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Historically, aren't most earthquake fatalities due to fires? Cutting off electricity and flushing all gas lines with an inert gas seems like a prudent thing
by catalogia 7y ago
Historically, aren't most earthquake fatalities due to fires? Cutting off electricity and flushing all gas lines with an inert gas seems like a prudent thing to do after a significant earthquake. Particularly in an environment like California, where it is unlikely anybody will freeze to death (keep the drinking water flowing though.)
- ip26 7y agoEverybody thinks they need six nines. I'm really a fan of this bit: https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2018/12/keeping-some-of-the-lights-on-redefining-energy-security.html https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2018/12/keeping-some-of-the-...
- ctdonath 7y agoThose accepting less than “six nines” are trading for some other features. I’ll take less uptime but only to eliminate dependency. We struggled to reach “six nines“ for a reason.
- inferiorhuman 7y agoPG&E doesn't know where is gas lines are nor what they're rated for — that's how/why they blew up a San Bruno neighborhood.