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littlebro07
02/15/21 4:51:51 PM
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Looks like -45 degree wind chills tomorrow morning

back to mid 30s by the weekend though so thats nice

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kingdrake2
02/15/21 4:56:35 PM
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AngelsNAirwav3s posted...
so I hope you are also prepared to pay 25x on your heating/electric bill for February


oh damn. i lost my right to complain about an increased electric bill.
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Buzz Killjoy
02/15/21 5:00:15 PM
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Some parts of Austin have been out for 13+ hours now. We're really lucky because friends both north and south of us are down but we've been fine.

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PalmerSensei
02/15/21 5:41:09 PM
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My power has been out since 2 AM this morning. Harris county. This sucks, but my nipples have the ability to cut diamonds now, so that's nice.

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spanky1
02/15/21 5:55:24 PM
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I'm in the woodlands, north of Houston, no power since 5 am, electric company website says estimate of end of day tomorrow.

Should I sleep the night through this, or walk down to a hotel that has power? >_>
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DirkDiggles
02/15/21 6:00:34 PM
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This is absolute bullshit. We havent hsd power for over 8 hours now. I can see my breath now inside.
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DirkDiggles
02/15/21 8:50:28 PM
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Over 10 hours now. Still no power. All the neighbors accross the street have their power back. Called up Oncore and still nothing. Thats it. Im investing in a generator.
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Smackems
02/15/21 8:55:58 PM
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11 hours for me. Rock on bby

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BobLoblaw_
02/15/21 8:56:28 PM
#59:


damn you guys are still out?

hope you have enough blankets or a fireplace

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CableZL
02/15/21 9:42:42 PM
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Power was going on for about 5 minutes or an then going back out... Now I've been without power for almost 4 hours straight.

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SiO4
02/15/21 10:47:31 PM
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I would suggest you guys monitor the temperatures anywhere there are water lines.

You should really at least start your faucets dripping.

Frozen pipes suck. Burst Pipes suck ever worse.

If you do have power use a hair dryer.
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PalmerSensei
02/15/21 10:51:53 PM
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SiO4 posted...
Frozen pipes suck. Burst Pipes suck ever worse.

What's the difference (in terms of signs/symptoms) between a frozen pipe and a burst one?

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CableZL
02/15/21 10:57:25 PM
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PalmerSensei posted...
What's the difference (in terms of signs/symptoms) between a frozen pipe and a burst one?
Frozen pipe means the water won't run

Burst pipe means the water don't stop running, which means you may flood your home depending on where the break is

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CableZL
02/15/21 10:59:30 PM
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Smackems
02/15/21 11:01:37 PM
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13 hours

Getting hungry. Must FEED

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SiO4
02/15/21 11:07:37 PM
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PalmerSensei posted...


What's the difference (in terms of signs/symptoms) between a frozen pipe and a burst one?


What TC said.

But often you won't know a pipe froze until things warm up.
I know that sounds obvious but you can half your water running, and when everything finally gets up to like 40 you realize something somewhere burst.

You said something about symptoms...Not really a symptom but something I've noticed.
If you are really close, if you run the hot water, you can hear or see the volume of water increase as your pipes expand. At least with Copper.

Side note, just in life. It's always good to have some Sharkbites and basic plumbing shit around.
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BignutzisBack
02/15/21 11:22:45 PM
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Cable is going to miss the opening of the stock market at this rate

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CableZL
02/15/21 11:40:43 PM
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I feel like I'm living in the Frostpunk universe. The power comes on for a few minutes then goes out.

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PalmerSensei
02/15/21 11:42:40 PM
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SiO4 posted...

CableZL posted...

Ty, I appreciate the explanation.

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tremain07
02/15/21 11:44:45 PM
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Here in Lancaster we haven't had our power cut...yet but I'm dreading it, It's boring as fuck without you guys there to distract me, the only thing I have to entertainment myself after that is the voices in my head and the pokemon i talk to sometimes.

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TheMikh
02/15/21 11:46:29 PM
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small town east of austin here

up to a foot of snow in my neighborhood; 11F; it's cooooold and we get like 10 minutes of power for every 20 minutes without it

also my ac is out

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tremain07
02/15/21 11:49:56 PM
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Current weather 7
feels like -7
Gods what am I going to wake up to tomorrow? I wonder if I should go through with my Snowman plan

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CableZL
02/16/21 12:19:48 AM
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tremain07 posted...
Current weather 7
feels like -7
Gods what am I going to wake up to tomorrow? I wonder if I should go through with my Snowman plan
Also

WTF does -7 feel like

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tremain07
02/16/21 12:22:08 AM
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You lose feeling in your hands after a couple of minutes

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CableZL
02/16/21 12:39:22 AM
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I think I'm gonna sit in my car for heat. Considering going out to try to find somewhere to charge it, too, but not sure

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CableZL
02/16/21 1:01:16 AM
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CableZL
02/16/21 1:37:20 AM
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Alright I think I'm set for the night. Found a working Supercharger, so I'll charge my car all the way up and then head back home.

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emblem boy
02/16/21 1:56:02 AM
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Man, it's really bad out there isn't it. I live in Austin, but been in Cali for work since last week, so I've completely missed the bad weather. I've gotten emails from my complex saying the power is down and shit
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CableZL
02/16/21 1:59:16 AM
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emblem boy posted...
Man, it's really bad out there isn't it. I live in Austin, but been in Cali for work since last week, so I've completely missed the bad weather. I've gotten emails from my complex saying the power is down and shit
Yeah, I've never seen these kinds of conditions. I'm debating just sleeping in my car at this Supercharger, but I'd rather be at home as much as possible.

I need to get a 12V power inverter so I can work from my car without worrying about battery life. If I can find one of those tomorrow, then I can do pretty well just being in my car.

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SiO4
02/16/21 2:05:06 AM
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CableZL posted...

Also

WTF does -7 feel like


It feels like Mother Nature is Trying to Kill You.
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CableZL
02/16/21 2:10:06 AM
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CableZL
02/16/21 2:44:55 AM
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My car is fucking saving me right now. Almost fully charged now. I might indeed sleep in my car tonight.

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JBaLLEN66
02/16/21 3:24:55 AM
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My power is out and I have work tomorrow:(

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CableZL
02/16/21 4:21:39 AM
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I'm going to pick up a 12v power inverter from Lowe's in the morning so I can work from my car. Then I'll be all set.

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CosmicShadows
02/16/21 4:37:24 AM
#86:


CableZL posted...
I'm going to pick up a 12v power inverter from Lowe's in the morning so I can work from my car. Then I'll be all set.


No heat in my car which sucks. But hopefully something changes tomorrow.
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GuerillaGorilla
02/16/21 4:40:07 AM
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Been without power for 24 hours now. Rolling blackouts didn't really go into affect for me. Happened about 2 times in the wee hours of the morning on Monday then it was just gone. Guess my pipes are frozen too because we've been without water for a good 12+ hours.

I can put up with no power but it's pretty hard without running water. Really bored rn though. Can't sleep either because I've been doing that too much.

40% charge left on phone and then I'm out of options. No back up batteries left.

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Smackems
02/16/21 5:01:00 AM
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19 hours in

I can't even remember what electricity is any more

Itchy tasty

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ShyOx
02/16/21 5:05:11 AM
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Smackems posted...
19 hours in

I can't even remember what electricity is any more

Itchy tasty

Itchy itchy scott

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TheoryzC
02/16/21 5:12:53 AM
#90:


GuerillaGorilla posted...
40% charge left on phone and then I'm out of options. No back up batteries left.
Holy shit. Hope you guys get power back soon

Deed while you can!!!

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littlebro07
02/16/21 8:12:57 AM
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GuerillaGorilla posted...
Guess my pipes are frozen too because we've been without water for a good 12+ hours.

Did you have a faucet or two running a slow trickle? Thats all you need to do to prevent freezing

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CableZL
02/16/21 8:15:03 AM
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Power is still out. Hoping to get my "mobile command center" set up today.

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AzurexNightmare
02/16/21 11:10:22 AM
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CableZL posted...
Power came back on for a few minutes and went out again
Okay Gamefaqs Texan Wussy... Nobody cares.

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AzurexNightmare
02/16/21 11:11:03 AM
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CableZL posted...
Found a 7-Eleven that was open and got some coffee
LMAO wtf... Okay?

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BignutzisBack
02/16/21 11:16:57 AM
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Godnorgosh posted...
What's this dude's deal

I've had him tagged as "mentally ill? Not sure" for a long time

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Dat_Cracka_Jax
02/16/21 11:20:10 AM
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CableZL posted...
Power is still out. Hoping to get my "mobile command center" set up today.
Is this still part of a planned blackout or did something fall and knock out power lines?

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SiO4
02/16/21 12:30:00 PM
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CableZL posted...
I'm going to pick up a 12v power inverter from Lowe's in the morning so I can work from my car. Then I'll be all set.


I have small-scale solar for this sort of thing.

Also, when you say a 12V Inverter, are you talking 12 to 120 to run a laptop or something?
Because it is very difficult to find a pure sine wave inverter in stores.
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CableZL
02/16/21 12:49:31 PM
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Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...
Is this still part of a planned blackout or did something fall and knock out power lines?
I don't think this part was planned. My power has just been off.

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