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Post by KikiPea on Feb 15, 2021 22:49:28 GMT
OMG Now, N TX has been issued a boil water notice! UGH This really sucks!!!! Boil water on the electric stove with the power you don’t have! What a nightmare! Right?!?!? Luckily, we have a gas stove, but many don’t!
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Post by Sharon on Feb 15, 2021 22:57:34 GMT
I don't think power is on rolling blackouts. We consistently lose power after about 10 minutes of being on. It's then off for about 30 minutes. This has been going on since 2 a.m. We have friends that haven't lost power yet. How is that rolling to all of the citizens of the city? It sound like they are just picking and choosing areas.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 15, 2021 22:58:59 GMT
Boil water on the electric stove with the power you don’t have! What a nightmare! Right?!?!? Luckily, we have a gas stove, but many don’t! We have a gas stove too. We can use the range top. We have to light it with a match though. It has electronic ignition. We can't use the oven because it is electronically operated.
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Post by myshelly on Feb 15, 2021 23:02:35 GMT
Just read that the Stars are still playing tonight and tomorrow night, open to fans. Sure, let's heat a stadium in these conditions. Not trying to be snarky or anything, but will they really heat the stadium? I’ve spent a lot of time at ice rinks and hockey games and I don’t think any of them have ever been heated for the benefit of guests. Not that they should be hosting games open to fans - but saving electricity by not heating a stadium probably wouldn’t be the most important reason why they shouldn’t. Oh absolutely they heat the arena. Are you talking about professional hockey games? There are professional hockey games where they don’t provide heat to the fans?
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Post by katybee on Feb 15, 2021 23:12:28 GMT
Boil water on the electric stove with the power you don’t have! What a nightmare! Right?!?!? Luckily, we have a gas stove, but many don’t! I’m going to fill my bathtub with water (to flush toilets) and fill a couple of pitchers with water to drink/ brush teeth just in case we lose water. I also think I’ll take a shower in a bit, even though I’ve been avoiding it.
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Post by myshelly on Feb 15, 2021 23:13:52 GMT
Right?!?!? Luckily, we have a gas stove, but many don’t! I’m going to fill my bathtub with water (to flush toilets) and fill a couple of pitchers with water to drink/ brush teeth just in case we lose water. I also think I’ll take a shower in a bit, even though I’ve been avoiding it. We can’t shower without electricity because there’s no hot water 😫
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Post by checkwheelsdown on Feb 15, 2021 23:16:22 GMT
[/quote]Im sorry your experience here in Texas hasn't been so good. Just FYI - DH and I were flying to DFW on Thursday from Amarillo and they haven't canceled our flight yet...but when we called they said they most likely would be. Amarillo's weather is going to be somewhat better,but DFW's would not be. Maybe call and see what they tell you so you dont make a trip to the airport for no reason. [/quote]
Trying to schedule a return flight has been interesting, since when the weather here is nice (relatively speaking) the weather back home in MD is forecast not to be! I will definitely be touching base with the Southwest folks prior to heading to the airport this time.
My Texas experience has been a good one despite the funky weather and med situation🙂 My silver lining is more time with my DD and my grandcats (and now granddogs, courtesy of DD's girlfriend💕 ). Besides helping them make their quite lovely house a home, I've checked out the wide selection of TexMex grocery offerings at HEB and Target--so much more than what we have in MD😉 as well as enjoyed several eateries-- such as burgers at hopdaddy's being one and a variety of tacos delivered from TacoDeli. I've been cooking her HelloFresh vegetarian meals for us too. Stuff's good😁 I'll be looking forward to the next time I get to visit here, DD has a list of places she wants us to explore together.
(My last post took awhile to write, lol, so just caught up to everything on page 6...oh boy, I'm sorry to hear of the not good power issues and all. Hope things will turn about soon. I'm so sorry. What an unprecedented situation the state is in😞 )
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Post by SharonScraps on Feb 15, 2021 23:18:20 GMT
You point out something that a lot of people not from around here may not realize. We're in a very humid climate here along the coast. When you combine the extreme (for us) child temperature with the humidity, it makes for a very miserable time for us cold weather wimps (I fully admit I'm one). At least I have a nice warm back rest right now (the Italian greyhound mix who is trying to stay warm has wormed his way behind me in LOL reminds me of when my PA cousin was down for spring break and we took him to the coast. He ended up sitting in the car while the my family was out in wind breakers and flip flops. Cousin said the wind was like a knife in his ears, a lot of pain. Yeah, he thought it would be warm in TX and we were thinking what a wimp he was, until he told us about the ears. Sharon
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 15, 2021 23:24:39 GMT
Please stay safe!! If possible, with the power still off, gather in a smaller area and cover doorways and stairs, maybe even windows with sheets and blankets. Togetherness..
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Post by SharonScraps on Feb 15, 2021 23:27:58 GMT
Sister and brother live in the Denton area. Both have had rolling blackouts that last an hour. We feel so special because weh have had no black out. Then the news said that if a home is near a hospital, there will be no blackout for that neighborhood. so, Thank you, small hospital 3 blocks away. Interesting about being near the hospital. Our neighborhood facebook page is filled with people talking about rolling blackouts. but ours has stayed on. My part of the neighborhood is near a hospital so that must be the reason! We are way farther away than 3 blocks, but may be on the grid with a hospital. We are wondering if that was why we have not lost power. My MIL has moved in with for a couple days, no power at her house. A 30 minute drive took over 2 hours. they tried to drive to Austin to stay in a hotel, but the drive here was so rough, they just went back home again. My mother didn’t get power til 2 PM, but it is back out, again. I was calling the electric co all day, until 1 PM, to finally get thru to report it. It was on within the hour. She is timing to see if she is now on the rolling outages. My coworkers started a work text conversation and looks like only a few of us do have power. I noticed all of us are keeping our mouths shut about having power. LOL Sharon
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Post by epeanymous on Feb 15, 2021 23:33:16 GMT
I am sorry, Texas friends. I have been following the news down there, and I hope all of you can stay as safe and warm as possible.
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Post by KikiPea on Feb 15, 2021 23:38:46 GMT
My parents just lost power again.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Feb 15, 2021 23:58:22 GMT
Just a reminder not to bring gas or charcoal grills inside for heat! I was just reading about a family that's hospitalized with 2 in critical condition from carbon monoxide poisoning. Hope they're able to get plants generating electricity back on the grid quickly!
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Post by scrapbookwriter on Feb 16, 2021 0:16:28 GMT
There has been quite a bit of snow here (north east Scotland) and lots of road closures, but it’s mainly due to high winds and drifting snow. It’s very difficult to keep on top of that. Many of the local farmers have contracts with the council to clear roads while the council does the main routes. We are fairly well-equipped to deal with it. A lot of folk get winter tyres and most of us have a good bit of experience with snow driving. However, we are not Canada - the temperatures there are hard for me to get my head round. The coldest it has been here this year has been this last week when it dropped to -12C I believe. That’s unusually cold for us as we are coastal and tend not to get it as bad as it gets inland and higher up. We visited Scotland in September 2016. Our first day we were at Edinburgh Castle and saw a wedding party start to gather outside the little chapel. The men were in lovely formal kilts. The bride hadn't arrived, but the bridesmaids were in strapless gowns. I was wearing a shirt, a sweater, a scarf, gloves, and a winter coat with the hood pulled tight on my head. I said to my husband, "I am so cold!" The groom overheard me and said, "Nah, this is summer in Scotland!" We fell in love with Scotland, by the way. I would move to Inverness tomorrow if I could.
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Post by beebee on Feb 16, 2021 0:53:54 GMT
My parents just lost power again. So did mine. I'm so worried about all these older people right now without heat.
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Post by myshelly on Feb 16, 2021 1:04:54 GMT
UPDATE :
Stars games have been canceled after absolute outrage on all social media platforms at the idea of them using electricity to light and heat American Airlines Center. The mayor of the city of Dallas intervened.
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Post by freecharlie on Feb 16, 2021 1:25:00 GMT
MergeI was just reading they were still forcing school tomorrow (fb page), how does that work with no power?
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Post by myshelly on Feb 16, 2021 1:28:57 GMT
MergeI was just reading they were still forcing school tomorrow (fb page), how does that work with no power? What district? I thought Merge was in Houston and Houston says closed for tomorrow with no virtual or in person learning.
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Post by freecharlie on Feb 16, 2021 1:33:06 GMT
MergeI was just reading they were still forcing school tomorrow (fb page), how does that work with no power? What district? I thought Merge was in Houston and Houston says closed for tomorrow with no virtual or in person learning. I'll try to find out, I think is is the Houston area, but I'd don't know if there is more than one district in that area
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Post by Merge on Feb 16, 2021 1:49:22 GMT
MergeI was just reading they were still forcing school tomorrow (fb page), how does that work with no power? That must be another district. They called us off for today and tomorrow last Friday. We’re supposed to get more ice and another round of Arctic cold on Wednesday - Thursday, so I expect we’ll be off then, too. (The cynic in me is surprised that we’re not yet hearing calls for teachers to get back to work and keep the kids warm ... 😂)
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Post by Merge on Feb 16, 2021 1:49:54 GMT
What district? I thought Merge was in Houston and Houston says closed for tomorrow with no virtual or in person learning. I'll try to find out, I think is is the Houston area, but I'd don't know if there is more than one district in that area Oh there are dozens. Mine is just the largest.
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Post by myshelly on Feb 16, 2021 1:51:02 GMT
What district? I thought Merge was in Houston and Houston says closed for tomorrow with no virtual or in person learning. I'll try to find out, I think is is the Houston area, but I'd don't know if there is more than one district in that area Not trying to get identifying info, just wanted to go read some drama on FB because I’m bored. Power still off.
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Post by mom on Feb 16, 2021 1:51:28 GMT
Merge I was just reading they were still forcing school tomorrow (fb page), how does that work with no power? That must be another district. They called us off for today and tomorrow last Friday. We’re supposed to get more ice and another round of Arctic cold on Wednesday - Thursday, so I expect we’ll be off then, too. (The cynic in me is surprised that we’re not yet hearing calls for teachers to get back to work and keep the kids warm ... 😂) I was wondering if your district applied for the exemption? All the schools up here announced that they would and were certain they'd get it.
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Post by myshelly on Feb 16, 2021 1:55:20 GMT
MergeI was just reading they were still forcing school tomorrow (fb page), how does that work with no power? That must be another district. They called us off for today and tomorrow last Friday. We’re supposed to get more ice and another round of Arctic cold on Wednesday - Thursday, so I expect we’ll be off then, too. (The cynic in me is surprised that we’re not yet hearing calls for teachers to get back to work and keep the kids warm ... 😂) Oh there are SO MANY comments on the Houston ISD FB page about “but why can’t they accommodate virtual learning?!?” Um, because we don’t have any power, Karen.
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Post by Merge on Feb 16, 2021 1:57:04 GMT
That must be another district. They called us off for today and tomorrow last Friday. We’re supposed to get more ice and another round of Arctic cold on Wednesday - Thursday, so I expect we’ll be off then, too. (The cynic in me is surprised that we’re not yet hearing calls for teachers to get back to work and keep the kids warm ... 😂) I was wondering if your district applied for the exemption? All the schools up here announced that they would and were certain they'd get it. Yes, that’s exactly what happened. At 3:15 Friday we had a staff meeting and were expected to be prepared to teach remotely today and tomorrow. By 4:30 they had rescinded that and said they’d be inclement weather days, because the state had granted a waiver. I’m prepared if they expect us to teach remotely Wed/Thur, but if the state doesn’t figure out the power grid situation, I don’t know how that will happen.
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Post by Merge on Feb 16, 2021 1:58:32 GMT
That must be another district. They called us off for today and tomorrow last Friday. We’re supposed to get more ice and another round of Arctic cold on Wednesday - Thursday, so I expect we’ll be off then, too. (The cynic in me is surprised that we’re not yet hearing calls for teachers to get back to work and keep the kids warm ... 😂) Oh there are SO MANY comments on the Houston ISD FB page about “but why can’t they accommodate virtual learning?!?” Um, because we don’t have any power, Karen. Omg. I had to stop following the district page a while ago because I was afraid I’d say something unprofessional. Sounds like that was a good choice!
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Post by myshelly on Feb 16, 2021 2:20:52 GMT
Just entered hour 18 without power
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Post by mom on Feb 16, 2021 2:26:20 GMT
I just saw on FB that Abilene hasn't had power all day and now they are about to run out of water until the weekend.
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Post by Merge on Feb 16, 2021 2:26:52 GMT
Just entered hour 18 without power I am truly sorry to hear it. With kids, too. I really hope it comes back on soon.
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Post by Merge on Feb 16, 2021 2:27:46 GMT
I just saw on FB that Abilene hasn't had power all day and now they are about to run out of water until the weekend. Oh my god.
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