To anyone 50miles around Marble Falls, Tx ...

[marble falls]

Last edited Wed Feb 17, 2021, 10:14 AM - Edit history (2)

If anyone in an area around Marble falls needs a hand or some groceries or blankets or medication delivery I can get around very well with our Freestyle.

EDIT: WEDNESDAY MORNING: first the good news - it was 30F when I got up!

Now the bad: I abou - power went out about twenty minutes -t went down the steps in a bad way going to feed the cats. We have a SLIPPERY thick ice on everything. I am stuck here for now.



One more piece of good news: Gov Abbott is getting the blame heaped on him. Rightly or not, it pleases me.

[cwydro]

1. K and r.

[demmiblue]

2. That is very kind of you.

[thucythucy]

3. k and R for visibility

Thanks for this. Hopefully someone who needs the assistance will see this.

Best wishes, and stay safe!

[magicarpet]

4. How thoughtful, how compassionate, how kind.

[Squinch]

5. K and R. You're a hero! I hope someone who needs it sees this.

[Leghorn21]

6. How marvelous, marble!!!

THANK YOU, drive safe!!!

[Irish_Dem]

7. What is a Freestyle?

I googled it and could not find anything about it.....

Snowmobile? Car? Truck? SUV?
Snow shoes?

[Glorfindel]

9. It's a Ford crossover SUV

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Freestyle

[Irish_Dem]

10. Thanks! Looks like it will handle snow and missions of mercy!

You are a good person to make offers of help.

[marble falls]

13. '06 Ford Freestyle - new tires, fresh out of the box Tranny, rebuilt brakes, rebuilt front end ...

140,000 mile, 450 mile range with a full tank on the highway. Take a little care with them and they last a while.

[Irish_Dem]

15. Wow, looks and sounds in super condition.

You are taking care of that baby.

PS, if you are not used to driving in the snow and ice, be careful.
Drive slower than normal if the roads are not clear.

I don't know if you have snow plows and salt trucks in your area.

[marble falls]

20. The picture isn't it, but mine looks pretty damn close ...

I drove in snow living in Ohio, Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and I am a good snow driver. The problem here is we have no plows or salt out here, but we had a cold day with a hot sun yesterday and it dried up the roads, the hoar-frost from last night seems to have dried out all ready when I went out to feed the feral cats I care for (You should have seen me making shelters for them three days ago).

[Irish_Dem]

21. Oh you are very well experienced in snow and ice driving.

And the sun dried up the roads.
You are in good shape.

I can imagine you in snow storm trying to make shelters for the cats.

[marble falls]

26. It was epic.

[Irish_Dem]

33. Yes I can imagine.

[fleur-de-lisa]

8. K&R

[MontanaMama]

11. Kick.

Thanks for being a good neighbor.

[malaise]

12. Marble Falls

You're such a good person

[marble falls]

22. Not yet, Malaise, but I am working at it. Whenever I've needed help I got it. I'm just trying ...

... to pay forward for some significant piece of it.

I want to be fierce and strong-minded as you.

[Faux pas]

14. Kicketty Kickin'

[Guilded Lilly]

16. Kick and thank-you. You make a difference. A really GOOD difference.

[awesomerwb1]

17. That's awesome. You're awesome.

[ProfessorGAC]

18. Good On You, Marble

Great gesture!

[marble falls]

23. We're all just doing what we can ...

...

[niyad]

19. What an incredibly kind offer. You are the best.

[FSogol]

24. Nice, I can see why they named a town in Texas after you.

I had to look up what a Freestyle was. I pictured you skateboarding over to help people out.

[Maru Kitteh]

25. That's awesome :)

[Maeve]

27. That is generous!

Must be one of them liberal socialist types....

Stay warm, my friend!

[marble falls]

31. Just trying to deserve getting to sit with the smart kids at the DU table.

[FailureToCommunicate]

43. ...

[Solly Mack]

28. K&R

[pandr32]

29. Thank goodness for good people

...like you.

[TNNurse]

30. You are just the kind of person this country

and particularly Texas needs just now.

[panader0]

32. Respect. You have mine.

[txwhitedove]

34. Son in Austin says they have power and water, but low on wine and popcorn. Haha.

Daughter 10 miles north of me in Spring (Houston) says power came back and now water out, but they're having fun. Power fine at my house but neighborhood water went out yesterday. Thank you for offering help to those in need.

[marlakay]

35. Daughter in San Antonio said power

Just came back on, she is hoping long enough to heat the tea water.

[txwhitedove]

36. Good for her, and store water. We're all islands in the storm. I made pot of soup

yesterday in case of power outage. Now no water. Granddaughter was called into work today at restaurant! Some restaurants open. Grandson lives north in Magnolia, plans flying Friday to Las Vegas to get married. We'll see. I can't cause vaccines didn't come through. Told kids we've survived to tell the tale of Covid in an ice storm. Stay warm.

[marble falls]

49. My power's been on and off twice today. On a couple of hours and off a couple of hours.

[txwhitedove]

52. So better on and off than just off? Good vibes to stay on.

Our water just came back on. The subdivision caught by surprise cause grandkid says line into Kroger was out the door and down the sidewalk. Water kiosk wouldn't work. She went to CVS for bottled water. We now know to prep for winter storm in TX just like for hurricanes. Wow. The icecream man will be making rounds again next week.

[marble falls]

55. My MiL's electic in House Shoe Bay has her electric cycling in 10minutes on an 10 minutes off ...

... since Sunday. That would drive me nuts.

[c-rational]

37. What a wonderful offer. Best to you marble falls.

[chia]

38. Not all heroes wear capes... some drive Freestyles

[Cozmo]

39. Marble Fall, you are who we should all ascribe to be Thanks

[Vivienne235729]

40. That's very kind of you!

[BobTheSubgenius]

41. Another excellent DUer!

It's probably not my place to say, but I'm proud of you anyway.

[barbtries]

42. you are so sweet to offer.

i wonder if there are pages on fb or twitter where people are posting if they are in need.

i'm in nc wet but not frozen, and i thank you.

[Hekate]

46. If you use FB, go local. My one excellent experience with FB was during a major fire...

Gods know why, but my new county of residence is a black hole for TV coverage, which is important in a region with mass evacuations going on. One guy, a local photographer/artist, started posting useful information along with his photos. He kept it up during a subsequent disaster that almost obliterated a small town. Afterwards, he went back to photos of sunsets over the sea, but the guy was just a lifeline for awhile.

I’m not a fan of Facebook because Zuck is a politically ignorant jerk who won’t regulate his business model — but I think it has potential to be humanly great, if that makes any sense.

[barbtries]

48. it makes all kinds of sense.

i have a love/hate relationship with it myself. generally if someone i know is in a disaster area (and I'm from CA so with the fires there have been many instances), a check in page appears for people to check in well so their loved ones know they're okay.

I was trying to remember which site it was where SOS's were going out during a major hurricane within the past few years. I think that may have been twitter though. The OP could probably offer help through one of these threads or hashtags. I bet they're out there.

[marble falls]

50. Never even thought of that. I'll check it out.

[Hekate]

44. KnR

[FailureToCommunicate]

45. You are a decent person. My son is near Dallas and driving supplies to people that have

lost power (and therefore also have no heat) in his all wheel drive Highlander.

I begged him to be careful, and he said "Oh, no worries dad. There are hardly ANY cars out since they have not sanded or salted ANY roads near here!"

More days of snow and below freezing temps are forecast.

Stay safe please.

[marble falls]

51. We're better off than Dallas. Less snow. Bless his heart, you brought him up right.

[Larissa]

47. Your generosity is a lifesaver

Indeed. Angels do walk this Earth.

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Folks impacted by the severe Artic weather please be very careful. Also, folks keeping warm in vehicles should be careful to clear any piled up snow that could be blocking vehicle exhaust pipes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/25/nyregion/mother-and-son-1-die-of-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-car-during-snowstorm.html

Texas: Carbon Monoxide Poisonings Leave two Dead others hospitalized
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/carbon-monoxide-poisoning-texas-winter-weather_n_602bbf5bc5b6d667582f7576

Also, use caution if using generators. A number of folks in my state were killed by them during Hurricane Sandy.
https://www.nj.com/news/2012/11/sandys_silent_killer_carbon_mo.html

[marble falls]

53. Good information, we've officially had four inches of snow but with the single digit temps ...

... wind, no plows or spreaders we are still shut tight. It just got up to 30F, so any melt will become ice in several hours when it goes bac towards 10F forcast.

[spanone]

54. Good on you marble falls

[mollie8]

56. You're awesome

Stay safe. You're a neighbor anyone would be thankful to have.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

57. I live 51 miles away.

jk MF... You are a really nice person!

[marble falls]

59. In Austin? Whatcha need? I'd go the extra mile!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

61. JK. Lame attempt at humor. We are fine... No loss of power

[Bongo Prophet]

58. You are a beloved DUer in this household, Marble!

I just wanted to share that with you while my fingers are still loosening up after getting power back a few hours ago.

[catrose]

60. Thank you. I hope we can get out tomorrow. If not, may call on you.

[marble falls]

62. I MS'd my cell to you. I might not be able get out myself!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

63. Any post with "Gov Abbott is getting the blame" is a great post.

What a great way to start the morning.

[TexasBushwhacker]

64. It's happening on his watch

The last time we had rolling blackouts was in 2011, when Rick Perry was in office. The feds told us our grid was not properly winterized, but they had not enforcement power to get anything done.