2020-21 Winter weather; bring it on

[Pato del Muerto 52557]

2 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

FYI

 

Damn I’d do it if I were there 

[Message Board User 12395]

1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Damn I’d do it if I were there 

Same.

[Shoxthemonkey 1982]

10 minutes ago, Mileslong said:

If you’re old you will know who this is

Reddy Killerwatt

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

8 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

67 hours in. No power. We are surviving on a nice diet of Campbell’s  soup and bourbon. The dogs are tired of our shit. But huddle close when they shiver from the cold. Wife has begun plotting against Governor and the fully lit empty Porche dealership. 

I am pretty sure if we didn’t heat up soup for our neighbors every day they would have died by now.  I think they believe this is also a hoax. 
 

will report back later

Don’t blame your wife at all. If I was in your shoes, I’d be dialing up Russia trying to find a Solar Winds hacker who could get me hooked back into the grid for some crypto or something. 

[ChickenSandwich 9848]

11 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

FYI

 

Awesome. Thanks for posting 

[J-Mart 60]

78702. East Austin neighborhood across from Erwin Center, near Disch-Falk. No power for 66 hours. Have maintained water, but pressure dropped this afternoon. Gas is still on. Streaming all the indoor faucets, wrapped my two outside. Helped two neighbors today who left to stay with friends turn off their water at the street. I’ll keep up the faucet streaming as long as I can. If we lose too much pressure I’ll shut my water off at the street too. 
 

Thanks for all the helpful posts in this thread. I’m feeling plenty of stress and anxiety over this whole mess, and sense the same from many of the posters here. This thread is helping get me through. 

[MissingInAction 25165]

Patio cuisine

And yes every huge unoccupied building across the street has power.

 

 

[4th&Five 41579]

24 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

Probably want to tell that motherfucker to crank the heat and send a drone out to turn off your water at the main.

Already Shut off the main. House was at 59 still, which is amazing. 

[Mileslong 4728]

Reddy Killerwatt

Username checks out

[Biff Tannen 45702]

23 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Damn I’d do it if I were there 

My next 4 Runner is definitely going to be 4WD. My 2004 non-4WD (who would really need that in texas? he said) is sitting in front of my house under 6 Inches of snow and ice. 

[Surly Bevo 25123]

3 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

Already Shut off the main. House was at 59 still, which is amazing. 

That is amazing.  I was without power for 31 hours in NE Tarrant County early Monday morning to mid day yesterday....it got down to 44 and we had a roaring fire and gas stovetop running.  At the length of time you are talking our taun-tauns would have frozen.

[Brisketexan 105213]

We’re not there, but our casa is at 66 hours or so. Water all shut off, so no water damage...but god knows if we have any busted pipes. Will find out when w carefully turn water on.

I’m sure we’ll lose some food, such is life.

The daughters fish are long dead. Seeing the scope of this disaster, she’s ok.

One of our neighbors has appointed himself block captain, and is kicking ass. He’s making sure our elderly neighbors with only an electric cooktop are getting hot meals. We contributed two thermoses so they can keep hot tea on hand as well. They are just decamped in front of their gas fireplace to keep warm. Right in front of it, they are....ok. I visited with him with some supplies yesterday, and he said with warm clothes and blankets they are ok and not shivering.

They have my water cutoff tool, and can shut their water off if necessary.

If the roads clear at all tomorrow, we’ll head back over to help, check on our house, and gather some more food.

[used2b 249]

I want to cry every time I read this thread. I am just so sorry for everyone in these stories. So, so sorry.

So far my house has held up - water, electric, heat. I don't know why. I am in Georgetown. I only lost power a few times that first day. I have 3 teen boys and an 11 yo here and I still have plenty of food for them. I feel like I won the lottery but still stressed.

[Biff Tannen 45702]

1 minute ago, used2b said:

I want to cry every time I read this thread. I am just so sorry for everyone in these stories. So, so sorry.

So far my house has held up - water, electric, heat. I don't know why. I am in Georgetown. I only lost power a few times that first day. I have 3 teen boys and an 11 yo here and I still have plenty of food for them. I feel like I won the lottery but still stressed.

I felt that way yesterday. We are about 15 hours without power now, but we’ve missed the brunt of the cold. Still have water and gas. Could be so much worse. 

[Pato del Muerto 52557]

5 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

My next 4 Runner is definitely going to be 4WD. My 2004 non-4WD (who would really need that in texas? he said) is sitting in front of my house under 6 Inches of snow and ice. 

I’ve got a 4x4 f250 with an 8 foot bed. I could move a ton of people and gear. Wish I could help.

[ztejas 43526]

7 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

My next 4 Runner is definitely going to be 4WD. My 2004 non-4WD (who would really need that in texas? he said) is sitting in front of my house under 6 Inches of snow and ice. 

What, he ain't ever been muddin?

[Biff Tannen 45702]

Reports of water down to a trickle at my sister’s house in NW Hills. Great. 

[Blackcat00 759]

FEMA trailers are going to be needed when this weather goes to 70 degrees and these plumbing issues are backed up and pending. 

The mold cases are going to be out of control in the coming weeks. The freezing weather is only the beginning. 

[Guest Lobo]

Can you talk me through the mold thing.  I keep Reading about it but nobody has explained to me how it’ll be a thing. Thanks and rep

[Captainant 27723]

2 minutes ago, Lobo said:

Can you talk me through the mold thing.  I keep Reading about it but nobody has explained to me how it’ll be a thing. Thanks and rep

1) mold spores

2) water

3) warmth and darkness

4) ???

5) mold infestation

[WillUSAF 226]

This is so sad to read what ya'll are going through. I have mixed emotions about what is going on. 1st and foremost I hope everyone makes it through this safe. But heads should be rolling. This is fucking bullshit and I'm not even living through it....(i'm in Cleveland, OH)

[Mileslong 4728]

To those of you worried about your food spoiling etc. you have thought about just putting it in a cooler on your back porch right?

[Nicole44 22072]

4 minutes ago, Captainant said:

1) mold spores

2) water

3) warmth and darkness

4) ???

5) mold infestation

Since I had a friend who dealt with this after Harvey (sunroom roof leaked)...it’s a bitch. Depends on whether or not home owners insurance will cover and that is tricky. Then there is finding someone who will do the removal. And that’s expensive. And also depends on how widespread it is. Scary shit. Hope this happens to no one. 

[SubliminalHorn 6811]

Just now, Mileslong said:

To those of you worried about your food spoiling etc. you have thought about just putting it in a cooler on your back porch right?

Yep we did that with most perishables. Loud off freezer stuff is bad. Figured it was more important to save more immediately needed food. 

[TexasEd 8070]

5 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

So, ice dams. I'm gonna try to knock the snow off my roof before we get another inch or two tonight.

Just got done breaking the ones I could reach with mu extension pole.  One corner near the garage took a hammer to break through (standing in bed of truck).

 

[Guest]

27 minutes ago, used2b said:

I want to cry every time I read this thread. I am just so sorry for everyone in these stories. So, so sorry.

So far my house has held up - water, electric, heat. I don't know why. I am in Georgetown. I only lost power a few times that first day. I have 3 teen boys and an 11 yo here and I still have plenty of food for them. I feel like I won the lottery but still stressed.

I've been on the other side of it.

It sucks more to hear about other folks dealing with it.

[Brisketexan 105213]

Yep we did that with most perishables. Loud off freezer stuff is bad. Figured it was more important to save more immediately needed food. 

Yeah, we did that with stuff that mattered/ was worth money. But still, will have stuff to toss out.

[Pato del Muerto 52557]

7 minutes ago, WillUSAF said:

This is so sad to read what ya'll are going through. I have mixed emotions about what is going on. 1st and foremost I hope everyone makes it through this safe. But heads should be rolling. This is fucking bullshit and I'm not even living through it....(i'm in Cleveland, OH)

Now you know how most of the country feels when they hear you live in Cleveland. 

[TexasEd 8070]

3 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

Since I had a friend who dealt with this after Harvey (sunroom roof leaked)...it’s a bitch. Depends on whether or not home owners insurance will cover and that is tricky. Then there is finding someone who will do the removal. And that’s expensive. And also depends on how widespread it is. Scary shit. Hope this happens to no one. 

I cleaned out some of the houses in LaGrange when it flooded and we were tearing out the walls and insulation so they could run fans and dry out the framing.  Went by a year later and only a few had been rebuilt and many were just torn down from the damage.  Mold remediation was more expensive than a rebuild.

 

[Pato del Muerto 52557]

4 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

I cleaned out some of the houses in LaGrange when it flooded and we were tearing out the walls and insulation so they could run fans and dry out the framing.  Went by a year later and only a few had been rebuilt and many were just torn down from the damage.  Mold remediation was more expensive than a rebuild.

 

And at one time, mold was excluded from homeowners policies unless you paid extra to add the rider, just like wind/storm. Not sure if that got TE mediated by legislation since then. 

Edited February 18, 2021 by Pato del Muerto

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Can you talk me through the mold thing.  I keep Reading about it but nobody has explained to me how it’ll be a thing. Thanks and rep

Basically if you get ANY water inside of walls, on studs etc without Way to dry it out completely mold will grow and that’s not good when you breathe it in.

[WillUSAF 226]

2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Now you know how most of the country feels when they hear you live in Cleveland. 

We are used to it here though. I got a foot of snow yesterday and it was 10 degrees out.

When people hear that I live in Cleveland they laugh and ask why?

[J-Mart 60]

Just saw on FB (posted by Austin Chronicle) that Austin issued citywide boil water notice. 

[ztejas 43526]

1 minute ago, J-Mart said:

Just saw on FB (posted by Austin Chronicle) that Austin issued citywide boil water notice. 

Joke's on them I don't have water. 

[Nicole44 22072]

2 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Joke's on them I don't have water. 

Same! Fuck water! 

[Brisketexan 105213]

Just saw on FB (posted by Austin Chronicle) that Austin issued citywide boil water notice. 

Just got the text as well. Here we go.

[gsoda3 3280]

Yeah well I don't have to boil snow

[htown85 159]

On the other hand, tons of houses have mold and don’t know it.  

[yoladu 4094]

10 minutes ago, J-Mart said:

Just saw on FB (posted by Austin Chronicle) that Austin issued citywide boil water notice. 

And the hits just keep coming.
 

Got the alert. Apparently Austin’s largest water treatment plant has lost power. 

Edited February 18, 2021 by yoladu

[Royal With Cheese 3]

3 hours ago, Somnio said:

This is an embarrassment.  I know the weather has been unusually cold.  Some power outages, rolling blackouts, etc. should be expected.  However, what has and is occurring has exposed utter imcompetence.  Heads need to roll.  This should never happen again.  I am ashamed.  A week of cold weather, and I feel like I'm living in a 3rd World country.  Fucking ridiculous.

Go home You're drunk. 

[Radical Larry 28659]

Finally! After 68 fucking hours. I’m expecting it to go back out in five minutes.

[hookemATL 11830]

Ignorant cuntwaffle neighbor on hour 96 of keeping these lights on. Even during the day they stay on. Any creative remedies for this jort wearing puddle of zebra jizz?

[Biff Tannen 45702]

12 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Joke's on them I don't have water. 

Hahaha. This is the hardest I’ve laughed all day. Good work. 

[BrickHorn 18262]

Do you have a BB gun? 

[LebongJames 1813]

Ya were melting snow in the master shower to flush the toilet and boiling the snow for the dogs to drink. We only had about 200oz of water when we lost water. Wife doesn’t want to let the dogs drink the snow.

Edited February 18, 2021 by LebongJames

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Finally! After 68 fucking hours. I’m expecting it to go back out in five minutes.

Ahh. Couldn’t go just 1 more?

[hookemATL 11830]

1 minute ago, BrickHorn said:

Do you have a BB gun? 

Nopez. Wish I still had my old airsoft rifle. That thing would do the trick if I got up to the fence. 

[Biff Tannen 45702]

4 minutes ago, hookemATL said:

Nopez. Wish I still had my old airsoft rifle. That thing would do the trick if I got up to the fence. 

Molotov cocktail would do nicely too. 
 

edit: I stopped smoking a couple months ago, but damned if this doesn’t sound nice right now. 
 

Edited February 18, 2021 by Biff Tannen

[Nicole44 22072]

Well they aren’t commandeering my snow! I need it! I boil away when I have power. It takes buckets melted down just to get a proper flush! All that white wintery shit on my lawn is mine! Just kidding. I’d share it with y’all. I would! 
 

 

[SpiralOut 1818]

Hope you malcontents are staying warm.  Power was out at my place in Abilene all day Monday.  Got up for work Tuesday, still no power, but the car wash right next door was lit up like a Christmas tree.  Donut shop had power.  Every residential complex around me had power.  Saw a dude watching his TV both mornings as I drove by after freezing my ass off in the dark all night.  Basically everyone had power BUT the small area I'm in.  Same thing this morning, but when I got back tonight everything was back on.

Seriously hope you're all doing well.