No, frozen wind turbines didn't cause Texas blackouts (brainwash, Pennsylvania, government)
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Lol, you appear to be delusional, considering this was a massive failure on all levels. Accompanied by a large number of lies. As I said, the two small parts of TX that are NOT part of the state grid performed well in this "unprecedented event". Guess what, they did learn after the Super bowl storm fiasco.
I'm not fine. And many millions are not fine either. Next.
Every year flash flooding in bellaire is aldo unprecedented for them. But they are fine. Brcause its texas.
I lived all the timein texas while in america while visiting few cities outside. If you tell them el segundo or richmond is nicer than texas city, they still say they dont want want regulation and prefer to be like texas city.
Texas ( and houston) is still great, but not some texan republican voters. They just cant stand anything against thier ideology, very much like loyal muslims.
My son lives in Austin, TX. Power went out in his apartment at midnight Sunday (early morning Monday) Central time.
It's still out.
He texted me yesterday morn to say that the temperature in his apartment was 41F. No lights, no heat, no TV etc. He and his roomie would go to their cars occasionally to warm up and charge their cell phones. I advised him that if they started the car and drove around for at least half an hour to keep the car's battery fully charged, they could let the heater run as hot as it would go, and repeat the process indefinitely as long as they kept buying gasoline.
He and his roommate finally went to his roommate's sister's house, in one of the sections of Austin that still has power on, says she's happy to let them stay as long as they need to. She's a trooper.
Austin's "outage map" still shows the power in his neighborhood is cut off.
Fuel’s in short supply and I think groceries are getting there too. Deliveries are basically at a halt now that the snow is gone and we are left with ice. I gassed up a couple of days ago and it was a good thing I did; I encountered stations without fuel even then.
My son is puzzled by finding so many grocery stores' shelves cleaned out and empty. He understands that deliveries to the stores have been disrupted by the snow and ice, but he asked me this evening, "Don't people know they only have to wait until Saturday? Why do they act like it's the end of the world?"
Told him that people are probably remembering the empty shelves at the beginning of the pandemic, when nobody knew how long it would last and they suspected (correctly) that it would get worse before it got better.
Of course, they are the ones making things worse now, by their own actions. If they'd just get enough groceries etc. to last four or five days, deliveries would very likely be up to speed again, and the shelves would never really empty before new stock would arrive and nobody would ever find the shelves cleaned out. But if they suddenly bought three months' worth when deliveries were going to be interrupted for three or four more days, it would take three months' worth of deliveries before the shelves were full to their normal levels again.
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Is it though ? Is it really wise, for first Finland, then all the other countries that utilize or will utilize nuclear power to bury this highly dangerous waste deep in our planet ? And the Finland site isn't open as of yet...it's a still a few years off.
They are currently just keeping waste in containers placed in storage pools. and only the Finns have any idea what to do with it, and the Finns solution is just a vast expensive underground cavern that will be sealed off for thousands of years.
The UK is currently closing it's older reactors and building or planning major new reactors at Sizewell C, Hinkley C, Bradwell B and the Moorside at Sellafield clean energy hub that will create an energy hub that would produce electricity and hydrogen through the use of nuclear power and renewable energy.
Rolls Royce (Engines) are also planning 16 smaller mini nuclear power stations, which will be more effective and produce a lot less waste materials.
Did Californians blame incompetent Democrat politicians who poorly managed their state forests for the massive wildfires? Did New Yorkers blame the Democrats for the Hurrance Sandy fiasco?
Its funny that Republicans are to blame for extreme weather events but Democrats are NEVER to blame.
Likewise, the same people upset at Ted Cruz were nowhere to be found when the dozens of Democrats refused to share in the hardships of the COVID restrictions and violated their own rules and recommendations.
Well stated and agreed.
The notion that Texas will become gun restricting, religion hating, abortion loving, and global warming liberals over one power outage is pretty funny.
My son is puzzled by finding so many grocery stores' shelves cleaned out and empty. He understands that deliveries to the stores have been disrupted by the snow and ice, but he asked me this evening, "Don't people know they only have to wait until Saturday? Why do they act like it's the end of the world?"
Told him that people are probably remembering the empty shelves at the beginning of the pandemic, when nobody knew how long it would last and they suspected (correctly) that it would get worse before it got better.
Of course, they are the ones making things worse now, by their own actions. If they'd just get enough groceries etc. to last four or five days, deliveries would very likely be up to speed again, and the shelves would never really empty before new stock would arrive and nobody would ever find the shelves cleaned out. But if they suddenly bought three months' worth when deliveries were going to be interrupted for three or four more days, it would take three months' worth of deliveries before the shelves were full to their normal levels again.
Sigh.
I bought, on Sunday, enough to last through tomorrow, because at that time the forecast called for a solid thaw to have started by Wednesday. WRONG! I’ll probably now be a hoarder next time around, too, unfortunately, because today is actually worse getting around than previous days now that the snow is gone and it’s just ice on the roads.
My son is puzzled by finding so many grocery stores' shelves cleaned out and empty. He understands that deliveries to the stores have been disrupted by the snow and ice, but he asked me this evening, "Don't people know they only have to wait until Saturday? Why do they act like it's the end of the world?"
Because price gouging is illegal, so anyone can buy as much toilet paper and bread as they want.
Now if America removed the price restrictions during natural disasters, hoarding would be a lot less common. Karen wouldn’t be able to buy 60 rolls of toilet paper because she can’t afford it.
Of course, they are the ones making things worse now, by their own actions. If they'd just get enough groceries etc. to last four or five days, deliveries would very likely be up to speed again, and the shelves would never really empty before new stock would arrive and nobody would ever find the shelves cleaned out. But if they suddenly bought three months' worth when deliveries were going to be interrupted for three or four more days, it would take three months' worth of deliveries before the shelves were full to their normal levels again.
Everyone, regardless of where they live, should keep 5-7 days of bottled water and nonperishable food on hand at all times. And cash. And fill up their cars with gas at the halfway point. All of these things easily prevent a lot of problems.
I bought my weekly groceries last Thursday and there was almost nobody in the store. Didn't need any water because I already had it. On Sat and Sun, my social media feed was full of posts showing lines at HEB. We all knew this forecast a week in advance, why did everybody wait?
Moreover, people can't seem to think outside of the box on replacing supplies. Asian grocery stores and Michocanas, which are common in most large Texas cities, often have produce and dairy available. I ordered from my local produce company yesterday and it's being delivered today (including milk and eggs). I placed an Instacart order to Costco yesterday at 2 pm and had it by 5 pm. The only thing they didn't have was the bread I ordered, but I got chips, snacks, cheese etc.
I was watching a brief news clip and I saw the Texas governor blame the current situation on the "green new deal." Here are some facts:
1. The Green New Deal is only talk at this point. It hasn't been submitted to Congress, voted, on etc. It's just ideas that have nothing to do with Texas.
2. Texas has been under Republican control for over 20 years. That mean the decision to remove Texas from the national energy grid to avoid regulation falls on Republicans. Nothing at all to do with the Green New Deal. 3. Ted Cruz said "F" you and jetted off to heat, water, and warmth in Mexico. He's only returning because he was shamed into it.
So, knowing that folks are lying to your face about why nearly the entire state doesn't have power (and now water), are you going to hold the right people accountable or are you going to accept what YOU know to be lies and randomly blame AOC and Democrats?
Unless you have proof of your false accusations the case could be made you are lying in the face of everyone who sees your post !!! Actually doing what you are complaining about !!!
??? Did you know that
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