Current Events > Anyone one else here in Texas prepping for freezing weather and snow?

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we about to get slammed with literal subzero temperatures here in Dallas and like 5 inches of snow on Sunday/Monday lol. And some more snow in the middle of the week too apparently

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The temperature climbed 20 degrees celcius (36 or so degrees F) here in the last 12 or so hours.

It's still -27 Celcius (-17 F) after the jump.

7 more degrees and you're gonna see fat white dudes walking down the street in cargo shorts and windbreakers. like death and taxes, it's a guarantee for this town.

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Lol the way people in the south react to snow is adorable. 5 inches lmfao. Try talking to me when you hit -5 and a foot of the stuff.

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I got some warnings to drip my pipes, so I'm letting them run. I'm only letting drops out and idk exactly how much is needed.

I doubt any of the ice that gets on the road will go away until late next week. I think temperatures are below freezing the whole time so slick roads for days. And since this is Texas people will refuse to slow down lol.

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electricbugs2 posted...

Lol the way people in the south react to snow is adorable. 5 inches lmfao. Try talking to me when you hit -5 and a foot of the stuff.

I feel the same way when people up north start baking in their apartments when it's only 95F.

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I'm in San Antonio, TX and I'm sitting here with my space heater. Trying not to use the heat unless my apartment gets below 65 degrees.

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Yeah it's gonna be nuts. Have to bring outside dogs in, hide the cats, and figure stuff out.

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Supposed to get 3 degrees F in Austin on Monday.

Also fuck off northernere, we get it, you have actual winters.

we're going to have a -43 wind chill here overnight, so no sympathy for you silly southerners

As a human that has lived in winters in Canada, here are my tips:

1. Wear layers. Wear some long johns underneath your pants. Wear a long sleeve shirt, a short sleeve shirt, a hoodie, and then a coat. That way, if you start getting warm, you can shed a layer and not lose resistence to the elements.

2. Don't go to sleep in your clothes. Sleep as normal. The more clothes you wear while sleeping will make you sweat more, which will cool throughout the night and make you sick if you continue on this path. You're better off getting into bed cold than warm/hot.

3. Don't drive like your normally would. Drive like you're in a monsoon. Be vigilant and take your time.

4. Don't listen to people telling you that "-5 is nothing, I deal with that every day in the winter." They're just trying to prove that they are better than you when we all have our shitty weather to deal with.

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TheLiarParadox posted...

I feel the same way when people up north start baking in their apartments when it's only 95F.

It's supposed to snow all day Sunday.
Insane.

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Seattle just got dumped on

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Climate change man

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I'm not leaving my apartment.

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@spanky1

Be careful out there!
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Youre left to your own devices on the roads since there is no prepping them for this kind of weather (if it literally never happens otherwise).

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yeah the driving thing i don't get why us northerners have to be so shitty. our counties are prepared to handle snow and ice much better with hundreds and thousands of salt trucks and plows. the south doesn't have that preparedness because it's such an albatross event. combined with people not accustomed to driving in that weather leads to 100 car pileups like we saw last week in Texas

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Gotta mount a service meter this monday on a newly constructed estate that's built by a lake.

RIP.

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Gonna get to negative 5 in Arkansas..I don't think it's been that cold since I moved here 20 years ago

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I mean, I've seen some sand put on bridges yesterday, but apparently people are sliding on roads today.
Ft Worth had a horrible pile up a day or 2 ago.

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Any update? This is a State of Emergency type stuff over here

The store is dead today.
I'm surprised that we ended up getting a truck.

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*laughs in Nebraskan*

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They're saying it's the worst storm in decades

Heating and electric bills are going to be off the charts this month, natural gas prices went from $3 to $300 on Friday, and are still going up. I wouldnt be surprised if everyones bills this month are 25x what they normally are

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krazychao5 posted...

yeah the driving thing i don't get why us northerners have to be so shitty. our counties are prepared to handle snow and ice much better with hundreds and thousands of salt trucks and plows. the south doesn't have that preparedness because it's such an albatross event. combined with people not accustomed to driving in that weather leads to 100 car pileups like we saw last week in Texas

it's such a weird thing for us to be elitist about. "haha we live in misery during the winter LMAOO suck it"

krazychao5 posted...

yeah the driving thing i don't get why us northerners have to be so shitty. our counties are prepared to handle snow and ice much better with hundreds and thousands of salt trucks and plows. the south doesn't have that preparedness because it's such an albatross event. combined with people not accustomed to driving in that weather leads to 100 car pileups like we saw last week in Texas

This
Like tease them all you want for being wusses about the cold, but they're straight up unprepared for road conditions and that's not their fault.

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Texans don't know how to drive when the weather is good, either.

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AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

Heating and electric bills are going to be off the charts this month, natural gas prices went from $3 to $300 on Friday, and are still going up. I wouldnt be surprised if everyones bills this month are 25x what they normally are

can't even tell if you're serious are not

25x????

Preping for cold weather?

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Kingbuffet posted...

can't even tell if you're serious are not

25x????

That's not happening

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DoctorPiranha3 posted...

Supposed to get 3 degrees F in Austin on Monday.

Also fuck off northerners, we get it, you have actual winters. Try dealing with triple digit heat for 3 straight months of the year.

See you're tougher than i am. Currently its -35 where i am and i'm fine with it but 3 months of that kind of heat would be just brutal. I guess thats the Canadian in me.

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I highly suggest you guys stay the fuck home. we're lucky up north that we expect winter storms every year so we're prepared but even with an army of snow plows, the roads are dangerous during a storm.

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Yeah I'm definitely just staying at home. It's just been little flurries so far, but we're supposed to get more later. It's already 18

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Already got accumulations and this is just the appetizer to the main event

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Bump

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We getting another round Wednesday

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Kingbuffet posted...

can't even tell if you're serious are not

25x????

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Gas-Prices/US-Gas-Prices-Explode-On-Freezing-Weather.html

https://www.reuters.com/article/electricity-texas-prices/update-2-texas-wholesale-electric-prices-spike-more-than-10000-amid-outages-idUSL1N2KL0XG

Energy cost already spiked 10,000% today.

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Whoa, wtf at the temperatures around Texas. We haven't gotten that bad in the NYC area in like 2 years, when all that Jussie Smollet stuff went down.

Our low is gonna be like 29 this whole week and I'm seeing 5 and shit in Houston.

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AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Gas-Prices/US-Gas-Prices-Explode-On-Freezing-Weather.html

https://www.reuters.com/article/electricity-texas-prices/update-2-texas-wholesale-electric-prices-spike-more-than-10000-amid-outages-idUSL1N2KL0XG

Energy cost already spiked 10,000% today.

If you think households that get $200 energy bills normally are going to get a 5k bill, i don't know what to tell you

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Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...

If you think households that get $200 energy bills normally are going to get a 5k bill, i don't know what to tell you

This is an unprecedented situation, natural gas is now at an all time high, up from $3 to $600+. We probably won't know the damage for a couple weeks, but I don't see how bills won't be many times higher than what people are used to.

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14 today right now lol

I have no electricity this is horrible.
My legs are already f'ed due to a slipped disc i don't need frostbite too damnit!

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I've had a total of 5 hours of electricity since 12Am Monday. This is the first time it's come back with internet service. I've had to keep the water running on everything to keep the pipes from freezing, and I did that from the beginning thinking that I was being paranoid. I'm one of only three people on the block who has water at all now. Everyone else left only the faucets on the interior walls running, which has historically been enough, and they're all frozen now.

Everyone has generators but probably only enough gas to last another day.

The only reason I'm relatively comfortable is because I have a gas fireplace and no kids but between the having to run the water and running this gas fireplace, I'm gonna have some hefty bills I'm not really in a position to cover. The only good thing about the water is that I'm filling up containers to share with the neighbors, so at least it's not just all going down the drain.

I was cooking on the grill but the propane tank emptied and tried as I could to get some before this, stores around me have been out for weeks. I have a bag of charcoal in the garage but I decided to do some batch cooking in the hours I've been able to use my electric range (which will be replaced with gas after this, something I was mulling over but putting off).

I've been pretty good about prepping in recent times, so I am able to take this hit but I fucking hate the cold. It was 30F in one of the upstairs bedrooms. Like I said, I have no kids and it's just me, so it's not been a big deal. I can't imagine the people trying to keep their families going through this.

I've been getting anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes of power at a time, so I'll probably be getting cut off again soon. I'll try to provide some more updates when the power comes back again. I'm not wasting my precious phone battery on gamefaqs lol >_>

Also, I live by a firehouse and there has been a pretty steady stream of emergency vehicles rolling out. I also live right next to a busy intersection and occasionally hear fender benders. Fortunately there hasn't been anything bad there. People seem to be pretty good about staying off the roads through this, which is surprising.

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krazychao5 posted...

yeah the driving thing i don't get why us northerners have to be so shitty. our counties are prepared to handle snow and ice much better with hundreds and thousands of salt trucks and plows. the south doesn't have that preparedness because it's such an albatross event. combined with people not accustomed to driving in that weather leads to 100 car pileups like we saw last week in Texas

Are there places that are salted/plowed 24/7? Usually the roads by me are almost always covered in snow even after getting plowed when it is snowing and I live north of Chicago.

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