Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72567263 United States 02/16/2021 10:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm Insulation works both ways. If the houses were more energy efficient instead of cheaply built they would heat and cool better. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79210164 Cheaply built? LMAO The house I'm in was built in 1935 with double walled long leaf pine from an 1880s school house. Many houses this age and construction across the state still standing. How long do you expect your house to last? 90 years? . |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 80048810 Argentina 02/16/2021 10:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm Cities across Texas are preparing for widespread outages in cell phone and water services as the state continues to be pounded by a ferocious winter storm, which has already left millions without electricity. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79768905 Ravaged by the first storm on Sunday night, Texas’ power grid has taken a beating over the last 24 hours, leading to rolling blackouts across the state for around 4.3 million residents as officials rush to repair ailing infrastructure. The power outages have set off a cascade of other problems, knocking some water treatment plants and cell phone networks offline. [link to www.rt.com (secure)] the city must survive |
Dollar Bill Wick User ID: 80044234 United States 02/16/2021 10:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm Cell towers are not getting turned off though which makes this a purposeful outage. DARK WINTER! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74840632 ERCOT in TX is going to have to answer a TON of questions. We pay through the damn nose for power here, so WTF is all the money from that AND FEDERAL grants from all of the natural disasters that TX has had in the last 5 years. ERCOT was given SHIT TONS of money to harden the grid after each one of those to rebuild and harden the grid. For example, the load on the grid right now is no more than what happens in the summer. AC in TX blows 24x7 in the summer, especially between July and Sept creating a much heavier load than right now. Most furnaces in TX use gas, not electric to run them like AC. In the summer, there wouldn’t be the loss of wind turbines due to freezing or loss of solar due to stormy skies. The loss of renewables in the winter months shows the weakness; a system that relies on renewables will experience supply collapse in certain weather conditions. Freelance Superhero with only a minor personality disorder. All my other personalities are just fine, thanks. Ignore him, no we aren't. Question: "What is the most important thing in your life?" Answer: "NOT BEING STUPID" - Jordan Peterson |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80051796 Canada 02/16/2021 10:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm Large area of freezing rain developing again west of I-35, and snow north of Dallas [link to www.accuweather.com (secure)] |
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UseLessRepEATER User ID: 79594099 United States 02/16/2021 10:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm You want to see some broken water pipes, wait til it warms up ..... Real Eyes, Realize, Real Lies..... Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. ~H. L. Mencken~ We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. ~Plato~ When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its speaker a raving lunatic. ~Dresden James~ |
beenthere User ID: 70904402 United States 02/16/2021 11:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm Texas/Oklahoma border here,,,, still about 5 inches of snow from last storm,,,, snowing now,,, got about another inch in the last hour or so,,, here is the story,,, most businesses closed due to no power, ones that are open have already ran out of nearly everything, lots of places where credit card/atm cards not working, so cash only,,,, any fast food place open has ran out of food, 3-4 hour lines to fill propane tanks, water off in most places, power only on about 15 minutes in 8 hrs if lucky, no pet food left in any store open, gas stations that are open are running out of fuel,grocery stores closed due to no water or broken pipes, shit getting real out here folks.... stay safe.... |
Truth be known Saul Good User ID: 73804477 United States 02/16/2021 11:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm People will gladly march into a fully-lit crackling-warm FEMA camp to escape weather like this, right? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77554547 Shit you not. They have warming centers set up to go warm up. But you can’t stay. So I guess those using cars as warmers now have a destination for a short bit. There is no nobility in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self. ~ Ernest Hemingway |
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beenthere User ID: 70904402 United States 02/16/2021 11:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm this is going to have long lasting ripple effect,,,, lots of truckers are stranded due to no power to pump diesel fuel and roads closed due to ice, so, lots of deliveries not being made, things going to snowball, no fuel deliveries be made either so nothing moving for a while,,,, |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78248928 United States 02/16/2021 11:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm [link to dallasmorningnews.com] Houston still dark [link to khou.com] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 77627101 United States 02/16/2021 11:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm Texas/Oklahoma border here,,,, still about 5 inches of snow from last storm,,,, snowing now,,, got about another inch in the last hour or so,,, here is the story,,, most businesses closed due to no power, ones that are open have already ran out of nearly everything, lots of places where credit card/atm cards not working, so cash only,,,, any fast food place open has ran out of food, 3-4 hour lines to fill propane tanks, water off in most places, power only on about 15 minutes in 8 hrs if lucky, no pet food left in any store open, gas stations that are open are running out of fuel,grocery stores closed due to no water or broken pipes, shit getting real out here folks.... stay safe.... Quoting: beenthere 70904402 Damn! I think I would set my oven to 350 & fill it with my dutch ovens and cast iron weights. Then when the power came on for 15 minutes the whole thing would heat up. Best of luck...that sounds really bad! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79812279 Canada 02/17/2021 12:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm Apparently, the grid in Texas was deregulated in 1935 in texas so a small number of wealthy individuals could make money. Cruz makes fun of California but what is he doing now? https://twitter.com/_/status/1361860046192136195 |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 77670046 France 02/17/2021 01:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm Lots of people are suspicious about this cold snap They are wondering if it is weather mod. All I have to say in reply is DARK WINTER. We were promised one, and now, in many places, the LIGHTS ARE OUT. And this never happened before. Gosh, how did Biden know beforehand??? REPEAT: Witness the results of vote fraud. REPEAT: Witness the results of vote fraud. REPEAT: Witness the results of vote fraud. REPEAT: Witness the results of vote fraud. Can you see them yet? When the people stealing elections want your nation destroyed and HATE YOUR GUTS, vote fraud REALLY MATTERS. Inaction after such a theft is a ticket to doom. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 79653135 United States 02/17/2021 01:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm Cell towers are not getting turned off though which makes this a purposeful outage. DARK WINTER! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74840632 Most cell sites have generator power that will probably keep them going for a good week or two, as long as the data umbilical doesn't loose service. Especially in a hurricane prone area, by law in florida cell sites and other places like grocery stores have generator backup power. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 77857534 United States 02/17/2021 02:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm There's wind turbines in Canada and in the mid west working fine all winter. Much colder than Texas. Blame the stupid texas grid system monopoly. Call a spade a spade. It needs to be fixed. What a joke of a state. They turned the power off. |
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Furrry Pete User ID: 80042314 United States 02/17/2021 02:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm ... Quoting: Furrry Pete No one wished death on you. When I said your day was coming, it's because we are all at risk for disasters, even you You won't see me online blaming the president for my own lack of planning and preparation. Not even Bush for New Orleans? Did you complain about Trump? tell the truth Bush didn't have shit to do with the epic New Orleans fuck up that was all the State of Louisiana and the Mayor. That is the truth but the usual gang attacked him anyway, just like they blamed President Trump for every made up ill imaginable. Plus Biden isn't the legitimate President anyway. He didn't send in FEMA, he's out of it, kookoo "It's a friendly friendly world" (Andy Kaufman) Calm seas do not a sailor make, Nor easy horses, a horseman. And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower and when He could be certain only drowning men could see Him- Leonard Cohen |
Peter Quill User ID: 79448215 United States 02/17/2021 02:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Texas braces for water & cell service outages as massive blackout leaves MILLIONS freezing in the dark ahead of 2nd snow storm Texas, a state full of inbred red necks who want to leave the United States and start their own country Quoting: Anonymous Coward 59116397 but as soon as 1 snow flake hits the ground, Texas turns into a snowflake state, with republicans begging Biden for help. I mean, it's bad enough they are so stupid down there they get into 300 car pile ups here is a tip, don't go driving around in a blizzard, stay home you inbred retarts How unbelievably rude. Texas is a wonderful place with good solid people with kind hearts, I'm from NYC. They are having a really hard time and we need to extend our help to them not be assholes to them. So Rude.. Frater Guardian |