Not to make light of the deaths in the Texas cold last week, but how cool was this? My boys took a couple of broken skateboard decks and made sleds out of them. #texas #TexasWinterWeather
snowboarding in cedar hill Texas
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broken skateboard, rare snowfall and the highest ejection in north Texas makes a quick snowboarding session.
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4 minutes, 37 seconds: That's how close Texas came to complete grid failure
ERCOT says the collapse would have led to a statewide blackout for weeks.
They should be under investigation, and the entire program re-thought!...They sold our power to others for profit, and didn't have sense enough to be sure we had reserves!
How did everyone fare during the #TexasWinterWeather?
Still no water...it’s pretty crazy how disrupted life is without it.... supposed to be back working first part of next week.... we have, bottles, coolers, pans, buckets with snow melting....drinking water is easy....but everything else ...You just don’t realize!
This is why you prepare yourself and don't count on ANYTHING anyone else has to provide, including heat and water at least as much as is possible
We got our no-more-boil notice for the water a couple hours ago. Had to wait until Houston certified theirs. Hope everybody gets it soon.
Just like 13 years ago when variable mortgage rates forced people into foreclosure, the idea of variable utility rates was bananas from the beginning.
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Griddy customers face $5,000 electric bills for 5 freezing days in Texas
Some Texans are facing yet another crisis: how to pay enormous electric bills. The Texas power supplier Griddy, which sells unusual plans with prices tied...
So many non-Texans on #ERCOT board.
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/environment/2021/02/19/winter-storm-texas-ercot-officials-spent-40-seconds-preparedness-meeting/4507805001/
ERCOT officials spent 40 seconds on winter storm preparedness at Feb. 9 meeting
At a meeting days before this week's winter storm, Texas grid officials spent scant little time on the impending winter weather.
It’s time for a complete upheaval with this organization....Needs to be focused on the needs of Texas...without any outside persuasion, especially from Washington...The clowns in DC can’t get anything right, why would we want their input??
Shouldn't be any BUT Texans on it, and I don't mean ones that just have a vacation house here!
It still pains me to see "President Biden".
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/president-biden-declares-major-disaster-texas-following-severe-winter-storm-n1258442
President Biden declares major disaster in Texas following severe winter storm
President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in Texas as the state reels from a severe winter storm that initially left millions of people without power amid freezing cold temperatures.
Not the President...complete and total farce...it’s time we blacked out the media...they are the problem
ALL TEXANS SHOULD
JOIN THIS GROUP.
This is going to be maybe the only post from slate I ever post. #texas
https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/02/gas-stoves-emergency-no-replacement.amp
Natural gas does appear to have some byproducts, but my furnace is in the attic and it's well ventilated.
David Dewhurst said 10 years ago that Texas was going to be another California if we didn't step up and improve critical infrastructure. He was right.
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There's a lot of blame to go around.
https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/judge-wolff-sends-letter-to-gov-abbott-says-cps-energy-ercot-share-blame-equally
Judge Wolff sends letter to Gov. Abbott, says CPS Energy & ERCOT share blame equally
SAN ANTONIO - Judge Nelson Wolff sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott in which he says that both CPS Energy and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) are equally to blame for the failure
The specific deregulation system that Texas had was just insane.
https://dentonrc.com/business/officials-denton-municipal-electric-paid-207-million-for-energy-during-outages/article_1ae59757-c532-5ba... View More
Officials: Denton Municipal Electric paid $207 million for energy during outages
Denton Municipal Electric since Tuesday has spent $207 million to buy electricity, and officials now have to borrow the same amount to make the company whole in a crisis they
How can anyone think that's an acceptable risk to take or to put someone in?
This story is so very sad. Such a bad overall situation with record-level cold temps.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/20/texas-boy-dies-suspected-hypothermia
Boy, 11, dies in freezing mobile home as Texas death toll mounts
Family believes Cristian Pavón Pineda died of hypothermia in snowbound Conroe during severe winter weather
The Texas power issue isn't a simple story to tell, but it was avoidable.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/texas-weather-power-outage-2-20-21/index.html
Texas weather, power outage and water news: Live updates
An unprecedented winter storm left four million people without power across Texas this week, and put nearly half of the state's residents under a boil-water advisory. Follow here for live updates
This is just not right. Just not right at all. Wait until we're all thawed out.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/ted-cruz-cancun-vacation/
Steve and Ted’s Excellent Adventures
Austin’s mayor, Steve Adler, and the state’s junior senator, Ted Cruz, are the latest Texas politicians to take ill-considered vacations.
She needs to go home.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/02/20/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-texas-winter-storm-sot-nr-vpx.cnn
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez visits Texas after winter storm - CNN Video
Members of Congress, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), visited Texas after a winter storm left residents to deal with massive power outages and water shortages.
Raised money for a food bank after a crisis. Not the most difficult thing to do in the world.
The Satanic church is suing Texas, saying they've got the religious right to murder people.
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The Satanic Temple Sues Texas Over Abortion Regulations It Argues Infringe On Members' Religious Beliefs
The group argues Texas' required sonogram and waiting period for an abortion violates its religious rituals for the procedure.
We've been boiling water for a couple of days now. Two of my kids brushed their teeth with water from the tap and they ended up throwing up the next morning. Coincident?
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Biden declares major disaster in Texas, more than 14 million told to boil water after power failure
President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Texas as the state grapples with widespread power outages and water shortages.
Understatement of the year. Yeah, there's a lot to talk about #ERCOT.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/19/texas-winter-storm-power-outage-ercot/
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Texans no longer need to conserve energy, power grid operator says
We’re tracking the fallout from the massive winter storm in Texas, which has brought widespread power outages and transportation problems.
Bill Gates needs to learn how to keep his pie hole shut. #BillGates is a nut.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/20/business/bill-gates-anderson-cooper-interview-texas/index.html
Bill Gates: Tradeoffs in Texas lead to deaths
In an interview with CNN, Bill Gates said deaths during Texas' winter freeze were preventable, caused by the state's decision not to weatherize its energy plants.