Drying out the morning after, and then “entertaining,” so got ready for scattered showers (that thankfully didn’t happen). Got the Sherpa off the porch and consolidated everything and all is well:
Last rites for the screen tent, two poles bent/broken. Alan thinks it could be fixed but last time we were camp hosting it also went flying, 60+ mph winds at Myre-Big Island State Park, so I’m think it’s got to be culled from the rotation. It’s handy to cover the table in the sun and somewhat in light rain, but for torrential rainfall and WIND, forget it!
Office for a day… am I getting anything done? Naaaaaaah, computer isn’t able to connect in a meaningful way, so waiting for a sunny day:
But gotta get that table covered, and help arrived — THANKS Suzanne & Bill — and it’s done. Does that tarp make my table look fat??
A good thing about AB Camping (oh NOOO, Bruno died out on a camp!), Lone Wolf 902, Abel & Victoria, and Camping with Steve… oh, don’t forget about Mav, anyway, they’re all about the HOW-TO of putting up tarps. Note the stump accessory on the left!
Gotta be at least 50 birders every morning, and this afternoon, twelve vultures circling and two lunching in the front yard, and then a few getting into a tussle over the main course:
And no matter the weather, somebody loves camping:
Here’s a bizarre statement to justify that Colorado-New Mexico corridor — claim of a1,200% increase? Have they forgotten those 11,000MW of mothballed natural gas generation and the transmission that serves it?
Under scenarios withmoderate load growth and high clean energy growth future scenarios, ERCOT will need an anticipated median increase of 9.8 GW of additional transfer capacity with the Plains region by 2035, a 1,200% increase relative to the 2020 system (p. 35).
And paired with this, pages later, 31 pages later (p. 66), a scenic tour down Hwy 54?
And does this look familiar — have a Grain Belt anyone?
Yes, looks too much like the ol’ Grain Belt Transmission Line:
And this one looks too familiar too, shades of Plains & Eastern:
As if all these transmission projects in Minnesota weren’t enough… weren’t too much already?!??!
Who said camping isn’t fun! Adrenaline rush for sure. Screen tent was guyed up well, but poles folded and it went flying. Took apart as much as possible at 3 a.m. in the dark and WIND and stashed under the car. Had clothesline, so I tied down the stuff on the table under plastic and got out a tarp for the stoff on the other end. Hope it holds. Rain is supposed to start at 3. THAT’SNOW! Griddle is now holding down mat in vestibule. everything that isn’t the Wawona 6 is flapping in the wind. OH my…
The utensils and dishes holding on for dear life (and that$0.50 old griddle is worth its weight in gold, best ever for an electric site):
And a tarp over the propane and butane assortment, and then in the daylight the tarp goes up like it should:
A deeply disturbing thread from Holly Brewer this morning. When attorneys submit pleadings, signing them means they’re truthful. Above is an example of tRump’s attorneys turning history in a dizzying 180, purposely claiming that “being formally brought to public Justice” was unconstitutional. The framers specifically did not want former office holders, specifically a Magistrate, to be “formally brought to public Justice.” Public justice then was to be hung, drawn, and quartered, and in the situation that’s “unconstitutional,” a verdict of not guilty was improperly reversed , and that Magistrate was “formally brought to public Justice.” Instead, the framers though the best form of public justice was that a person be publicly tried. Not immune from prosecution, but publicly tried.
tRump’s attorneys argue that “public Justice” of a trial is unconstitutional and rely on that false 180 claim in their “Historical Sources Support Immunity” section of their Supreme Court brief.
It seems to me that that gross and deliberate false claim, TO THE SUPREME COURT, their statement, theory is not just sanctionable, not just something someone should lose their law license over, but that they should be “formally brought to public Justice.” As far as lawyering goes, this is as bad as it gets, other than doing the hanging, drawing and quartering personally.
To be admitted to the Supreme Court Bar, the oath is pretty straightforward:
The attorneys licensed by the Supreme Court bar better be filing those ethics complaints to the Bar.
This came over the wire earlier this week, and with all that’s going on in transmission right now, and with a headline like this, I just can’t bear to look at it.
$331 million? 2,000 MW? I guess it may sound like a lot for those not in the groove, but $331 million doesn’t buy much in the way of transmission, and 2,000 MW is essentially the equivalent of a standard Xcel Energy transmission, or less! Next, “powering 2.5 million homes…” and compare that with Minnesota’s2,470,483 housing units, and what does that mean? If that would really power 2.5 million homes why do we need BILLIONS of dollars of new transmission in Minnesota?
I am particularly concerned about potential jurisdiction/authority creep, but this doesn’t seem to be overreach, not as grabby as the NEITC federal authority. See NIETC Guidance Document. And speaking of NIETC, about as malignant program as possible, here’s the schedule on this latest round:
In the meantime, here’s something for your reading enjoyment. Having dealt with NIETC in Delaware, and the notion that utilities can go to the feds and essentially demand a permit, NIETC is the threat that looms:
