It's Freakin' COLD!

Supp · 2021-02-08T01:30:18+00:00

It's going down to -41º tonight with a windchill of -51º 🤪

Weirfan

glad you are ok and keeping yourself well fed 🙂

johnnydoom

Toulon If you hear the grid was "minutes from failing" and then told it would've meant months of repairs and people without power, it helps you accept the horror of the last few days.

I'm not an electrical worker, but it is very difficult for me to imagine a generation or delivery sort of failure that would take "months" to repair if you are willing to throw money at it. The only things I can think of that should ever cause very long delays are natural disasters such as earthquake or hurricanes. Perhaps also if there were a very bad fuel shortage or the area is attacked in war.

Meltdowns and generator/transformer failures would be very expensive, but shouldn't take months to replace or repair unless contingency planning is extremely poor or nonexistent.

Toulon

johnnydoom

When I heard it, I didn't believe it, but it's been a common refrain. To me, it's the kind of thing you say to try to take the sting out of what did happen. You think that was bad? Well, it would've been much worse had we not shut off your power. Typical reframing of the issue that happens with everything these days.

ode

I'm not trying to make light of the situation, but this has to be a "once in a lifetime" kind of weather pattern. Do you guys who have lived in the south your whole life ever remember something like this?
Hopefully never again!

johnnydoom

ode Do you guys who have lived in the south your whole life ever remember something like this?

It is close to once in a lifetime. There have been about three or four times we've approached zero degrees in the winter in Memphis (in my 58 years), and usually only for one or two nights. For the week, this is the worst weather winter week in my memory with several days of lows in the single digits and compounded with snow and ice.

azgreg

ode
We seem to be having these "once in a lifetime" weather events pretty regularly lately.

Meanwhile..................

LBlack14

Par4QC

Not taking anything away from what's happening down South, but you know it's not a very good winter, or at the very least, Feb., when up here we are setting record lows. Coming out of it now, while the South still suffers, is screwed up, for sure.

Toulon

azgreg

Man has had the ability to control the weather for years. People don't have to believe it, but it's true.

We're going to see crazier and crazier things in the coming months and years.

https://www.nytimes.com/1976/04/17/archives/war-of-the-weathers.html

azgreg

I've decided our hot as fuck summers are just fine.

Mattyv

azgreg

I 2nd this statement. I have never feared for my life from the hot ass summer.

Toulon

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the Feds for Fema funding to assist people who've had loss such as from burst pipes.

This is what I was hoping to see. Hopefully, the request will be granted and the thousands with burst pipes have relief waiting for them. They've been through enough.

livegolf

Toulon I got notice from my apartment complex that pipes burst in about half the buildings. Not worried about my stuff as it is of little value if affected but asked apartment management to check to make sure there is no water there they need to clean up while I'm away. Such a PITA for many people.

Toulon

livegolf

Man, I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope your apartment wasn't one that was hit.

Like you alluded to, it's good this isn't your issue. I hope they have it all fixed up before you get back.

At least it'll be warm when you return. Average high is 61* and those temps are a comin' soon. Can't wait.

azgreg

livegolf

azgreg Water from the ceiling or tears?? 🤔

Par4QC

johnnydoom

Toulon

Man froze to death in his recliner, and his wife nearly met the same fate.

https://ktxs.com/news/local/three-weather-related-deaths-in-abilene

Toulon

Why take responsibility when it's a really nobody is to blame kind of a thing. 😂

Toulon

I love the new nickname for Ted Cruz. Calling him "Flyin' Ted". Guy jumps on a plane and heads to Cancun, gets busted for it, returns home and blames his 10 and 12 year old daughters. Gets asked if he came back early because he was caught, or because he really did feel guilty as he said. No answer. We're in good hands down here.

BTW, I would've high-tailed it to Cancun if I could've, too, but I'm not a Senator.

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