cubdriver2
FRIEND
upstate NY
Any word on our buddies in the freezer down in Texas?
Glenn
Glenn
5° at my house in College Station the night before last. Not a big deal for an AK boy but a very serious problem for TX infrastructure and construction. Alternating between freezing rain and snow as it warms into the 20s. Two inside faucets are frozen (exterior walls) so hoping for the best when temps rise above freezing. Rolling blackouts are more blackout than not. Oh bother. 85° here in Kona. The kids and grandkids got stuck here since TX is essentially closed. Things could be worse but our timing has been excellent!
I guess they're having a heat wave down south of you Larry!Sorry !!
Wind turbines went down due to no anti-icing, natural gas lines froze up and Nuclear and coal is slow to get up and running. Lots of finger pointing going on and lots of god articles out there to read, educate yourself and make an educated determination of wtf happened.
Between 12 a.m. on Feb. 8 and Feb. 16, wind power plunged 93% while coal increased 47% and gas 450%, according to the EIA.
Wind turbines went down due to no anti-icing, natural gas lines froze up and Nuclear and coal is slow to get up and running. Lots of finger pointing going on and lots of god articles out there to read, educate yourself and make an educated determination of wtf happened.
-5 here the other morning was the coldest I saw and 8" of snow. We aren't use to this low of temperatures and neither are our buildings. Water turned off at the hangar but the main busted under the valve anyway making a pretty good mess but fixed. Had to thaw the pipes the other morning at the house. We are fortunate and have not lost electricity but a lot in our small town have. My son works at the grocery store and he got sent home early when the power went out again there. Walmart has been closed for 3 days because of no power and there was only one gas station open with long lines all day. Glad I watched the forecast and we all filled up prior to the storm. Rolling blackouts all over Texas I am reading. Did get the walk at my house clear with a shovel and a broom, very dry snow and at Cathy's office. The sun helped dry the concrete so at least we won't have black ice on the walks at least. Won't be above freezing till Friday. That is when the fun starts. I use to manage the plumbing department of a large home improvement chain, when that stuff starts thawing it will be a huge mess. Good news is I pushed the Cub out and looked a beautiful winter wonder land, no gravel bars but it was fun. Nice flying in those Alaska like negative density altitudes, wow.
View attachment 54246
Natural gas power plant in the background has been going full bore.
View attachment 54247
View attachment 54248
View attachment 54249
Rural East Tx and it went downhill for us yesterday. Sunday through Tuesday night we were staying warm and pipes unfrozen for the worst of the cold, 30 min blackouts every 3 hrs weren’t bad with our Generac kicking in. 3 degrees at our house on top of a hill Tuesday morning, -3 at a friends house down the road in a creek bottom. Yesterday morning the freezing rain started and immediately accumulated on the power lines and trees, and trees and branches started knocking the lines down almost immediately. Standing outside you heard a branch breaking, tree snapping every 30 seconds. Kind of like an overhead land mine running to get firewood. Our coop is doing good and anticipates having the power back on by Sunday, sure glad I don’t like electricity and being a lineman was never in the cards.
Strategically placed? Turn the water off and open the petcocks on the exterior. Problem solved.