2020-21 Winter weather; bring it on

[troph 24819]

18 minutes ago, BradInATX said:

Mine that was frozen busted a leak yesterday when it thawed out, so my recommendation is to burn down your house and use the insurance money to move to the Caribbean away from this wintery hellhole.

y'all are welcome on the boat fanatic thread, we were actually musing on about yachts in warm climates the other day.

[cactusflinthead 27601]

PSA

 

[Machinator 32099]

 

[South Austin 52518]

2 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

Update:

So this storm is putting Austin a little more in the heavier snow than forecast (NO WAI!), so I can see 3"-4" in S/SW parts of the ATX.  Other than that, behaving more or less like the models predicted.  Latest shot:


This is gonna keep up all day unless it starts evaporating.  More great news from this shit.

Hey fuck you, pal.*
 

 

 

*Not to be taken personally. I’m just irrationally looking for a human being to blame for the weather.

[phdhorn 6224]

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

Hey fuck you, pal.*
 

 

 

*Not to be taken personally. I’m just irrationally looking for a human being to blame for the weather.

OK, I thought that was a proposition to get warm.  I was almost ready to take it, gratis.

[South Austin 52518]

Just now, phdhorn said:

OK, I thought that was a proposition to get warm.  I was almost ready to take it, gratis.

If you have four-wheel drive, I have Scotch and a weighted blanket big enough for two. 

[Machinator 32099]

 

[phdhorn 6224]

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

If you have four-wheel drive, I have Scotch and a weighted blanket big enough for two. 

Nope, not gonna do a 3-way with a dog. I have my standards.

[Biff Tannen 45691]

36 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

Like others, we are debating whether to try and warm up the outside spigots or just wait for warm temperatures. We’ve decided to use surly posters as the guinea pigs. Good luck. We are counting on you. 

I'm not taking my styrofoam off until May.

[South Austin 52518]

3 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

You see, Ted Cruz. This is how you act like the opposite of a piece of shit.

Thanks, Huff. 🤘

[South Austin 52518]

Just now, Biff Tannen said:

I'm not taking my styrofoam off until May.

Just in time for the spigots to get clogged by the locusts.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Homercles 10206]

I wonder if Cruz has an unlocked, outside main breaker box like the rest of us?   

[Pimphand 5763]

44 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Want to meet at Woodrow’s later for happy hour?

Managed to be one of the first to get into Central Market. Very little produce, but got some bottled water, a rotisserie chicken, some bacon and eggs (hoping the power comes in later to make a frittata), and some other nibbles.

Yeah if Woodrow's is open I am down to meet up.. We are out cruising around Austin right now. It looks like everything north of 45th St is dark on Burnet currently.

[South Austin 52518]

Just now, Homercles said:

I wonder if Cruz has an unlocked, outside main breaker box like the rest of us?   

I’d like to fuck around and find out.

[South Austin 52518]

So winter crisis brings out necessity and awkwardness.

The power at my girlfriend’s house is finally on, just as I lost mine. Her ex-husband and his wife (the younger woman whom he left her for) have a 4WD jeep and just picked her up with her two kids to bring them to my girlfriend’s house because the power and water in the ex’s house are now out. My girlfriend invited her ex and his wife to stay at her house, thinking/hoping they would decline, but they said yes. Needless to say, that whole relationship is not entirely pleasant, so I sent my girlfriend back with some tequila to help dull the tension in the house.

[phdhorn 6224]

Interesting, though I'd think it would be more of a contrast.

 

[Helobious 9454]

5 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

Interesting, though I'd think it would be more of a contrast.

 

That’s PA/Beaumont east of Houston right? Entirely unchanged.

[J-Mart 60]

Power kicked on in 78702 about an hour ago. Temp in the house slowly climbing from low of 49 toward 65. That was 80 plus hours without. Water pressure at about 30%. Faucets still at thin stream. 

[Storm the Field 5295]

2 minutes ago, Helobious said:

That’s PA/Beaumont east of Houston right? Entirely unchanged.

They're serviced by Entergy, not part of the ERCOT system. Fared much better. My folks in Lumberton never lost power.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[ztejas 43467]

10 minutes ago, South Austin said:

The power at my girlfriend’s house is finally on, just as I lost mine. Her ex-husband and his wife (the younger woman whom he left her for) have a 4WD jeep and just picked her up with her two kids to bring them to my girlfriend’s house because the power and water in the ex’s house are now out. My girlfriend invited her ex and his wife to stay at her house, thinking/hoping they would decline, but they said yes.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

So winter crisis brings out necessity and awkwardness.
The power at my girlfriend’s house is finally on, just as I lost mine. Her ex-husband and his wife (the younger woman whom he left her for) have a 4WD jeep and just picked her up with her two kids to bring them to my girlfriend’s house because the power and water in the ex’s house are now out. My girlfriend invited her ex and his wife to stay at her house, thinking/hoping they would decline, but they said yes. Needless to say, that whole relationship is not entirely pleasant, so I sent my girlfriend back with some tequila to help dull the tension in the house.

[RamjetFDO 10577]

 

/nobert

[hayden_horn 11362]

it's basically a blizzard in manchaca. thought we were mostly done, but i guess not. and to top it off, looks like it's staying below freezing today. 

at least i got water and power, so far. 

godspeed to those of you without. this shit ain't right.

[phdhorn 6224]

4 minutes ago, Helobious said:

That’s PA/Beaumont east of Houston right? Entirely unchanged.

Interesting.  Beaumont's not on ERCOR (darker blue below), they're on the MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator). 


 Here's their grid (whew):



But Beaumont did have a lot of outages (many storm-related damage to utilities), but apparently they were rolling thru most of it.  Wouldn't say they escaped unscathed, but a lot better than Austin and Houston, probably about DFW or a bit better.

[RDCanecutter 26447]

28 minutes ago, South Austin said:

So winter crisis brings out necessity and awkwardness.

The power at my girlfriend’s house is finally on, just as I lost mine. Her ex-husband and his wife (the younger woman whom he left her for) have a 4WD jeep and just picked her up with her two kids to bring them to my girlfriend’s house because the power and water in the ex’s house are now out. My girlfriend invited her ex and his wife to stay at her house, thinking/hoping they would decline, but they said yes. Needless to say, that whole relationship is not entirely pleasant, so I sent my girlfriend back with some tequila to help dull the tension in the house.

I believe proper Donner Pass protocol is for you to chop up the ex-husband for a hearty stew while taking both the women as your Snow Brides.

[Eastwood 4394]

Looks like we're up over 60k MWs in capacity, per ERCOT's site. Demand seems to be level at around 55k.

http://www.ercot.com/content/cdr/html/real_time_system_conditions.html

[troph 24819]

31 minutes ago, South Austin said:

So winter crisis brings out necessity and awkwardness.

The power at my girlfriend’s house is finally on, just as I lost mine. Her ex-husband and his wife (the younger woman whom he left her for) have a 4WD jeep and just picked her up with her two kids to bring them to my girlfriend’s house because the power and water in the ex’s house are now out. My girlfriend invited her ex and his wife to stay at her house, thinking/hoping they would decline, but they said yes. Needless to say, that whole relationship is not entirely pleasant, so I sent my girlfriend back with some tequila to help dull the tension in the house.

smart man not to follow.  we should all take back our snarky comments on the divorce thread.

[UT_OB1 2224]

26 minutes ago, Helobious said:

That’s PA/Beaumont east of Houston right? Entirely unchanged.

What is dead may never die. 

[FizzleFish 137]

2 hours ago, Dahobbs said:

I appreciate this. But there is no way in our modern society that we should have to be prepared for 40+ hours without heat in sub freezing temperatures. We should be able to rely upon our society, government, and utilities functioning. Victim blaming and excusing the gross negligence that contributed to this problem is, in my view, fucking disgusting. The answer to this problem isn't to tell everyone to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. We were fairly well prepared. We had plenty of food, water, and blankets. The fact is that the vulnerable, the very old and very young, cannot survive that environment. They had advanced warning that our power grid needed to be winterized. They had advanced warning that this system was coming to get our grid ready for emergency operations. They did fucking nothing. That isnt my fault. That isn't my daughters' fault. That isn't the fault of any of the rest of us that were freezing and even dying. 

My response wasn’t meant to indicate we should pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and go at life alone without government and utilities. They are there for a reason, we fund them for a job to do and they failed us. I agree with everything you stated above.  I didn’t read what he said as victim blaming but maybe the tone he used could have communicated that. I’m too tired to go reread what he said. It was just exhausted ramblings and reflecting on what I wish I’d done different. 

[South Austin 52518]

4 minutes ago, troph said:

we should all take back our snarky comments on the divorce thread.

Nah, snarky comments are one of the reasons I go to that thread.

[South Austin 52518]

7 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said:

I believe proper Donner Pass protocol is for you to chop up the ex-husband for a hearty stew while taking both the women as your Snow Brides.

[troph 24819]

ERCOT and other leadership should be investigated, possibly for criminal negligence, corruption, any and all of it for this.  and we should all now know not to rely on them for utilities in these events.  shame on them this time, but like hell I'll be this vulnerable again.

[South Austin 52518]

Just now, troph said:

ERCOT and other leadership should be investigated, possibly for criminal negligence, corruption, any and all of it for this.  and we should all now know not to rely on them for utilities in these events.  shame on them this time, but like hell I'll be this vulnerable again.

Quote from a Facebook friend. “I hereby move that it be re-named ECOT.”

[UnivTex34 1763]

Anyone in southwest Austin gotten water back? I shut mine off at the curb yesterday so can’t test and am curious.

[Eastwood 4394]

 

[ztejas 43467]

3 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Quote from a Facebook friend. “I hereby move that it be re-named ECOT.”

EUCOT

[ztejas 43467]

31 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

I beat you to the punch. Have some rep.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Interesting.  Beaumont's not on ERCOR (darker blue below), they're on the MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator). 


 Here's their grid (whew):



But Beaumont did have a lot of outages (many storm-related damage to utilities), but apparently they were rolling thru most of it.  Wouldn't say they escaped unscathed, but a lot better than Austin and Houston, probably about DFW or a bit better.

We’re SPP, which is the panhandle of Texas as well and had just one blackout 2 days ago for 20 minutes 1500miles away.

They were talking of more yesterday but it’s subsided and said don’t expect any more

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

59 minutes ago, Homercles said:

I wonder if Cruz has an unlocked, outside main breaker box like the rest of us?   

Time to channel your Ocean's movies. Reflective vest, hard hat, and a truck and you got this.

[Shoxthemonkey 1981]

54 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I’d like to fuck around and find out.

If need be, I'll paypal you a couple hundred for bail. This needs to happen.

[Somnio 751]

40 minutes ago, hayden_horn said:

it's basically a blizzard in manchaca. 

Same in SE Austin.  Shit is coming down sideways.

[troph 24819]

14 minutes ago, UnivTex34 said:

Anyone in southwest Austin gotten water back? I shut mine off at the curb yesterday so can’t test and am curious.

Not this morning when they said plants were back up. Haven’t tried again. No next door exclamations of water restored either.

[SquishMitten 10408]

25 minutes ago, troph said:

smart man not to follow.  we should all take back our snarky comments on the divorce thread.

Sounds like the ex husband is angling for a threesome. He's already had sex with her, so his current wife doesn't really have a reason to say no. 

[ZB'Tejas 593]

Yeah if Woodrow's is open I am down to meet up.. We are out cruising around Austin right now. It looks like everything north of 45th St is dark on Burnet currently.

Impromptu Surly HH...


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[RollLeft 5045]

1 hour ago, South Austin said:

I’d like to fuck around and find out.

Mama's boy.  

[troph 24819]

3 minutes ago, SquishMitten said:

Sounds like the ex husband is angling for a threesome. He's already had sex with her, so his current wife doesn't really have a reason to say no. 

Still, what good comes from following her over there? Signals whipped to her and the ex.  I like the move to stay home. Instead signals I’m not up for the bullshit drama, only sex. Strong. 

Edited February 18, 2021 by troph

[Macanudo 12988]

So do we (Houston, specifically NE Harris County) turn off the water tonight and drain the lines or not?    We never lost power and haven't had any issues so far.

 

 

[Pimphand 5763]

4 minutes ago, ZB'Tejas said:

Impromptu Surly HH...


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Currently still very much in doubt for today unless they can get the lights cranked up. It is pretty dark north of 45th on Burnet