Ginx snewx

The pandemic really is a non player. I watched all summer long as crews installed a couple dozen new poles on my street. They also trimmed pole side as they went along. No masks worked in groups. If the pandemic was an issue Mass and RI wouldn't have 100% power. Its an excuse. Bucket work is a one man job. These guys and gals have been working all summer. The problem is coordinating and as pointed out earlier the main employees for coordinating emergency response retired and cronies were put in. Can't wait for Marissa Gillet to kick some ass

Researchers created a test to determine which masks are the least (CNN)Schools are reopening, amusement parks are welcoming back visitors, and outdoor dining is the new way to eat out. But despite the signs that life is returning back to normal, the coronavirus pandemic has gone nowhere. That's why a group of researchers at Duke University created a simple technique to analyze the effectiveness of various types of masks which have become a critical component in stopping the spread of the virus. The quest began when a professor at Duke's School of Medicine was assisting a local group buy masks in bulk to distribute to community members in need. The professor wanted to make sure the group purchased masks that were actually effective. In the study published Friday, researchers with Duke's physics department demonstrated the use of a simple method that uses a laser beam and cell phone to evaluate the efficiency of masks by studying the transmission of respiratory droplets during regular speech. A visual aid showing how the laser beam and sheet of light work to capture respiratory droplets. "We use a black box, a laser, and a camera," Martin Fischer, one of the authors of the study, told CNN. "The laser beam is expanded vertically to form a thin sheet of light, which we shine through slits on the left and right of the box." In the front of the box is a hole where a speaker can talk into it. A cell phone camera is placed on the back of the box to record light that is scattered in all directions by the respiratory droplets that cut through the laser beam when they talk. A simple computer algorithm then counts the droplets seen in the video. Encouraging the use of effective masks Public health experts have spent months emphasizing that masks are one of the most effective tools to help fight the pandemic, and many US states have now introduced some kind of mask requirement. But when testing their effectiveness, researchers discovered that some masks are quite literally useless. Researchers tested 14 commonly available masks including a professionally fitted N95 mask, usually reserved for health care workers. First the test was performed with a speaker talking without wearing a mask. Then they did it again while a speaker was wearing a mask. Each mask was tested 10 times. The most effective mask was the fitted N95. Three-layer surgical masks and cotton masks, which many people have been making at home, also performed well. The 14 masks used in the test. Neck fleeces, also called gaiter masks and often used by runners, were the least effective. In fact, wearing a fleece mask resulted in a higher number of respiratory droplets because the material seemed to break down larger droplets into smaller particles that are more easily carried away with air.Folded bandanas and knitted masks also performed poorly and did not offer much protection.

Gonna Check back at 1800 for here,near coast not so much.

Nice slug of dry air today, should be spectacular mid 80s dews upper 50s inland from the coast

Hard sell on rain? Couple of Hot days for sure

169K still in Ct wow

Gorgeous night out at the fire pit

We put mint plants around the foundation, they spread like crazy, no ants now

We had a hurricane simulation drill when I was employed by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. They brought in experts from the Met community and insurance risk people. A 38 hurricane would be a 3 month outage with massive disruption to the economic flow of goods and services. Many of the recommendations like mandatory generators at gas stations and extensive utility infrastructure upgrades were never put in place.

COC 76/62

We sun

wonder if Wolfie is still mehing this

Beautiful day here, sunny skies as far as I can see, high up in a Coconut tree, laying low with just my pups and me.

The pictures I posted in my hood have trees lying in both directions as you said. Even though we power I can here gennys humming all through the hood. Lots of people live deep in the woods with 1/4 mile driveways.

Whats this rain you talk of?

Yeah LR forecasting for winter is about as accurate as the Red Sox pitching staff.

Any rebuild pics? Such an interesting story. 38 changed a lot of things. Since moving up here from Westerly I am amazed at the lack of Emergency Prep and recovery. Westerly suffered the most casualties from 38 and they never forget. They have a plan pre and post and its wonderful how quickly things are brought back to normal. I thought after Irene that my town and area would learn. Its actually become worse.

Doesn't last long

Nice to have that genny and cable. We lost wifi after the first day but I have an antenna for the TV so I could chill at night. Hope you get it fixed. Gas or fixed genny?

I talked to a Asplund tree guy. He said it's mass confusion with no direction. Apparently the main guys who coordinated crews retired and some of the guys left are clueless and only got the jobs because they were connected. ClusterF

SECT and SRI didn't however get the big winds but I get your point. Interesting look around the state and you can see by the damage paths clear locations of outer bands with embedded circulations. I have now seen 2 storms basically exactly the same. Wether they are called tornadoes or not these outer bands winds have a swirling circulation . I watched as my trees whipped from one direction to the other over and over. My anemometers swung direction rapidly. My traces on my graphs are crazy with wind direction

Dude I posted in the other thread. They have a crew sitting outside my daughter's house watching so no one goes near a live line on Rt 138. 5 days now, 12 hour shifts just sitting.

I see the Frank Lloyd Wright influence.

interesting lady took over Public Utility oversight. She is from Maryland and is kicking ass. Her interviews are a breath of fresh air from the pandering politicians we are used to. To top it all off Eversource increased our delivery charges this month by 40% . Some people got 600 to 800 bills when they used the same energy and paid 300 last year. The company doesn't reinvest but doles out stock like crazy. Went from 60 to like 80 this year . CEO made 9 million in bonus, total salary 20 million. They are a joke. They have had a crew sitting outside my daughter's house for 5 days as there is a live line hitting a guardrail on heavily traveled Rt 138. 12 hour shifts watching a live line. Fuking nutz

His house is still in the middle of the street