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Heat Emergency … ? Solution

As some of you might be aware here in California we are having a heat wave with temperatures up to and over 100 in many parts of the state. The National Weather Service says 100-degree temperatures are currently hitting Los Angeles, the state’s most populated city. Sacramento and other areas in the Central Valley, meanwhile, are forecast to hit 113 degrees F on 9/5 & 9/6. San Jose, another heavily populated city, will see temperatures over 100 F on 9/5 & 9/6.

If one is old and infirm these very warm temperatures are a real health threat. FYI: I am old, but not infirm, and so the health safety measure that I have come up with is not just for my own safety, but rather I am focusing on the safety of others.

From the Epoch Times:

“Authorities in California extended a “Flex Alert” telling residents to conserve energy, including not charging their electric vehicles. The alert has been in effect for several days in the midst of a heat wave that is slated to last through Labor Day.

The California Independent System Operator, the manager of the state’s power grid, issued the statewide Flex Alert from 4 to 9 p.m. Residents are urged to set their thermostats to 78 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, avoid using major appliances, avoid charging electric vehicles, and turning off unnecessary lights.”

How are we going to keep our elders safe during this time of thermal danger? I have a solution. Instead of forcing them to sit in the dark, sweating in their now non-air conditioned homes, perhaps they should go for a ride in an air conditioned car. But … oops, they could only go for a ride in their air conditioned gasoline powered cars, as the EVs cannot be charged during this heat emergency.

I don’t know about you, but I know where I am going to be today between 4-9 pm … listening to Sirius XM while cruising around in my comfortable non-EV vehicle!

9/5/22

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