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02-17-21, 03:40 PM
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02-17-21, 03:41 PM
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Texas is officially a third-world country. AG and I alone of our circle have never lost power during this because we happened to luckily have a house on a circuit with a hospital. The fresh hell is no water (though we have a few days' worth for drinking from jugs and bottles we had purchased for road trips back in those days). Roads are largely impassable. If we have no burst pipes, which knock on wood seems the case now, we will high-tail it to Lubbock for at least the weekend when it's above freezing consistently.
Lubbock is not on the main Texas electrical grid.
Lubbock is not on the main Texas electrical grid.
02-17-21, 03:45 PM
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02-17-21, 03:47 PM
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Is it strictly a windmill problem, or is there more to it?
02-17-21, 03:48 PM
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0-5F degrees all day Monday and Tuesday where we are. Wind chill was in the -15 to -25 range. Currently 25F.
Just found out that the sprinkler system in our daughter's condo is frozen and the fire alarm is sounding. Fingers crossed on that one that it doesn't trigger the sprayers when it thaws or break a line.
Don't know about the palm trees. It has not been like this in the 40 years I've been here. I do have a new ice rink.
As bad as it is, we are healthy, have a warm place to stay, have food, and are safe. We also have toilet paper and flushing toilets. Things could be a lot worse.
Just found out that the sprinkler system in our daughter's condo is frozen and the fire alarm is sounding. Fingers crossed on that one that it doesn't trigger the sprayers when it thaws or break a line.
Don't know about the palm trees. It has not been like this in the 40 years I've been here. I do have a new ice rink.
As bad as it is, we are healthy, have a warm place to stay, have food, and are safe. We also have toilet paper and flushing toilets. Things could be a lot worse.
02-17-21, 03:50 PM
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02-17-21, 03:53 PM
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Plumbers, sheet rock, paint, pool repair, and flooring trades will all have a good spring.
02-17-21, 03:53 PM
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Sounds like power plants and natural gas lines are freezing, along with maint. being performed at the off peak time on a nuclear plant. Windmills aren't spinning due to ice, and panels are covered up. Off peak in Texas is when the AC isn't running.
02-17-21, 03:56 PM
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I'm sure there a large number of downed wires too, with the weight of the ice and winds.
02-17-21, 04:20 PM
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It is almost entirely NOT a windmill problem.
This AM the Gov told local news it was because natural gas facilities froze up. Then he went on Fox News and blamed windmills.
This AM the Gov told local news it was because natural gas facilities froze up. Then he went on Fox News and blamed windmills.
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02-17-21, 04:22 PM
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Its no picnic up north either. Last week a friend called from PR to see if we could assist her son with a frozen pipe situation here. I said sorry sweetie, I'm suffering from my covid vaccine reaction and this is not a good day for me. They figured it out.
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02-17-21, 04:26 PM
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02-17-21, 04:29 PM
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02-17-21, 04:54 PM
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02-17-21, 04:55 PM
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BTW (thus far) we've only had snow flurries and temperatures 10-15F below normal in the QuasiNorth. I guess we're "lucky."
You seem like you're actually enjoying this.
I know where you get your news. SMH.
02-17-21, 04:58 PM
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02-17-21, 05:08 PM
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02-17-21, 05:09 PM
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02-17-21, 05:11 PM
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02-17-21, 05:17 PM
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I only asked because I have a co worker who lives there and he is claiming it’s the wind mills.
I wasn’t trying to make light of a situation.
I wasn’t trying to make light of a situation.
02-17-21, 05:21 PM
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Not to worry. I made no such assumption. There's a lot of disinformation out there.
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02-17-21, 05:25 PM
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We have lots of windmills here in the Actual North, and they're fine. But, they have features to cope with frigid operating temperatures.
02-17-21, 05:52 PM
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02-17-21, 06:03 PM
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Who said they can live thru this??? I'm sure lots of palm trees have given their lives in this event.
I'm also sure that I'll be spending a bunch on new landscaping this spring to replace dead stuff.
You should have some palms shipped in and planted in balmy, sunny Knoxville.
I'm also sure that I'll be spending a bunch on new landscaping this spring to replace dead stuff.
You should have some palms shipped in and planted in balmy, sunny Knoxville.
02-17-21, 06:18 PM
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