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26. On the economic front,

Thu Feb 2, 2023, 08:36 AM

Feb 2023

I was planning on babysitting for my daughter this week because she and her company execs had business meetings scheduled in Dallas all week. Daughter called me last Monday and told me her company canceled the Dallas meetings, they did it Zoom.

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340K without power amid frigid temperatures in Texas; 2,300 flights canceled, at least 6 dead [View all] C0RI0LANUS Feb 2023 OP

Post removed Post removed Feb 2023 #1

Hah! What "Shit-hole country" allows hundreds of thousands of its citizens to C0RI0LANUS Feb 2023 #2

I've lived in five Asian countries, including poor countries like Thailand, and that never happened AZLD4Candidate Feb 2023 #8

People in Asia don't believe our power problems in the US IronLionZion Feb 2023 #29

But we have freedumb in Texas - Greg Abbott Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2023 #12

6 dead? LudwigPastorius Feb 2023 #10

In Texas... PJMcK Feb 2023 #27

But they voted for the same guy that brought them to this the last time! PortTack Feb 2023 #3

I don't know but we really got to do something about the right wing echo chamber. Initech Feb 2023 #34

Verrry slow learners, but years of building climate disasters Hortensis Feb 2023 #39

I asked the same question months ago about Texas-- what's it going to take? C0RI0LANUS Feb 2023 #4

It's like that scene from Animal House. Initech Feb 2023 #35

Funny twice, Initech, because I also used an Animal House scene for an earlier post today. C0RI0LANUS Feb 2023 #36

Nice! Initech Feb 2023 #38

current power grid map AllaN01Bear Feb 2023 #5

Looks like Arkansas is in 2nd place SouthernDem4ever Feb 2023 #24

The non-Texas states have some resilience from the Eastern Interconnection IronLionZion Feb 2023 #30

And there are 27,229 homeless people "living" in Texas, 3,932 in Oklahoma C0RI0LANUS Feb 2023 #6

and 14,014 homeless people in Arkansas. C0RI0LANUS Feb 2023 #7

So sad that there'll be more dead by tomorrow. Duppers Feb 2023 #9

Third year in a row. No one can say it is unprecedented". DFW Feb 2023 #11

One might almost think... 2naSalit Feb 2023 #21

There is certainly no love lost between Dallas and Abbott DFW Feb 2023 #23

You might be right, Texas voters have that abused syndrome and keep asking for it SouthernDem4ever Feb 2023 #25

Texas is just another backwards red state. mwb970 Feb 2023 #13

Abbutt... 2naSalit Feb 2023 #19

Thanks, Abbott. raccoon Feb 2023 #14

What do you call doing the same thing over and over again... EarthFirst Feb 2023 #15

Owning the libs, and on the plus side the same results work for that. Hortensis Feb 2023 #40

Rinse and repeat. piddyprints Feb 2023 #16

Brainwashed NJCher Feb 2023 #17

Betto warned Texans what would happen, and they still voted for Abbott. The media of course JohnSJ Feb 2023 #18

Hey, I noted Austin is the hardest hit. Maybe on orders from Abbott's GOP? I wonder..... machoneman Feb 2023 #20

Wouldn't put it past him. 2naSalit Feb 2023 #22

On the economic front, gab13by13 Feb 2023 #26

Texas GOP will blame windmills and nonexistent green new deal IronLionZion Feb 2023 #28

Wasn't the Texas Chamber of Commerce (or somebody) trying to lure hi-tech business from California? C0RI0LANUS Feb 2023 #31

To be expected: That Lone Star is their Yelp rating . . . Journeyman Feb 2023 #32

Ah, yes, the vaunted Texas grid back in the headlines. Martin68 Feb 2023 #33

I would hope that the people would buy the best propane generator they can afford. friend of a friend Feb 2023 #37