> So, I'm reading the news and I see that the state of California is having some pretty major electricity shortage problems. They're talking about controlled, rolling blackouts to conserve power; companies being told they have to cut their power usage; people working in the dark...sounds like a rather messy situation.
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> I live in the midwest where power is plenteous. I've heard of stuff like this happening in second and third world countries, but never in America. Maybe I just haven't been paying attention. I have read stuff before on how the west coast isn't connected to the "national power grid" (whatever that entails) due to the Rockies.
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> There's lots of regulars here from California. Perhaps some of you could enlighten this poor, underinformed egg-no-ray-moose from back east.
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> Gri"would you like some positrons with that, sir?"shny

Well, once upon a time there was this really lazy guy. He just didn't have enough energy to do anything. He didn't have enough energy to sit down and rest. Then one day a fairy godmother appeared and granted him one wish. So mustering all of his strength, he said, "I wish I had more energy." He was immediately struck by lightning.
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