More of the white death on its way .

[mmcmdl]

Nice and sunny today , maybe close to 45 degrees . I opened the garage and found it as I left it . Nobody snuck in and cleaned it out .

 

[Aukai]

Give me an address, and keys to the truck, me, and the Menehune's will be by.....

 

[Braeden P]

I will clean it too and bring home the tools.... oops I mean trash

 

[Superburban]

I read an article from the Dallas Morning News this morning about the storm related electrical problems in Texas. They stated in the article that current prices are spiking as high as $9/kwh. Some providers are urging customers to find another supplier. We are paying around $.14/kwh and that would be a 6,400% increase for us. WOW!

Fortunately for us up in the frigid north, electric heat is impractical and heat pumps are only viable as a secondary source or if a geothermal heat exchanger is used so increased electrical demand would be limited to the use of engine heaters. Some may recall a few years back when there was a nation wide propane shortage and prices spiked to around three times normal prices if it was even available.

I shudder to think of the situation that would occur if a storm like this happened after a widespread switch to electric powered vehicles. Blackouts, brownouts, and rolling blackouts are bad enough in warm weather. In cold weather, they can be deadly.

Looks like the next few days may not be good for them. It would be a good time to energy on the spot market though.

Electric Reliability Council of Texas

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www.ercot.com

 

[FOMOGO]

Been getting a few inches every day for the last 4-5 days. Got 6" last night, and have winter diesel fuel coming in the next few days, so got the machine out and plowed out my place and the one next door. Had been putting off the fuel delivery because the fuel gauge in the tank had a small leak. After I got a path cleared to the tank, pulled the gauge and resealed it. Supposed to be more snow coming, and day time temps back up into the mid to high 30's. Much warmer than I recall from twenty years ago, which was my last full winter here. I'm not complaining about the snow, we really need the water. Mike

 

[mmcmdl]

Just heard we may be getting 8" Thursday .

 

[Dhal22]

This is really an 'I'm moving to Florida when I retire ' thread for me. Keep it coming guys, more snow stories, more ice stories, slip and fall, black ice wrecks, I want to hear them all.

 

[Aukai]

Sorry, it's only raining here, lightning on the horizon though.....and 72*

 

[Tozguy]

defining the term 'white death'

 

[Flyinfool]

The weather man predicted 1-4 inches for last night.

I think he lied, AGAIN.

My truck has 32 inch tires.





Here is a truck like mine going down the street in front of the house. After the plow went thru.


And my poor doggy making a path to the back yard