And pretty "wrong".
Not all stations in Spanish program just to Mexicans... even in the Southwest. Just look at KLVE in LA which does best among Central Americans.
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Not all stations in Spanish program just to Mexicans... even in the Southwest. Just look at KLVE in LA which does best among Central Americans.
In the US we just call them regional Mexican stations and when we talk about programming and mention Gruperas we mean a specific type of music.
Really not trying to be funny. I was thinking there were probably a significant amount of people who stayed home or stayed at a hotel instead of listening to their radio. Or that people shifted their focus to news stations or didn’t charge their meters. I don’t know anything about this and just wanted to share my thoughts not my terrible jokes.
Again, that term of "Regional Mexican" is an invention of non-Hispanic Gringos... Gabachos who don't know the culture or language and simply needed a term to put on those plastic dividers in record stores back in the days when we a) had record stores and b) when we had those big record albums in cardboard sleeves.
That does not make the term correct. Accepted, yes. But not really accurate nor correct.
Charging is not a big issue unless there was a big power failure affecting many metered households...which did happen to some extent in Houston. My daughter, near Katyzuela, had no power for four days and had to drive around in the car to charge the cellular phone.
If a metered household has no reports at all for a day or more, the "leader" of the household team is contacted immediately to find out if they are away on vacation, having some kind of power problem or just in noncompliance. If a single person does not use the meter for over a day, contact is made, too, but not as fast as a whole non-reporting household... or so I was last told some years ago.
I believe a lot of the initial contacting is automated. Text: "Hi Mary, your family has not plugged in their meters for a whole day. Do you need some assistance" or something like that. Multiple non-responses get a personal text or call. Nielsen has been cost-controlling, so there may be some more recent changes. I will inquire.
For future reference, driving around wasted more gas than just idling with the A/C on. Also, most cars have 12v outlets that work without having your car on. Vehicle batteries are robust enough to charge your devices several times before starting performance is impacted.
Driving around let her put the A/C up to full and allowed her to get some supplies in a place that did have power. Love the Texas power grid.
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We were talking about Houston I'm aware of LA
For even more future reference leaving your vehicle with engine running causes vehicle to over heat.
I think that is less of an issue with newer cars, but the AC still doesn't work as well with less air being pushed through than while moving at faster speeds.
No modern day vehicle should overheat just by idling, even with the air conditioner on full blast in our summer days. If you vehicle overheats, then you have issues that need to be addressed.
The most common issue is air in the coolant system or low coolant (if the latter, then I'd check for leaks). The second most common reason is a faulty thermostat. After that, it could be a myriad of issues ranging from electrical (for vehicles with electric fans, shutters, and valves) to mechanical (bad fan clutch, loose/broken serpentine belt, bad pulley, etc.). Even a dirty radiator, A/C condenser, or a trans/engine oil cooler can cause overheating issues. I've seen trucks overheat because a plastic bag was stuck in the grille.
In some cars, this is an issue. On others, it is not. It depends on the make and model.
But if there is a will, there is a way to make your A/C work as well during idle as it does while running. I'm currently running a mod on my vehicle to make my electric fans run faster when the A/C is on. It helps dissipate condenser heat much better. Of course, this isn't kosher with the EPA and NHTSA.
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