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post 1631449473 02-15-2021, 09:52 AM
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That has to be miserable to lose power at those low temps. Plus just not being used to the cold. Hope you all get your power back soon!
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post 1631449603 02-15-2021, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted By ramimotemem⏩
All hell is breaking loose for you warmer-states miscers huh. Never thought about the difference in infrastructure between those regions and the colder ones.

Stay safe southern misc.
Its 80 degrees and sunny in florida.

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post 1631449613 02-15-2021, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted By SoutheastBeast1⏩
I also did not sign up for this when choosing to move here. F*ck this week. Should have gone to Florida
Was legit thinking this earlier, but noooo, it was too far of a drive to move all of my chit..
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post 1631449743 02-15-2021, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted By ClivesTriceps⏩
Was legit thinking this earlier, but noooo, it was too far of a drive to move all of my chit..
The worst part is I came from Atlanta so it would have been a shorter drive to choose Florida. Legit have no excuse for this mistake
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post 1631449883 02-15-2021, 10:00 AM
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Still no power, but I did get a room reservation for tonight. Asked if I could reserve two or three nights and then cancel if I don't need them.

Negative.

Said hotel is at full capacity and no cancellations will be honored.

It took some time. Some hotels give no answer and some you are just stuck with a busy signal.
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post 1631450253 02-15-2021, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted By katya422⏩
Still no power, but I did get a room reservation for tonight. Asked if I could reserve two or three nights and then cancel if I don't need them.

Negative.

Said hotel is at full capacity and no cancellations will be honored.

It took some time. Some hotels give no answer and some you are just stuck with a busy signal.
Honestly do hotels even have power? I can see one from my apartment and it does not look like it has power. I'm sure some of them do but I don't even think there's a guarantee you'll have power from them.
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post 1631450303 02-15-2021, 10:08 AM
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Whose idea was it to convert everything to electric heating? That would be unheard of in Canada outside of some areas of Quebec near the dams where they print electricity.
post 1631450543 02-15-2021, 10:12 AM
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Reading this thread makes me grateful for my wood stove. Normally used occasionally for ambiance but v helpful in these kind of situations also!
post 1631450803 02-15-2021, 10:17 AM
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[QUOTE=SoutheastBeast1;1631450253]Honestly do hotels even have power? I can see one from my apartment and it does not look like it has power. I'm sure some of them do but I don't even think there's a guarantee you'll have power from them.[/QUOTE)

I think some hotels are probably down too which could explain having such a tough time finding one.

This one is farther than I would prefer to drive right now, but it is a newer build right next to city hall and the PD. I'm hoping hospitals and munis get some priority.

ETA: one of my biggest dislikes about this house is that it doesn't have gas service. I much prefer a gas stove and the heat pump is old. My brother peeked in the attic last night because the heat pump wasn't working, blowing cold air. Says there is a lot of snow in the attic. We were using space heaters, but so much for that.
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post 1631451853 02-15-2021, 10:30 AM
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Just got power back
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post 1631452043 02-15-2021, 10:33 AM
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In Grand Prairie. Power hasn't gone out at all, but I sure see lots of reports about it.

My whole neighborhood is on gas heaters, so hopefully they leave us alone when it comes to electricity.I have a generator on standby and a few space heaters if we do need em.


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post 1631452323 02-15-2021, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted By ziggurat⏩
it really is amazing how brittle our little civilization really is
Short term thinking and poor planning is always abundant.

Our power grids are very susceptible. I'm in the Midwest and these temps aren't that out of the ordinary and the local power distributor sent out an email to use the least amount of power possible (people should be doing this anyway), but we shut down a nuclear plant a few years ago just because people are anti-nuclear. Would have came in pretty handy right about now. With so many businesses shut down and corporations dark, I don't see how there is such a shortage of power. Most homes are gas heated, but the blowers do command a lot of power I suppose.

There's plenty of options for portable gas heat that can heat an entire room easily, but good luck finding one now.
Originally Posted By Redundanteater⏩
Reading this thread makes me grateful for my wood stove. Normally used occasionally for ambiance but v helpful in these kind of situations also!
Texted my Dad asking him if finished off a tree yesterday, he said probably a small one haha. Nothing beats the feels of heat of a wood stove.
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post 1631452403 02-15-2021, 10:37 AM
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We're supposed to get hit again on wednesday. 5 inches of snow still sitting on the road and highs are in 20s so they're probably not gonna melt so 3 more inches will shut down the entire northern part of texas lol
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post 1631452763 02-15-2021, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted By eatmycrackers⏩
My power has been out since 1:30am last night. I am in Plano. It is now past 9am still no power lmao.

If you’re reading this please tell them to cycle my power back on

Phone about to die

Pls.. fast misc
charge it in your car
post 1631453163 02-15-2021, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted By Narrator02⏩
charge it in your car
Thanks ******* posting from my car navigation system still no power at noon

Will be fun to see how the rest of the week plays out

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post 1631455573 02-15-2021, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted By TexasTechPharmD⏩
We're supposed to get hit again on wednesday. 5 inches of snow still sitting on the road and highs are in 20s so they're probably not gonna melt so 3 more inches will shut down the entire northern part of texas lol
LOL I know it. We're f*cked the rest of this week for sure.
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post 1631457453 02-15-2021, 11:43 AM
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Does Texas not have the infrastructure to support the power consumption happening because of the cold?
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post 1631457553 02-15-2021, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted By sLiPkNoT
Does Texas not have the infrastructure to support the power consumption happening because of the cold?
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post 1631457573 02-15-2021, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted By Redfish225⏩
Exactly.

I’ve been through enough hurricanes and I know not having a generator sucks ass. Got rid of the 7k portable for a whole home standby a couple years ago. I’m spoiled, lol. No running all those dam extension cords through the house.
A good budget setup is installing an outside switch that goes into the breaker. Then just plug the portable generator right into it. Go in basement and flip the switch. Works very well.
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Originally Posted By ziggurat⏩
it really is amazing how brittle our little civilization really is
This, we have such a false sense of security
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Originally Posted By sLiPkNoT
Does Texas not have the infrastructure to support the power consumption happening because of the cold?
Good ole renewable energy sources are failing due to cold and snow.
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Originally Posted By SoutheastBeast1⏩
Just got power back
And power is now out again 4 hours later

So 10 hours no power for 4 hours with power. Go f*ck yourself Texas
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I’m just north of San Antonio. Power went out at 8pm last night and still not back on. Place I’m staying is on well water so when the power goes out the water goes out lol. Ffs 41 degrees in the apartment right now. I don’t think the power is going to come back on today. Gonna be a chilly night
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Originally Posted By SoutheastBeast1⏩
The roads are one thing but I think the power outages are ridiculous. Fully prepared for this to go on for the entire week. I'd be surprised if I even get power back before Thursday at this point, that's how little faith I have at the moment.

Just wrap up and stay under blankets, lmao
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Just got settled into the hotel and eating something. Brought a few groceries from the house (soup, bread/lunchmeat, snacks).

Glad that I did.

When I called to make a reservation this morning I asked for 2 queens. Got here and all they had was 1 King. Sold out. Took it anyway. Brother is getting stuck w/the recliner because my daughter and I get the bed.

Front desk phone was ringing constantly with people looking for a room. Per the desk they believe all hotels in the area are full.

After I got my daughter and brother in the room I went back out to try and find something a little better to eat and some bedding for my brother. Wal-mart closed; no power. Target no power, open but not selling any perishable food products. Haven't seen any restaurants open.

If a lot of grocers and restaurants have to toss all of their food + lot of home owners end up doing the same there may not be much variety available for a minute.

Before we came to the hotel my brother wanted to at least try to get enough of a generator to help keep the plumbing from freezing. He had called Ace and knew they were sold out. Went to Home Depot. Open, but on back up power/emergency lights and no heat. Said all their generators for sale or rent were gone by 9 AM.
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post 1631473343 02-15-2021, 02:51 PM
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I feel for you. Those temperatures are not uncommon here, but if your house ain't built for it and your power grid can't keep up with the power usage then that sounds rough...

Proper clothing sounds like the solution, the key is to trap warm air to your body. A normal way to do this is to use wool underwear, some thicker cloth of wool or fleece over that then some cloth that keeps the warm air trapped.
The reason why wool is so effective is that it will keep you warm even if your wet.

If you don't got warm cloth then you need to become creative, I've heard bubble wrap is effective vs hypothermia.


Edit: Grats with the hotel, good luck to the rest of you.
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Originally Posted By Archheretic⏩
I feel for you. Those temperatures are not uncommon here, but if your house ain't built for it and your power grid can't keep up with the power usage then that sounds rough...

Proper clothing sounds like the solution, the key is to trap warm air to your body. A normal way to do this is to use wool underwear, some thicker cloth of wool or fleece over that then some cloth that keeps the warm air trapped.
The reason why wool is so effective is that it will keep you warm even if your wet.

If you don't got warm cloth then you need to become creative, I've heard bubble wrap is effective vs hypothermia.


Edit: Grats with the hotel, good luck to the rest of you.
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Originally Posted By bigcat3655⏩
Definitely drip your faucets. Busted pipes are no joke and if there's no heat to your house, there's nothing to prevent them from freezing
This. I had 4 pipes burst a couple of months ago (despite the heat being on), and the water damage is insane. I’d address this issue asap if I had no heat in the house.
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Originally Posted By katya422⏩
Sitting in my car warming it up. Wondering if I should leave my faucets dripping or try to turn off the water.

Thought I would try to find a hotel with power. Just heard the guys on a local station say they are only on the air because they got a generator up and running.
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