Submitted by exploremore617 t3_119ep0l in Maine
Guygan t1_j9lrir8 wrote
Reply to comment by exploremore617 in CMP and Spectrum Outages by exploremore617
> people’s experience in the area
I lived in Saco for 20 years.
My experience is that it’s not predictable.
[deleted] t1_j9luw96 wrote
You could easily give some kind of indication of how these things typically go, you're just being an ass for the sake of it.
lantech t1_j9lwbsd wrote
> Some major storms have zero outages. A minor dusting can send some truck into a pole and take out service for a day.
That's how it typically goes. Much as I hate to say it, guygan is right.
[deleted] t1_j9ly3j6 wrote
Yes but by that logic if someone asks you "what is someone in the US's life expectancy" then you can just say "oh no way of knowing a meteor could hit you on the head anytime impossible to tell"
It's not, the information is out there and we have an idea of how this shit goes.
vikingenvy t1_j9m0we0 wrote
Why don’t you fucking get off your own ass and answer the OP’s question? You’re spending more time bitching about people rolling their eyes at this stupid question than in doing something yourself. FFS hahaha what a scrotum
Guygan t1_j9lv64a wrote
> You could easily give some kind of indication of how these things typically go
No, I can’t easily do that. Because it’s not predictable and it “typically” doesn’t go any typical way.
[deleted] t1_j9lvbw8 wrote
You can unless you're an idiot.
Guygan t1_j9lwcsa wrote
> You can unless you’re an idiot
Please enlighten us as to how non-idiots can accurately predict internet outages in and entire city of 20,000 residents.
[deleted] t1_j9lxvku wrote
You're in another comment telling this guy historical data is irrelevant - you should tell all the meteorologists who use historical data to try to predict that exact thing. You're being obtuse.
Guygan t1_j9ly4pu wrote
Historical data isn’t used for weather forecasts. Current data and computer models are.
[deleted] t1_j9lyerx wrote
It's used to predict power outages homie.
"When storm patterns look like this with a combination of wind, temperature and recent climate, we can expect 30k-50k outages" or whatever. Happens all the time.
NetLibrarian t1_j9lyxfp wrote
Yeah? Give us a link to one then.
[deleted] t1_j9mu5bm wrote
Ok - here ya go
It's almost like even though it's hard to predict with 100% accuracy, we're still able to use what we know about past events to give us a more accurate idea of what might happen
"Obviously, 65 mph or even 70 mph is a big number, but it's important to keep in mind these are GUSTS not sustained winds. So, no, this is not "hurricane-force" wind. Category 1 Hurricanes have SUSTAINED winds of 74 mph. Big difference. (Sorry, pet peeve). In addition, we don't have any leaves on the trees and there is snowpack on the ground in a lot of places, which helps us when it comes to power outages.
That being said, I expect a lot of outages from this event. It's just too much wind and it's out of the southeast, which hasn't historically been a kind wind direction for Maine."
NetLibrarian t1_j9mv67x wrote
So after busting everyone's balls for being unspecific, you're hauling out "A lot of outages" as a sufficient answer?
I think you know just where you can cram it, buddy.
Guygan t1_j9lzanl wrote
Well then ask the people who make those predictions.
OP asked for first hand experience. I gave mine.
exploremore617 OP t1_j9lrn5b wrote
Reading comprehension really isn’t your strong suit
vikingenvy t1_j9lt5om wrote
You write like you think you’re more intelligent than the kind Maine Reddit posters answering your stupid question. Yet your question is just plain stupid.
exploremore617 OP t1_j9lta3w wrote
Who hurt you?
cclambert95 t1_j9or8uj wrote
Your mom. It was nice. Woohoo
[deleted] t1_j9lv57u wrote
I'm seeing a bunch of Mainers be an absolute dick to this guy - good representation.
It's also not a stupid question at all, outage experiences are going to vary from say, fucking Weld and this example, Saco. So, as local, you might have some idea of how this shit typically goes. Instead of offering that info, y'all are in here being cunts.
vikingenvy t1_j9lwgph wrote
Lot of good your moral superiority does. Instead of bitching about people being mean to the guy who wrote “reading isn’t your strong suit”, why don’t you share your learned experience in approximating the likelihood of power outages in Saco, Maine. A quick google search shows one major event over the past 5 years, you scrotum.
[deleted] t1_j9lzhn3 wrote
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exploremore617 OP t1_j9lzr1m wrote
I could easily tell someone about outage experience in my old town. I could give examples of prior storms and what areas were losing power on a regular basis.
ecco-domenica t1_j9m6idl wrote
But you are not asking about your former area. You are asking about this area and we are telling you the honest truth which is that it's unpredictable.
exploremore617 OP t1_j9lz2td wrote
For real had one poster creep my profile and made some assumption I came to Maine to grow pot 🙄
ecco-domenica t1_j9m6bd5 wrote
The info about the Saco area is that it's unpredictable. Why is that so hard to understand?
[deleted] t1_j9mskuk wrote
omg just please shut the fuck up
ecco-domenica t1_j9okl55 wrote
>as local, you might have some idea of how this shit typically goes
Yes. I do have some idea of how this shit typically goes, and I'm telling you: power/internet might go out; then again it might not.
Guygan t1_j9ls410 wrote
You asked for my experience, yes?
I told you what my experience was.
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