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20080812 Not in Service (via Tom Spaulding)

20080812 Not in Service (via Tom Spaulding)

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Wonder why it seems so hot this week? We had it nice for a while.

(Inspired by the Sac Bee’s graphic Tuesday.)

Wonder why it seems so hot this week? We had it nice for a while.

(Inspired by the Sac Bee’s graphic Tuesday.)

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Gack!

Varifrank sums it up:

Whats it like in the central valley these days? Its 112 degrees, zero wind, and there are three thousand fires all over the state. The smoke literally blocks out the sun. If you want to simulate the experience, turn yur furnace on, close all the windows and start a campfire on the front room floor.

Nora puts it even more succinctly:

All I know is I’m having ice cream for dinner.

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No wonder it’s been so smokey in Sacramento lately. This map is from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services via kayakeverywhere. Here are the numbers.


8,000 lightning strikes (Fox News)
1088 fires (USA Today)
12,500 firefighters (USAT)
from 41 States (Fox)
159,000 acres (USAT)
16 homes destroyed (USAT)
500 homes threatened (USAT)

“But weather forecasters were predicting more lightning storms, potentially similar to those that have ignited more than 1,000 blazes.” (LA Times)

No wonder it’s been so smokey in Sacramento lately. This map is from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services via kayakeverywhere. Here are the numbers.

  • 8,000 lightning strikes (Fox News)
  • 1088 fires (USA Today)
  • 12,500 firefighters (USAT)
  • from 41 States (Fox)
  • 159,000 acres (USAT)
  • 16 homes destroyed (USAT)
  • 500 homes threatened (USAT)

“But weather forecasters were predicting more lightning storms, potentially similar to those that have ignited more than 1,000 blazes.” (LA Times)

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How big is Sacramento?

I was trying to figure this out a week or two ago and now it’s come up again in a reference to Sacramento being a “top-20 media market”. Sacramento is the 26th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (see also CSAs and CBSAs). It’s also the 37th largest city in the US.

This “media market” or Designated Market Area (DMA), defined by Nielsen Media Research rather than the US Census Bureau, is yet another way to measure the Sacramento area’s influence. It’s defined as an area where everyone can receive common television and radio station programing. While it was once #18, it looks like it’s slipped to #20.

dihard:

A recent Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast report predicts a 99.7 percent chance that a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger will strike somewhere in California in the next 30 years.

It’s nice to see Sacramento in the middle of the blue but I used to live just east of the (1)—right above the tip of the “l”, actually, about 300 yards from the crack itself.

dihard:

A recent Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast report predicts a 99.7 percent chance that a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger will strike somewhere in California in the next 30 years.

It’s nice to see Sacramento in the middle of the blue but I used to live just east of the (1)—right above the tip of the “l”, actually, about 300 yards from the crack itself.

Spent 20 minutes walking around the Capitol vicinity at 5 o’clock-ish with two coworkers looking for a place that was open and still selling coffee. No luck. So much for Heather Fargo’s revitalized downtown. ‘I’d love to vote for your reelection, Mayor Fargo, but I couldn’t stay awake long enough.’
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Quoted at David’s request. And rightly so.
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Sacramento is a really nice Midwest town located in California.
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Crest (by timchambers)

This is a cool pic from down the street from my office. I decided I need to post more pics.

Crest (by timchambers)

This is a cool pic from down the street from my office. I decided I need to post more pics.

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Cool getting off the train shot.

Cool getting off the train shot.

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For the People (by Jassy-50)

This is a good picture of something that is hard to capture.

This wall exhibits words selected from the State Constitution in relief and the lighting and shadows change constantly during the day. Also, various metals and minerals were included in the surface of the wall so the colors and shading change over time as the wall weathers.

Unfortunately, all of this is in a courtyard behind gates and doesn’t get the visibility I think it deserves.

For the People (by Jassy-50)

This is a good picture of something that is hard to capture.

This wall exhibits words selected from the State Constitution in relief and the lighting and shadows change constantly during the day. Also, various metals and minerals were included in the surface of the wall so the colors and shading change over time as the wall weathers.

Unfortunately, all of this is in a courtyard behind gates and doesn’t get the visibility I think it deserves.

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