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[QUOTE="berkeman, post: 6245967, member: 8921"] Here's a related thread in the EE forum about the reliability (or lack thereof) of various electrical distribution systems, which has contributed to these power shutoff events: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/california-fires-and-electrical-reliability-around-the-world.978801/#post-6245257[/URL] I was in the middle of the recent shutdown event (I live in the foothills above San Jose in Norcal). I keep several deep-discharge batteries charged as part of my HAM radio emergency preparedness, and they can keep cell phones and portable devices charged nicely. We are lucky in that we have gravity-fed water distribution up here, so our water service did not go out. We still filled several large buckets with water to use for washing and flushing if needed. We also have access to a large pool, so we could have used buckets to go get water for flushing if we needed it. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1570824713492.png"]250994[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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