# Holiday storm 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 21, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909 "2022-12-21T16:18:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909/141 "2022-12-29T21:36:57Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > [Vintage | Pants | 9s Chef Code Red Hot Chilli Pepper Pants All Over | Poshmark](https://poshmark.com/listing/90s-Chef-Code-Red-Hot-Chilli-Pepper-Pants-All-Over-62367b66e107bb2f26b18317?utm_source=gdm_men&utm_campaign=10719248354&campaign_id=10719248354&ad_partner=google&gskid=pla-1877166765592&gcid=453439544084&ggid=105316077269&gdid=m&g_network=g&enable_guest_buy_flow=true&gclid=CjwKCAiAhqCdBhB0EiwAH8M_GiObMkEWt0kWOxFCb1dDiwXa5L960i-7_npaOOLeavYcLSr5HyOoQhoCFXIQAvD_BwE) > > Mens Small Unfortunately the wrong size. Very nice pattern though. I left the page open in my browser to admire it during the holiday season. Thanks for the link! ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909/142 "2022-12-29T21:57:40Z")
A week ago SW Michigan was near zero, today we hit 55 and most of the snow has melted. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909/143 "2022-12-29T22:18:06Z")
55 in ohio, predicted warmer Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909/144 "2022-12-29T23:16:06Z")
55 here today also. Supposed to be even warmer tomorrow. The low early on the 24th was 1 below zero. (All temps F.) This is not good for the grapes and orchards. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909/145 "2023-01-05T16:53:38Z")
It seems a significant power outage in Washington state was NOT because of the weather: > **[FBI says two men attacked Washington's electric grid in order to commit a...](https://www.npr.org/2023/01/04/1146889176/washington-electricity-power-grid-sabotage-attacks-blackout-outage)** > > On Christmas Day, an act of sabotage cut off power for thousands of people near Tacoma, Wash. Federal agents have charged two men with conspiracy, saying they used the outage to rob a local business. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909/146 "2023-01-05T18:09:55Z")
I don’t think sabotage is a great thing, but I hope all these incidents are at least spurring the government to do something about the power grid. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909/147 "2023-01-05T23:19:11Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I hope all these incidents are at least spurring the government to do something about the power grid. Please. It’s so damn vulnerable. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909/148 "2023-01-05T23:24:44Z")
[Two men arrested and charged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6740). Ostensibly the motive was to enable a burglary, but four substations would seem to be overkill (unless they couldn’t figure out which substation serviced the target). ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909/149 "2023-01-10T16:28:51Z")
Hey, @hajario How are you, yours, and your part of the world holding up?? > **[Ellen DeGeneres Videos Flood Waters Near Her Home as the Residents of...](https://news.yahoo.com/ellen-degeneres-videos-flood-waters-021254941.html)** > > Ellen DeGeneres shared a clip on Twitter showing a raging stream of mud located near her house to demonstrate how dangerous the recent storms hitting California have been ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909/150 "2023-01-10T18:48:00Z")
Wow! I am humbled that you thought of me. That was one of the biggest storms I have experienced in my 32+ years here. My neighborhood is in a valley with a creek running through it. Despite that, we were never in any danger. Lots of downed trees and closed roads in town and at one point the 101 was closed on both sides so there was no way to leave. Amazingly, very little of town lost power and those that did it was only for twenty minutes or so. Santa Barbara isn’t on State Water so everything comes from the desal plant or Cachuma reservoir. We were in a drought until a few days ago. The reservoir was at 31% capacity on January 1st. Now it’s at 72% and rising. The amount of water dropped was incredible. It’s beautiful and sunny right now. We have plenty of time to dry off until the next storm on Sunday which shouldn’t be as bad. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909/151 "2023-01-10T22:04:54Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > That was one of the biggest storms I have experienced in my 32+ years here. My neighborhood is in a valley with a creek running through it. Despite that, we were never in any danger I’m so glad that despite the nearness of a creek you’re safe. I can relate a bit, a river runs by 600 feet from here but despite some pretty major flooding of the road it lines on mutiple occasions, all three houses on our little loop road are uphill so we don’t get basement flooding. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909.md?page=7)