Yep just like Donner party said when snow first started to fall!! "Dang It Sure Is Pretty With Snow On Them Trees!"

Later was "Donner table for 7...Wait oups! Donner table for 6" :-)

Mac

Just dug some fresh carrots yesterday.

Nice

still wonder what happened to shut the power off in tx. no way the demand for kilowatts was higher than a 97 degree day with 92% humidity

I beg to differ. We had several long cold snaps in the eighties that extended well into Texas. Some of them lasted several weeks. When the jet stream wanders far enough south that is what happens. We used to call it winter. Now some politicians insist it is climate change like that is some new and terrifying situation. The climate always changes. Changing our source for energy will more than likely do nothing to alter climate change. Humans will either adapt or they won't. Humanity has more to fear from an asteroid strike or a volcanic eruption. Those are things that will absolutely happen and which you can do absolutely nothing about. There is also no political gain to be had by discussing them. Hence the total silence.

Here Danny. This is good stuff as far as emg food. We Use this for camping meals along with stuff we vacuum pack ourselves. Shelf life is 20-25yrs. Jet Boil comes in handy too!

Danny, I would surmise that when the windmills froze decisions had to be made as to who to deny power. Some of the other electrical generation facilities were not properly winterized and personnel not properly trained for winter operations. It cascaded from there.

Was watching a news clip with all these people lined up outside in the frigid cold for food and water dispersal. Many standing around shivering in their....pajama pants!

Can someone explain wind turbines "Freezing"? I am looking out the window at 30plus and another 200 in this county and have never even heard of one freezing. Maybe different oils in the transformers? Did have one catch on fire behind my house-it was pretty spectacular!

Bet this weird weather makes that great state change their mind about seceding, would be even more expensive to repair what they are going to need to do if that ever happened !

That's a good idea with the blanket. I have two rows still under the snow.

Wish people would get off this. Who cares where he goes?

All those pretty wind mills froze up.

The one in Texas aren’t winterized. It never gets cold there. Oops.

winterized windmills? i think this emergency was/is contrived. what exactly can freeze in a windmill?

Cant tell me there is not enough regular power plants for when the wind don't blow anyway. Nothing making any sense. Starting with it has been cold there in the past. Many times.

So here is something I don't understand. If the house is cold and the water stops running,its frozen. Shut off the supply valve and it wont flood the house. You'll still have frozen maybe burst pipes but at least it wont be flooded too.

Good for Ted! Not seeing a problem here.

A lot of Texans are whining about that.

Has “Victim Hood” really taken over that great state?