To what end?

Thing is, how do you tell if the groups guarding the stations aren't just casing them? Seems like a good job to have if you want to ruin one.

Maybe? I passed it 2 hours before low tide on the 23rd and 3 hours before on the 25th. Interestingly, I passed it the same time on the 24th as I did on the 23rd, (around 10:45 am) -- but you will see in the tide chart that there is no A.M. Low Tide listed for that day. (All the days I mentioned were stinky btw). Not convinced it is Low Tide..but not NOT convinced. Lol..

https://www.usharbors.com/harbor/washington/arcadia-totten-inlet-wa/tides/

Maybe it has to do with flooding?

Unfortunately because security was not a concern for most of these pieces of infrastructure, securing them would probably be pretty expensive. Between the publicity and damage to infrastructure however, there could be enough pressure to spur something. While IP cams may not be sufficient to defend such substations from gunfire, it might have been enough to make IDs in these cases. I don't want to discuss specifics of site security with you, seems like that information probably shouldn't get spread around right now, but do you know if security is the responsibility of the power companies or the government in these instances?

Low Tide smell.

Ice storm's not very fun, but at least it looks cool from above.

Is physical security beyond perimeter breaches something covered by policies or on the radar of most PUDs? I mean I know you said finance won’t allocate for it but is it on the minds of others?

It's also the end of the salmon run. Thousands of them return to that area, spawn, die, and are deposited along the banks or wash downstream.

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And what point do legit patriots start providing armed security around substations. I’ll volunteer for a shift

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> Ah yes the classic "it's their fault for having money in the safe not the robbers fault for holding a gun to my head to kindly ask me to open it" argument. How should we be prepared when we're forced to be cash based business and not allowed to have armed guards?

Yeah… let’s just ignore ALL of human history. 😅👍

Yup, “how it should be” versus “how it is,” a classic dilemma.

> I kinda hope people can put two and two together with the giant 'NOT' but i suppose I'll help the mentally challenged

How magnanimous of you. 😅👍

I thought controlled entry was the answer.

Which bean counters? The actual culprits at the very top or the poor saps who do all the actual grunt work?

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I wonder if any had video surveillance

Terrorized.

The. It’s no different than any merchant with undefended wares and currency throughout history—they’re a easy target to rob.

Right above freezing for now. Nowhere near as bad as last week thankfully.

This could possibly be an act of domestic terrorism and all the local news is airing a bunch of puff pieces. Guess they need to send out their investigative reporters.

It looks cold there.

My local shop was able to do ATM-like transactions at the register. If I bought something for $44, they would charge $45 and give me a dollar back. So it wasn't a direct POS charge with a bank like usual.

we spare no expense to hunt and stop foreign threats but let the domestic ones right in to do as they please