The Random, Meaningless Announcements Thread 3!

[ChristineM]

Some people like sleeping to it. Its a distant patter if the house is properly constructed. It would be easily drowned out by the sound of a fan or music.

We don't get steel roofs on dwellings on this side of the Atlantic. The only time I've experienced it was on a weekend break in Wales. We stayed in a static caravan and it rained big time all weekend.

 

[Stevicus]

PG&E says its equipment may have sparked Dixie fire - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Utility equipment from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. may have sparked the Dixie fire, which has scorched more than 30,000 acres in Butte and Plumas counties over the past week, according to a report the utility company filed Sunday.

PG&E said in the report submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission that an employee responding to an outage Tuesday noticed a blown fuse at Cresta Dam in a heavily forested area of Butte County around the Feather River Canyon. The worker approached the pole about 4:40 p.m. and found two blown fuses and a tree leaning into a power lines conductor, “which was still intact and suspended on the poles,” the report said. “He also observed a fire on the ground near the base of the tree.”

The worker removed a third fuse that hadn’t blown, reported the fire, and his supervisor called 911, according to the document.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials quickly swarmed the area, dropping fire retardant and water. But by 8 a.m. Wednesday, the blaze had grown to 500 acres. Dangerous fire weather conditions followed, with gusty winds and low humidity, leading Cal Fire to issue a red flag warning. By Wednesday evening, the fire — by then dubbed the Dixie fire — had reached 2,200 acres and was 0% contained.

PG&E has come under increased scrutiny in recent years as its equipment has been targeted as the source of several fires. A trust representing more than 80,000 wildfire victims sued nearly two dozen of the utility’s former executives and board members earlier this year, claiming their neglect led to several fires. To avoid sparking incidents, the company has ramped up power safety shut-offs during California’s fire season.

 

[Revoltingest]

We don't get steel roofs on dwellings on this side of the Atlantic. The only time I've experienced it was on a weekend break in Wales. We stayed in a static caravan and it rained big time all weekend.

Steel roofs are the best.
Alas, they're much more money than asphalt shingles.
I'd like a titanium roof...no corrosion & no painting.

 

[ChristineM]

Steel roofs are the best.
Alas, they're much more money than asphalt shingles.
I'd like a titanium roof...no corrosion & no painting.

Clay tiles, slate or cut stone also don't corrode or need painting and far less spendy than titanium.

 

[Revoltingest]

Clay tiles, slate or cut stone also don't corrode or need painting and far less spendy than titanium.

Clay tiles are fine for the southwest, but they wouldn't hold up here.
cut stone is spendier & heavier.
Titanium is just my fantasy.
Gold & platinum would be wonderful too.

 

[ChristineM]

Clay tiles are fine for the southwest, but they wouldn't hold up here.
cut stone is spendier & heavier.
Titanium is just my fantasy.
Gold & platinum would be wonderful too.

Why wouldn't clay hold up? They are sufficient for northern Europe and will last 100 years or more with very little maintenance.

Although i will admit. The roof on this house was blown off during cyclone lothar in 1999. First time in 200 years.

But so was just about every roof (and millions of trees brought down) so i won't be blaming the tiles.

Cut stone is heavier, of course the property has to be built to take the weight. But you cannot beat it for "drystone huts"

This withstood the storm

 

[Revoltingest]

Why wouldn't clay hold up? They are sufficient for northern Europe and will last 100 years or more with very little maintenance.

I'm skeptical that they'd stand up to snow & freeze thaw cycles here.

Although i will admit. The roof on this house was blown off during cyclone lothar in 1999. First time in 200 years.

But so was just about every roof (and millions of trees brought down) so i won't be blaming the tiles.

Cut stone is heavier, of course the property has to be built to take the weight. But you cannot beat it for "drystone huts"

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This withstood the storm

Wouldn't want to be in that thing in an earthquake!

 

[ChristineM]

I'm skeptical that they'd stand up to snow & freeze thaw cycles here.

Wouldn't want to be in that thing in an earthquake!

Skepticism?? Ok

Stood for hundreds of years, not sure if hit by any earthquakes. There are lots of them around here, used for drying and storing walnuts

 

[sun rise]

I accidentally put you on <ignore>.
I have no one on <ignore>.

I do have an informal TL;DR list for some of the prolix.

 

[sun rise]

One of @Wu Wei 's distant cousins in Japan has shown up for the Olympics but is being a bit shy.

 

[Wu Wei]

One of @Wu Wei 's distant cousins in Japan has shown up for the Olympics but is being a bit shy.

Yeah...so...he had tickets and likes softball...got a problem with that.....

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I'm really tired today.

 

[Wu Wei]

toasted banana bread with salt free organic peanut butter...... DEEEEE-LICIOUS

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

toasted banana bread with salt free organic peanut butter...... DEEEEE-LICIOUS

Banana bread? Just don't eat too much, or you might turn back into a monkey.

 

[Stevicus]

 

[Wu Wei]

That castle smashes so good and so deserved of a win I almost fell bad posting after it....almost

Goodnight RF, wherever you are

 

[Deidre]

This is random, but not meaningless...I like all the 'new' sections on RF.

 

[Revoltingest]

 

[Brickjectivity]

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[PoetPhilosopher]

This is random, but not meaningless...I like all the 'new' sections on RF.

There are some good ones. The section for sections. The new section where @Revoltingest makes his posts on engines, made as a special DIR so we can opt out of reading them if we get burnt out. The section where we cast spells to bring back the members missing in action. Some good sections.