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@austinenergy I'm going to start tweeting this at you every half hour.

78729 ALWAYS is amongst the 1st to go and the last to be hooked up. Image
@austinenergy
8,034

Down 497, bur I'm still waiting. Image
8,044

UP by 10 and I'm still out.
@austinenergy Image
8,134
UP by 91 and I'm still out.
@austinenergy Image
7,273
Down by 862
And I'm still out.
@austinenergy Image
6,455
Wow, down by 818. Will it hold?
I'm still out.
@austinenergy Image
6,742
Down by 531. I'm still out.
@austinenergy Image
6,826
UP by 84.
I'm still out.
@austinenergy Image
5,353
Down by 1,473!
I'm still out.
@austinenergy Image
5,354
Up by one.
I'm still out.
@austinenergy

But I hear @CenterPoint has been assigned to my area. I'm told I'm probably better off with them than AE. Image
My last update was wrong so I deleted it.
5:26 PM

4,643
Down by 711!
I'm still out.
@austinenergy
@CenterPoint Image
5:55 PM
02/04/23

4,648
Up five. 😕
I'm still out.

Additional metric: number of hours without power >85.

Approaching Uri hours of at least 105 hours to the best of my recollection. ImageImageImage
6:57 PM
02/04/23

3,978
670 fewer. Keep going!
I'm still out, though.🤨 Image
7:28 PM
02/04/23

3,979
One MORE.
I'm still out. Image
8:02 PM
02/04/33

2,714!
Down by 1,265!!
This includes a friend of.mine, thank goodness!
BUT I'M STILL OUT. Image
Oops, I've forgotten my tags!

@CenterPoint
@austinenergy
8:30 PM
02/04/23

2,640
Down 74 😑
I'm still out.

@CenterPoint
@austinenergy Image
5,927 people have had reason to throw a party since I started this 10 hours ago.

Or hell, have a hot shower and hot meal.

And that's AWESOME!
for them...... Image
In other words, prepare to sit in the dark for a loooooong, long time.

I can say that I called @austinenergy about this time (9p) yesterday to be certain that they were aware of a pole fire across the street from me. The surly person talked over me and insisted they were aware.i
I did believe him because I heard no keys clacking to look it up. I get it. Th8s all sux butt for ALL of is.

BUT......
gollee, shocking, just SHOCKING when an @austinenergy dude came thru th8s afternoon and my neighbor cornered him abt that burnt pole.
Did AE know about THAT one? That it torched up when they tried to energize us Thursday nite?
Why NO!!
They DID NOT KNOW that the pole had gone up in flame, lighting the neighborhood for several blocks!

Who could have guessed that I'd been LIED TO by the customer service person?

Me and my pearls be clutching up real hard now!

@austinenergy
Anyway, your 30 minute update......
9:22 PM
02/04/23

2,579
Down by 61.
But I'm still IN THE DARK.

THANK YOU @CenterPoint Image
And @austinenergy can bite me. Image
9:42 PM
02/04/23
2,660

UP by 81.
I'm STILL sitting in the dark. Image
69% of the folks in 78729 have gotten power restored since I began my tirade at about 9:30 th8s morning.

Not me.

Thanks @CenterPoint
Bite me @austinenergy
10:47 PM
02/03/23

1,476
Down by 1,184!!
Dang, the Intel about us being better off with @CenterPoint was spot on, obviously. 😮

6,594 homes are partying 🥳
But I'm not.

@austinenergy Image
11:26 PM
02/03/23

1,476
Unchanged

I'm pooped and going to bed.
But I promise that should I awaken during the night, I'll be posting an update.

Thanks @CenterPoint !
@austinenergy take your two recent rate hikes and bite me. Image
7:00 AM
02/05/23, Super Bowl day

1,541
UP by 67.
Wrong direction and it seems clear there were no crews working over night.

I hope they slept very well, the crews. I didn't, because I'm still out. Image
We're on day FIVE, with total hours out at 98hours and counting.

Tomorrow morning, I'll again be unable to work, again. No money to pay my electric bill that arrived on Thursday, the 2nd while in the dark. Ya know, the one with two recent rate hikes for what? THIS GARBAGE. Image
1,590
Up by 49.
Going the wrong direction @austinenergy
@CenterPoint

I'm still out. Image
35/
9:10 AM
02/05/23
48°

1,590
Unchanged, just like my power situation! Image
36/
10:49 AM
02/05/23
54°

1,630
UP 40
Still going in the WRONG direction but.
I'm still out.
@austinenergy
@CenterPoint Image
37/
156 people have LOST power since the low of 1474. In 78729.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
38/
11:30 AM
02/05/23
62°

1,639
UP 9
Still going in the WRONG direction!
I'm still out.
@austinenergy
@CenterPoint Image
39/
1:16 PM
02/05/23
71°

1,688
UP 49
CONTINUING to going in the WRONG direction!
I'm still out.
@austinenergy
@CenterPoint Image
40/
Saw this in the wild today.
Anderson Mill at Nene Dr.

Their street truly looks like a war zone from all the downed trees.

@austinenergy Image
@BucyForTexas how do those of us in the 136th dispose of our brush?
Specifically, those of us not in COA, nor Round Rock, not Cedar Park?

Further, we've got neighbors burning their brush and nothing can be done about it!! Since we've no power, this smoke is blanketing us!
And choking us out! We're unable to avoid it because we have no a/c to filter it!

PLEASE! WE NEED HELP!
I'd ping Terri Cookbut she's no longer using her Twitter account and I don't use FB. Obviously her office is closed.
43/
2:09 PM
02/05/23
73°

1,678
Down 10.
Big whoop.
I'm still out.

But now, I can't breathe either. 🤬
@austinenergy
@CenterPoint Image
44/
3:23 PM
02/05/23
74°

1,680
UP 2.
Big whoop. Obviously, the @CenterPoint crew isn't working this area today.
I'm still out.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint Image
45/
3:27 PM
02/05/23
74°
>107 hours out -- so far
That's:
4 days
11 hours
...and counting

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint Image
46/
4:45 PM
02/05/23
72°

1,453
Down 227.
Must've been an accident with that big jump today.
I'm still out.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint Image
47/
5:19 PM
02/05/23
72°

1,422
Down 31.
At this pace, it will be valentines day.

I'm still out.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint Image
48/
5:50 PM
02/05/23
70°

1,431
Up by 9.
As I said, at this pace, it will be valentines day.

I'm still out.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint Image
50/
9:22 PM
02/05/23
59°

1,465
Up by 34 more.
I'm glad others are getting power back, I am.
But I lost it tonight. I'm breaking. And there's zero information as to when this may ever end.

I'm still out, if that's not obvious.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint Image
51/
What's breaking me is the lack of information.
That our lives are on hold.
That others are returning to normal - if they ever veered off course at all.

And all we get is indifference.
Living in ETJ means nobody gives a crap about helping my neighborhood.

@austinenergy
52/
10:14 PM
02/05/23
57°

1,493
Up YET AGAIN, by 29.
Last update: 12:36. It said nothing helpful.

I'm getting bitter, if it's not obvious.

I'm still out, of course.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint Image
53/
10:18 PM
02/05/23
57°

Who is going to make me whole for all the money I've lost by not being able to work?

Who will reimburse me for all the fast food?

Surely @austinenergy will provide me and my neighbors with one of these 🖕
54/
10:28 PM
02/05/23

Well,my sarcastic prediction of it being Valentines Day when we get power turns out to be spot on.

I don't mind a couple days @austinenergy. Not fun, but ok.
But this is going to be possibly TWELVE DAMNED DAYS. ImageImage
55/
10:40 PM
02/05/23

I'll hold my full feelings in this public forum, but suffice it to say this 👇👇 is only the beginning of my mental state.
52/
11:22 PM
02/05/23
56°

1,493
ZERO MOVEMENT.
Last update: 12:36. It said nothing helpful.

I'm getting bitter, if it's not obvious.

I'm still out, of course.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint ImageImage
53/
7:50 AM -- 02/06/23
60° Humidity: 96%

1,483
Down 10.
ZERO MOVEMENT, essentially.

If I'm adding to this thread, I'm still out, of course. Could be as long as the 12th!!

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
@BucyForTexas
@Terry4WILCO ImageImage
54/
8:01 AM -- 02/06/23
60° Humidity: 96%

*123 hours down*!!

We are now beyond Uri outage.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
@BucyForTexas
@Terry4WILCO Image
55/
10:27 AM -- 02/06/23
62° Humidity: 92%

1,436
Down 48.

I'm still out, of course. Could be as long as the 12th!!

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
@BucyForTexas
@Terry4WILCO
#PowerOut ImageImage
56/
11:41 AM -- 02/06/23
66° Humidity: 79%
Feels like: 67°

1,338
Down 97.

I'm still out, of course. Could be as long as the 12th!!

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
@BucyForTexas
@Terry4WILCO
#PowerOut ImageImage
57
12:29 AM -- 02/06/23
70° Humidity: 70%
Feels like: 70°

1,399
*UP* by 61.

I'm still out, of course. Could be as long as the 12th!!

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
@KXAN_News
@KVUE
#PowerOutDay6 ImageImage
58/
12:29 AM -- 02/06/23
72° Humidity: 62%
Feels like: 72°

1,414
*UP* by 15. We're LOSING GROUND here folks.

I'm still out, of course. Could be as long as the 12th!!

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
@KXAN_News
@KVUE
#PowerOutDay6 Image
59/
2:22 PM -- 02/06/23
74° Humidity: 56%
Feels like: 74°

1,591
*UP* by ***177***!!!
We're picking up speed on the losses here folks. Making headway everywhere but 78729.

Could be as long as the 12th!!

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
@KXAN_News
@KVUE
#PowerOutDay6
@tplohetski Image
60/
15:36 PM -- 02/06/23
74° Humidity: 54%
Feels like: 74°

1,593
*UP* by 2. We're LOSING *more* GROUND here folks.

I'm sick of this. Called about the hotel and the call taker knew nothing about it!

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
@KXAN_News
@KVUE
#PowerOutDay6
@tplohetski Image
61/

@austinenergy you DO realize these so-called updates are USELESS, right?

They have zero specific information and serve only to piss off those without power, YES??
62/
19:55 PM -- 02/06/23
67° Humidity: 66%
Feels like: 67°

1,295
Welp, down 298 but we've nearly returned to the top spot.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
@KXAN_News
@KVUE
#PowerOutDay6 Image
63/
19:55 PM -- 02/06/23
65° Humidity: 95%
Feels like: 64°

609!! 🥲
Down 686!!
We're 6.8% of all dark customers.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
@KXAN_News
@KVUE
#PowerOutDay7 Image
64/
06:24 AM -- 02/07/23
65° Humidity: 95%

*146 hours down*!!

We are now waaaay beyond Uri outage.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
@BucyForTexas
@Terry4WILCO Image
65/
07:56 AM -- 02/07/23
66° Humidity: 93%
Feels like: 66°

605
Down by 4 😒
78729 is 6.6% of all dark customers.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
#PowerOutDay7 Image
66/
12:13 PM -- 02/07/23
70° Humidity: 89%
Feels like: 70°

523
Down by 82
78729 is 5.9% of all dark meters.
I'm still dark.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
#PowerOutDay7 ImageImage
67/
14:33 PM -- 02/07/23
70° Humidity: 90%
Feels like: 70°

521
Down by 2
78729 is 7.5% of all dark meters.
I'm still dark.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
#PowerOutDay7 Image
68/
15:45 PM -- 02/07/23
69° Humidity: 92%
Feels like: 69°

521
NO CHANGE
78729 is now 8.75% of all dark meters.
I'm still dark - since 2/1/23 @ 04:20

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
#PowerOutDay7
@EvilMopacATX Image
69/
15:50 -- 2/7/23

There have been NO crews in our area since SATURDAY.

Who do we have to scream at to get even a REASON why we're out?

My outage of 168 has been dark since 2/1 @ 04:20. All other outages have been since the last 36hrs or so.

WHEN??? @austintexasgov
?????
70/
I'm actually wondering WHO WILL HELP US?

My neighbors are:
Elderly, some alone
Families with 3 grade schoolers
Family with a toddler, a 1yr old
Disabled Elderly
Blind
Recent cardiac surgery patient

@PaigeForAustin
@austintexasgov
@KirkPWatson Image
71/
We went 5+ days in the dark with Uri. Then 2+ days no water.

Is it because we're ETJ?
In Wilco?
What?

We don't even have a place to dispose of all the debris because of our status as nobody's is my only conclusion.

@PaigeForAustin
@KirkPWatson
@austinenergy
72/
19:02 PM -- 02/07/23
67° Humidity: 95%
Feels like: 67°
Down to 46° tonight.
High of 58° tomorrow.

592 out
UP BY **71**
78729 is now 13.3% of all dark meters.
I'm still dark - since 2/1/23 @ 04:20

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
#PowerOutDay7
@KirkPWatson
@PaigeForAustin Image
73/
21:06 PM -- 02/07/23
59° Humidity: 100%
Feels like: 58°
Down to 46° tonight.
High of 58° tomorrow.

500 out
Down by 92
78729 is now 14% of all dark meters.
I'm still dark - since 2/1/23 @ 04:20

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
#PowerOutDay7
@KirkPWatson
@PaigeForAustin Image
74/
23:10 PM -- 02/07/23
52° Humidity: 98%
Feels like: 49°
Down to 46° tonight
High of 58° tomorrow
Currently 61° in my house

504 out
UP by 4
78729 is now 15.3% of all dark meters. I'm dark, still. Image
75/
Notice that 78757 began today at 1,775, is now 894 and has fallen by 881.
Who wants to bet that 78757 will fall below 78729 overnight?

I'd also bet that 78729 climbs tomorrow. We need 3 pole replacements. @austinenergy ImageImage
76/
Just as I said in tweet number one, we'll be first out and last in.

Niether @austinenergy or @austintexasgov has been bothered to account for we who pay ETJ taxes, school taxes, etc, but don't get any upkeep of the few public services we do get.

Tomorrow = #PowerOutDay8
78/
07:25 AM -- 02/08/23
47° Humidity: 99%
Feels like: 43°
42° on my gauge.

420 out
Down by 80
78729 is now 18% of all dark meters.
I'm still dark - since 2/1/23 @ 04:20

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
#PowerOutDay8
@KirkPWatson
@PaigeForAustin
@BucyForTexas
@Terry4WILCO Image
79/
07:50 AM
02/08/23
47°
>171 hours out -- so far
That's:
7 days
3 hours
...and counting

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
@BucyForTexas
@Terry4WILCO
@PaigeForAustin
@KirkPWatson Image
80/
07:56 AM
02/08/23
47°

It's going to be cold, too.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
@BucyForTexas
@Terry4WILCO
@PaigeForAustin
@KirkPWatson Image
81/
08;00 AM
02/08/23
47°

80 tweet thread and only ONE of these officials has reached out - Bucy.

I've got replies locked down, but any tagged acct can respond. Or DM.
NOPE, NONE.

@austinenergy
@CenterPoint
@BucyForTexas
@Terry4WILCO
@PaigeForAustin
@KirkPWatson
82/
08:51 AM -- 02/08/23
46° Humidity: 98%
Feels like: 41°
42° on my gauge.

269 out
Down by 151
78729 is now 11.4% of all dark meters.
I'm still dark - since 2/1/23 @ 04:20

@austinenergy
#PowerOutageDay8 Image
83/
08:51 AM -- 02/08/23

All 168 of us in my corner of the neighborhood make up 2/3 of the 269.

We've been out since 2/1/23 @ 04:20.

All others are new in the last 36 hours.

@austinenergy
#PowerOutageDay8
84/
12:18 PM -- 02/08/23
47° Humidity: 91%
Feels like: 43°
47° on my gauge.

443 out
Up by 74
78729 is now 30% of all dark meters.
I'm still dark - since 2/1/23 @ 04:20

@austinenergy
#PowerOutageDay8 Image
85/
17:05 PM -- 02/08/23
58° Humidity: 91%
Feels like: 57°
56° on my gauge.

477 out
Up by 35
78729 is now 32.3% of all dark meters.
I'm still dark - since 2/1/23 @ 04:20

@austinenergy
#PowerOutageDay8 Image
86/
Just saw a story on @KXAN_News with @AusPublicHealth & Adrienne Stirrup. She said they went door to door in the hardest hit areas per @austinenergy to ask what folks needed to recover from this storm.
87/
Well, now I know WHY there are none of these help centers north of 78758 -- because @austinenergy has ignored us for a week.

Ms. Stirrup, we in 78729 and surrounding areas need help TOO.
How about one of these centers up here?

@AusPublicHealth my nearly 90 tweets are proof.
88/
18:05 PM -- 02/08/23
57° Humidity: 64%
Feels like: 57°
54° on my gauge.

458 out
Down by 19
78729 is now 46.1% of all dark meters.
I'm still dark - since 2/1/23 @ 04:20

@austinenergy
#PowerOutageDay8 Image
89/
Now, I am giving major credit to @CenterPoint. They walked my neighborhood late yesterday and then arrived on my street this morning like locusts.

So did @Asplundh_Tree and @GetSpectrum.

Together, they were, and still are, working to return us to civilization.
About 30 minutes ago, @CenterPoint tried energizing the primary line, but more transformers blew. ☹️

They're working 6a-10p and @Asplundh_Tree till 8p (I believe), so they're trying really hard!

One lineman said this neighborhood had the worst electrical damage he'd seen.
91/
I don't expect we'll get power tonight, but my fingers are crossed for tomorrow.

Meantime, this is how we've been loving on these highly skilled and hard-working crews.

And it will stay out till these crews go home.

@CenterPoint
@GetSpectrum
@Asplundh_Tree Image
92/
19:25 PM -- 02/08/23
52° Humidity: 74%
Feels like: 52°
49° on my gauge.

291 out
Down by 167
78729 is now 38.5% of all dark meters.
I'm still dark - since 2/1/23 @ 04:20

@austinenergy
#PowerOutageDay8
@PaigeForAustin thx for replying to me today. 🩷 Image
93/
20:33 PM
02/08/23
48°
46° on my gauge
>184 hours out -- so far
That's:
7 days
16 hours
...and counting

I've been posting this in the mornings, but since @CenterPoint
is still working their cold buns off, I wanted to record this now.
@austinenergy Image
94/
And since they are doggedly still working, we still have this out for the @CenterPoint crews.

We hope they take the opportunity to tend to themselves with the hot drinks. They deserve to engage in self-care, even now. ImageImage
95/
We are lucky to have had the credit to buy a small generator, and we're trying to care for those who left their homes and families to help us.

By no means could we afford the things we've been forced to buy to camp in our own home. We'll be paying on it for a while. 😡
96/
22:40 PM -- 02/08/23
43° Humidity: 99%
Feels like: 43°
41° on my gauge.

229 out
Down by 62
78729 is now 39.3% of all dark meters.
I'm still dark - since 2/1/23 @ 04:20

@austinenergy
#PowerOutageDay8 Image
97/
The @CenterPoint crew is still up the street at 11pm. #Impressed

They are at least no longer on the problematic pole and hopefully headed in for the night.

Tomorrow, gentlemen (and the one lady line worker!), tomorrow. 🤞🤞🤞

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