Submitted by geoxol t3_10vhn40 in technology
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TheFriendlyArtificer t1_j7ij97y wrote
Whoa there! Texas is a diverse state and has more to offer than just gun fetishism.
There's also trans omniphobia, misogyny, anti-Semitism, anti-intellectualism, and good 'ol fashioned racism.
Alternative-Print-49 t1_j7jvfn8 wrote
We don’t take kindly to ur kind round here. Now get ya hear!
/s
hibearmate t1_j7ktfx6 wrote
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thegreatgazoo t1_j7lc60l wrote
There's not much you can do about the damage from ice storms. Even if you bury the lines, if a tree falls over near the line it can pull up and break the lines. When they are underground, they are even harder to repair.
What do you propose that they do differently?
Chief_Beef_ATL t1_j7m5xen wrote
Not my job but maybe have a chat with Minnesota or Wisconsin. Any place that doesn't lose all power in the winter, like what seems to happen in TX again and again. Maybe better maintain what they currently have - trim trees near the lines etc. I'm pretty sure they have people they pay to solve these issues. But like I said, it's up to them to focus on this issue rather than making sure guns have more rights than women and ensuring everyone is safe from the menace that is anything non-christian and straight. Making improvements in their power grid isn't what I hear from TX leaders these days... except when the power is out.
thegreatgazoo t1_j7nzs5o wrote
In places with a lot of snow, the trees get knocked down before they get bad. They also tend to get snow versus ice, which is a completely different ballgame with trees. The snow tends to fall off trees with the wind. Not so with ice.
Chief_Beef_ATL t1_j7p4en6 wrote
I'm in ATL. All we get is ice. Trim trees near power lines. Sometimes trees or limbs fall on lines and you have repairs. I thought TX also had overloads aka we haven't built enough new infrastructure to handle our expanding needs. This isnt an unsolvable riddle. They ignored the problem.
throw123454321purple t1_j7j0r4o wrote
The sooner Austin Powers back up, the better.
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nobody_smith723 t1_j7izspo wrote
Texas is a real shit hole
PublicRedditor t1_j7hqjtl wrote
Haha, take that Texas. Keep voting those idiots into office that don't really give a sh!t about you. They should have learned two years ago (and so should have the voters) from the last incident.
Not a GD thing has changed since then.
Enjoy your rustic living.
blatantninja t1_j7hsnl9 wrote
As much as I dislike Abbott and Co, this problem is due to power lines being down and the COA not being able to keep up. They city council and CoA utilities are to blame here
nobody_smith723 t1_j7izroc wrote
Almost as if a state that chooses to disconnect from the national power grid and not adequately tax to support its shitty state only power grid is a state wide issue. Of which governor and legislature is chief to blame
ISLAndBreezESTeve10 t1_j7j6s12 wrote
One week huh? ( moves goal post back). Try again next week.
BastardAtBat t1_j7jit9k wrote
Do you know what's really cool about living in Texas? Your furnace.
AverageJoe-707 t1_j7lezeg wrote
Your tax dollars at work! Remember these cold nights when the next election rolls around.
BravoCharlie1310 t1_j7ivir1 wrote
All these comments are from people that have never had a major multi-day ice storm evert where they live.
Chief_Beef_ATL t1_j7ibgp1 wrote
If the people who ran Texas cared as much about the power grid as they do about making guns more available, you folks might have electricity during times like this.