Yes!
Two degrees is legitimately cold. I hope the house heats up relatively quickly.
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Howâs PS Audio doinâ there days? Just heard about them thar wildfires in the PSA area. Any audio company affected? Boulder, Ayre, YG âŚ
Horrific scenes on twitter and NBC from what happened last week. Our prayers are with all who are effected.
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I want to add my best wishes along with everyone else who is concerned about our PS Audio friends. Prayers. . . . GOD SPEED.
Just shocked at the devastation in Boulder and the surrounding area. I am thinking about the PSAudio family and hope all are doing well. Best wishes for safety, health and recovery to all impacted!
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Iâve been following the investigation of the cause of the fire with some interest as our neighborhood is bordered by a grassy natural area directly east of the foothills with an electrical substation located in the vicinity. We routinely see tumbleweeds blown out of the natural area rolling down the street on windy days. (File under: things that make you go âhmmmm.â)
Turns out that there were no downed powerlines as initially thought. A phone video taken in the area that investigators have pinpointed as the likely âground zeroâ shows a storage shed on fire. No conclusions yet, but the Boulder County Sheriff has issued a search warrant for the property.
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I find it a little strange that even with 100 mph winds reported, that there were no downed powerlines. Also when looking at the pictures of the burned out homes, there were trees that were untouched by fire or wind.
I think it is not that there were NO downed powerlines - there definitely were some - but that the lines originally assumed to be the source were not the source. Downed lines near there turned out to be telecom lines rather than power, and the focus currently is on a shed on private property that was seen blazing like a torch which appears to be the origin point. As the cost will likely be in the billions, theyâre moving very carefully with the investigation. And they may never know.
As far as the freakishly surviving pines, I imagine theyâll turn out to be alien in originđ¤
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Aliens and a massive conspiracy.
Natural processes often behave oddly, especially fire and tornadoes.
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Another odd thing is, the fire didnât spread evenly. There were several isolated pockets of homes that were burned down, which suggest there was more than one ignition source.
@Gary_M With the winds and dry conditions, fires leapfrog all over the place, and new starts are always happening. Tough conditions to fight fire in.
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"The Boulder Office of Emergency Management also said power company Xcel Energy âfound no downed powerlines.â
THatâs in reference to the initial source.
Why would you assume it should spread âevenlyâ? There were 100mph winds throwing sparks and chunks of burning stuff everywhere, carrying it up into the air and depositing it randomly. Sort of âstraight lineâ winds, but more like a cross between a tornado and straight winds.
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100 mph winds snap trees and powerlines like twigs. Looking through photos of burned out homes, youâd expect to see lots of downed and burned trees.
Consistent with your point, flaming brands and embers easily travel multiple miles ahead of the active front of a wildfire, and over 50% of areas burned come from red rain; burning embers falling on homes and other flammable objects. The embers do not distribute evenly.
I know a few who teach prairie burns and are otherwise deal with natural fires. Their stories of fire behavior are incredible.
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OK, the pictures you chose do not portray what you personally believe would be the case.
So what is your point as it relates to this catastrophe?
Nature is unpredictable.
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Recommended reading for the curious.
Maybe should be in the âwhatcha readingâ thread, but the subject matter applies directly to events like this one: $14 on Amazon and worth it.
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From the description it appears this book would be fascinating.
It appears related to chaos theory.
Neat stuff
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