Meteorological maelstrom kicking California's ass

[Baker Boy 1,694]

6 minutes ago, squistion said:

It can't be helped in L.A. the storm drainage system is set up that way to go straight to the ocean. Otherwise there would be huge flooding problems. 

 

These are the people that think they can control the climate of the world.

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,956]

6 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

These are the people that think they can control the climate of the world.

And also think that they're better than every state in the Union and of you individually.  

[Maximum Overkill 1,840]

Florida is on limestone, the entire State has things called canal systems to prevent flooding. 

[The Real timschochet 6,543]

54 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

And also think that they're better than every state in the Union and of you individually.  

We don’t think that; we know it. 

[seafoam1 2,856]

30 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

We don’t think that; we know it. 

You have proven in the past to be a brainwashed liberal. So at least you're consistent. 

[Maximum Overkill 1,840]

33 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

We don’t think that; we know it. 

California is the brunt of every joke, it's a Liberal toilet, literally and figuratively.

[SUXBNME 1,465]

We haven't been in a drought for 2 years now, I thought? 

And yes, the winds were pretty brutal for Nor Cal

[seafoam1 2,856]

1 hour ago, Maximum Overkill said:

California is the brunt of every joke, it's a Liberal toilet, literally and figuratively.

Tim loves the smell of shlt on the groind in the morning. Smell of victory!! 

[OldMaid 2,130]

I haven’t drowned yet.  Just in case anyone was wondering.

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,956]

Just now, OldMaid said:

I haven’t drowned yet.  Just in case anyone was wondering.

I was just about to ask.

But in all of our defense, in the other thread the @TheNewGirl said she was going to send pics of her boobs so we were all in there waiting. 

[OldMaid 2,130]

1 minute ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

I was just about to ask.

But in all of our defense, in the other thread the @TheNewGirl said she was going to send pics of her boobs so we were all in there waiting. 

Well, that answers the age-old question of how to keep an idiot in suspense.

[nobody 2,615]

I might drown myself.

I love in California and put up with the high taxes and the libs because of the weather.  Now I have high taxes, libs, and I live in a soggy burrito.

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,956]

37 minutes ago, OldMaid said:

Well, that answers the age-old question of how to keep an idiot in suspense.

 Flawless victory by newgirl!! 

[DonS 3,292]

Hopefully this precipitation apocalypse will be over by Friday.  Heading to LA for a concert this weekend with my kids. 

[Voltaire 5,273]

10 hours ago, squistion said:

I live in Glendale/Pasadena area and have had about 6 inches of rain in the last 15 hours and it isn't letting up.

Even the stoplights can't cope with the rain here in L.A. 

 

 

[FrancieFootball 96]

I have a lot of friends out there. This is bad.

[easilyscan 901]

11 hours ago, squistion said:

I live in Glendale/Pasadena area and have had about 6 inches of rain in the last 15 hours and it isn't letting up.

Even the stoplights can't cope with the rain here in L.A. 

 

A bisexual stoplight........ It can go either way.

[OldMaid 2,130]

Looks like it may finally be stopping for a bit. According to the news, we got about 8" since Sunday morning.

[seafoam1 2,856]

2 minutes ago, OldMaid said:

Looks like it may finally be stopping for a bit. According to the news, we got about 8" since Sunday morning.

So did @mdc and @thegeneral both.

[thegeneral 3,058]

44 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

So did @mdc and @thegeneral both.

Peefoam used his words and made a funny. Progress for you!

[Maximum Overkill 1,840]

5 hours ago, easilyscan said:

A bisexual stoplight........ It can go either way.

Fitting for LA. 

[Tree of Knowledge 1,758]

18 hours ago, Baker Boy said:

These are the people that think they can control the climate of the world.

I would be smart to use some of those infrastructure funds to capture and retain all this freshwater?

[Hardcore troubadour 15,112]

So what, it rained? No way. 

[Maximum Overkill 1,840]

 

[TheNewGirl 1,409]

The next county over from me still has a few hundred residents without power.

I really really want to ask how cars are being charged over there. 

[thegeneral 3,058]

51 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

The next county over from me still has a few hundred residents without power.

I really really want to ask how cars are being charged over there. 

They should be good to drive a couple hundred miles or so.

[TheNewGirl 1,409]

10 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

They should be good to drive a couple hundred miles or so.

It's been out for two days now and they have up to 3 more days ETR. 

[thegeneral 3,058]

1 hour ago, TheNewGirl said:

It's been out for two days now and they have up to 3 more days ETR. 

Good luck!

[squistion 2,035]

https://www.foxla.com/news/historic-rain-in-los-angeles-leads-to-billions-of-gallons-of-rainwater-collected

Historic rain in Los Angeles leads to billions of gallons of rainwater collected

LOS ANGELES - After so much rain has fallen in Southern California this week, we wanted to know how much is saved for future use and how it's done. For that, we turned to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.

Mark Pestrella is the Director of the LA County DPW. To him, capturing rain water is like saving money in the bank. Rain water capture happens at dams, like Big Tujunga or Pacoima, to name a couple. When it rains, Pestrella says, "each water drop that travels across the land" ends up in rivers, lakes and streams" On it's way there, "we capture it in our dams, and we store the water behind the dams."

Pestrella says the county has captured 21 billion gallons of water so far in 2024, which is "enough to serve 517,000 people for a year." Just from this week's storm alone, the county captured 11.4 billion gallons of water, enough for 280,000 residents.

[...]

[Baker Boy 1,694]

On 2/5/2024 at 11:35 AM, squistion said:

It can't be helped in L.A. the storm drainage system is set up that way to go straight to the ocean. Otherwise there would be huge flooding problems. 

 

 

11 minutes ago, squistion said:

https://www.foxla.com/news/historic-rain-in-los-angeles-leads-to-billions-of-gallons-of-rainwater-collected

Historic rain in Los Angeles leads to billions of gallons of rainwater collected

LOS ANGELES - After so much rain has fallen in Southern California this week, we wanted to know how much is saved for future use and how it's done. For that, we turned to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.

Mark Pestrella is the Director of the LA County DPW. To him, capturing rain water is like saving money in the bank. Rain water capture happens at dams, like Big Tujunga or Pacoima, to name a couple. When it rains, Pestrella says, "each water drop that travels across the land" ends up in rivers, lakes and streams" On it's way there, "we capture it in our dams, and we store the water behind the dams."

Pestrella says the county has captured 21 billion gallons of water so far in 2024, which is "enough to serve 517,000 people for a year." Just from this week's storm alone, the county captured 11.4 billion gallons of water, enough for 280,000 residents.

[...]

At least 24.5 trillion gallons of water have been dumped in the 16 days since the storm series began on Dec. 26.

[squistion 2,035]

12 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

At least 24.5 trillion gallons of water have been dumped in the 16 days since the storm series began on Dec. 26.

True, but I posted that article is response to those who have been saying that none of the water from this week's rain has been saved.

[Baker Boy 1,694]

20 minutes ago, squistion said:

True, but I posted that article is response to those who have been saying that none of the water from this week's rain has been saved.

But you said LA couldn’t do it.  
 

BTW: 11.4 billion gallons of water would not supply Los Angeles County for a day. Californians use 181 gallons of water a day, Los Angeles county has a population of over 10 million do the math

[squistion 2,035]

1 minute ago, Baker Boy said:

But you said LA couldn’t do it.

That was what I thought although I did vaguely remember reading like 30 years ago that some was able to be saved, so I looked for and found this article. 

[Baker Boy 1,694]

25 minutes ago, squistion said:

That was what I thought although I did vaguely remember reading like 30 years ago that some was able to be saved, so I looked for and found this article. 

They are doing a terrible job of capturing this water.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,112]

It never rains in California 

But girl don’t they warn ya 

It pours, man it pours. 

[squistion 2,035]

6 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

They are doing a terrible job of capturing this water.

Yes, but L.A. County began building its stormwater drainage system in 1915 decades before anyone anticipated the population boom this desert region would experience after WW2, particularly in the 1950s. The L.A. County Public Works admit they wouldn't make the same choices today as they did over 100 years ago.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,112]

18 minutes ago, squistion said:

Yes, but L.A. County began building its stormwater drainage system in 1915 decades before anyone anticipated the population boom this desert region would experience after WW2, particularly in the 1950s. The L.A. County Public Works admit they wouldn't make the same choices today as they did over 100 years ago.

So they didn’t see it coming over the last 70 years? Good job. 

[Baker Boy 1,694]

23 minutes ago, squistion said:

Yes, but L.A. County began building its stormwater drainage system in 1915 decades before anyone anticipated the population boom this desert region would experience after WW2, particularly in the 1950s. The L.A. County Public Works admit they wouldn't make the same choices today as they did over 100 years ago.

Well, it’s not working

[squistion 2,035]

Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

So they didn’t see it coming over the last 70 years? Good job. 

Once the storm drainage system was completed in the 1930s (which became the L.A. River) it really couldn't be changed from a practical standpoint. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,956]

7 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

Well, it’s not working

Over in the Disney thread we had liberals over there arguing that Disney LOSING over a billion dollars with box office bomb after box office bomb was actually "winning".  The battle cry was, "Losing Money is the new Makin' Money".

So you're going to need to define what your definition of "not working" means, because I bet you a baker's dozen of Crispy Creme Donuts that the liberal definition is not the same.