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6. I thought he was dead too when i read it!

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Tue Feb 16, 2021, 10:57 PM

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Damn - national treasure Dan Rather freezing [View all] cilla4progress Feb 2021 OP

I wonder tiptonic Feb 2021 #1

That was never an option, only teeny tiny segment wants to and they will lose MagickMuffin Feb 2021 #11

Your title scared the bejeezus out of me. soldierant Feb 2021 #2

I thought he was dead too when i read it! jcgoldie Feb 2021 #6

Oh shoot cilla4progress Feb 2021 #8

Thanks. That's good. soldierant Feb 2021 #12

Freezing rain is expected overnight on top of the snow dalton99a Feb 2021 #3

That's the worst. central scrutinizer Feb 2021 #18

Is freezing rain the term used now for sleet? Are they the same thing? efhmc Feb 2021 #38

No, different things Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #39

Thanks. efhmc Feb 2021 #43

People in states that don't usually get extended deep cold... brush Feb 2021 #4

Unfortunately, that is now causing dangerously low water pressure TexasBushwhacker Feb 2021 #20

We were. We live in Dallas, and local Spectrum channel advised that. Texin Feb 2021 #27

This old Texas girl knows and has always known this. Even did it when we lived in Houston. efhmc Feb 2021 #31

Texas is a disaster. Was there a seminal event that cascaded, like the NE Blackout? BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #5

PS: Dan Rather IS a national treasure. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #7

General failure to prepare, because of the financial structure for power generation: highplainsdem Feb 2021 #9

The "invisible hand of the free marketplace" is a psychopath. hunter Feb 2021 #19

Texas was always a disaster... Woodycall Feb 2021 #16

Would a generator have helped him? birdographer Feb 2021 #10

I used to lose power regularly when I lived in a moonscape Feb 2021 #40

Folks with frozen pipes had better shut off their main line before thaw to prevent flooding. TheBlackAdder Feb 2021 #13

Had one of these stinkers in Mass. many years ago Warpy Feb 2021 #14

Most gas stoves today have electric ignitions. wnylib Feb 2021 #34

It's called a spark lighter Warpy Feb 2021 #35

With gas off then pilot lights are also off. wnylib Feb 2021 #36

Big pilot lights in water heaters and heating systems have fail safe mechanisms Warpy Feb 2021 #37

My brother is in San Antonio, and he had no electricity or heat at his home last night ... aggiesal Feb 2021 #15

Insane. I know two people suffering with this. Inexcusable. nt live love laugh Feb 2021 #17

I would be turning off my water, draining my DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #21

Just curious if you know what the roads are like going north. efhmc Feb 2021 #32

Far away, up here in the western DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #42

North is Austin or DFW, not an option. East is Houston, they Luz Feb 2021 #41

updated tweet orleans Feb 2021 #22

+1 dalton99a Feb 2021 #24

The problem of cheap residences, buildings, & infrastructure that don't ever account for extremes. WyattKansas Feb 2021 #23

omg Demovictory9 Feb 2021 #25

Sorry, Dan, but........ MyOwnPeace Feb 2021 #26

Cue the cries of durablend Feb 2021 #28

Dropped to 38 degrees in my house rdking647 Feb 2021 #29

Of little solace but... cilla4progress Feb 2021 #30

Rachel had an excellent segment on Texas' electric grid problems... northoftheborder Feb 2021 #33