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but seriously things are bad here. Read this to see what it's like: https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/llixhj/this_is_legitimately_traumatic/

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this is exactly what Texas wants, though, because they continuously vote for politicians that purposefully deregulate as much as possible

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Well, he works with what he has, good for him. Hope the box holds up.

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

this is exactly what Texas wants, though, because they continuously vote for politicians that purposefully deregulate as much as possible

a lot of democrats live in Texas. In fact, more Republicans in California voted for Trump than republicans in texas. You are smart enough to know how misleading and dumb the Electoral College is.

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

a lot of democrats live in Texas, in fact more republicans in California voted for Trump than republicans in texas. You are smart enough to know how misleading and dumb the Electoral College is.

I don't think he meant Trump

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Balrog0 posted...

I don't think he meant Trump

He thinks 99% of Texas is a red state derp

like California is 99% blue because lol the EC

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Wetterdew posted...

but seriously things are bad here. Read this to see what it's like: https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/llixhj/this_is_legitimately_traumatic/

Can confirm. This is like wartime prisoner type shit. All because of greedy fucking people. Someone (or several) people at ERCOT need to be tried and hanged.

Cheater87 posted...

Well, he works with what he has, good for him. Hope the box holds up.

this

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Wetterdew posted...

but seriously things are bad here. Read this to see what it's like: https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/llixhj/this_is_legitimately_traumatic/

Is this person really from the Northeast? Seriously, "don't have to worry about power outages"? Are they a loon? Literally last year a huge chunk of NJ was without power for a week due to a wind storm. During 90+ degree humid heat.

Most states get recommendations on how to avoid a natural disaster in the future and then the power companies and politicians just simply ignore it. It is a fucking racket.

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Instead of waiting for a handout like liberals this Texan american uses his brains to solve his own problems

joking before someone gets all mod happy

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Kaldrenthebold posted...

Is this person really from the Northeast? Seriously, "don't have to worry about power outages"? Are they a loon? Literally last year a huge chunk of NJ was without power for a week due to a wind storm. During 90+ degree humid heat.

Most states get recommendations on how to avoid a natural disaster in the future and then the power companies and politicians just simply ignore it. It is a fucking racket.

texas is faring worse than most states because the people in charge decided to eschew the united energy infrastructures of the east and west. On top of that, our houses and roads aren't built for this and we're getting floods due to burst pipes and now we are losing water also.

That said, I agree no power during the heat is also terrible. A few years ago I lost my air conditioner for two weeks in texas summer, I wanted to die.

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Kaldrenthebold posted...

Is this person really from the Northeast? Seriously, "don't have to worry about power outages"? Are they a loon? Literally last year a huge chunk of NJ was without power for a week due to a wind storm. During 90+ degree humid heat.

Most states get recommendations on how to avoid a natural disaster in the future and then the power companies and politicians just simply ignore it. It is a fucking racket.

again, a failed state is totally different than a brief expected power outage

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Wetterdew posted...

texas is faring worse than most states because the people in charge decided to eschew the united energy infrastructures of the east and west. On top of that, our houses and roads aren't built for this and we're getting floods due to burst pipes and now we are losing water also.

That said, I agree no power during the heat is also terrible. A few years ago I lost my air conditioner for two weeks in texas summer, I wanted to die.

I hope things get better for you. It was indeed a nightmare, and I need white noise to sleep so I was hot, sweaty and absolutely miserable. Meanwhile 5 minutes away my parents had power (I think they are on the emergency grid as they are close to a hospital). Eventually I just stayed over there instead cause it was too much. I live in a damn swamp so it gets real bad in the summer.

Seriously, I wish you and your family the best. No one should have to suffer because everyone up top is just a greedy fuck that doesn't do anything to actually help people.

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You have to admire the ingenuity.

Good luck to those of you in Texas.

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

a brief expected power outage

There's no reason to try to diminish other states issues lol

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LeperMessiahXX posted...

You have to admire the ingenuity.

Good luck to those of you in Texas.

Thanks pal!

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Hate the corporations that expect you to show up when you cannot.

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

He thinks 99% of Texas is a red state derp

like California is 99% blue because lol the EC

Texas overwhelmingly elects Republicans. nothing in my post suggested i think 99% of the state's populous is Republican, just their elected officials.

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

Texas overwhelmingly elects Republicans. nothing in my post suggested i think 99% of the state's populous is Republican, just their elected officials.

where do you live?

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

Texas overwhelmingly elects Republicans. nothing in my post suggested i think 99% of the state's populous is Republican, just their elected officials.

Texas isn't just the Panhandle and Midland

The Trent posted...

where do you live?

Probably some crappy midwestern state or california

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The Trent posted...

where do you live?

Ohio

hopefully the hillbillies who were burned hard by Trump's bullshit will learn som --- ok yeah, a man can dream

edit: not really sure why this matters WRT what i'm saying about Texas overwhelmingly electing conservatives who shit all over regulation in the name of muh freedoms

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Balrog0 posted...

There's no reason to try to diminish other states issues lol

diminishing is an insult, other states got hit way worse than Texas and still retained power. The snow in Houston literally melted yesterday

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That was pretty creative.
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JBaLLEN66 posted...

diminishing is an insult, other states got hit way worse than Texas and still retained power. The snow in Houston literally melted yesterday

there's snow in my front yard and back yard so what does literal mean in this sentence

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

diminishing is an insult, other states got hit way worse than Texas and still retained power.

because those states follow those pesky rules and regulations established by the fed gov't. texas didnt want nothing to do with that shit, though, so they went off and made their own power grid with their own lack of rules because they favored profits over people. like, this exact thing happened just 10 years ago and what did texas do? double down on placing profits over people

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

because those states follow those pesky rules and regulations established by the fed gov't. texas didnt want nothing to do with that shit, though, so they went off and made their own power grid with their own lack of rules because they favored profits over people. like, this exact thing happened just 10 years ago and what did texas do? double down on placing profits over people

this exact thing happened never ever in texas because this is literally record temperatures for sustained periods of time that we have never seen ever
but whatever, i'm still for this if it means we keep drilling wells and i do without power for four days every 35 years

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I'm not even saying anything about any of that, I'm just saying waving off a week long power outage as some minor expected thing is bullshit. What's happening in Texas is terrible and the state didn't prepare well, which clearly isn't the fault of the average Texan, but I don't see any reason to be disingenuous about the sort of things other people have experienced because of that

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

because those states follow those pesky rules and regulations established by the fed gov't. texas didnt want nothing to do with that shit, though, so they went off and made their own power grid with their own lack of rules because they favored profits over people. like, this exact thing happened just 10 years ago and what did texas do? double down on placing profits over people

I agree and hopefully, people don't vote these same idiots in again

The Trent posted...

there's snow in my front yard and back yard so what does literal mean in this sentence

Where are you at in Houston?

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omg dude i'm not giving you my address just so you can come see the snow at my house

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There was a more sad story on Austin

https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/lluk3m/if_i_hear_another_goddamn_person_from_a_cold/

The Trent posted...

this exact thing happened never ever in texas because this is literally record temperatures for sustained periods of time that we have never seen ever
but whatever, i'm still for this if it means we keep drilling wells and i do without power for four days every 35 years

But it happened to other states too and they still retained power. How are we going to let states like Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi one-up the "THE ENERGY STATE"

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The Trent posted...

omg dude i'm not giving you my address just so you can come see the snow at my house

you don't have to give an address, you could literally just say northwest texas, Sugarland area, etc

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The Trent posted...

this exact thing happened never ever in texas because this is literally record temperatures for sustained periods of time that we have never seen ever
but whatever, i'm still for this if it means we keep drilling wells and i do without power for four days every 35 years

y'all had to deal with rolling blackouts in 2011 during a winter storm. this exact issue of "hey guys maybe we should winterize our power plants in the future so this doesnt happen again?" and politicians were like "hmmm .... no because money"

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ercot-rollingblackouts/texas-weathers-rolling-blackouts-as-mercury-drops-idUSTRE71213420110203

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they're just better than texas
you should move to a state that's better so you don't have to worry about this stuff

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lilORANG posted...

That was pretty creative.

That's more or less the real solution. In NYC they stick plows on garbage trucks and make them do it. Street cleaners can also be made to spray salt. They don't have much in the way of dedicated snow removal. They're just better prepared using their already existing infrastructure.

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

y'all had to deal with rolling blackouts in 2011 during a winter storm. this exact issue of "hey guys maybe we should winterize our power plants in the future so this doesnt happen again?" and politicians were like "hmmm .... no because money"

i guess we don't see it as as big of a problem as you because we're idiots


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The Trent posted...

they're just better than texas
you should move to a state that's better so you don't have to worry about this stuff

I don't want to leave Houston but not gonna lie, If this is how a state is going to handle cold weather than I might have to leave :(

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The Trent posted...

i guess we don't see it as as big of a problem as you because we're idiots

now you're putting words in my mouth. its more greed than stupidity, imo

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

now you're putting words in my mouth. its more greed than stupidity, imo

i'm okay with this assessment
i mean i literally said this like 10 minutes ago
but i am also stupid AND greedy

The Trent posted...
but whatever, i'm still for this if it means we keep drilling wells and i do without power for four days every 35 years

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Dey don't have heated sidewalks and roads?
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V-E-G-Y- posted...

Dey don't have heated sidewalks and roads?

fucking republicans wouldn't allow it

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The Trent posted...

i'm okay with this assessment
i mean i literally said this like 10 minutes ago
but i am also stupid AND greedy

but whatever, i'm still for this if it means we keep drilling wells and i do without power for four days every 35 years

you do without power for ~4 days and some unlucky people die but, hey, NBD because everything has a price

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yeah basically
life is full of unlucky people dying like all the time everywhere
did you not know how cold i am? man you are going to hate me as this progresses lol

e: i didn't mean physically cold but i am also cold physically too at the moment

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DoctorPiranha3 posted...

Can confirm. This is like wartime prisoner type shit. All because of greedy fucking people. Someone (or several) people at ERCOT need to be tried and hanged.

Personally, if Abbotts this desparate to blame ERCOT Im willing to bet they deserve little to none of the blame. Its far more likely the legislature and Abbott himself purposefully blocked them from doing anything to prepare because they want to privatize the system. The Texas GQP has already shown they dont care if people die after all, given the whole old people should be willing to sacrifice to keep the economy open line.
Lets also not forget things wouldnt be near this bad if Texas just fucking signed onto the same grids literally the entire rest of the country uses in the first place.

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The Trent posted...

yeah basically

well at least you're honest

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Tyranthraxus posted...

That's more or less the real solution. In NYC they stick plows on garbage trucks and make them do it. Street cleaners can also be made to spray salt. They don't have much in the way of dedicated snow removal. They're just better prepared using their already existing infrastructure.

The salt and plows are existing materials and equipment that many states either don't have on hand, or have very little of.

It's also a question of budgeting for the man hours

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BLAKUboy posted...

Personally, if Abbotts this desparate to blame ERCOT Im willing to bet they deserve little to none of the blame. Its far more likely the legislature and Abbott himself purposefully blocked them from doing anything to prepare because they want to privatize the system. The Texas GQP has already shown they dont care if people die after all, given the whole old people should be willing to sacrifice to keep the economy open line.
Lets also not forget things wouldnt be near this bad if Texas just fucking signed onto the same grids literally the entire rest of the country uses in the first place.

ERCOT is immune from lawsuits and that's incredibly shady and fucked up

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Supreme-Court-will-review-ERCOT-s-immunity-from-15326069.php