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<v Speaker 1>Dave Fraser, Fox thirty one's chief Meet. It's chief with

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<v Speaker 1>an F at the end, not a P. Chief Meteorologist.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Fraser joins us. Okay, Dave, you know it's another Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 1>It's another wacky weather day. I love the way we've

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<v Speaker 1>think this up. It's so beautiful. But what actually is

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<v Speaker 1>happening right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean last week we had when I was

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<v Speaker 2>talking to you, we were dealing with a similar event.

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<v Speaker 2>We had a windy day.

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<v Speaker 3>We had high.

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<v Speaker 2>Wind warnings in the foothills where they are in place

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<v Speaker 2>again today. That wind continued last Thursday. Right now, the

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<v Speaker 2>wind is just getting underway in the foothills. You just

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<v Speaker 2>heard the reports from your own Jonathan. We've got some

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<v Speaker 2>forty fives and sixty mile proud guys.

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<v Speaker 3>They're way up high.

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<v Speaker 2>Think a birthed pass and some of the higher terrain.

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<v Speaker 2>What will happen is the forecast for the strongest winds

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be from about one to five, so

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<v Speaker 2>we're about a half an hour out to get things rolling,

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<v Speaker 2>and the wind will literally translate or roll down the

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<v Speaker 2>foothills out across those western areas where they're proactively shutting

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<v Speaker 2>down the roads like you just reported Highway ninety three,

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<v Speaker 2>for instance, between Boulder and Golden and then the wind

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<v Speaker 2>will come out to I twenty five and around.

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<v Speaker 3>Five or six o'clock.

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<v Speaker 2>We expect the wind, the strongest of the wind to

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<v Speaker 2>then retreat quickly back up the foothills, and then there

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<v Speaker 2>will be a secondary push of wind over the open

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<v Speaker 2>eastern plains, but not as strong. So expect the wind

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<v Speaker 2>to start to pick up. It'll come out of the

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<v Speaker 2>west and speeds will be about thirty to.

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<v Speaker 3>Sixty is what we're thinking. This has been.

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<v Speaker 2>A very interesting forty eight hours as it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>a wind event. I have never seen such hype on

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<v Speaker 2>a wind event. I think excel with the power outages

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<v Speaker 2>added to that, I think the school closes.

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<v Speaker 3>I've never seen anything like that, but it has been

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<v Speaker 3>I was saying today, Rug.

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<v Speaker 2>What's been a challenge for I think those of us

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<v Speaker 2>in the meteorology field is and especially the those of

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<v Speaker 2>us you know, with the voice being on television or

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<v Speaker 2>on the radio and so forth, is trying to push

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<v Speaker 2>back against the wave of social media height that was

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<v Speaker 2>just over the top and trying to bring people down

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<v Speaker 2>off the ledge and say listen, this is a wind

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<v Speaker 2>event it gets windy and Colorado. And I understand. I

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<v Speaker 2>agree with your I listened to you just a few

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<v Speaker 2>minutes ago with your ramp on Excel and what they're

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<v Speaker 2>doing and why when they, you know, got the billion

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<v Speaker 2>dollar lawsuit from the Marshall fire. They're being proactive. I

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<v Speaker 2>get it. But the message I'm getting, you know, emails

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<v Speaker 2>from friends and stuff like talking about ninety hundred miles

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<v Speaker 2>per hour winds that are not even in the high

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<v Speaker 2>wind warning, right, the message just went rolling about as

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<v Speaker 2>fast as the wind's going to go this afternoon.

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<v Speaker 1>So wait a minute, So I have I created my

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<v Speaker 1>first ever when will a high profile a vehicle get

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<v Speaker 1>tumped over? And I got two eleven am I early

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<v Speaker 1>for that. Should I back it up a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>toll like three thirty four, maybe right around five pm?

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<v Speaker 2>I would say, if there's money involved, I would hold

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<v Speaker 2>off till maybe after three o'clock. The problem is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be they closed those prone areas. There's not going

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<v Speaker 2>to be any high program shcles on those areas, right,

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<v Speaker 2>so they're trying to avoid that. And I get the

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<v Speaker 2>proactive thing. I get it.

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<v Speaker 3>I understand, but you know you.

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<v Speaker 2>Mentioned one of the things that we've been talking about

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<v Speaker 2>in the newsroom. Is we were getting ready to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>cover the event. Is you mentioned that, you know, Excel

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<v Speaker 2>is the one that is you know, doing the power,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, turning off the power, but there are a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of communities that don't get their power from Excel.

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<v Speaker 2>And so like I'm down here in Douglas County and

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<v Speaker 2>my provider is Core. Not much coming out of Core

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<v Speaker 2>as far as what they might do or turning off

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<v Speaker 2>power any concerns. But then you mentioned Longman. Longman was

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<v Speaker 2>kind of interesting and it could be a case study

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<v Speaker 2>for what maybe other power grids and companies need to do.

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<v Speaker 2>They were proactive. They even went out early, we reported

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<v Speaker 2>last night and picked up trash before the wind was

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to roll in so that it wasn't blowing all

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<v Speaker 2>over the neighborhoods. And whatever they're doing with their power grid,

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<v Speaker 2>they were not expected to have to turn off power.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's really interesting to see what's plating out in

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<v Speaker 2>the power and that is not anything that I have

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<v Speaker 2>any knowledge of beyond you know, like a Rod was saying, you.

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<v Speaker 3>Get it, the whole solar.

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<v Speaker 2>Panel thing, this is just way outside of our understanding.

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<v Speaker 3>But like I said, this is a typical.

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<v Speaker 2>In my opinion, wind event. It's a chinook wind, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a snow eater. It's strong, but it doesn't last long.

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<v Speaker 2>I had to push back so hard last.

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<v Speaker 3>Night on listen, guys, this is not an all day event.

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<v Speaker 2>I must have said a dozen times. You're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to find the wind when you step out in the morning.

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<v Speaker 2>It's going to be from about noon to six, more

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<v Speaker 2>so one to five. It'll literally come like a rolling

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<v Speaker 2>snowball down the foothills out across High twenty five. The

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<v Speaker 2>farther east you go, it'll fan out and kind of

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<v Speaker 2>slow down a little bit, even though it'll stay breezy.

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<v Speaker 3>On the eastern planes.

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<v Speaker 2>And that'll be it, and hopefully we get out of this.

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<v Speaker 2>The biggest message I had last night, Mandy was standing

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<v Speaker 2>on my soapbox saying, please, for the love of God,

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<v Speaker 2>calm down anything it causes a spark, yeah, or do

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<v Speaker 2>anything with an open flame.

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<v Speaker 3>And if we can do that and avoid.

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<v Speaker 2>Any source of a fire that could be fanned by

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<v Speaker 2>these strong winds, then we escape this without any problems

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<v Speaker 2>other than the huge inconvenience of the power being turned off.

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<v Speaker 1>Amen to that. I have another weather question for you

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<v Speaker 1>before we get away from this. This is from Cindy

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<v Speaker 1>and it's a deep one. You ready put on your

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<v Speaker 1>thinking cap here, Dave Mandy, I have a climate question

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<v Speaker 1>for Dave. I'm trying to figure out the why behind

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<v Speaker 1>different climates, specifically why rainforests get all the perks while

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<v Speaker 1>arid areas like the northwest New Mexico get skipped over

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<v Speaker 1>like a bad song on the playlist. What's the main

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<v Speaker 1>culprit here? Is it topography, the jet stream or some

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<v Speaker 1>ocean drama. I don't know about. I know whether eventually wait,

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<v Speaker 1>she's not done. I know whether eventually makes climate. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to know why northwest New Mexico is so dry.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there a sightific reason or is it just because

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<v Speaker 1>Mother Nature has a vendeta against me? Specifically that from Cindy.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not a vendetta. I can tell you that. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a longer question than I can answer. But the reality

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<v Speaker 2>is it is ocean driven. It is jet stream driven.

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<v Speaker 2>There are certain areas so West coasts near cold climate

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<v Speaker 2>waters Pacific ocean temperature and stuff tend to be drier

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<v Speaker 2>than those that have access to a higher humidity like

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<v Speaker 2>the rainforests and stuff. You have all sorts of different.

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<v Speaker 3>Climates across the globe.

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<v Speaker 2>Based on latitude, longitude, proximity to water bodies and so forth,

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<v Speaker 2>and of course that is all influenced. The definition of

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<v Speaker 2>weather is.

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<v Speaker 3>Variable, and that's the day to day challenges.

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<v Speaker 2>We as meteorologists struggle to come up with the forecast

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<v Speaker 2>of what's going to happen, when, where, what time, how much,

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<v Speaker 2>how cold, how strong will the wind be? The climate

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<v Speaker 2>is a thirty year average of what you might expect

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<v Speaker 2>in those areas. Coming from Florida, you might have an

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<v Speaker 2>understanding of what the weather might be on a general

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<v Speaker 2>pattern through the year, and the same would be true

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<v Speaker 2>for those of us here in Colorado. We know our falls,

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<v Speaker 2>we know our snow seasons and so forth. So it's

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<v Speaker 2>a thirty year average. And by the way, that average

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<v Speaker 2>is a rolling average, so you drop one year off,

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<v Speaker 2>you add another one on, and sometimes those numbers change

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit over the course of time.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, then that was pretty good for a short answer.

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<v Speaker 1>One Texter said this, Dave, and I'm not sure how

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<v Speaker 1>accurate it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Mandy.

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<v Speaker 1>Long lined lions get power from the Platte River Authority

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<v Speaker 1>and most of the power lines are buried, So perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>that is the difference.

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<v Speaker 2>That and you made a really good point. And again

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to go down.

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<v Speaker 3>The rabbit hole of politics when it comes to this.

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<v Speaker 2>Because I know nothing about the energy business when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to their responsibilities and the cost of maintaining lines.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do think the question becomes, given the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that we are a very wind prone area, why isn't

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<v Speaker 2>there being more to get those lines down below ground,

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<v Speaker 2>especially in those areas where we know that when we

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<v Speaker 2>get these wind events, the power lines are susceptible. Think

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<v Speaker 2>of Coal Creek Canyon. It's like a blow torch when

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<v Speaker 2>the wind comes rolling down that canyon and blast out

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<v Speaker 2>by Highway ninety three and seventy two. So if we

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<v Speaker 2>can at least protect the higher, more susceptible areas, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>not the entire state of Colorado might be helpful.

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<v Speaker 1>Am end of that. That's Dave Fraser. Dave, we will

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you next year, buddy, because you're off, I'm off,

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<v Speaker 1>so we'll have weather Wednesday. January seventh will be the

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<v Speaker 1>next weather Wednesday. Have a wonderful holiday and enjoy your

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<v Speaker 1>time off.

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<v Speaker 2>And I and the same to you and I hope

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<v Speaker 2>everybody does, because this will be our last chance to

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<v Speaker 2>tell them. And unfortunately, I will tell you that the forecast.

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<v Speaker 3>For Christmas is dry and warm right now, forecasting around

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<v Speaker 3>sixty five.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'll leave you. I'll leave you with that grench

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<v Speaker 2>of a forecast, that everybody enjoy it, and let's look

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<v Speaker 2>forward to twenty twenty six, all right, Thanks Dave Fraser,