# Breaking News: The West coast is on Fire **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 19, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-the-west-coast-is-on-fire/918512 "2020-08-19T19:01:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 267
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-the-west-coast-is-on-fire/918512/267 "2020-10-26T03:15:16Z")
> [@Bootb](#): > > > [@puzzlegal](#): > > > > That post is off topic, and not appropriate for MPTIMS. This is a note, not a warning, but don’t do it again. > > On the contrary–it is PRECISELY on target. > > > Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) said Sunday that it’s planning to shut off power to 361,000 customers in 36 counties beginning Sunday morning because of high winds and the “driest conditions of the season.” > > [PG&E Power Shutoffs: Electricity restored to 97% of customers - ABC7 San Francisco](https://abc7news.com/northern-california-power-outage-pge-pg-and-e-pge-map/7331596/) > > There is only ONE reason why they’re doing that–to try to prevent yet more fires. > > I suggest that you bother to pay attention to what’s going on around you. That way, you won’t look like an idiot. **Moderator Warning** Ok **Bootb** , that’s a three-fer. This is an official warning for insults, ignoring moderator instructions, and disputing moderation outside of ATMB. If you continue to post in this manner you will find your posting privileges under discussion. You are also instructed not to post further in this thread, Colibri Moderator --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-the-west-coast-is-on-fire/918512)._