"Super" Mods?
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Joined: May 2005
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From: HB, CA
Oddly, I moved to forums for my new car and lo and behold may have been asked to be a mod again over there.
anyway, this is still car home...well actually this is my second car home...but still one of my favorites. ;)
anyway, this is still car home...well actually this is my second car home...but still one of my favorites. ;)
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Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Raleigh, NC
i feel safe to an extent.
Tom, just to let you know. if it was dark and i was alone i will NOT stay in that tent with you.
thats the unsafe feeling i have that i get. dghotlava will hook me up with a nice little place.
probably something like this
Tom, just to let you know. if it was dark and i was alone i will NOT stay in that tent with you.
thats the unsafe feeling i have that i get. dghotlava will hook me up with a nice little place.
probably something like this
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Squirrels briefly kill power in 2 cities
ASHLAND, Wis. - It was an unlucky day for two squirrels and hundreds of
Midwestern power customers.
Brian Elwood, a spokesman for Xcel Energy, said a squirrel came in
contact with an overhead transformer and knocked out service to 177
customers Monday. Power was fully restored in just under an hour, and
repair crews found the remains of the "unfortunate squirrel," he said.
By coincidence, another squirrel got into a substation 40 miles away in
Ironwood, Mich., Monday morning and caused a temporary outage that
affected about 1,400 customers in Ironwood and two nearby communities,
Elwood said.
The utility takes many preventive steps to keep the curious animals away
from lines, he said, but they are one of the leading causes of outages,
trailing only severe weather.
"We kind of liken it to anyone who's had a bird feeder and tried to keep
the squirrels out," he said. "They find a way."
Rodney Johnson was stuck on an elevator at the city's Enterprise Center,
where he works, when the power went out.
"For a couple of minutes there, I wasn't sure if I'd make it to Thanksgiving,"
said Johnson, who said he is somewhat claustrophobic. "They kept talking
to me while they were trying to open it up, though, so that helped."
Once a firefighter opened the door, Johnson wasted no time in getting out.
"I'm surprised I didn't knock him down," he said.
Midwestern power customers.
Brian Elwood, a spokesman for Xcel Energy, said a squirrel came in
contact with an overhead transformer and knocked out service to 177
customers Monday. Power was fully restored in just under an hour, and
repair crews found the remains of the "unfortunate squirrel," he said.
By coincidence, another squirrel got into a substation 40 miles away in
Ironwood, Mich., Monday morning and caused a temporary outage that
affected about 1,400 customers in Ironwood and two nearby communities,
Elwood said.
The utility takes many preventive steps to keep the curious animals away
from lines, he said, but they are one of the leading causes of outages,
trailing only severe weather.
"We kind of liken it to anyone who's had a bird feeder and tried to keep
the squirrels out," he said. "They find a way."
Rodney Johnson was stuck on an elevator at the city's Enterprise Center,
where he works, when the power went out.
"For a couple of minutes there, I wasn't sure if I'd make it to Thanksgiving,"
said Johnson, who said he is somewhat claustrophobic. "They kept talking
to me while they were trying to open it up, though, so that helped."
Once a firefighter opened the door, Johnson wasted no time in getting out.
"I'm surprised I didn't knock him down," he said.
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 14,570
From: University Place, WA
It's just one of those things that "happens." I described how I became a
SuperMod back at the bottom of page 9 of this thread... :D
Tom
Seriously, though, it is something that just "happens." The existing mods
keep their eyes peeled for potential mods based on their activity on the
boards, how helpful they are, how much respect they have with their
peers, and their desire to be a mod. Then we put 'em on a list we keep
handy for when we need another mod. Often what happens is new
SuperMods are promoted from the mod ranks, and new mods come from
the membership as a whole.
SuperMod back at the bottom of page 9 of this thread... :D
Tom
Seriously, though, it is something that just "happens." The existing mods
keep their eyes peeled for potential mods based on their activity on the
boards, how helpful they are, how much respect they have with their
peers, and their desire to be a mod. Then we put 'em on a list we keep
handy for when we need another mod. Often what happens is new
SuperMods are promoted from the mod ranks, and new mods come from
the membership as a whole.
Pac. South 
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 13,857
From: North Hills, CA
ill be any mod, dont really care. we just need this site to be more organized, to many reposts
and oh, i dunno, i would choose someone with many posts, on everyday, and is posting this comment right now?
and oh, i dunno, i would choose someone with many posts, on everyday, and is posting this comment right now?
