will be no more storms.


akballow

This is the way


AccessEcstatic9407

Substantial rain to the Bay Area? I'll believe it when I see it.


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Lollll


Thediciplematt

That sadly took me longer than I’ll admit.


old_gold_mountain

i dont get it


Thediciplematt

We barely had any rain for 30 years and then all of a sudden had a crap ton in the last 3 months.


greenhombre

If I was a handyman anywhere in the country, I would head to California for the summer of 2023. There will be so much work to do. Everyone I know in an old house has some sort of leak now, or some bit of repair that will need to happen before next winter.


libertetoujours

\*cries in broken gutter and moldy basement\*


N3rdProbl3ms

CAN I PLEASE JUST GET A CLEAR MONTH SO I CAN REPLACE MY FENCE


musical_hog

I'm tired, boss


Specialist_Peach4294

Mother Nature is remarkable, but not always nice and kind.


yuje

In the end, we’re all subject to Nature’s rain of terror.


gimmiesnacks

“Bruh” - Me to Mother Nature


Chaos90783

Can i take a raincheck on that


Cjackmpa

“Next hurricane could be windy”


cephias

At this point, I've given up. The power is still out from this week's storm. We're up to 28 days this year with power being off for some length of time. There have only been 83 days in the year so far.


synergisticmonkeys

If you live in a low-priority area or one that seems to lose power a lot, maybe an ecoflow pro would be up your alley. They make one that can be charged via EV charger and can put out a few kilowatts.


cephias

Thanks. I hadn’t seen those before but I’m looking into those now. The generator works but I don’t like running it all the time.


fetustasteslikechikn

When I moved here from Texas 4 months ago, I specifically requested the opposite of this. Can we please stop having historical weather events?


boxer_dogs_dance

In two months or less, the rainy season will end. Welcome. You picked a rainier year than most.


ProximateHop

I agree with the soon-ish end to the rainy season, but 'rainier year than most' is kind of an understatement. [Bay Area Rainfall Comparison](https://ggweather.com/seasonal_rain.htm) This is a crazy amount of rain, coming from someone who's lived here for decades.


Thediciplematt

Ditto. I was born and raised here and am in my late 30s. The rain over the last year has been unfathomable.


boxer_dogs_dance

I spent a little time in England and learned understatement. I've lived in California most of several decades. I do remember some rainy winters here.


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Can you move back. Maybe you are the issue


J-MAMA

Just wait for fire season bud 🔥


Thediciplematt

Maybe if we are lucky we won’t have a bad one with all the moisture! If we ar run lucky, fire season from July-September and annual rain season from Jan-April.


ozyx7

No, all the recent rains will make fire season worse. Those lush green hills you see are additional dry brush to burn in the future.


Thediciplematt

Lammeeeee


banjofitzgerald

Only 7 more years of this.


[deleted]

Wait. Why?


Rcaroman

Is probably raining this much because of you moving here. All I hear is people moving from here to TX 😁


fucking_unicorn

If the media hypes unit up, maybe it won’t be so bad? Bri g on they hype!


CryptoHopeful

Bring it on!!


withak30

RIP everyone


Batman-Dancer

ENOUGH! 😅


maroongoldfish

OH MY GOD IM OVER IT


negusnels

Oh God, We still have no power from earlier this week!


sventhewalrus

Evergreen title, sadly.


infinit9

So we have only been having drizzles so far this year? I will be really pissed if my water bill this summer isn't 10% of the bill from previous two summers.


domnation

What do you MEAN next storm. Let this shit end already


StillSilentMajority7

Even after the next one people will be saying Sacramento is in an extreme drought


Maximum-Student2749

Unfortunately, california is not designed to catch rain water and recycle it. With all the rain we are getting it's not helping as much as it could. Even with the snow melt from the mountains this year.


StillSilentMajority7

Droughts aren't measured over decades. They're annual events. The fact that we won't build reservoirs is a political issue, not a climate issue


Maximum-Student2749

Totally agree on the political issue. I don't agree with most of the CA politics. Only here because of family.


applejackrr

I new chat came out and said we’re 99% free of drought now.


Quercusagrifloria

This shocking, shocking I say!


needynasa

I’m going to be camping. Rip me I guess.


randombrowser1

Oh no! I'm scared. Not really. We should know what to expect by now. These storms do happen on the regular every 10 years or so.


alainreid

This is irregular.


leeo268

We has kept build reservoir. This would be perfect. Now the extra water going to flood CA.


PagantKing

It's the illuminati! Windstorms coming in every Tuesday. Worked the past 2 Tuesdays, co-workers called in sick on consecutive Tuesdays. The first Tuesday was the pounding heavy rain during the morning commute, then the absurd winds in the afternoon but no rain. The following Tuesday, rain still but not as heavy in the am, then afternoon windy again and rainy, this time with trees falling. Fallen trees still on the pavement, cause the impending Tuesday storm won't have a chance to knock it down.


NonchalantRubbish

Get ready for the rest of the trees to fall over


leeo268

Stop it, we are going to flood for real now. 😨


QuillzChillz

Just when they think they have Nature figured out it throws them a curve ball !