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2019-01-15 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Pacific G&E will file for bankrupcy; CEO quits - California Wildfires

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Posted by lord garth 2019-01-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 As the company value, because of past and future liability claims, declines into Junk Bond territory -- who would buy it? The Chinese?

Posted by magpie 2019-01-15 00:52|| 2019-01-15 00:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Geisha Williams
Born Geisha J. Jimenez
1961/1962 (age 56–57) Cuba
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Miami
Nova Southeastern University
Occupation Businesswoman
Title Former CEO, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Term March 2017 - January 2019
Salary $8,597,220 (2017)[1]

Our elites are worth every penny. How many tree trimmers could have been hired for $8.6 million?

Posted by Grert Hatrack4838 2019-01-15 06:51|| 2019-01-15 06:51|| Front Page Top

#3 San Bruno pipeline explosion

Posted by Frank G 2019-01-15 06:59|| 2019-01-15 06:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Wild fires because they didn't trim trees near powerlines!

And pay attention to the documented (yes, it was) damaged/missing high-wire support saddles, cracked/bent insulators and bent/broken lattice spreaders on the aerial pylons in the canyon where the cables came down.

The lack of the above maintenance corrections would have allowed the heavy high-voltage cables more flexibility to whip around in the wind with forces beyond what the structures were designed to handle. Kinetic energy and all that icky science stuff.

A 200-foot clear cut under the lines would have been good too, but any sparks on a windy day travel a long way.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2019-01-15 08:38|| 2019-01-15 08:38|| Front Page Top

#5 This is a good example of when white collar workers should be held responsible for criminal charges.

A few years in stir for ol' Geisha and maybe some others might start paying attention to their responsibilities rather than just their pay check or politics.

Posted by AlanC 2019-01-15 10:04|| 2019-01-15 10:04|| Front Page Top

#6 And Stockbridge dampers are endangered too.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2019-01-15 12:08|| 2019-01-15 12:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Socialist state going the way of Venezuela..

Posted by 49 Pan 2019-01-15 14:16|| 2019-01-15 14:16|| Front Page Top

#8 Those work really well in sustained winds, AP. They just add weight to the equation if there are massive gusts as was the case here.

Still was the lack of maintenance on PG&E's part.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2019-01-15 19:01|| 2019-01-15 19:01|| Front Page Top

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