The Texas Electric grid

[IvanBlock]

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Up here in northern Wisconsin where cold is a way of life for much of the year we learn to deal with power outages. The last four days the temps have been from -10 to 5 above with 20+ mph wind much of that time. If the power goes down everything turns to a "popsickle" in about an hour and a half. So we have a wood burning stove running 24/7 and a 35 KW PTO generator for the shop a 24 KW stand alone generator for the house and a 4200 watt portable just in case...

[Windcatcher530 Dan]

Same here Ivan wood stove is 24/7 and back up genorators and I try to keep 10 cord on hand between the house and shop. But I don't know if I could handle what Buffalo gets some people are still without power in a blizzard wind temp at 42 below zero.

[mtblah]

In south Texas we use A/C less months than the heat is on up north .
going to be 50 degrees this afternoon , Merry Christmas !

[Windcatcher530 Dan]

I'm sure the people in Buffalo wish it was 50 degrees also. 7 people have froze to death and counting. Merry Christmas!!

[Wayne]

We all think we are having a bad day until we read the newspaper.

[windybob]

What's a newspaper?

[mtblah]

Windy , bird cage lining , at the bottom to catch the ......... crumbs

[windybob]

oh ok. I thought maybe it was something new, like out dated news the day after or something...

[Wayne]

Oh no. I go to town everyday and buy a Dallas Morning news. My day falls completely apart if I don't get my daily does of the comics. I used to get it delivered in Smith County, but over here in Navarro County no delivery. It's 7 miles to my nearest store, some times they don't have them so I have to drive another 2 miles. Sports while eating lunch them the rest of the paper while watching Tv at night.

[mtblah]

Wayne , when does the coffee fit into that schedule ?