bimwiguy1963
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Watched the terrible accident on the news. My daughter lives just north of Houston. Visit there in the spring and fall. It's a blistering negative 8° in Indiana.
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Watched the terrible accident on the news. My daughter lives just north of Houston. Visit there in the spring and fall. It's a blistering negative 8° in Indiana.
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It has been lightly snowing in the Hill Country for about an hour. My patio and walkways are a sheet of ice covered in show and it's friggin cold out. Gillespie and Kerr Counties have several without power and have asked their customers to cut way back to avoid further outages. I'm doing my part.
Stay well, warm and safe!
Stay well, warm and safe!
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Cold I don't mind but when there is rain, freezing rain and snow all mixed in it is never a good thing, especially in the South.
Stay warm and put another log on the fire.
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I agree, if only it was the cold weather we could still go about our lives. Tomorrow is another day of the same.
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Going on 5 hours no power
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Not from Texas, but have read all about the ice etc. I hope that power is soon back. In the meantime please be careful while keeping warm, driving etc. my thoughts are with you
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You are super close to me. I guess I'm super lucky to still have power
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The cold itself is turning out to be the bad thing here. Tons of people are losing power and water pipes freeze. The precipitation isn't a problem if you stay off the roads if you can.
It may be 8 to 12 hours from what I'm seeing.
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That sucks, I'm sorry. I haven't had water and it doesn't look like I'll get the pipes unfrozen before the next freeze tonight.
Stay safe and warm.
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Yea...i left the house. Stay elsewhere.
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Still no power.
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I saw a bunch of posts of people doing this and apparently it really works!
Have you seen the candles between two cinderblocks with a terra cotta pot over the top? I've read that really works too.
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You are beautiful enough to light up any room. Hot enough to keep it hot hot hot.
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You're bad for my ego! LOL.
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I am great for your alterego.
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why on earth didn't I think of that? Of course I guess it helps if you have a tent...
I've seen this too. I went to put together the stuff for it, just in case, and of course all I had was the candles. Thank goodness I have a gas fireplace.
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I watched the news conference with a couple of the Ercot officials. What a bunch of bullshit - those guys should be politicians.
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Of course it works...I wouldn't give shitty advice. I camp out in the winter just as frequently as I do in the summer. Plus kids love it. If my daughter is having a sleepover with more than 2...up goes the tent. We even grill marshmallows over a candle.
If you cover the cinder blocks with foil, you would be SHOCKED at how much heat is reflected back. The terra cotta pot holds the heat and acts as a radiator
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why on earth didn't I think of that? Of course I guess it helps if you have a tent...
I've seen this too. I went to put together the stuff for it, just in case, and of course all I had was the candles. Thank goodness I have a gas fireplace.
You can make a tent using the kitchen table and chairs and a dozen blankets. Toss a mattress on the floor...move the table over the mattress. Expand the sides outward using the chairs. Didn't you people make tents inside as kids?
Edit: and read a big exciting chapter book to your kids. They will remember the time as fun.
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Praying for you all you guys in Texas 
luckylegsat60
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Just got my power back on in the Hill Country, still no water. It's finally above 50 degrees in my house for the first time in days. The local hospital has no water. I used my grill to make dinner for me and my neighbors last night and we dined by candlelight! It was cold grilling outside, but well worth it.
Stay warm and safe fellow Texans!
Stay warm and safe fellow Texans!
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Yes there are many that are not doing as well as they weren't prepared for no power and no water for this long. Having a gas fireplace and gas grill for cooking and heating always helps.
Just hoping they can keep the power on for more people here.
Texas is just not prepared for such cold temps.
Just hoping they can keep the power on for more people here.
Texas is just not prepared for such cold temps.
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