The massive winter storm that’s rocked most of the U.S. population over the past few days has brought historic cold along with the ice and snow, shattering record lows in Southern and Plains cities and knocking out power generation plants, leaving millions without access to power or heat.
Residents in cities across Texas are lining up to wait in the snow for a chance to pick up food and other necessities at H-E-B grocery stores as millions are left without a stable source of power for the second day. Social media posts show hundreds of people queued up to enter store locations still open during Texas’ unprecedented cold weather. -snip
As a winter storm wreaked havoc on Texas, about 1,000 women at the federal medical prison in Fort Worth were left without heat in freezing temperatures, according to women in the prison and family members of women incarcerated there. -snip
The stories go on and on and as expected, it's the poor who are going without the most.
I still have power but I've been without central heating since Friday. Been forced to use portable heaters and an electric blanket (never got around to getting any firewood this year). I don't live in Texas though.
__________________ Paleontologists have tried to turn Archaeopteryx into an earth bound feathered dinosaur. But it is not. It is a bird, a perching bird. And no amount of 'paleobabble' is going to change that.-- Alan Feduccia-a world authority on birds, quoted in "Archaeopteryx:Early Bird Catches a Can of Worms," Science 1994, p.764-765
I saw a story on FOX where a mother and her daughter died in Texas from carbon monoxide poisoning because they were using their car in an enclosed garage to generate heat.
__________________ Paleontologists have tried to turn Archaeopteryx into an earth bound feathered dinosaur. But it is not. It is a bird, a perching bird. And no amount of 'paleobabble' is going to change that.-- Alan Feduccia-a world authority on birds, quoted in "Archaeopteryx:Early Bird Catches a Can of Worms," Science 1994, p.764-765
Hope this is over soon for the people of Texas, thats crazy.
Its ultimately the not being prepared for anything like this. They don't have the equipment nor the resources to deal with this kind of thing, right?
I'm just trying to imagine because I've read a couple articles talking about how many centimeters of snow they got and how cold it could get and as a Canadian, its honestly like.... nothing. 10-15 cm of snow and slightly below zero Celsius.
Last week it was -20 where I lived and we just got about 25 cm of snow the other day, but thats just how it is. Wild how different it must be living in the south.
from what ive heard its mainly due to the generators at the electric companies not being made to withstand such low temps. This has led to them freezing/falling resulting in not only people with electric heat being shit outa luck but the gas companies have no electricity either causing them to be basically useless and putting people who rely on gas heat in the same boat.
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas faced a barrage of criticism as unverified images said to show him taking a flight out of the storm-ravaged state circulated on Twitter on Wednesday.
Insider was unable to immediately verify the images and could not immediately reach Cruz or one of his representatives for comment.
As of early Thursday, no media outlet had reported receiving a response from Cruz. Fox News and The Associated Press, citing unnamed sources, reported that Cruz had indeed flown with his family to Cancun, Mexico.
Even without verification, the images were politically explosive. The Texas Democratic Party called for Cruz's resignation, accusing him of abandoning the state in a crisis. -snip
Pretty sure a failing infrastructure isn't a handout. It's one of those things even Conservatives agree is a duty to the public good.
__________________ What CDTM believes;
Never let anyone else define you. Don't be a jerk just to be a jerk, but if you are expressing your true inner feelings and beliefs, or at least trying to express that inner child, and everyone gets pissed off about it, never NEVER apologize for it. Let them think what they want, let them define you in their narrow little minds while they suppress every last piece of them just to keep a friend that never liked them for themselves in the first place.
Not to mention a duty to aide in a natural disaster.
This guy is out of his mind. Does he consider Covid relief a "handout"?
Tim Boyd should be kicked off the council.
__________________ What CDTM believes;
Never let anyone else define you. Don't be a jerk just to be a jerk, but if you are expressing your true inner feelings and beliefs, or at least trying to express that inner child, and everyone gets pissed off about it, never NEVER apologize for it. Let them think what they want, let them define you in their narrow little minds while they suppress every last piece of them just to keep a friend that never liked them for themselves in the first place.
The governor blaming this on "green energy" is a distraction, as wind power makes about 15-16% of Texas' power.
Of course it didn't help that the turbines in Texas are not fitted for deep cold operation like in other states where it freezes and the turbines keep spinning.
The sad thing is, at worst they get to step down, while everyone else pays for their neglect.
__________________ What CDTM believes;
Never let anyone else define you. Don't be a jerk just to be a jerk, but if you are expressing your true inner feelings and beliefs, or at least trying to express that inner child, and everyone gets pissed off about it, never NEVER apologize for it. Let them think what they want, let them define you in their narrow little minds while they suppress every last piece of them just to keep a friend that never liked them for themselves in the first place.
Texas and the South are being punished by the Lord for following the Dark Mandonald Trump. They like the devil quote false Scripture. The power outage will be followed by dogs and cats living together and the end of times. These Southerners are not Christians they worshipped a false idol for 4 years. God sees the evil in men's hearts.
Q: when is it considered inappropriate to drop a ghostbusters reference?
A: never
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Your Lord knows very well what is in your heart. Your soul suffices this day as a reckoner against you. I need no witnesses. You do not listen to your soul, but listen instead to your anger and your rage.
Good news everyone we can all breathe a sigh of relief.
Ted Cruz and his family are safe.
"Sen. Ted Cruz confirmed Thursday that he traveled to Cancun, Mexico, as millions of Texas residents were without power and safe drinking water amid freezing temperatures that have left at least 21 people dead in the southern United States.
In a statement, the Texas Republican said that he flew with his daughters Wednesday and that he would be returning Thursday amid an uproar and calls to resign over the family trip."
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