🌨️🥶❄️🌡️ Been reading a lot of purely ignorant responses to TX tweets on power outages, etc.
1. Homes ARE insulated.
2. We DO drip & even small stream the water pipes. We do cover outdoor faucets w/ insulated covers.
1. Homes ARE insulated.
2. We DO drip & even small stream the water pipes. We do cover outdoor faucets w/ insulated covers.
Can't drip or small stream the water pipes when the water is shut off because equipment @ treatment plants freezes or due to numerous water main breaks.
3. When one loses whole house heat & temp is below 20 degrees w/wind chill is 0 to -20 degrees ... EVERYTHING...
3. When one loses whole house heat & temp is below 20 degrees w/wind chill is 0 to -20 degrees ... EVERYTHING...
EVERYTHING FREEZES... pipes, hot water tanks, stored water & food
People DO shut off water supply to homes. Unfortunately by the time problem is known, even that is often not done soon enough. Chit happens!
People DO shut off water supply to homes. Unfortunately by the time problem is known, even that is often not done soon enough. Chit happens!
4. Water pipes are run in the slab, under houses in crawl spaces, & through attics depending on home or apartment building. TX has very few basements. They leak like sieves.
5. Water heaters are primarily in garages and on 2nd story of homes for secondary baths and laundry.
5. Water heaters are primarily in garages and on 2nd story of homes for secondary baths and laundry.
6. Water pipes freeze even w/dripping- in slabs, walls, attics. Slabs freeze/shift. Leaks happen w/ no way to thaw.
7. Electric tanks freeze. Ice expands against metal & creates burst water heaters- esp. a prob in 2 story homes w/out heat for days/many hrs.- 100's of 1000's.
7. Electric tanks freeze. Ice expands against metal & creates burst water heaters- esp. a prob in 2 story homes w/out heat for days/many hrs.- 100's of 1000's.
8. While not all people, most people DID prepare ahead with w/ extra food & water.
Many of those people also experienced the worst of the power outages for 2 - 3 days or instead of minor rolling blackouts, it was 6 -24 hrs. @ a time & then w/ 30 min. of heat or less between.
Many of those people also experienced the worst of the power outages for 2 - 3 days or instead of minor rolling blackouts, it was 6 -24 hrs. @ a time & then w/ 30 min. of heat or less between.
I am one of the fortunate in Fort Worth. Blessed w/ heat & water nearly the whole time. Many people I KNOW have not!
I've also been on the other end before & know how much it sucks!! EX-Thawing outdoor faucet w/blow dryer to prevent kitchen burst inside.
BUT MILLIONS in TX..
I've also been on the other end before & know how much it sucks!! EX-Thawing outdoor faucet w/blow dryer to prevent kitchen burst inside.
BUT MILLIONS in TX..
... MILLIONS were and are not as fortunate as I have been.
So, to all of the "know it alls" out there, walk in Texas shoes for 5+ days in sub freezing and sub zero temps w/ no heat & water B4 you tell us what to do & how to do it ...
BECAUSE ...
So, to all of the "know it alls" out there, walk in Texas shoes for 5+ days in sub freezing and sub zero temps w/ no heat & water B4 you tell us what to do & how to do it ...
BECAUSE ...
BECAUSE .... most of us have been there done that in other ice storms, too. We're not whiners.
We're rugged survivors for the most part and simply doing the best we can in the worst of situations.
BECAUSE ...
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We're rugged survivors for the most part and simply doing the best we can in the worst of situations.
BECAUSE ...
🥶🌡️🌨️❄️
...BECAUSE most have done all the right things in their individual control AND disasters still DID/DO happen despite best efforts that fall out of the individual's control.
AND...let this storm be a lesson for those who did not prepare in any way. 🥶🌨️❄️🌡️
AND...let this storm be a lesson for those who did not prepare in any way. 🥶🌨️❄️🌡️
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