First let us start with the statement that this has been a very difficult time for Texas. Much of what you see on TV is true. Many people have been impacted by the cold weather. We are lucky and realize our good fortune. All we can do is accept what happens with grace and humor.
Today began with power out again. The rolling blackouts don’t really roll for us. They just come to our house and stay for 9 hours or so. So here are some tips that we have learned over the last few days since we have had a lot of time to sit around and think in the dark.
- Some people are able to sleep on the floor longer than others.
- Debbie upgraded her shoes
- Larry can wash his hair with one handful of water and it doesn’t look to bad – Debbie really dislikes this
- Debbie is thinking of trying dreadlocks.
- Girl Scout cookies are emergency food
- Girl Scouts will ship cookies directly to you
- South Africa used to have rolling blackouts 10 years ago and they were a 3rd world nation.
- United States Postal Service creed. The words “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” – doesn’t seem to be true. We haven’t seen a postal worker in awhile
- The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) needs to change their name
Sorry to hear y’all have had such problems. Many of our neighbors have had power outages and broken pipes. We were fortunate, and we only lost cable tv. I hope things are better for y’all by this time. The stores here had some bare shelves, but again we were fortunate and had stored up food and paper goods from the lockdown. Take care!