Blizzard approaching, what to do if power goes out?

Power still not out *knocks on wood* but even the gas company is putting out reduce usage warnings now. Sheesh. Freezing temps till the end of the week. Their refinery supplier is having freezing issues. Usually gas is the utility that keeps on trucking during hellacious weather. That's when you know it's bad.

Hope yall are staying warm and that your power stays on.

Woke up to no power, but it just came on, and the internet with it!

I was only getting worried about my youngest, but he’s out basking, enjoying the warmth.

https://i.imgur.com/U0JBWn3_d.webp?m...idelity=medium

wnateg, you're one of the fortunate ones there, apparently. :gj: Let's hope your luck continues & may it also rub off on others like Kam.

The power lasted maybe four hours. Back to no power.


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Oh no! :tears: So sorry to hear this. Would be nice to hear what the problem is- or at least that they're working on it, which I'm sure they are, but it's so very frustrating.

Was just reading this: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/16/busin...are/index.html

And to quote: The problem, according to Hoza, is that a lot of companies in Texas did not invest in cold protection for power plants and natural gas facilities.
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Was just reading this: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/16/busin...are/index.html

And to quote: The problem, according to Hoza, is that a lot of companies in Texas did not invest in cold protection for power plants and natural gas facilities.
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Pretty accurate to say our infrastructure wasn't built with freak cold snaps in mind. Why would it? This is far from the norm or occasional cold. The TX governor has already made a bill wanting to investigate the reliability of our systems. Maybe they'll find a way to upgrade the systems. I like this guy. He typically works fast to fix things and get things done.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

Was just reading this: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/16/busin...are/index.html

And to quote: The problem, according to Hoza, is that a lot of companies in Texas did not invest in cold protection for power plants and natural gas facilities.
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To be fair, this is like, a once in a lifetime situation. It has snowed that deep into Texas before to my knowledge, but nothing to this degree as far as I've been alive.

As for my neck of the woods, I think mother nature took pity on us from all the snow she's already dumped on our heads for the past few weeks because we got off relatively easy with a mere couple of inches and no power outages that I'm aware of.

I say relatively easy though because at some point yesterday the snow turned to sleet and left a sheet of ice in-between layers of snow, which means clearing the driveway involved heaving shovelfuls of solid ice with every scoop. Good exercise I guess...

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Was just reading this: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/16/busin...are/index.html

And to quote: The problem, according to Hoza, is that a lot of companies in Texas did not invest in cold protection for power plants and natural gas facilities.
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This was ran by toddlers. I thought most places think worst case scenario when doing planning.


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Oh no! :tears: So sorry to hear this. Would be nice to hear what the problem is- or at least that they're working on it, which I'm sure they are, but it's so very frustrating.

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And to make matters worst, my dishwasher just committed suicide and water all throughout my kitchen and formal dining.


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