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You should have enough to shelter in place for a reasonable outage, plus enough that when that clock runs out, to decide you need to head to the hospital, and e
by zaroth 7y ago
You should have enough to shelter in place for a reasonable outage, plus enough that when that clock runs out, to decide you need to head to the hospital, and enough time to actually get there.
People who aren’t capable of planning this out for themselves should have a social worker doing it for them, and obviously people need to be capable of operating their life essential equipment at home, or they need someone on hand to operate it for them.
I mean - how can “you die if the power goes out” be an acceptable risk to send someone home to? I assume that would be medical malpractice.
In reality, and in this case, a backup was on hand. Something else happened/failed in the intervening moments which contributed to this person’s death.
IMO the story is being weaponized irresponsibly against PG&E because they make a good target which sells a lot of clicks.
- ncmncm 7y agoThe irresponsibility is clearly on PGE's side. There was no noticeable wind in most of the areas cut, and none predicted. The cut amounted to simple extortion: indemnify us against consequences of our own deliberate negligence, or we will cut again! Trees did not just start growing near power lines last year. PGE have decades of data, and know in excruciating detail what consequences to expect from sending out billion-dollar dividends instead of performing maintenance.
- erik_seaberg 7y agoDidn't some areas lose power only because they were served by lines leading into high wind areas?
- ncmncm 7y agoSome places. But the local PGE offices in places that were cut off had power delivered. Extortionate behavior should be addressed by law enforcement. There should be a murder investigation for everybody killed by this action, and the executives responsible charged personally.