California Drought

[ultrarunner]

Philo Farnsworth is the name we were taught growing up in California as the father of the modern TV...

Friends in England told me the TV was invented there.

I guess there are many "Fathers" of TV depending on geography.

Things have had a little time to dry out... took out the Kubota this weekend and quickly returned to the barn... it was still slopply and no sense creating problems.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I just heard it was some guy who graduated from BYU...

 

[houstonscott]

Northern California Snowmelt Crisis as Temps Rise into 7s - Breitbart

 

[TomSeller]

Most the technology's you refer to were invent by, and in use by our military 10-15 years before you ever became aware of their existence, TV was invented in Indiana.

The ladies at the Coast Guard radio dispatch would know.

 

[AchingBack]

I wonder how the California government so quickly estimates the multi-millions of dollars it will take to repair this seasons flood damage. Has someone already gone out to all of the damaged roads, taken all of the measurements for material replacement and labor costs? Or is it a case of wild ***** guessing?

 

[California]

The ladies at the Coast Guard radio dispatch would know.

Oh man don't stir up the trolls. Let's keep this thread rational, it's an important topic.

 

[prichard]

I wonder how the California government so quickly estimates the multi-millions of dollars it will take to repair this seasons flood damage. Has someone already gone out to all of the damaged roads, taken all of the measurements for material replacement and labor costs? Or is it a case of wild ***** guessing?

I've wondered that before. Not just this case but seems like as soon as a disaster occurs some dollar figure is assigned to it.

 

[TomSeller]

I've wondered that before. Not just this case but seems like as soon as a disaster occurs some dollar figure is assigned to it.

Sure, it's just fake money and the higher fake number the better to those people.

 

[k0ua]

Philo Farnsworth is the name we were taught growing up in California as the father of the modern TV...

Friends in England told me the TV was invented there.

I guess there are many "Fathers" of TV depending on geography.

Things have had a little time to dry out... took out the Kubota this weekend and quickly returned to the barn... it was still slopply and no sense creating problems.

Depends.. are we talking about all electronic television or the earlier electromechanical television devices?. Always a catch when you say someone invented something. Rare indeed is the person that "invents" something out of the blue. The usual course for invention is steady improvement on existing knowledge with occasional leaps of brilliance. This is true for almost any "invention". Many people from many countries were working on television systems in the early decades of the 20th century.

I believe it was Sir Isaac Newton that said: "If I am great, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants".

 

[ForestGrump]

Northern California Snowmelt Crisis as Temps Rise into 7s -

In Tahoe forecasting is from single digits to a high of 40. So offhand i would say that forecast is very inaccurate. There is no crisis, there will be no 70 degree weather at altitude for quite awhile. 3' of new snow is not an issue. Oroville lake is down 50'. Mammoth has a total of 30 to 40' of snow and will stay open till July.

I think northern LA is forecasting the 70's for later in the week though.