Everybody is in the Mecher act
The Carter Mecher script is now used by all corporations and governments for all purposes.

Yesterday Avista (the local Gaian share-value electric company) sent out a "suggestion" at noon that people should avoid using unnecessary power during these especially hot days.

At 1PM, large outages started to appear. The automatic call-center said that these were caused by LIGHTNING STRIKES, which is fantastic and impossible.

Later in the day, Avista acknowledged that these weren't lightning strikes but deliberate temporary brownouts.

Today we have this "explanation":

Avista acknowledges the challenges created by the unplanned outages that impacted its customers throughout the afternoon and evening Monday, June 28 as a result of the extreme temperatures and significantly increased usage, and the company has made plans for proactive and targeted protective outages to occur on Tuesday, June 29. Tuesday’s outages are a protective measure intended to minimize the customer impact, alleviate strain on the electric system and prevent extensive damage to the system that could result in prolonged outages. “Our top priority is to provide reliable and safe energy for our customers, and we recognize Monday’s customer outages were a challenge for a number of reasons,” said Dennis Vermillion, Avista president and CEO. “While we plan for the summer weather, the electric system experienced a new peak demand, and the strain of the high temperatures impacted the system in a way that required us to proactively turn off power for some customers. This happened faster than anticipated,” Vermillion said. “Moving forward, we’re committed to reducing the length of outages and supporting our customers during this time with proactive information to manage through the protective outages that are expected this week. We appreciate their patience, understanding and ongoing partnership as we manage through the heat wave together.”

All customers who experienced outages on Monday due to the heat should be restored Monday night. Targeted and protective outages Tuesday, June 29 Avista anticipates that many of those customers who experienced outages on Monday will experience targeted, protective outages on Tuesday, June 29. Planned, targeted and protective outages will be targeted during the hours of 1 and 8 p.m. and are expected to be about one hour in length. Some customers may experience more than one outage with no less than one hour in between outages. Customers can expect to receive a notification from Avista sometime Tuesday morning, prior to the outage.

Following the Mecher script verbatim. The same pattern as the lockdowns and muzzles.

1. Shock and awe. Strike suddenly without warning.

2. Give blatantly crazy reasons for the action. Viruses, lightning strikes.

3. Blame the victim. This happened because you weren't distancing or conserving enough. We told you what you were supposed to do, a whole hour before we started punishing you for disobedience.

4. Specifically target ordinary working people. The outages are all in working-class parts of town. Rich areas are immune.

5. The monsters who make the rules never obey the rules.

This is how psychopaths work.

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Sidenote: As with the "virus", people with broader experience can see the craziness. I grew up in Kansas and Oklahoma, where long stretches of 100s are common. Nearly everyone had air conditioning, versus about half of Spokane. We NEVER had blackouts or outages in hot weather. Actual lightning would sometimes trip a breaker, but it was restored immediately and automatically. We did get one major outage from an icestorm in the winter of '73, because the ice pulled down the wires.

Experience tells us that real public health CAN HANDLE respiratory viruses without doing crazy shit.

Experience tells us that a real power company CAN HANDLE this type of load if it wants to, and if it builds and maintains the infrastructure.

Labels: Carbon Cult, endless hell

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