Power outages
#11
One of my friends has a son in Texas without power and three little kids. There was a suggestion that I thought worth repeating. If you have a tent, set it up in the living room and move in with all the quilts etc. Make one big bed and keep each other warm. The tent will hold some heat in. The kind that has a rigid frame.
#12
I'm here in South Texas. Boil your water? With no electricity? A broken water main has reduced flow to a trickle, and service has been cut to some areas in an attempt, for the second day, to find the break!! The Coastal Bend is not set up for freezing weather. We have electricity, but many do not; we only lost power for a few hours. Grocery store shelves are not bare, they are empty!! Panic purchasing.
1,800+ cold stunned sea turtles have washed to shore here in Corpus-approx. half were still alive
Thankfully, temperatures will return to the 60s next week
1,800+ cold stunned sea turtles have washed to shore here in Corpus-approx. half were still alive
Thankfully, temperatures will return to the 60s next week
#13
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Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 68
I am so sorry to hear about the sea turtles. This weather is really hurting the animals. The Dallas Zoo lost some animals, ranchers are losing calves that are being born. Ranchers are having problems cutting ice for the cattle to drink. Maybe God is telling all of us we have had it too good. It really makes a person appreciate electricity, water and great neighbors. I live in the DFW area and we are having to boil water, but we are so blessed as I stocked up on food and water before all this happened. I am hoping that this may slow the virus down as everyone is having to stay home at least. Have to look at the good side of things. .
#15
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Location: Mendocino Coast, CA
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One of my friends has a son in Texas without power and three little kids. There was a suggestion that I thought worth repeating. If you have a tent, set it up in the living room and move in with all the quilts etc. Make one big bed and keep each other warm. The tent will hold some heat in. The kind that has a rigid frame.
#16
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Carroll, Iowa
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Here in Iowa and the midwest, we received even colder temps, down in the -20 to -30's and we have wind turbines also but they didn't have issues with freezing so wondering why the turbines in TX did? I pray for those in TX right now as I know what it feels like to be cold all the time. My neighbors spend winters in TX. Just texted them to see if they are okay but haven't heard from them yet. I know my nephews down in Waco have had problems.
#17
#18
This is so mind boggling and unimaginable that you all have to go through this. I hope that you all have plenty of quilts to help you cuddle and keep warm. Hopefully the power will be back on SOON! My thoughts are with all of you.
#19
Praying for everyone in TX and anywhere else the weather has been brutal. We were hit with a snowstorm recently but we're used to it. I can't even imagine having to deal with this in a state where it's not a normal occurrence.
#20
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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It is so-o-o cold in Texas. We aren't used to having snow and temperature below freezing. Several of our friends are without electricity, but we have been lucky so far. They shut down some of the wind turbines, wonder how we will have electricity once we go all wind and solar? Our houses aren't built for this kind of weather so the furnace runs all the time. Pray that is warms up real soon.
I hope everyone has quilts to keep them warm until it gets warmer outside.
Last edited by ibex94; 02-18-2021 at 11:33 AM.