Current Events > Biggest storm in a century? Walmart shelves as Texas prepare for huge storm

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Bio1590 posted...

It's been so cold here that everyone with beer fridges in their garages has discovered all their beer froze lol

yeah, we played pond hockey a few times when the temp was around zero. you had about 30 seconds to finish a beer you opened or it will turn to slush then freeze over.

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The snow has not arrived just yet. It was supposed to start around 1, but was delayed until sometime this afternoon. This means that it will likely last more into tomorrow now for sure.

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TommyG663513 posted...

Lol Texas

I'm in MN and the temperature hasn't been above 0 degrees in over a week. Southern states act so dramatic about the slightest hint of winter.

Texas is obviously way less prepared and used to weather like this than people in Minnesota where it's a given every year

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Everyones stimulus checks are about to disappear this month as their heating and electric bills will be through the roof, probably a 25x increase.

https://www.reuters.com/article/electricity-texas-prices/update-1-texas-wholesale-electric-prices-spike-more-than-10000-amid-outages-idUSL1N2KL0XG

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AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

Everyones stimulus checks are about to disappear this month as their heating and electric bills will be through the roof, probably a 25x increase.

https://www.reuters.com/article/electricity-texas-prices/update-1-texas-wholesale-electric-prices-spike-more-than-10000-amid-outages-idUSL1N2KL0XG

Wtf

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It's starting to ice here. Then the snow arrives.

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Been without power since 3 am. What the fuck man

Solid Snake07 posted...

Texas is obviously way less prepared and used to weather like this than people in Minnesota where it's a given every year

This. Boils down to expierence dealing with it. Where I live we MIGHT get snow every 2 to 3 years and its usually not much. Last time I saw a foot or more I was still in school

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

We need to tell these ***** in the Midwest to hurricane proof their houses just in case

I mean.....we probably should have back in 2008.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_Hurricane_Ike_in_inland_North_America

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I wonder if this sudden cold snap will affect the crawfish farms.

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Taharqa_ posted...

I wonder if this sudden cold snap will affect the crawfish farms.

they're all dead :(.
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Rollling blackouts might turn permanent for the time being

https://twitter.com/elijahschaffer/status/1361441778646319106?s=21

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I don't think Schaffer is a real source
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pick4six posted...

might turn permanent

fuck :(.
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pick4six posted...

Rollling blackouts might turn permanent for the time being

https://twitter.com/elijahschaffer/status/1361441778646319106?s=21

As opposed to an electric helicopter spraying a chemical made from electricity onto a wind turbine made from electrolytes.

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Something to note is that most of Texas has an electrical grid that is separate from the eastern and western grids used by the rest of the country
https://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/08/texplainer-why-does-texas-have-its-own-power-grid/

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And my understanding is that they also can only generate a very small amount over their theoretical max capacity so when they started losing their generators it basically fucked the whole state over.

They should honestly be forced into the national grid at this point.
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24 fucking hours no power no heat 16 degrees with 5 windchill bruh fuck that shit god winter end already

CADE FOSTER posted...

24 fucking hours no power no heat 16 degrees with 5 windchill bruh fuck that shit god winter end already

but da oil industry

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Texas wasnt prerpared and rolling blackouts dont last 24 hours guesiing they fucked the little people so the rich and powerful wouldnt get cold

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If you all think this is a "storm of the century" I urge you never, ever ever ever go to new england during the winter.

We had a storm dump 3ft of snow in a single night like 10 years ago and people were still driving to work. Ya'll just dont know how to deal.

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Halo478 posted...

Texas wasnt prerpared and rolling blackouts dont last 24 hours guesiing they fucked the little people so the rich and powerful wouldnt get cold

downtown Houston lit like the Fourth of July right now

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SolidShadow3 posted...

If you all think this is a "storm of the century" I urge you never, ever ever ever go to new england during the winter.

We had a storm dump 3ft of snow in a single night like 10 years ago and people were still driving to work. Ya'll just dont know how to deal.

can blatant **** posts like these be marked as trolling now?

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SolidShadow3 posted...

If you all think this is a "storm of the century" I urge you never, ever ever ever go to new england during the winter.

We had a storm dump 3ft of snow in a single night like 10 years ago and people were still driving to work. Ya'll just dont know how to deal.

It is to texans because we simply aren't used to this weather. But you guys up north are.
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https://v.redd.it/z1hy1xn80sh61
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JBaLLEN66 posted...

can blatant **** posts like these be marked as trolling now?

Someone is butthurt
CosmicShadows posted...

It is to texans because we simply aren't used to this weather. But you guys up north are.

I can agree with you on this, which is why I urge you never to go north during winter; you wont fair well. I live in LV now and when we got snow 2 year ago there were shit tons of accidents because they didnt understand how to deal with it (plus no one has snow tires). I know the infrastructure isnt situated for it and there a lot of power outages that arent anyone's fault; but that's shit the north go through CONSTANTLY. That's why they have wood stoves.

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Fucking internet down and my phone's service is fucking spotty as well great att and tmobile

Damn this is a nightmare

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https://twitter.com/chriswtol/status/1361632645550141444?s=21

NW Ohio rendered a ghost town because of snow, but but theyre built different than Texans

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https://youtu.be/GeVRktoDV-I

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SolidShadow3 posted...

If you all think this is a "storm of the century" I urge you never, ever ever ever go to new england during the winter.

We had a storm dump 3ft of snow in a single night like 10 years ago and people were still driving to work. Ya'll just dont know how to deal.

texas is not the north so expecting it to be used to climate forces the state isn't accomosted to is bizarre
of course you know that and just wanted to be a smug ass.

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SolidShadow3 posted...

If you all think this is a "storm of the century" I urge you never, ever ever ever go to new england during the winter.

We had a storm dump 3ft of snow in a single night like 10 years ago and people were still driving to work. Ya'll just dont know how to deal.

Bruh what the fuck is up with the "Weather boomers" in this topic. It's actually insane that people cannot differentiate between something that can be personally accounted for and something that relies upon the infrastructure of an entire city/state.

It's literally like boomers telling you to save the Sunday paper to search for classifieds because you're looking for work. How intentionally out of touch with reality do you have to be to think that's how things still work?

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xXfireglzXx posted...

Bruh what the fuck is up with the "Weather boomers" in this topic. It's actually insane that people cannot differentiate between something that can be personally accounted for and something that relies upon the infrastructure of an entire city/state.

It's literally like boomers telling you to save the Sunday paper to search for classifieds because you're looking for work. How intentionally out of touch with reality do you have to be to think that's how things still work?

it's also laughably shortsighted considering extreme weather events are becoming much more commonplace and the issues in texas we are seeing are rampant across the republic.

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I really hope shit starts to melt on Wednesday >_>

Currently at a friend's place because my drains froze and my power went out. At least the water still runs, but I need to check on my place this morning. A fair amount of people I know in a similar situation. About to have a super spreader event from this smh.

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2008 was the year my house was hit by an F2 tornado.

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The only reason Texas is struggling so much is infrastructure, why would you spend millions on trucks and salt for something that almost never happens?

You can get a foot of snow in the Midwest and NE and shit is fine because they have an armada of plows and stock sand and salt all year.

I have lived in the Midwest, Houston, LA, New Jersey and Vegas and they all have advantages and draw backs. But no matter where you go we all agree people in New England are assholes.

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littlebro07 posted...

Im guessing cities down there dont have an army of snowplows and salt trucks to treat the roads

Ding!

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KiwiTerraRizing posted...

The only reason Texas is struggling so much is infrastructure, why would you spend millions on trucks and salt for something that almost never happens?

You can get a foot of snow in the Midwest and NE and shit is fine because they have an armada of plows and stock sand and salt all year.

I have lived in the Midwest, Houston, LA, New Jersey and Vegas and they all have advantages and draw backs. But no matter where you go we all agree people in New England are assholes.

We're also the most aggressive drivers in the country, but that's just an extension of our asshole culture.

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pogo_rabid posted...

We're also the most aggressive drivers in the country, but that's just an extension of our asshole culture.

I used to travel to Boston for work quite a bit and the traffic made me scared to death until I realized you have to be a complete prick. You force your way in, never signal and treat signs like suggestions. Everybody is so aggressive if you arent you fuck up the flow, its like trying to drink tea in a mosh pit.

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I still say CT drivers are the most aggressive, Massholes are just a tad more oblivious to what's around them.

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pick4six posted...

https://twitter.com/Glass1ncision/status/1361137445039964160

This may have already been said, but that's really not an abnormal site at any Walmart in the South when the weather is calling for snow. for some reason people freak the fuck out and buy up tons of stuff they don't need. It's basically a seasonal shortage of bread, eggs, and milk.
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Were not even getting water from the municipal district here.

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If it makes any of the butthurt texans ITT feel better, looks like we're gonna get almost a foot of snow (in addition to the 18 or so inches we've gotten over the past two weeks), this Thursday up in the northeast.

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pogo_rabid posted...

If it makes any of the butthurt texans ITT feel better, looks like we're gonna get almost a foot of snow (in addition to the 18 or so inches we've gotten over the past two weeks), this Thursday up in the northeast.

still won't make a dent in your 3 year canned food ration, but cozy up by the fireplace to burn out some logs and read another nice book k

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Us in the midwest won't shut down for anything. Except if you run out of parts.

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pick4six posted...

still won't make a dent in your 3 year canned food ration, but cozy up by the fireplace to burn out some logs and read another nice book k

I mean, if we lose power, we have a generator, so it'd all be good. Hell, all my computers/network equipment are on UPS's so I wouldn't even notice if the power went off if it wasn't for the warning beeps when the power gets switched over lol

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