Auckland Weather 27/01/23 and Cyclone Gabrielle

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#3036568 14-Feb-2023 18:54

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In all fairness, who subscribes to a 1 in a 250 year event? And thats the last ordeal not this. But moving forward and that this event due to climate change will happen again, every year or second year, then yes. Chris Luxon says he agrees and that past this, both parties need to move forward on climate change regardless of who wins. Thats great. But the reality is that NZ and the globe have failed. The immediate issue now is mitigation not resolvement. But I applaud his words. If you win we help if we win you help. Political? Obviously, but thats the only option

Mitigation wise we need to invest in waterways. Not for beauty or skiing, but for runoff. That IS the reality

Hmmm...I can almost guarantee that National will have a carve out for farmers.

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#3036570 14-Feb-2023 18:57

The wind was so loud on our property when I got home tonight. Almost deafening. It was a little scary and exciting in the same moment. I didn't spend a lot of time outside, because with that level of intensity, even a relatively small object could do significant damage on impact.

It's still going wild here. No rain, but even if there was it would be horizontal.

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#3036585 14-Feb-2023 19:33

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How long should a cell tower battery last for?

Well, yesterday Voda's CTO told RNZ Checkpoint their cellsite batteries last 8 hours.

I believe that.

Today the CEO of the NZ Telecommunications Forum told Checkpoint cellsite batteries in NZ lasted 48 hours.

I don't believe that. First, it disagrees with what Voda said. Second, if the cellsites had 48 hours battery backup they would still be running.

NZTF CEO also claimed it was "unprecedented" for there to be a dual fibre cut in NZ. I don't believe that, as I recall at least one from the 1990s. (Not sure about Kaikoura 2016 because I was in Waiau, right on top of the quake, and was dealing with no cell service, no POTS/DSL, no power and (initally) no road access anywhere.)

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#3036593 14-Feb-2023 19:36

St1ick:
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St1ick: My neighbors tree is hitting my and their own fibre line

This is one of those sentences that really shouldn't exist...

Well, it does :D

Top arrow is my fibre line and bottom arrow is neighbour's fibre line. Neighbour's fibre line has been bent through the tree for a while now...

Getting 85km/h gusts so the tree is whacking our lines a lot

It should've been trimmed ages ago. We took down a tree when it got a meter from our power and fibre.

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#3036595 14-Feb-2023 19:38

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Hmmm...I can almost guarantee that National will have a carve out for farmers.

Wrong thread!

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#3036596 14-Feb-2023 19:39

freitasm: It should've been trimmed ages ago. We took down a tree when it got a meter from our power and fibre.

Do you think the tree's a serious risk? I might ask my neighbour to trim it after the weather calms down

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#3036598 14-Feb-2023 19:41

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The wind was so loud on our property when I got home tonight. Almost deafening. It was a little scary and exciting in the same moment. I didn't spend a lot of time outside, because with that level of intensity, even a relatively small object could do significant damage on impact.

It's still going wild here. No rain, but even if there was it would be horizontal.

People who live in hurricane areas suffer relatively few losses per household. Flying objects are the major problem.

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#3036599 14-Feb-2023 19:41

St1ick:
freitasm: It should've been trimmed ages ago. We took down a tree when it got a meter from our power and fibre.

Do you think the tree's a serious risk? I might ask my neighbour to trim it after the weather calms down

I do. But surely, wait until it actually cut the cables and see how much Chorus charges to get it fixed.

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#3036601 14-Feb-2023 19:45

freitasm: I do. But surely, wait until it actually cut the cables and see how much Chorus charges to get it fixed.

Haha thanks for the advise ;)

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#3036602 14-Feb-2023 19:47

finally back online.

downside of vodafone putting people onto wireless internet is that when cell tower goes down you loose everything. might have to go get fibre installed just for reliability.

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#3036604 14-Feb-2023 19:48

4n6expert:

Well, yesterday Voda's CTO told RNZ Checkpoint their cellsite batteries last 8 hours.

I believe that.

Today the CEO of the NZ Telecommunications Forum told Checkpoint cellsite batteries in NZ lasted 48 hours.

I don't believe that. First, it disagrees with what Voda said. Second, if the cellsites had 48 hours battery backup they would still be running.

They are both generalisations to give an approximate time to people. Each cell site will be different, with different backup capacity, and the load on the site at the time will determine how long that particular site will be able to run on the battery capacity it has. If nearby sites are damaged and unusable, then the load would shift to anther nearby site, increasing it's load and reducing the run time.

Thinking that it's just a rigid specified run time on battery is overly simplistic - both the statements will be correct in different circumstances.

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#3036607 14-Feb-2023 19:57

RunningMan:

Thinking that it's just a rigid specified run time on battery is overly simplistic - both the statements will be correct in different circumstances.

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2 weeks ago, all good, but when many are hammering it for loved ones or need to know information, the managers of said infrastructure should not be hammered

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#3036609 14-Feb-2023 19:57

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kiwifidget:

How long should a cell tower battery last for?

Well, yesterday Voda's CTO told RNZ Checkpoint their cellsite batteries last 8 hours.

I believe that.

Today the CEO of the NZ Telecommunications Forum told Checkpoint cellsite batteries in NZ lasted 48 hours.

I don't believe that. First, it disagrees with what Voda said. Second, if the cellsites had 48 hours battery backup they would still be running.

NZTF CEO also claimed it was "unprecedented" for there to be a dual fibre cut in NZ. I don't believe that, as I recall at least one from the 1990s. (Not sure about Kaikoura 2016 because I was in Waiau, right on top of the quake, and was dealing with no cell service, no POTS/DSL, no power and (initally) no road access anywhere.)

D.

I think you will find most towers are down because they have no connection to the network, not because they have no power.

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#3036610 14-Feb-2023 19:58

Wind has really picked up! Since it's coming from more of a westerly direction it's kinder on us as the neighbour's house takes the direct hit.

Can't wait to have moments of quietness without the wind... except with kids screaming.

Can't do much about that unfortunately.

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#3036611 14-Feb-2023 20:00

tweake:

finally back online.

downside of vodafone putting people onto wireless internet is that when cell tower goes down you loose everything. might have to go get fibre installed just for reliability.

My parents are on fibre, they have had no internet since 1am Tuesday. As of 8:00pm Tuesday they still have no internet.

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