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Posted by: Kat
« on: February 19, 2021, 09:55:39 am »

Quote from: kalico on February 19, 2021, 02:16:02 am
Woohoo we finally got our electric back at 1:40 am. Hugs and prayers that soon everyone will.

Hugs kal

That's great news, Kal.

Kat
Posted by: kalico
« on: February 19, 2021, 02:16:02 am »

Woohoo we finally got our electric back at 1:40 am. Hugs and prayers that soon everyone will.

Hugs kal
Posted by: Jack
« on: February 18, 2021, 05:24:24 pm »

Quote from: Kat on February 17, 2021, 04:46:20 pm
Did you read about the a-hole mayor of Colorado City, Texas, who told the freezing citizens asking for some help they could either help themselves or perish; that neither government nor energy service providers owed them anything. He's a real humdinger. He's resigned, but Mr. Rugged Individualist is whining that his wife lost her job because of his assholery.

Yes, I saw it, and I'm glad to see him running before the end of the day.  He said 'people took it out of context', and I'd love to know what the context was supposed to be, that he thought abandoning his citizens during record breaking bad weather justified.  As for his wife, my understanding is she was not fired for what he said, but because she tried to defend him and shot her ownself in the foot.
Posted by: kalico
« on: February 17, 2021, 08:32:16 pm »

So happy to hear yall are ok

 we have been out of power here in corpus since sunday for most of the city but some are coming and going I think that rolling grid but for most we lost on sunday and have not gotten back... thankfully I have back up generator.

Stay safe everyone
Hugs and prayers

Hugs kal
Posted by: Kat
« on: February 17, 2021, 04:46:20 pm »

Quote from: Jack on February 17, 2021, 04:28:09 pm
What we were told is that 'if it lasts longer than 45 minutes at a time, it's a power outage, not a blackout'.  Maybe it's difference, since we live in a more suburban area than you.

That was the original criteria, but by Monday, Oncor and ERCOT were singing a very different tune. We're still having blackouts but they are getting much shorter. Starting yesterday evening, our house returned to normal warmth and didn't drop in temp below the 60s despite some evening and nighttime power drops.

It seems Texas did nothing to protect its grid from extreme winter weather, leading to massive loss of power sources. (Joys of deregulation.) Windmills were frozen up, natural gas pipelines froze up, and even nuclear energy was affected. Our idiot governor made himself a national laughingstock yesterday by suggesting the problem was all the windmills; if Texas were to adopt all "green" energy, we'd be far worse off, according to the Horror in a Wheelchair. (Note: Places with very cold climates rely on wind energy but they have winterized their equipment.)

I don't know why our grid was only prepared for extreme summer weather. It's not as if Texas has never had periods of extreme cold and winter storms. They may be relatively rare, but it's ridiculous that the state handled such occasions far better several decades ago.

Did you read about the a-hole mayor of Colorado City, Texas, who told the freezing citizens asking for some help they could either help themselves or perish; that neither government nor energy service providers owed them anything. He's a real humdinger. He's resigned, but Mr. Rugged Individualist is whining that his wife lost her job because of his assholery.

Kat

Posted by: Jack
« on: February 17, 2021, 04:28:09 pm »

What we were told is that 'if it lasts longer than 45 minutes at a time, it's a power outage, not a blackout'.  Maybe it's difference, since we live in a more suburban area than you.
Posted by: Kat
« on: February 16, 2021, 09:27:07 pm »

Quote from: Jack on February 16, 2021, 05:06:01 pm
I think that's just power outages Kat.  We haven't lost power yet, maybe because we're pretty far out in the suburbs.

Like everything else, this does have a political element, since several of Texas Republican politicians mocked California for having rolling blackouts last summer, during their record setting heatwave.

Nope, not power outages. This is planned insanity, not downed power lines. It's apparently the only way to prevent the grid from going down entirely. But not to worry. Governor Abbot is going to get some answers. :P If you're not experiencing the rolling blackouts, you're lucky.

Thanks, Padraig!

Kat
Posted by: Padraig
« on: February 16, 2021, 05:34:39 pm »

I just wanted to know if everyone is alive and well. Hope you're doing fine.
Posted by: Jack
« on: February 16, 2021, 05:06:01 pm »

I think that's just power outages Kat.  We haven't lost power yet, maybe because we're pretty far out in the suburbs.

Like everything else, this does have a political element, since several of Texas Republican politicians mocked California for having rolling blackouts last summer, during their record setting heatwave. 
Posted by: Kat
« on: February 16, 2021, 04:35:29 pm »

Well, I've got another service period. No telling how long it will last, and the newscast I managed to catch suggests no one working on it knows. We're not as bad off as some, who've had over 24 hours without any power. My family in the Rio Grande Valley are among those, though they were fortunate to have a couple of generators. Thanks for the good thoughts, everyone!

Kat
Posted by: David M. Katz
« on: February 16, 2021, 03:02:31 pm »

Wishing you well.  I watched the reports come in as to how badly your area was being hit.  Sending warm thoughts.

We got it bad but at least we kept power.
Posted by: No Way Out
« on: February 16, 2021, 12:57:07 pm »

That sounds terrible. I guess you won't read this until after it's over, but I wish you the best, and I I hope you'll manage to deal with the situation without catching a cold or something worse.
Posted by: db105
« on: February 16, 2021, 09:49:56 am »

We had an unprecedented snow storm in Madrid this winter and because of a cold wave afterwards we had loads of snow, ice and mobility problems for a relatively long period. It seems that more than mobility problems you are having power supply problems. Hopefully, that service will be back to normal very soon, and in the meantime I hope you can minimize the inconveniences.

Keep warm!

Editing: checking the weather predictions, it seems you'll be back to normal, mild weather from this weekend on, so that's something to look forward to.
Posted by: ivor
« on: February 16, 2021, 08:14:45 am »

Good excuse for not getting out of bed!

Seriously, I hope the pipes don't freeze and that you are able to stay warm. Also that it will not be too long before normality is restored.

See what you get for turning your backs on Trump :P
Posted by: Kat
« on: February 16, 2021, 08:03:51 am »

Hey, everyone:

The area where Jack and I live is experience rolling blackouts due to unprecedented power demands. Dallas temp this morning was -1 F. Inside temp was 40 F. We're getting about an hour of power before losing it for 8-10 hours at a time. This is the threshold of hell, which is apparently frozen rather than fiery. Anyway, I don't expect to have much online time until power service normalizes.

Kat