2022-2023 Winter Weather Thread

[Pato del Muerto 52,504]

Power just came back on after an hour without. Can hear tree limbs cracking. 

[Red Five 40,859]

Power’s been out for me in 78749 since sometime during the night.

[GhostOfTomJoad 9,326]

Just lost spectrum internet for the 2nd time. Wife is freaking out because she had a 6 hr teams call scheduled for today. I told her with 150,000+ without power she's not going to be missed on the call.

[Pato del Muerto 52,504]

1 minute ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

Just lost spectrum internet for the 2nd time. Wife is freaking out because she had a 6 hr teams call scheduled for today. I told her with 150,000+ without power she's not going to be missed on the call.

Does neither of you have a hotspot on your phone as a backup network?

[HenryJames 66,077]

Yeah ask your wife if the hot spot is really a thing.

[GhostOfTomJoad 9,326]

Does neither of you have a hotspot on your phone as a backup network?

That would have been plan b. Cable's back. I was mainly pointing out to her that people without power entirely are in far worse shape & anyone with a brain would reschedule given the situation.

[utee94 15,825]

5 minutes ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

10 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Does neither of you have a hotspot on your phone as a backup network?

That would have been plan b. Cable's back. I was mainly pointing out to her that people without power entirely are in far worse shape & anyone with a brain would reschedule given the situation.

Yeah, not sure why anyone would expect decent participation via remote workers in Austin today.  I rescheduled almost all of my calls, except for the one with part of my team in India that's occurring right now.

[NoName 16,352]

ice everywhere west of Austin. in a fairly comical series of events, went to chip some ice off my trash can with a gardening trowel, slipped on ice, comically waved around my arm and knocked out part of a pane of glass in my garage door.

on the other side, the trash can is out, i taped up the garage window and will wear appropriate shoes next time i go out.

[Buzzrock 14,921]

FYI, current outage map:


Not sure how you get 100K out of that, but maths isn't a requirement.

Zoom in

[Mrs Whiggins 13,050]

13 minutes ago, utee94 said:

....  I rescheduled almost all of my calls, except for the one with part of my team in India that's occurring right now.

 

[South Austin 52,515]

I need to have cold brew in stock in advance of weather events like this. I’m already going through caffeine withdrawal.

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[Homercles 10,205]

14 minutes ago, NoName said:

ice everywhere west of Austin. in a fairly comical series of events, went to chip some ice off my trash can with a gardening trowel, slipped on ice, comically waved around my arm and knocked out part of a pane of glass in my garage door.

on the other side, the trash can is out, i taped up the garage window and will wear appropriate shoes next time i go out.

Why do you care about ice on your trash bin?

[Ghost of LL 15,531]

The drive in to downtown wasn't bad.  There is a bit of ice on some of the bridges, but the roadways are fine.  I think it just rained so goddamned hard overnight that it was impossible for any ice to form on the roads.

Oh, and by the way--props to the half-dozen people I saw on bicycles riding around downtown.  That's a special kind of stupid/dedicated/insane.

[WithoutAClue 15,380]

30 degrees in 78613 and I have a 4" oak tree branch on my roof thanks to the ice.

It's gonna stay there for a while until the ice melts and it is safe to dig out the ladder.

 

[hornian 5,219]

1 hour ago, Ghost of LL said:

I have to go into the office, as I have no power and a hearing today. So I can’t do my Zoom hearing from home (unless I want to go do it from my car). So I’ll report on the roads from downtown after a while.

My associate attorney lives downtown (Seaholm area) and said they don’t have power there. Good luck. 

[gurt 748]

Can those of you who drove into work today name your employers?  Would like to avoid ever working for them.

[phdhorn 6,224]

15 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Zoom in

I did in about 8 places, didn't add up.  Guess i picked the wrong ones.

[hornian 5,219]

2 minutes ago, gurt said:

Can those of you who drove into work today name your employers?  Would like to avoid ever working for them.

There’s a thread on Reddit about that. The biggest headscratcher was Juice Land. Who the fuck wants a smoothie right now?

[atomheartbevo 89,676]

46 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Power just came back on after an hour without. Can hear tree limbs cracking. 

Not all of those sounds are tree limbs cracking.   Some of us like to fire off a…..celebratory round to let our neighbors know that we appreciate them buying us a power generator.

1 minute ago, hornian said:

There’s a thread on Reddit about that. The biggest headscratcher was Juice Land. Who the fuck wants a smoothie right now?

Crossfitters.

[HenryJames 66,077]

I might go for a jog and see if I end up governor.

[South Austin 52,515]

3 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

I did in about 8 places, didn't add up.  Guess i picked the wrong ones.

You forgot to carry the 1.

[Armybrat 40,850]

44 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Does neither of you have a hotspot on your phone as a backup network?

Heh, I just remembered to do that so I can use the iPad instead of the tiny iPhone8.

 

1 minute ago, HenryJames said:

I might go for a jog and see if I end up governor.

You bad boy, you.

[phdhorn 6,224]

7 minutes ago, gurt said:

Can those of you who drove into work today name your employers?  Would like to avoid ever working for them.

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Just now, HenryJames said:

I might go for a jog and see if I end up governor.

[NoName 16,352]

15 minutes ago, Homercles said:

Why do you care about ice on your trash bin?

HA! i just made this comparison to my wife!

even though there is a 0.0001% chance they pick it up today, i wanted it out because they may this afternoon and today is trash day. tried to take it to the street without gloves, hands got super cold holding the ice, looked around, found trowel, chipped off one handle no issue, then the series of unfortunate events happened after that.

also almost slipped like 3x trying to get it the 15' to the curb which made it even funnier.

god i wish there was a camera on that side of the house so i could share the video here.

[hookemATL 11,739]

“Good morning sir! Do you have a moment to discuss the loving embrace of Treesus Christ?”

Edited February 1, 2023 by hookemATL
BRANCH Dividians

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• Austin Energy: 134,687
• Oncor: 23,709
• Bluebonnet: 8,264
• Pedernales: 7,341

 

[Hate 20,108]

Oh, and by the way--props to the half-dozen people I saw on bicycles riding around downtown.  That's a special kind of stupid/dedicated/insane.

This is true regardless of whether or not there is an ice storm.

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[Pato del Muerto 52,504]

13 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Not all of those sounds are tree limbs cracking.   Some of us like to fire off a…..celebratory round to let our neighbors know that we appreciate them buying us a power generator.

Crossfitters.

For real though, some of the pops are just ice cracking when trees flex but not break. 
 

my PEC outage showed around 600 homes affected. Small pocket. 

[Brisketexan 105,151]

I need to have cold brew in stock in advance of weather events like this. I’m already going through caffeine withdrawal.

Fortunately, the wife is a tea drinker. Heat water on gas stove, steep, lotsa hot tea. It ain’t coffee, but it’ll do.

Hearing trees snap like crazy in the green belt behind our house now.

AND…the wife is mad at me. Why? Because I noticed that our bird feeder is frozen over, and our beloved backyard birds can’t get easy food. So, she put a bunch of birdseed on a plate, and told me to just set it on the table outside. She saw me go over and put a handful of seed on the seed tray of our feeder - “why are you doing that? I told you to put the plate on the table. They’ll find it. You know what, do whatever you want!” After putting that handful in the tray, I did exactly what she suggested, but she’s still posted because I think she’s stupid (whenever I do something at all different than she suggested, that’s what it means - I must think she’s stupid).
I LOVE ice days.

[NoName 16,352]

9 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

 

 

for a guy in tech he should understand that is a huge ask for an area with 50+ zip codes

 

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VP - Networking & Security Principal Analyst, Global 100 ranking, #Forbes contributor featured on #NPR, #WSJ, #CNBC, #TodayShow - Native Austinite & Biker

he also tweeted this out 17 hours ago lol

Spoiler

 

 

https://twitter.com/WillTownTech/status/1620801560619134976

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 1, 2023 by NoName

[Chet Steadman 940]

30 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

 

Oh, and by the way--props to the half-dozen people I saw on bicycles riding around downtown.  That's a special kind of stupid/dedicated/insane.

This is the type of post which makes our Austin City Council and $300k/yr bike czar feel like heroes.

Job well done everybody

Edited February 1, 2023 by Chet Steadman

[MissingInAction 25,089]

28 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

 

Oh, and by the way--props to the half-dozen people I saw on bicycles riding around downtown.  That's a special kind of stupid/dedicated/insane.

I'm sure they are pedaling around with raging entitlement boners right now.

[closetohumping 17,442]

Stay safe and prayers to you all.

[Biff Tannen 45,691]

2 minutes ago, NoName said:

 

Will seems a bit worked up

 

dude has a lot of hot sports opinions. but he also tweeted this out 17 hours ago, what a moron

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https://twitter.com/WillTownTech/status/1620801560619134976

 

 

 

 

 

I didn’t realize the drummer for Alice In Chains lived in Austin. 

[South Austin 52,515]

5 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

AND…the wife is mad at me. Why? Because I noticed that our bird feeder is frozen over, and our beloved backyard birds can’t get easy food. So, she put a bunch of birdseed on a plate, and told me to just set it on the table outside. She saw me go over and put a handful of seed on the seed tray of our feeder - “why are you doing that? I told you to put the plate on the table. They’ll find it. You know what, do whatever you want!” After putting that handful in the tray, I did exactly what she suggested, but she’s still posted because I think she’s stupid (whenever I do something at all different than she suggested, that’s what it means - I must think she’s stupid).
I LOVE ice days.

 

[atomheartbevo 89,676]

3 minutes ago, NoName said:

dude has a lot of hot sports opinions. but he also tweeted this out 17 hours ago, what a moron

This is why he gets interviewed by Forbes

 

[atomheartbevo 89,676]

26% of Austin Energy customers without power.

520 active outages

140,000 homes and businesses without power (that’s not 140,000 people without power, it’s 140,000 addresses).

Edited February 1, 2023 by atomheartbevo

[miguelito 11,266]

10 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Fortunately, the wife is a tea drinker. Heat water on gas stove, steep, lotsa hot tea. It ain’t coffee, but it’ll do.

Have you ever heard of Cowboy Coffee? 

If you can heat water, you can make coffee.

 

 

[Mrs Whiggins 13,050]

6 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Fortunately, the wife is a tea drinker. Heat water on gas stove, steep, lotsa hot tea. It ain’t coffee, but it’ll do.

Hearing trees snap like crazy in the green belt behind our house now.

AND…the wife is mad at me. Why? Because I noticed that our bird feeder is frozen over, and our beloved backyard birds can’t get easy food. So, she put a bunch of birdseed on a plate, and told me to just set it on the table outside. She saw me go over and put a handful of seed on the seed tray of our feeder - “why are you doing that? I told you to put the plate on the table. They’ll find it. You know what, do whatever you want!” After putting that handful in the tray, I did exactly what she suggested, but she’s still posted because I think she’s stupid (whenever I do something at all different than she suggested, that’s what it means - I must think she’s stupid).
I LOVE ice days.

Maybe she is mad because she didn't want you to slip on the way to the feeder (like @NoName with the trashcan) and take out a window with a plate turned frisbee or throw your back out or something. Sometimes angry voice is covering for worried voice.

[Pato del Muerto 52,504]

Just now, miguelito said:

Have you ever heard of Cowboy Coffee? 

If you can heat water, you can make coffee.

 

 

Maybe he buys beans like a fancy boy and only has an electric grinder. 
 

maybe a Turkish coffee grinder needs to be on his shopping list. 

[atomheartbevo 89,676]

3 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

maybe a Turkish coffee grinder needs to be on his shopping list. 

Have you tried legally getting one into the country these days?  Visas for Turkish coffee grinders ain’t easy to come by.

[Gourmand 7,774]

Well this is starting to suuuckkk

 

Edited February 1, 2023 by Gourmand

[Blotto 23,523]

Will Townsend sounds like a baby-back bitch. Chill out, smoke a bowl (or sniff more of your own farts), whatever you do to relax, Will. This may take awhile.

 

[Biff Tannen 45,691]

7 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Maybe he buys beans like a fancy boy and only has an electric grinder. 
 

maybe a Turkish coffee grinder needs to be on his shopping list. 

[hookemATL 11,739]

10 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Maybe he buys beans like a fancy boy and only has an electric grinder. 
 

maybe a Turkish coffee grinder needs to be on his shopping list. 

During snowpacolypse 2021, I was reduced to smashing my beans with a hammer on the back porch then using the camp percolator to make coffee. You do what you have to do in order to get that delicious hot bean water. 

Edited February 1, 2023 by hookemATL

[Biff Tannen 45,691]

Dumb question amnesty: why do cell towers still work without power?  Or do they have backup generators or something?

[PTINS 3,472]

Driftwood.  I always wondered how Abbott had a tree fall on him. Not anymore. Fuckin' brutal.