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Old 12-05-2013, 11:46 AM
 
Location: Dallas area, Texas
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I lived through one which was probably a lot worse than this one will be. Millions of East Texans including myself were without electricity, some for up to a week. It sucked but I lived to tell the tale and as far as I know, no one died as a direct result of the storm. More people will likely die as a result of the heat next summer than as a result of this storm. I suggest you prepare for the chance that you might actually have to live like someone in the 19th century for one day. If you can't handle that, maybe you should leave town like people do during a hurricane.

Also, go buy some freakin groceries. If you're stuck at home without anything to eat because of this storm, it's your own fault. You knew it was coming well in advance.
I am prepared to handle it, but there are people that aren't. Those home bound folks that rely on Meals-on-Wheels for their meals ~ they can't get out to shop and their food can't get delivered. There are some folks so on the edge that they live pay check to pay check ~ they might get paid on Friday, but if it is icy they may not get their check & have no food in the house over the weekend. When it gets this cold there are always people that use space heaters and there are fires or carbon monoxide that kill folks.

Not every one has the resources to just up and go. A little compassion goes a long ways in situations like this.
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Old 12-05-2013, 12:53 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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I am prepared to handle it, but there are people that aren't. Those home bound folks that rely on Meals-on-Wheels for their meals ~ they can't get out to shop and their food can't get delivered. There are some folks so on the edge that they live pay check to pay check ~ they might get paid on Friday, but if it is icy they may not get their check & have no food in the house over the weekend. When it gets this cold there are always people that use space heaters and there are fires or carbon monoxide that kill folks.

Not every one has the resources to just up and go. A little compassion goes a long ways in situations like this.
If Meals-on-Wheels relies on warm weather to be able to get food to people, then maybe they should reconsider the way they do things. And I know all about living from paycheck to paycheck. If I was going to starve through the weekend if I didn't get my paycheck tomorrow, guess where I'd be tomorrow...
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Old 12-05-2013, 01:08 PM
 
Location: Dallas area, Texas
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If Meals-on-Wheels relies on warm weather to be able to get food to people, then maybe they should reconsider the way they do things. And I know all about living from paycheck to paycheck. If I was going to starve through the weekend if I didn't get my paycheck tomorrow, guess where I'd be tomorrow...
The cold won't keep Meals-on-Wheels from delivering meals, it will be the icy roads. MoW does not ask their volunteers to venture out on the ice and put themselves at risk. The ice that you consider an adventure.

If your workplace is closed from no power, then showing up to get a paycheck won't matter.
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Old 12-05-2013, 01:21 PM
 
Location: High Cotton
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoHCn5A2yVQ

kenshi - is that you I see on your little moped squashed between two vehicles?
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Old 12-05-2013, 01:24 PM
 
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I hope that anyone who is suffering as a result of this storm -- or any storm - finds a compassionate response, and those in a position to offer help do so.

Separately, I was not aware until today that Oncor has a text messaging system where once you register you need only text "OUT" to report an outage and get an estimate of when the power will be restored. You need to provide your ESI number. Details in Wilonsky's DMN blog: Update: National Weather Service says ice should begin impacting Dallas roads around 7 p.m. | Dallas Morning News

I love my older neighborhood, but overhead power lines is one of the tradeoffs. And with lots of full growth trees ....
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Old 12-05-2013, 01:31 PM
 
Location: Southlake. Don't judge me.
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Grey, ugly, bitter, cold, blustery, wintry, wet, slick, dangerous, severe, dirty, destructive, unhealthy are all the things that 'kenshi' likes weather-wise. Yuk!

In contrast, give me beautiful blue skies and warm to hot temperatures any day...
I like some snow and cold, but dangerous icy conditions are just as bad IMHO as dangerously hot temperatures. I arrived in DFW JUST before the 2011 ice storm and remember venturing out on foot Tuesday AM to find some wifi (hadn't even had time to get internet hooked up in my apartment), and the roads were almost empty, but there were a few people getting stuck at the bottom of a smallish "well" in part of the road and were unable to get up the slight slope. Scary and Not Fun.

OTOH, I did get free goodies from the Starbucks where several of us hunkered down for a few hours until they closed early.
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Old 12-05-2013, 01:35 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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From the radar it looks like it the first round may just touch the northern burbs if that.
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Old 12-05-2013, 01:38 PM
 
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It has reached Alliance in full force:>(
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Old 12-05-2013, 01:38 PM
 
Location: High Cotton
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From the radar it looks like it the first round may just touch the northern burbs if that.
It's been sleeting again in West Plano for about 20 minutes...
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Old 12-05-2013, 01:44 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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Hmmm, nothing at beltline and 75
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