In states like Texas, cold weather like they are having is

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2. Areas like Texas and Oklahoma for that matter, don't have enough snow removal equipment they need

to remove this much snow. Our house is not insulated the way homes are back home in Illinois. We have also been asked to turn our heat down and to to use less natural gas, they fear that we may lose our gas and our electric if the grids are overworked. We are being really careful. We have been here over 20 years and we have NEVER seen temps like this along with heavy snowfall. The wind chill this morning was almost 30 below zero.

There are a lot of homeless encampments here as well, the local homeless shelter has been working overtime to try and make sure they have them all off the streets for this week. They will die in these temps. We gave money yesterday to help them get motel rooms to house the ones they don't have room for. The need is dire, so many have mental health issues, many have their children with them. It is heartbreaking. What makes me nuts is Chesapeke Energy, which is in financial trouble, has a huge campus full of empty buildings, that could be used to house the homeless in OKC and the surrounding area during this horrible cold but none of the oil and gas industry have reached out to help, go figure, they are all warm and toasty in the homes in Nichols Hills.