Electricity is out for mine and 5500 other homes in Fort Bend county. . But by all means,

[Comfortably_Numb]

magats, let’s keep sending the same worthless bible thumping free market trump humpers back to Austin so we can get dry fucked over and over this summer. God damn I hate this state.

Please put me me on ignore if I’m bugging y’all but I’m gonna keep posting updates until the gd air conditioner comes back on…

[walkingman]

1. I hear ya - it is getting worse by the month. Hope you get power back quickly.

[Comfortably_Numb]

2. Thanks walking... that several thousand dollars worth of meat in the big deep freeze hopes so too.

[KS Toronado]

34. We keep a layer of old milk jugs filled with water

at the bottom of our deep freeze just because of situations like you're experiencing.
Hope your A/C kicked on while I was typing this.

[AndyS]

3. That can't possibly be true 'cause Greg Abbott

fixed the grid after 200 Texas froze to death in their own homes.

[Comfortably_Numb]

5. As successfully as he eliminated rape in the great Texjezustan.

[hatrack]

7. Just like Shitstain in his nomination speech . . .

"On day one, order will be restored".

Maybe Abbott can paraphrase that: "On day five, power will be restored".

[Comfortably_Numb]

8. Up to more than 5700 homes now. Shit

[hatrack]

9. Centerpoint, I assume?

https://poweroutage.us/area/state/texas

[Comfortably_Numb]

10. Winner winner spoiled dinner.. "feels like" temp is 107 with a heat advisory. So there's that.

[hatrack]

4. Fort Bend County, Home Of The 2nd-Largest Conventional Power Plant In America

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

Go figure.

[Comfortably_Numb]

6. Salt that wound.......lmao!!!!

[Comfortably_Numb]

11. Now the question is "drag out the generator and the yards of extension cords" to save the

Two refrigerators, chest freezer, and run the portable ac? Or pray for electricity?.. in an hour I’m heading out to start up the generator…

[HubertHeaver]

39. Save the refrigerators first.

Or rather, the contents.

[HubertHeaver]

40. I see you're back up.

I'm just east of you. So far, no power flutters, yet.

[Comfortably_Numb]

41. Y'all ever come back up?

[Comfortably_Numb]

12. Glad they are "fixing"it... more than 6000 out now.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

13. My condolences, CN. I do not have the answers to your dilemma.

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Do stay as hydrated as you can. Sit in your tub with cool water and wet towels. Make sure you eat.

When we had a power outage that lasted 3 days, my husband bought several blocks of dry ice to keep things in the fridge and freezer cold. Being that we have natural gas, I was able to cook. We used hand fans to keep from getting overheated. Candle light for night. This happened in the middle of summer a number of years ago. It can get mighty hot and humid in Minnesota in July.

[Comfortably_Numb]

14. Thanks proud....power is back on for now...tomorrow will be hotter.

Thanks du fam for letting an angry lib vent. Peace and power to you all.

[leftieNanner]

16. And sleep naked

after taking a shower. With a wet washcloth on your chest and another one on your forehead.

We used to live in a hot climate with no air conditioning.

[littlemissmartypants]

15. Nothing more miserable than the seven days during the aftermath of

Hurricane Floyd without power in the sweltering heat and humidity. I eventually just put on my swimsuit, dragged my chaise into the front yard and waved at the Marines going back and forth in their amphibious vehicles.

Because I live on a hill, my property essentially became an island. I was trapped until the water receded but I was fine.*

They were doing river rescues of those who refused to evacuate and were trapped on their roofs by the rising water. They looked so miserable in their camouflage in the oppressive heat.

Picture swimming snakes, floating dead turkeys, pigs and chickens followed by hills of fire ants, floating hills. Then came the mosquitoes. It was a very long week.

❤

*but had no electricity either

[Wednesdays]

17. With temperatures there hovering near 100 today

And likely humid Gulf air...gah, I wouldn't last an hour in those conditions!

[AllaN01Bear]

18. hint, leave a hall light switch in the on position so u will knwo when power comes on.

leave all big ticket items off ( duh :facepalm) so that when the power comes on there isnt a strain on the system. on edit
https://poweroutage.us/area/state/texas

[barbtries]

19. your screen name

does not match.

i feel for ya. Can you get out of the state? I'm very glad I don't live there. Bad enough where I do live which is NC, but services have been maintained well at least and we have a Democratic governor.

[Comfortably_Numb]

20. Can retire in a couple of years if the 403b bounces back from the pit, but stuck here for now.

Definite screen name mismatch today all right…

[Rural_Progressive]

22. Any chance of setting up a solar system in your situation?

We're up in WA about 20 miles from the border. Run our farm, complete with three 22 cu ft chest freezers on 6400 watts of panels, 10k watts of inverter, and a couple of repurposed Nissan Leaf battery packs. Set us back about $20k but being off the grid has been a great experience.

If you're interested in the specifics (assuming that TX won't lock you up for such subversive, socialistic, commie type behavior) let me know, happy to share.

[Comfortably_Numb]

26. Thx Rural. I've got a modest under 2k sq ft home so not a lot of roof, and not one house in my

Totalitarian HOA zealot hell/hood has solar on it, and she hates me as it is. I poked around on the generac site but those are $10,000 and up, after electrical and gas install. I want out of here as soon as I can retire, so I’m as interested in the value added at resale as the cost. We still have rest of July and “Satan’s bowels” August/ September yet to go so something’s gotta give.

[Rural_Progressive]

37. Well with a HOA like that pole mounted panels don't sound doable

Any relatives further north you can spend time with?

Should you decide to participate in the decentralization of power production after you get out of Texistan look me up, I check in here a couple of times a day. Be happy to point you in some positive directions even if all you do with it is keep things on when the grid goes down.

[Comfortably_Numb]

38. Nobody left... family in San Antonio, which has been hotter than here lately.

Thx for the generous offer…big decisions and big bucks in any case…

[Tarheel_Dem]

21. I sympathize. I've been without ac for weeks now. Apparently, the system needs to be....

replaced, because repairing it ain't much cheaper. But I hear that TX heat ain't no joke. Hope you get your power back soon, and stay hydrated. Come on to NC. We have a wonderful governor, and I wish he could stay forever.

[FakeNoose]

23. Condolences! I wish more of them could think outside the box

Good luck my friend!

[LudwigPastorius]

24. My sympathies.

I hope it’s not as hot there as it is here.

[Comfortably_Numb]

32. My heart goes out to you Ludwig. The "wet bulb" effect is real and dangerous!

[Ziggysmom]

25. I'm very sorry you and innocent folks are suffering because of the malicious idiots in power.

I'm in Wisconsin and our gerrymandered leaders are taking us down the shitter, too. I dread the hot summers; my husband requires constant oxygen from an electric concentrator for severe COPD. He can't tolerate heat & humidity; don't know what we'll do if our power goes out. I hate the bastards that are ruining our state and federal government. Fuck SCOTUS, too.

[Comfortably_Numb]

27. These magats are going to give Abuthole another term, and Corny is useless. Dan Patrick the Lt Guv

is a pseudo religious nut job, and our courts are a wholly owned subsidiary of fossil fuel. Texas give Florida a run for the shittiest magat den award.

[erronis]

28. For those of us that are currently living in reasonable temps - it won't last.

Up heah in northern New England the summers have been progressively hotter and more humid. Window A/C was only needed a few days per year. Now many people (that can afford it) are putting in heat pumps and trying to close up their houses. This isn't the normal New England way.

[Comfortably_Numb]

30. I was in Montreal last month for the Grand Prix and it was 47 (F) on that Saturday. I was in heaven

The northeast is one of my possible “flee to” regions though.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

29. I got a generator to avoid this issue

I do not trust Greg Abbott or Dan Patrick to keep the grid up

[Comfortably_Numb]

31. I've got a portable 8800 watt genny, but getting cords to the fridges freezer and room ac is tough.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

33. I have Kohler built in generator on concrete pad in my backyard

We have lost power for short period of time since the generator was installed and so far it has worked. It only took 14 months to get this in.

[Comfortably_Numb]

35. The wait for an install will be a big question tomorrow...

[LetMyPeopleVote]

36. I was originally promised to have the generator in by January

It was not fully operational until May and there is still one part that they want to add to the AC unit that is still not installed