Sunday, August 03, 2014
One-two punch
Spokane got whomped again. The effects of this storm are worse than last week's storm, even though the actual wind wasn't as strong. This neighborhood was Ground Zero for the previous punch, but got spared this time. No new treedrops, and we have power and cable service despite a WHOLE FUCKING LOT of outages nearby...
Last week's wind was recorded as 66 at the airport; more like 75 here. This time the records show 48, which is a fairly common speed that rarely breaks anything. I'd guess this neighborhood didn't get above 40.
Presumably lots of tall trees were weakened by last week's blow, and this one (from an unaccustomed direction) finished them off.
As usual the "local" "media" are barely covering the storm. Doesn't fit their template. It was all north of the river in Here-Be-Dragons-Land. No rich commie neighborhoods or vibrant neighborhoods were affected, so nothing happened. As usual the Spokane-News facebook page tells the serious story with real pictures from real people who don't give a fuck about templates.
The lesson is the same, but our idiot "local" "government" won't learn it. Tall trees are killers. Don't put tall trees near houses, don't put houses near tall trees.
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Last week's wind was recorded as 66 at the airport; more like 75 here. This time the records show 48, which is a fairly common speed that rarely breaks anything. I'd guess this neighborhood didn't get above 40.
Presumably lots of tall trees were weakened by last week's blow, and this one (from an unaccustomed direction) finished them off.
As usual the "local" "media" are barely covering the storm. Doesn't fit their template. It was all north of the river in Here-Be-Dragons-Land. No rich commie neighborhoods or vibrant neighborhoods were affected, so nothing happened. As usual the Spokane-News facebook page tells the serious story with real pictures from real people who don't give a fuck about templates.
The lesson is the same, but our idiot "local" "government" won't learn it. Tall trees are killers. Don't put tall trees near houses, don't put houses near tall trees.
¶ 2:25 AM
