edjr 6,048 Posted July 10 More than a million CenterPoint customers still without power 1 day after Beryl lashed SE Texas https://abc13.com/post/houston-power-outages-update-centerpoint-tracker-beryl/15045210/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,620 Posted July 10 Supposedly power was restored to my house this morning. Our fridge/freezers will be awful to clean out when we get home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 6,048 Posted July 10 Just now, MTSkiBum said: Supposedly power was restored to my house this morning. Our fridge/freezers will be awful to clean out when we get home. Time to move to Alaska. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,620 Posted July 10 1 minute ago, edjr said: Time to move to Alaska. I am stuck living within driving distance to my wife's parents, which means somewhere within 10 hours of el paso. Denver is within that limit, but cost of living is too high. I can have a better life living in houston than denver, because if my company transferred me from houston to denver i would not get a pay raise. Plus everyone in my company wants to move to denver. My college buddy who works for the same company works there and it took him 3 years to get transferred there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,289 Posted July 10 31 minutes ago, edjr said: More than a million CenterPoint customers still without power 1 day after Beryl lashed SE Texas https://abc13.com/post/houston-power-outages-update-centerpoint-tracker-beryl/15045210/ ONE day? Meh. In July of 2013 (the year after Hurricane Sandy that tore up North Jersey), we had a huge storm (just not a hurricane), that tore up South Jersey. I was without power for a week. I got by fine. Edit: Realized I can't read. I take back the "meh" comment. That said, I stand by my claims that we were without power for a week and managed. Most of the area was without power for 3 days. Surrounding areas were without power for just 1. Yeah, some actions need to take place, but for the mass majority, it's not a huge deal, just a major inconvenience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias Detective 1,254 Posted July 10 10 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said: Supposedly power was restored to my house this morning. Our fridge/freezers will be awful to clean out when we get home. Such a mess. Where are you? Why no generator? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,620 Posted July 10 Just now, Alias Detective said: Such a mess. Where are you? Why no generator? We are on our summer vacation, in El Paso right now and then Taos next week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias Detective 1,254 Posted July 10 2 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said: ONE day? Meh. In July of 2013 (the year after Hurricane Sandy that tore up North Jersey), we had a huge storm (just not a hurricane), that tore up South Jersey. I was without power for a week. I got by fine. I doubt you got by fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,289 Posted July 10 Just now, Alias Detective said: I doubt you got by fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias Detective 1,254 Posted July 10 Just now, MTSkiBum said: We are on our summer vacation, in El Paso right now and then Taos next week. I live in the woods and go powerless a few times a year. I've considered a whole house generator but lord they are pricey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,620 Posted July 10 5 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said: ONE day? Meh. In July of 2013 (the year after Hurricane Sandy that tore up North Jersey), we had a huge storm (just not a hurricane), that tore up South Jersey. I was without power for a week. I got by fine. That article is wrong, our neighborhood just had the power restored this morning and power went out on Monday morning. We would have been without power for 2 days and there are still people without power. My company just sent out an email that the office i work out of is closed and does not have power. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,620 Posted July 10 5 minutes ago, Alias Detective said: I live in the woods and go powerless a few times a year. I've considered a whole house generator but lord they are pricey. It is only the 2nd time in 10 years we have had an extended power outage, the first time was during the freeze and we still had our fireplace and i have indoor safe propane heaters. This time we bailed and went on vacation early. What is the cost to benefit ration of something that costs that much with all that associated maintenance that you only use rarely. If solar panels ever drop and electric cars ever become reasonably priced i think that would be the best way forward, although I feel like we have heard for last 10 years that solar panel prices will drop "soon" and electric car prices will drop "soon". I am not sure if i believe that they will ever become reasonably priced. Edit: We had 80 mph sustained winds, who knows what that would do to solar panels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fireballer 2,527 Posted July 10 23 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said: It is only the 2nd time in 10 years we have had an extended power outage, the first time was during the freeze and we still had our fireplace and i have indoor safe propane heaters. This time we bailed and went on vacation early. What is the cost to benefit ration of something that costs that much with all that associated maintenance that you only use rarely. If solar panels ever drop and electric cars ever become reasonably priced i think that would be the best way forward, although I feel like we have heard for last 10 years that solar panel prices will drop "soon" and electric car prices will drop "soon". I am not sure if i believe that they will ever become reasonably priced. Edit: We had 80 mph sustained winds, who knows what that would do to solar panels. What makes you lean “whole house” vs portable generator? Convenience only? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purdygood 133 Posted July 10 But i thought Texas was God's country!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias Detective 1,254 Posted July 10 44 minutes ago, Fireballer said: What makes you lean “whole house” vs portable generator? Convenience only? being home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zsasz 293 Posted July 10 Ted Cruz check in from Mexico? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,289 Posted July 10 1 hour ago, MTSkiBum said: That article is wrong, our neighborhood just had the power restored this morning and power went out on Monday morning. We would have been without power for 2 days and there are still people without power. My company just sent out an email that the office i work out of is closed and does not have power. Oh, yeah, it's a major inconvenience and a pain in the azz. I know a few will require real help, but for the most part, it's not as big a deal in the summer as it would be in the winter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 6,048 Posted July 10 52 minutes ago, purdygood said: But i thought Texas was God's country!? god hates illegals 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purdygood 133 Posted July 10 5 minutes ago, edjr said: god hates illegals so he punishes the non illegals too ? not a god i wanna worship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 6,048 Posted July 10 19 minutes ago, purdygood said: so he punishes the non illegals too ? not a god i wanna worship. I thought shanny was your god? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purdygood 133 Posted July 10 Just now, edjr said: I thought shanny was your god? He doesn't have that killer instinct. Always failing in the super bowl. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 6,048 Posted July 10 18 minutes ago, purdygood said: He doesn't have that killer instinct. Always failing in the super bowl. Is it him or his low rent Quarterbacks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purdygood 133 Posted July 10 26 minutes ago, edjr said: Is it him or his low rent Quarterbacks? Being OC of a failed 28-3 lead leads me to believe its him... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 6,048 Posted July 10 1 minute ago, purdygood said: Being OC of a failed 28-3 lead leads me to believe its him... If the Patriots blew that 28 to 3 lead, would Belichick or McDaniels be blamed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seafoam1 2,291 Posted July 10 I was working on Centerpoint when when I quit my company. Glad to not have to deal with this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purdygood 133 Posted July 10 Just now, edjr said: If the Patriots blew that 28 to 3 lead, would Belichick or McDaniels be blamed? Both (shrugs) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,114 Posted July 10 Need more immigrants to fix the lines Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
