***TROPICAL ALERT*** TROPICAL STORM ETA (Late season tropical outlook discussion) (4 Viewers)

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St. Widge said:
I'd imagine the best solution is to bury all the power lines. It just seems to make sense in a place that gets hurricanes. That being said, I'd imagine our very wet soil and below sea level status makes putting power lines underground more of a challenge than we might think. Also, given the issues the City has with roads and the sewerage and water system, it probably wouldn't get any better if they were digging to bury and repair power lines. Not to mention the damage that would be cased to both the roads and water/sewer lines by all that digging. But, of course, lots and lots of money would fix all those problems. Money that the City doesn't have and that Entergy won't spend because they would never be able to raise their rates high enough to make the money back.
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I would imagine exactly what you said, the water table, would be the largest issue. Then the room- right of ways would have to be created, and some areas have little to no area to really bury lines without creating a mess for homeowners etc.
 
bclemms said:
I'm just as tired of them as everyone else.
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Exactly what a guilty person would say!

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This is pretty cool. It has the path of Zeta on a zoomable map so you can see exactly where the center of the eye passed over.

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St. Widge said:
I'd imagine the best solution is to bury all the power lines. It just seems to make sense in a place that gets hurricanes. That being said, I'd imagine our very wet soil and below sea level status makes putting power lines underground more of a challenge than we might think. Also, given the issues the City has with roads and the sewerage and water system, it probably wouldn't get any better if they were digging to bury and repair power lines. Not to mention the damage that would be cased to both the roads and water/sewer lines by all that digging. But, of course, lots and lots of money would fix all those problems. Money that the City doesn't have and that Entergy won't spend because they would never be able to raise their rates high enough to make the money back.
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Maybe an electrical version of an aqueduct. Raised, but fortified.
 
livefromDC said:
Cool. My in-laws used to live in Woodstock. They're in Canton now. I prefer Woodstock. My usual route was blocked by a giant downed tree, but there's multiple routes I can take out of the neighborhood. Dunwoody was a complete deadzone yesterday though. Couldn't even get on a hotspot until electricity came back.
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Sorry to hear that man, glad it's back for you now.
It's crazy how much damage there was over here. I didn't expect this at all, but didn't factor in just how many pine trees there are here.
 
buzd said:
This is pretty cool. It has the path of Zeta on a zoomable map so you can see exactly where the center of the eye passed over.

Post Tropical Cyclone Zeta Tracker | Weather Underground

Weather Underground provides tracking maps, 5-day forecasts, computer models, satellite imagery and detailed storm statistics for tracking and forecasting Post Tropical Cyclone Zeta Tracker.
www.wunderground.com
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and you can also see the "track wobble". That wobble from Kenner to Slidell meant storm crossed over at between Lacombe and Slidell, instead of Mandeville/Lacombe.

Just that one wobble meant a totally different outcome for 10s of thousands in Mandeville.

Crazy.
 
buzd said:
This is pretty cool. It has the path of Zeta on a zoomable map so you can see exactly where the center of the eye passed over.

Post Tropical Cyclone Zeta Tracker | Weather Underground

Weather Underground provides tracking maps, 5-day forecasts, computer models, satellite imagery and detailed storm statistics for tracking and forecasting Post Tropical Cyclone Zeta Tracker.
www.wunderground.com
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Holy sheet. The center of Zeta literally passed 2 blocks West of my house.
 
I had to go out for a few supplies today, local grocery store open (Galliano IGA with Generator) but Walmart closed. Went down through Golden Meadow. Saw several power poles, new green ones, snapped like twigs. I also saw a large metal billboard bent over from the ground, this was about 2 feet across, it pulled its foundation out of the ground. Several huge oak trees also with damage and many other trees destroyed. Lots of power lines down in the area and just a few crews working, not many people. I suspect they are trying to work their was South.

The Coast Guard Station on Grand Isle is on the far Eastern end of the Island, pretty far from where the eye cam ashore. I don't know of any wind gauges right in the path of Zeta close to the coast. My estimate of wind speed, after surveying the damage, is sustained winds of at least 110 MPH and guests of 135 MPH. (It would not surprise me at all if Zeta is recategorized as a Cat 3 after storm damage assessment is done on the ground.) I have been in several hurricanes, including the eyewall of a Cat 5++ and I know winds. The worst of it was only about 25 minutes or so, but it was really blowing. Looks like about half of the houses have some damage. A couple of boats also sank. Lots of Emergency crews are out and there are a few gas stations open with generators working their gas pumps.

I don't anticipate Entergy getting power back on here (Galliano) for a few more days and some areas (Parts of Golden Meadow and below) could easily be a week or more. I hope Verizon extends their unlimited data for the storm, most people only have that for communication.
 
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efil4stnias said:
It can be overcome. it just costs $$$

Entergy rates are regulated by LPSC ( LA public service commission ) - The Director is an elected official, not appointed. ( not that this makes any difference in Louisiana lol )

Urban planning, suburban sprawl ( and lack of planning ), government, and private industry all meet up in an event like this and this is the result.

YAY!
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my wife was an auditor for psc. highly ineffective office that is quick to help those in their best interest.
 

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