Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: suzeeq Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Remember That Empty Reservoir in L.A.? Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:03:46 -0800 Message-ID: References: <7p6pojpbrksbrk7s23g4t75m946vfiu5o2@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 18:03:46 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="213361"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/68.2.1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:ZGLn3FShv4A6usNWgh8XDGE61/Y= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <7p6pojpbrksbrk7s23g4t75m946vfiu5o2@4ax.com> X-User-ID: eJwFwYEBwCAIA7CXpNCK5yCT/09YQpepd4gKDkcYf9i1PuGmRS73si0U+4bzCEA/P52WVfEDBEIQMw== Bytes: 3340 Lines: 45 On 1/18/2025 10:29 PM, shawn wrote: > On Sat, 18 Jan 2025 21:25:30 -0800, suzeeq wrote: > >> On 1/18/2025 8:12 PM, BTR1701 wrote: >>> Well, it's still empty and the Santa Anas are expected to kick up again next >>> week. >>> >>> Bad enough that it was empty the first time around but they've had two weeks >>> to fill it and not one drop has been sent up there in that time. >>> >>> The three million gallons LAFD had to work with before the hydrants ran dry >>> lasted them 17 hours. If they'd had the 117 million gallons in that reservoir >>> available, a little quick math indicates it would have lasted 663 hours before >>> running out. That's 28 days. >>> >>> Oh, and have I mentioned that we only have half the fire department we need? >>> The National Fire Institute, which sets standards for municipal fire >>> departments nationwide, says you need 1.8 firefighters for every 1000 >>> residents. Los Angeles has 0.9. Exactly half of what a city this size needs. >>> We're also 62 fire stations short of what is recommended. Sixty-fucking-two. >>> But never fear! We've met and *exceeded* our quota of DEI executives, so >>> that's reassuring. >>> >>> I swear to god, these 'progressive' Democrats in charge of the place are >>> actively trying to destroy the city. I mean, if it was your goal to destroy >>> Los Angeles, what would you do differently? >>> >>> >> I thought it was under repair? Maybe they're not done yet and ready to >> fill it. > > Just looked up an article over on the web and got the following quote: > > "Officials said that the Santa Ynez Reservoir had been closed since > about February for repairs to its cover, leaving a 117-million-gallon > water storage complex empty in the heart of the Palisades for nearly a > year. " > > So the reservoir was still undergoing repair long before the Santa > Ana winds started up. No reason was given why the repairs were taking > so long but I know how that can go. The pool in my complex has been > undergoing repair work for over a couple of months. There are multiple > guys here every day. I have no idea why it's taking so long but they > keep working. > Huh, maybe lacck of funding in LA?