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surfered

(6,320 posts) Tue Jan 21, 2025, 09:10 AM Jan 2025

This is crazy!

The wind chill is 17 at the beach on this island in the Gulf of Mexico or whatever name it is this week and our power is out.

It seems that Texas GOP politicians spend more time and effort looking In people’s underwear to make sure they go in the correct restroom than they do on the power grid.

They should spend less time coming up with solutions for problems that don’t exist (DEI, CRT, Trans) and more time on what really matters in people’s lives.

They are making me hot under the collar while I’m freezing in bed in the

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This is crazy! (Original Post) surfered Jan 2025 OP

So saddened to hear this SheltieLover Jan 2025 #1

"Texas GOP politicians spend more time and effort looking In people's underwear to make sure they go in the correct rest riversedge Jan 2025 #2

-23 F Wind SW 6 MPH Dew Point -30 Feels Like -39 riversedge Jan 2025 #3

Texas has its own power grid to avoid federal regulation. surfered Jan 2025 #4

Sorry to hear about your power; hope it's back on soon. rsdsharp Jan 2025 #5

Is Cancun Ted dealing with the problem or is he in Cancun? William769 Jan 2025 #6

SheltieLover

(66,830 posts)

1. So saddened to hear this

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 09:13 AM

Jan 2025

Wtf is wrong with them?

riversedge

(75,191 posts)

2. "Texas GOP politicians spend more time and effort looking In people's underwear to make sure they go in the correct rest

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 09:17 AM

Jan 2025

room"

Dangerous to be alive in parts of the USA!!

riversedge

(75,191 posts)

3. -23 F Wind SW 6 MPH Dew Point -30 Feels Like -39

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 09:20 AM

Jan 2025

17 wind child seems cozy here in mid Wisconsin for us cheeseheads

surfered

(6,320 posts)

4. Texas has its own power grid to avoid federal regulation.

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 09:26 AM

Jan 2025

Maybe that Federal regulation would keep it up and running.

rsdsharp

(10,687 posts)

5. Sorry to hear about your power; hope it's back on soon.

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Tue Jan 21, 2025, 10:30 AM

Jan 2025

Cold is kinda relative. I’d love to see 17° windchill. I’d like to see it ambient. Here in central Iowa, it’s currently -12° with a wind chill of -18°

But we have power, and I’m inside, so I’m grateful for that.

William769

(58,770 posts)

6. Is Cancun Ted dealing with the problem or is he in Cancun?

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 11:42 AM

Jan 2025

So sorry you are having to go through this. Hoping this is rectified as soon as possible.

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