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I get the desire to bash TX policy in many ways, but when this was a once in a century storm you can't fault the exposure of deficiencies in the system.
I personally appreciate the ruggedness of the average Texan, even if I'm not favorable to choices their policy makers make in situations like these. If there's one state that has an undeniable identity rooted in independence it's Texas.
Glad you guys are on the way out of this situation Texas bros.
Ostinato Rubato wrote:I get the desire to bash TX policy in many ways, but when this was a once in a century storm you can't fault the exposure of deficiencies in the system.
I personally appreciate the ruggedness of the average Texan, even if I'm not favorable to choices their policy makers make in situations like these. If there's one state that has an undeniable identity rooted in independence it's Texas.
Glad you guys are on the way out of this situation Texas bros.
We're not on the way out, not at least where I live in Austin. My water is no longer drinkable nor is there pressure. Nothing is thawing and we just got more snow.
I can't run any appliances and every store I've been to is pretty much out of everything. I'm just happy I've been able to provide a spot to warm up, shower, and charge for friends who haven't been as fortunate. Also happy we stocked up on supplies and that we live in a house (with power and gas), the pictures and stories I'm hearing from apartment complexes and what not have been rough.
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it's horrific , what is one supposed to do ??? build a neighborhood bonfire ? aside from all the dumbass jokes from Rubato , my heart goes out to you and all those folks . I'm from the East coast so I've seen it pretty bad but we always had power more or less .
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Ostinato Rubato wrote:I get the desire to bash TX policy in many ways, but when this was a once in a century storm you can't fault the exposure of deficiencies in the system.
I personally appreciate the ruggedness of the average Texan, even if I'm not favorable to choices their policy makers make in situations like these. If there's one state that has an undeniable identity rooted in independence it's Texas.
Glad you guys are on the way out of this situation Texas bros.
I work in utilities. There is no excuse for letting civil society collapse like this. Ever. People were negligent. They need to be held to account. This is happening because folks didn't bother winterizing their systems. Full stop. The storm is absolutely no excuse for ignoring seasonal maintinence. It is not a act of god or any bullshit like that.
By the way, Jerry Jones is making a killing on is natural gas company because of this situation. So I am sure we can all sleep better knowing that.
Ostinato Rubato wrote:I get the desire to bash TX policy in many ways, but when this was a once in a century storm you can't fault the exposure of deficiencies in the system.
I personally appreciate the ruggedness of the average Texan, even if I'm not favorable to choices their policy makers make in situations like these. If there's one state that has an undeniable identity rooted in independence it's Texas.
Glad you guys are on the way out of this situation Texas bros.
There was another once in a century storm 10 years ago and the feds recommended TX winterize their power grid.
Ostinato Rubato wrote:I get the desire to bash TX policy in many ways, but when this was a once in a century storm you can't fault the exposure of deficiencies in the system.
I personally appreciate the ruggedness of the average Texan, even if I'm not favorable to choices their policy makers make in situations like these. If there's one state that has an undeniable identity rooted in independence it's Texas.
Glad you guys are on the way out of this situation Texas bros.
We're not on the way out, not at least where I live in Austin. My water is no longer drinkable nor is there pressure. Nothing is thawing and we just got more snow.
I can't run any appliances and every store I've been to is pretty much out of everything. I'm just happy I've been able to provide a spot to warm up, shower, and charge for friends who haven't been as fortunate. Also happy we stocked up on supplies and that we live in a house (with power and gas), the pictures and stories I'm hearing from apartment complexes and what not have been rough.
I guess I could have read KB's reply instead of injecting more snark
Kyle, why isn't the water drinkable?
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Ostinato Rubato wrote:I get the desire to bash TX policy in many ways, but when this was a once in a century storm you can't fault the exposure of deficiencies in the system.
I personally appreciate the ruggedness of the average Texan, even if I'm not favorable to choices their policy makers make in situations like these. If there's one state that has an undeniable identity rooted in independence it's Texas.
Glad you guys are on the way out of this situation Texas bros.
We're not on the way out, not at least where I live in Austin. My water is no longer drinkable nor is there pressure. Nothing is thawing and we just got more snow.
I can't run any appliances and every store I've been to is pretty much out of everything. I'm just happy I've been able to provide a spot to warm up, shower, and charge for friends who haven't been as fortunate. Also happy we stocked up on supplies and that we live in a house (with power and gas), the pictures and stories I'm hearing from apartment complexes and what not have been rough.
I guess I could have read KB's reply instead of injecting more snark
Kyle, why isn't the water drinkable?
Water systems across the state have lost pressure. Which means...
A) You can't get water out of the taps.
B) The systems are now contaminated from back-siphonige of groundwater.
Every water system leaks. You keep positive pressure in the pipes to make sure the leaks push out. You never want groundwater creeping in.
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Ostinato Rubato wrote:I get the desire to bash TX policy in many ways, but when this was a once in a century storm you can't fault the exposure of deficiencies in the system.
I personally appreciate the ruggedness of the average Texan, even if I'm not favorable to choices their policy makers make in situations like these. If there's one state that has an undeniable identity rooted in independence it's Texas.
Glad you guys are on the way out of this situation Texas bros.
There was another once in a century storm 10 years ago and the feds recommended TX winterize their power grid.
Drove my 90 year old, virtual mother-in-law, to get her first, covid jab today. Good thing I brought a snow shovel with me! We were able to park near the rear entrance but, I had to shovel a path from the car to the entrance.
Walt wrote:But when the hour is nigh, and the lights are low, and I got a little toothpick of a shwag joint in my teeth, and my friends want to hear me play "Into the Void", or "TNT", "or "Cemetery Gates"...I plug my 600 dollar guitar into my 150 dollar amp, and I am a Rawk gawd.
Thanks for the clarification on the power grid. Hopefully this will usher in some changes to mitigate this happening again.
And yep, these once in a century polar vortex collapse extreme cold weather events are becoming much more frequent than that. Last one we had in the UK was 10/11 years ago where we got a week plus of -13°C and our infrastructure just isn't built for that. I was going to bed in a base layer, t-shirt, jumper and hoodie We didn't get hit so bad this time but a lot of Europe did.
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It's not just heat... just heard that, 13 million Texans are without water! The news showed a 1/2 mile queue of people waiting for their turn at a water spigot in a town park.... crazy!
Walt wrote:But when the hour is nigh, and the lights are low, and I got a little toothpick of a shwag joint in my teeth, and my friends want to hear me play "Into the Void", or "TNT", "or "Cemetery Gates"...I plug my 600 dollar guitar into my 150 dollar amp, and I am a Rawk gawd.
Miserable week. First day it snowed we got 4-5 inches or so. I think. Then we started dealing with intermittent power, until it finally shut off for over 2 days. Thankfully we had running water the entire time. Snowed again today but not as much as the first time. Power is finally back. Praying to God it does not shut off again.
boris the blade wrote:Miserable week. First day it snowed we got 4-5 inches or so. I think. Then we started dealing with intermittent power, until it finally shut off for over 2 days. Thankfully we had running water the entire time. Snowed again today but not as much as the first time. Power is finally back. Praying to God it does not shut off again.
Yeah, that is tough. I saw that 13 million people didn't have water today. So you were definitely fortunate. Seems that power is coming back finally. But those water systems will take some time to sort out. The whole situation sucks.