In my city, we've have a once in a century floods... twice in a decade
Edit: I just remembered. A friend of mine in a city two hours away got two once in a century floods in just over a month
The stars at night are real bright when there's no light deep in the heart of Texas.
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Edit: I just remembered. A friend of mine in a city two hours away got two once in a century floods in just over a month
Well, clearly it's too hot for wind turbines to work.
I do say this as a joke but am worried that Texas turbines seem to be incompent and thus could be reality
Advising people to put their own consumption limits on power? Yeah, good luck with that.I want to let this subject die, but I can't for some dang reason.
Electricity consumption limits advised as half-dozen power plants remain offline
With a half-dozen power plants offline, ERCOT is advising customers to watch their consumption. They even advise keeping thermostats at 78 degrees or higher.www.kens5.com
It's too hot in May for our grid.
Maybe you could do that in London during the Blitz (they asked people to, don't know how successful it was), but getting modern people in Texas to do it is another thing.
These days, if the government told people to use blackout curtains a significant strain of morons would start shining floodlights at the sky
You know it really depresses me that this statement is utterly plausible.
it's a good thing may is as hot as it gets. June and July are no way hotter...I want to let this subject die, but I can't for some dang reason.
Electricity consumption limits advised as half-dozen power plants remain offline
With a half-dozen power plants offline, ERCOT is advising customers to watch their consumption. They even advise keeping thermostats at 78 degrees or higher.
It's too hot in May for our grid.
Don't worry, Texas Free Market unregulated power grid makes it the most insanely efficient grid in the world powered by the cleanest, best form of power, OIL!it's a good thing may is as hot as it gets. June and July are no way hotter...
I think you've stumbled on the mechanism to get people to obey. Randomly drop bombs among those who don't!
Eh, a bunch of the people doing it would have a big swastika collection at home, so if you squint it looks lik
Covid has had little success doing that to anti-vaxxers, though.
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You need to temper your air conditioning usage so that the bitcoin miners still have power to use
He's fucking kidding right? Its not like they're some kind of critical industry, tell them to dial the fuck down or run at night when its cooler or at reduced capacity. And if there's no compliance, cut their connection.
Well, what do you think is more important in Texas: Money, or human life?
At least when the power goes out in Texas they can still see by the light of all the muzzle flashes.