The Unhappy Me thread

[xilman]

As the medics ask, what's the bleeding point?

[kladner]

My partner and I are in the process of moving from our apartment of 35 years: the place both of us have lived the longest. With two pack rats in residence, getting through the accumulation of "stuff" is a big job. We are fortunate in having a good relationship with our current management. We are keeping both apartments for more than a month, moving things by the car and van load. Thursday, we have professional movers coming in to get the big stuff. These include the TV, our musical equipment rack and its contents, my 17-inch-wide professional printer, stereo speakers, etc. It is hard for me to retain focus and motivation, but we are getting there.

[Nick]

Originally Posted by kladner

My partner and I are in the process of moving from our apartment of 35 years

Moving home can hit you emotionally in ways you may not expect, particularly after so long in one place.
Unconsciously, you know which noises at night are normal, for example, in your old place but perhaps not yet in the new one.
We hope it will become a great new home for you both!

[Dr Sardonicus]

Originally Posted by kladner

My partner and I are in the process of moving from our apartment of 35 years: the place both of us have lived the longest. With two pack rats in residence, getting through the accumulation of "stuff" is a big job. We are fortunate in having a good relationship with our current management. We are keeping both apartments for more than a month, moving things by the car and van load. Thursday, we have professional movers coming in to get the big stuff. These include the TV, our musical equipment rack and its contents, my 17-inch-wide professional printer, stereo speakers, etc. It is hard for me to retain focus and motivation, but we are getting there.

Good luck with the move. (taps fist on head) Knock on wood...

Feel fortunate you're only moving (it sounds like) across town, rather than across country.

When the big stuff goes out the door of your old place and in the door of the new place, it should help with focus.

[Dr Sardonicus]

Arch bridge falls in Taiwan bay, divers search for victims

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A towering arch bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan collapsed Tuesday, sending a burning oil tanker truck falling onto boats in the water below. An air force helicopter, fishing vessels and more than 60 military personnel, including divers were searching for possible victims.

Six people are believed trapped on one of the fishing boats, the National Fire Agency said. Interior Minister Hsu Kuo-yung told reporters about five people were feared to have been on the bridge when it collapsed. Ten people were sent to hospitals, six of them with serious injuries.

The 140-meter-long (460-feet) bridge collapsed about 9:30 a.m. in Nanfangao, a tiny but often-crowded Pacific coast fishing village.

[kladner]

Thanks, Nick and Dr. S.

Dan has talked a lot about making the new place feel like home. His actions have included getting kitchen things organized in their new locations. The kitchen is one of the big improvements. It is larger, and has what is amazing counter space and storage compared to the old. It has a much better stove and refrigerator, which may not seem like much unless you know just how crappy the current ones are. The many cupboards under the counters have trays which slide out on tracks.

Tomorrow will have the cable change-over. For me, this is one of the real transfers of residence. For the moment, we are dropping the TV part and going all out on broadband: 500Mbps with a new 10Gbps, docsis 3.1 modem, which should be delivered to my workplace today. This kills the $12/mo rental, too. It should pay for itself in about a year.

Getting things on the walls, such as our photos and Mexican crafts collection is another personalization.

I am fond of the knock-on-wooden-head gesture, too.

We are actually staying in the same neighborhood, Lakeview, about half a mile from here. One of the biggest drawbacks is that the new place is closer to Wrigley Field, and suffers from (illegal) parking congestion during Cubs games. We are also loosing our off-street parking, so this is significant.

There are pluses and minuses in any major change, but the weight is generally on the positive side.

[Uncwilly]

Major wind driven wildfire on the northern border of the city of Los Angeles. 1100 acres around midnight local time. Constant winds in the area around 40mph with gusts as high as 60.

[LaurV]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

Major wind driven wildfire

Yuck! Shitty... I hope everybody is ok there.

[Dr Sardonicus]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

Major wind driven wildfire on the northern border of the city of Los Angeles. 1100 acres around midnight local time. Constant winds in the area around 40mph with gusts as high as 60.

I hope you and yours stay safe.

It sounds bad. According to this story,

A wildfire fueled by Santa Ana winds broke out after 9 p.m. in Los Angeles along the 210 Freeway and jumped the highway. Flames also crossed the 5 Freeway. The highways were closed because of heavy smoke. The Saddleridge fire, which started in Sylmar, had consumed more than 4,600 acres by 3 a.m. Friday, fire officials said.

There were no reports of injuries, but authorities ordered mandatory evacuations in the Granada Hills, Porter Ranch and Oakridge Estates neighborhoods. Several homes were seen burning in Granada Hills, and the Los Angeles fire department said an “unknown number” of homes were potentially threatened.

A blaze also ripped through a mobile home park in Calimesa, a city about 65 miles (104 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, destroying dozens of residences. The fire started when trash being hauled caught fire and the driver dumped the load aside a road, according to Riverside County officials. An 89-year-old woman, Lois Arvickson, is missing, according to her son.

The story also mentions Southern California Edison shutting off power to 20,000 customers in the area, with possibly more to follow. PG&E had done the same when the winds were howling further north.

I am a bit puzzled by utilities shutting off power to avoid having their lines start fires should they come down. I mean, yeah, if a line comes down and there's no juice going through it, it won't start a fire.

But my admittedly limited observations indicate that electric utilities' primary concern WRT lines coming down is trees and tree limbs. I've seen tree services hired by utilities clearing limbs away from lines in urban areas, and specialized outfits with aerial saws dangling from choppers clearing big transmission lines.

So I am prompted to wonder -- are California utilities simply not clearing trees from their transmission lines? And if not, why not? Perhaps because of the terrain?

[retina]

Originally Posted by Dr Sardonicus

So I am prompted to wonder -- are California utilities simply not clearing trees from their transmission lines? And if not, why not? Perhaps because of the terrain?

I don't know the answer, but I'm quite sure the answer will involve greedily raking in short term profits (for short-sighted CEOs) at the expense of long term failures and thus loses for the little people that end up paying for everything again.

[kladner]

The fire started when trash being hauled caught fire and the driver dumped the load aside a road, according to Riverside County officials.

How does a load of trash spontaneously ignite?


I'm not sure of Southern California Edison's record on transmission right of way maintenance. PG&E are notorious for neglect. As to why, see Retina's remarks.