My house at 2 pm CST was 38 degrees...in my house....not outside...The water is shut off through out the town......since this morning...burst pipes..."We are working on it." Always a good idea to be prepared...except I did not plan well enough...generator is up next on the plan...people in town did not prepare...I had a full tank of gas ...lines up the wazooo at HEB this afternoon they opened at noon...really crazy one local place in town was open but his lights were down dim..I only stopped because of all the pick up trucks parked on the street...really infuriating...this rolling. black out...WTF
For those who can’t afford a generator or don’t have enough weather events to justify the cost of one a portable propane powered heater may help next time.
My plan for times like this is portable heater, lanterns that recharge as well as take batteries (have stocked up) and firewood. We can be warm, see at night, and can heat food outside over the fire pit. So far, never been without power for more than a day but the ice storm heading our way may challenge that record!
We’ve had 3 hours of power in 30 hours.
That's awful. I thought 2 hours of power in 24 hours was bad!
That's Venezuela type numbers there
That's about how it's been here. Been on for nearly an hour now, bout time for a shut down.
My house at 2 pm CST was 38 degrees...in my house....not outside...The water is shut off through out the town......since this morning...burst pipes..."We are working on it." Always a good idea to be prepared...except I did not plan well enough...generator is up next on the plan...people in town did not prepare...I had a full tank of gas ...lines up the wazooo at HEB this afternoon they opened at noon...really crazy one local place in town was open but his lights were down dim..I only stopped because of all the pick up trucks parked on the street...really infuriating...this rolling. black out...WTF
Power was shut around 2pm with us. Came back at 2am. Cut off again at 6 pm.
No water. Their excuse is the water table is low, and that people letting their spigots to dribble was the cause.... smh on that one.
That’s what you’re supposed to do to avoid busted water pipes. What would they expect people to do?
For those who can’t afford a generator or don’t have enough weather events to justify the cost of one a portable propane powered heater may help next time.
My plan for times like this is portable heater, lanterns that recharge as well as take batteries (have stocked up) and firewood. We can be warm, see at night, and can heat food outside over the fire pit. So far, never been without power for more than a day but the ice storm heading our way may challenge that record!
Small Asian cook tops. Again markets.