phantom power
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Thu Feb-23-06 05:47 PM
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Today they announced the earliest-ever fire restrictions for AZ. |
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Usually, it's not until May or June.
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Thu Feb-23-06 06:48 PM
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1. Yeah, I heard that. Did the monsoon fail completely last fall? |
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Thu Feb-23-06 07:18 PM
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2. Yes; & still no rain this Nov-Feb period which some people call "winter" |
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In over a decade I've never seen the skies so filthy. Kids with asthma are hurting big time.
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Thu Feb-23-06 07:35 PM
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3. And of course, in Phoenix you can't walk anywhere |
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Slave to the automobile (not that this is unique to Phoenix).
I was there about five years back and couldn't leave quickly enough - beige tract homes, endless strip malls, Del Webb & payday loan billboards every 50 yards and all the cars in the world.
Shocking considering that I'd lived there as a kid and hadn't seen the place since then.
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Fri Feb-24-06 01:56 AM
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4. The storm track went north this year. |
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Oregon and Northern California have been getting drenched. Third wettest January on Record in Portland.
Unfortunately, Phoenix is a city without much of a future. My thoughts are that it'll become a damn unpleasant place to live without cheap oil and cheap power for air conditioning.
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phantom power
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Fri Feb-24-06 10:03 AM
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5. Without A/C, this valley would be a ghost town. |
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Then there's the issue of water. It's at least theoretically possible to live here without air conditioning. Water is entirely non-negotiable.
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