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Fairly more optimistic than the previous years because there’s no rain in the forecast this time. Freezing is more manageable if there’s no ice everywhere. Of course there’s still the danger of pipes bursting because of lack of winterization. Then the most obvious, the fear of losing power.
Just praying ERCOT has their shit together
Well, the freeze that took out power broke the cold records by about ten degrees, during the height of covid. Shouldn’t be that big of a deal.
Sure hope you knocked on wood after saying that
Fuck I just jinxed it.
At least in 2021, it was a low of 3 degrees. This weekend it’s a low of 10 degrees, so seven degrees warmer. Plus only a 20% chance of snow.
I don’t have solar power, so the lights might still go out, but I still have a natural gas heater so I’m probably fine. I’m hoping we can keep the roads clear because I don’t want to use PTO until I can enjoy my time off.
Natural gas furnaces still need electricity to run the blower and exhaust fans
Neat, my heater is literally a gas burner on the wall, so it will work without electricity.
Our governor is incompetent as fuck
Is the rule don’t assume incompetence when evil is the simpler answer.
/s
I mean Abbott is pretty fucking evil, like limiting payouts after taking a massive payout from getting crushed by a tree.
I haven’t heard much about it tbh, but I’m in Houston so maybe it won’t affect us this time. That being said, thanks for the heads up! Abbott and ERCOT sadly have the ability to outdo even the worst disaster responses.
Thankful there won’t be ice, that was the biggest problem last time. As long as ercot can keep up with the elctricity demand, should be okay.
I’ll probably be fine, but a lot of people won’t be.
Texas, please don’t light camping stoves inside your houses this time, and please get carbon monoxide detectors.
Those photos a few years ago were painful to look at.
