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South Winter Storm: It snows in Texas!?
Kyougu
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The South is getting record levels of snow and worse yet, due to crappy power infrastructure millions of people are without power.
How's people holding up?
I'm lucky where I haven't lost power, but keeping my electronics charged just in case. I don't have a lot of food that doesn't require heating though, so if I lose power it's some fruit, crackers and peanut butter.
How's people holding up?
I'm lucky where I haven't lost power, but keeping my electronics charged just in case. I don't have a lot of food that doesn't require heating though, so if I lose power it's some fruit, crackers and peanut butter.
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Got down to -13°F today, supposed to hit -20° tomorrow morning, and that's before the wind.
Steam ID XBL: JohnnyChopsocky PSN:Stud_Beefpile WiiU:JohnnyChopsocky
Just in case, I filled up a bunch of water jugs and spent basically all of yesterday baking stuff that can last a few days wrapped in foil (I am ready to live off banana bread for 4 days). Might as well use the oven while I'm able...
Steam
Lost it again at 3. I'm supercharging my car so if I need to I can camp in it, worse case scenario.
Really regret not doing that hack to make my tesla a power wall on wheels.
I had Cheerios for lunch and a very fancy candle-lit charcuterie board for dinner
i suggested old-school, hanging blankets or curtains to corral the heat where it's needed power or no, ie, out of our high-ceilinged living room. we're lucky to have a gas range, so sir will be able to cook and heat water, regardless. i think the only pipes on an outside wall are the outside faucet (with an insulated cover) and for the shower, so as long as the drip is going, it should be fine. fingers crossed. i'm glad that my constant chilliness and decorative impulses --with resultant hoarding of woolly accessories, blankets, and window & shower curtains-- gives him options. the cats have not been forced out of their habits, so even with the stress, their being normal kinds of weird is soothing consistency. i'll shoot him an email and reassure myself he's charging electronics, and testing batteries; growing up in tornado alley means we always have candles and matches, tho.
in Oklahoma, my parents are buckled down, have a working fireplace, and fall between healthy disaster prep and hoarding, so they should be okay for the duration. OK at least has some infrastructure to deal. his parents seem to also be fine. i haven't checked in with any other friends and family, but those on facebook are just keepin on keepin on, seem to be safe, and enjoying as they can.
This is an outage map of Dallas.
That oasis of power is one of the wealthier sections in town.
Even if it was tied to a hospital, no way it covers than entire area, right?
And as a Midwesterner: Ha ha have a taste of our life!
Totally, I keep my house at 60F and people are freaking at that temp! I start melting at 70F in any case
It's -18F right now outside.
If it gets below 70F I am miserable and wish I was dead. It was -4 this morning
ick, that blows.
the degrees have all left they were unsatisfied
This was a practical lesson, as that was the temperature this morning when the wind got involved. Without the wind, it was a balmy -23°. Whoo.
Steam ID XBL: JohnnyChopsocky PSN:Stud_Beefpile WiiU:JohnnyChopsocky
Tweet is from a Texas political scientist.
Power was cut off from natural gas power plants because Capitalism doesn't allow losses, and better that you suffer than the shareholders.
The "and now we can price gouge customers" is the chaser.
Turns out you might need one every 30 years or so!
55 gallon steel drum and some plywood will get you by. Just....not inside the house.
peanut butter and banana sandwiches are my go-to extended power outage meal
Edit: Also still no power outages at my place at all, which is honestly kind of shocking considering we tend to lose power during any mildly intense storm. I think it's cause we're close to a grocery store + hospital? Only thing I can think of, that our section is somehow immune to any rolling blackouts and has somehow avoided any powerline issues this time around.
Had to take in my sister's family since they've been without power for over 24 hours, and we're running some hot meals over to a family friend that's in the same situation. Only consolation is that at least the roads are mostly fine at this point.
I mean, if I get to the point that leaving the house that’s in the mid 60’s to go stand by a fire outside in the 10-20’s, I can use my Weber to burn shit in.
I would also like to point out that using plywood or treated lumber for cooking or heating purposes is not good, but if this were The Road or Book of Eli, wouldn’t think twice.
They issued a statement warning people not to use grills and shit inside
Desperate people making bad decisions
any treated lumber is bad for breathing and cooking
Weakling
god i wish i could believe you
I only eat the finest hand-made artisan socks, and sometimes RDF.
Pip
grass is always greener dawg
I live in florida, and the prospect of cold weather at any point is something I long for
ain't the fucking time