There was a lot of activity with our pump crew dealing with stations that were without power. We lose some of the high-tech capability when the power goes out.

What it proved to us is the recharge capability of the Sierra Nevada is incredible. We have learned from experience that we are in pretty darn good shape.

It's not as critical to us as it is to the West Slope because their concern is how much runoff is going into the reservoirs. They count on that surface water storage.

Engineers are in short supply, so that kicks up the demand - even here, where the district is thought of as one of the better employers. The schools just aren't cranking them out.

This is a highly reliable power source. Being a large credit card processor, doing $6 million an hour in transactions, our computers have to work.

He's got a major-league arm already, and he's shown signs of having tremendous power at the plate. Any team that ends up with him is going to get quite a player.