We're all gonna die in Austin.

[ErnieMccracken]

Sometimes you have go without power every time it gets cold to keep federal regulators from looking at your financial books, right babe?

Whatever it takes to own the libs.

[LinuxJon]

Fukkkk, how awesome would it be to have a white Christmas here in Texas

If we actually get snow on Christmas, then I'll count this as a net positive.

Damn texas brahs are beta af. Cant even handle a little chilly weather lmao

Brah they don't build for it here. Pipes aren't insulated and freeze. Homes done have fireplaces. The windows and insulation aren't rated for it. List goes on. I lived in Michigan. The temp isn't a big deal except the part where none of the infrastructure or homes can manage it here.

[coast2coastam]

Brah they don't build for it here. Pipes aren't insulated and freeze. Homes done have fireplaces. The windows and insulation aren't rated for it. List goes on. I lived in Michigan. The temp isn't a big deal except the part where none of the infrastructure or homes can manage it here.

That's really weird that they don't insulate pipes here. I get that it's usually mild, but Texas is prone to these cold snaps. There was one in 2021, 2011, and before that in the 80s, and so on. There are no mountains anywhere to the north to block the artic air, it's gonna keep happening.

[MEDITATE]

didnt texas vote demo ?

[SYKO227]

Sometimes you have go without power every time it gets cold to keep federal regulators from looking at your financial books, right babe?

Whatever it takes to own the libs.

No one cares what this RINO Dick Perry has to say, investigate him IDGAF.

[i3oosted]

Damn didn’t know it was going to get into the teens!! Wish it would snow again. Gotta wrap the plants, drip faucets, and bring in the rabbit.

Op gonna have to burn his 75k watches for warmth.

[Goodguy03]

lol just another December day for those of us up north

michigan crew

[akferd]

Just know this. Your cats WILL eat your corpse before they starve. Im not saying to eat them first, but you do what you gotta do.

[katya422]

Aware.

Brah they don't build for it here. Pipes aren't insulated and freeze. Homes done have fireplaces. The windows and insulation aren't rated for it. List goes on. I lived in Michigan. The temp isn't a big deal except the part where none of the infrastructure or homes can manage it here.

I've got to "winterize" before Thursday. Detach the water hoses and cover the hose bibs. Bring in or cover some plants.

And try to make at least this one window behind my couch less drafty. I picked up some weather stripping stuff earlier in the season and have calk. May hang a clear shower curtain over it again.

OP: Water! If you haven't had a lot of rain recently then that is one of the main ways to avoid losing your lawn and foundation plants- a dry freeze is the worst.

Grew up here and still remember the cool ice sculpture in front of a neighbor's house that had their old school whirly water sprinkler going on their lawn when a freeze hit. No idea how their pipes fared.

[northernlights7]

Did you retards down in Texas finally start moving your water piping out of your unfinished attics? It was stupid chit like that that really fukkked you guys up in that winter storm that rekt Texas awhile back.

[Robmnrd]

After the week of power loss last year when all the moronic selfish A-holes in the state cranked their heat up during the night when they were literally told it could/would result in power outages - I am not holding my breath that we won't chit all over the grid again this year.

Yes mad - was up that night watching the weather/news because I fukking knew it was going to happen, and had the temp in the house set down to 58 trying to do my part. So went into that cold AF week without even starting off warm like all the fukking kents that had been blasting their heat up to and above 72 degrees.

Any Texas brahs/brahettes in this thread: I swear to baby Jesus if you don't turn your chit down low this weekend overnight I will find you all and make you eat yellow snow.


Cliffs:

TX brahs/brahettes spread the word to everyone to actually turn your fukking heat down and bundle up at night this coming weekend. A few chilly nights bundled up will be much nicer than a week of darkness, no power, no clean water, etc.

[4Bertuzzi4]

Damn didn’t know it was going to get into the teens!! Wish it would snow again. Gotta wrap the plants, drip faucets, and bring in the rabbit.

Op gonna have to burn his 75k watches for warmth.

I'm too old to get into teens these days, but highly enjoyed it in my younger years.

On another note, we can blame this on acid rain, I mean global warming, erm... no, wait, I mean climate change.

Lets just blame everything on phaqqoty Libtards, mmkay?

[batmanman]

Go to harbor freight and get one of those cheapass generators

[northernlights7]

Aware.






I've got to "winterize" before Thursday. Detach the water hoses and cover the hose bibs. Bring in or cover some plants.

And try to make at least this one window behind my couch less drafty. I picked up some weather stripping stuff earlier in the season and have calk. May hang a clear shower curtain over it again.

OP: Water! If you haven't had a lot of rain recently then that is one of the main ways to avoid losing your lawn and foundation plants- a dry freeze is the worst.

Grew up here and still remember the cool ice sculpture in front of a neighbor's house that had their old school whirly water sprinkler going on their lawn when a freeze hit. No idea how their pipes fared.

There are "no freeze" exterior water hose spouts you can buy and install on your house. They are designed to not freeze up, and they won't as long as you don't have a hose attached to it.

Bite the bullet and pay a plumber tradie about $100 a throw to get your exterior water spouts replaced to the no freeze ones. All I do is unconnect the spout, turn the water off from the inside, and I'm good for the winter. And that's in winters 10x worse than what you're probably used to.

[katya422]

There are "no freeze" exterior water hose spouts you can buy and install on your house. They are designed to not freeze up, and they won't as long as you don't have a hose attached to it.

Bite the bullet and pay a plumber tradie about $100 a throw to get your exterior water spouts replaced to the no freeze ones. All I do is unconnect the spout, turn the water off from the inside, and I'm good for the winter. And that's in winters 10x worse than what you're probably used to.

Lived in SE MI for 6 years.

But I wasn't aware that a better hose bib alone could fix this. I thought it had to do with a general lack of plumbing insulation in TX.

[northernlights7]

After the week of power loss last year when all the moronic selfish A-holes in the state cranked their heat up during the night when they were literally told it could/would result in power outages - I am not holding my breath that we won't chit all over the grid again this year.

Yes mad - was up that night watching the weather/news because I fukking knew it was going to happen, and had the temp in the house set down to 58 trying to do my part. So went into that cold AF week without even starting off warm like all the fukking kents that had been blasting their heat up to and above 72 degrees.

Any Texas brahs/brahettes in this thread: I swear to baby Jesus if you don't turn your chit down low this weekend overnight I will find you all and make you eat yellow snow.


Cliffs:

TX brahs/brahettes spread the word to everyone to actually turn your fukking heat down and bundle up at night this coming weekend. A few chilly nights bundled up will be much nicer than a week of darkness, no power, no clean water, etc.

Lol

after reading about how Texas handles winter storms, you guys have no business calling anyone else cucks. Just sayin' lol.

[Robmnrd]

Lol

after reading about how Texas handles winter storms, you guys have no business calling anyone else cucks. Just sayin' lol.

Did 25 years in lake effect snow region of MI - moved to TX because I got tired of winter.

I'll call anybody in TX who cranked their heat last year a fukking kent azzhole to their face.

And I'll call anybody else a cuck if I feel like it. I usually don't though because it's a stupid fukking meme-insult.

[Foxmulder0]

Could be worse if not vaccinated

Lmao

[bchap05]

Went to Austin for work few months back, was super ghetto. At least from the 20 min ride from the airport to downtown I thought I had arrived in in some 3rd world country. The downtown edge was still pretty ghetto with homeless all over, once you got in the middle it was fine with some nice areas.

You could probably find some trash to pile up and sleep under for warmth if you can fight off the hobos

[northernlights7]

Did 25 years in lake effect snow region of MI - moved to TX because I got tired of winter.

I'll call anybody in TX who cranked their heat last year a fukking kent azzhole to their face.

And I'll call anybody else a cuck if I feel like it. I usually don't though because it's a stupid fukking meme-insult.

Do you realize how hilarious it sounds to someone who has spent an entire lifetime in MN hearing people in Texas bitch about the cold? I'm aware of the circumstances there, but still, lmao. That's what they get for implementing Green New Deal style bs while having water piping in unfinished attics and chit.

[NitrogenWidget]

There are "no freeze" exterior water hose spouts you can buy and install on your house. They are designed to not freeze up, and they won't as long as you don't have a hose attached to it.

Bite the bullet and pay a plumber tradie about $100 a throw to get your exterior water spouts replaced to the no freeze ones. All I do is unconnect the spout, turn the water off from the inside, and I'm good for the winter. And that's in winters 10x worse than what you're probably used to.

Lived in SE MI for 6 years.

But I wasn't aware that a better hose bib alone could fix this. I thought it had to do with a general lack of plumbing insulation in TX.

those no freeze hose spouts are over a foot long and rely on the valve being inside your warm house to keep from freezing.
if it's freezing where your spout connects to your pipes it won't really help.

[sg1976]

lol just another December day for those of us up north

This

teens all next week here.

[niospecv]

I'm traveling to San Antonio on the 23rd. I hope there isn't any ice on the road.

[Jestbrah]

JFC its not even going to be raining/snowing so it is just going to be cold it is not going to be a "freeze"

its going to be sunny all 4 days, its just the first real cold time of the year for Texas and its news to people who like to talk about the weather. that is about it.

[northernlights7]

those no freeze hose spouts are over a foot long and rely on the valve being inside your warm house to keep from freezing.
if it's freezing where your spout connects to your pipes it won't really help.

They will freeze if you leave a hose connected to them.They won't freeze if you disconnect hoses before freezing occurs. The interior piping needing to be within the actual structure itself is no different than a regular piping fixture in terms of how much space it'll take up inside once installed. Any plumber who knows their asss from their elbow can figure it out and swap them out with the old ones in like 15 - 20 minutes.

[NitrogenWidget]

Did 25 years in lake effect snow region of MI - moved to TX because I got tired of winter.

I'll call anybody in TX who cranked their heat last year a fukking kent azzhole to their face.

And I'll call anybody else a cuck if I feel like it. I usually don't though because it's a stupid fukking meme-insult.

don't the homes in texas have natural gas?
i know of very few places here in WNY that don't have NG.

[gluon]

don't the homes in texas have natural gas?
i know of very few places here in WNY that don't have NG.

don't know about new construction but pretty much all suburban houses near cities in TX have NG. but it was a gas shortage that caused the power outages as all new powerplants are gas turbines, and a lot of the old reliable coal powerplants got converted to gas fired boilers. stupid chit really.

A bullet proof power grid has to have a good amount of coal, it is far and above the most reliable in even the most extreme conditions.

[scrossmaggard]

Don’t let that **** freeze. BBQ in Austin is Good AF!

[Critter5592]

Love how everything becomes a red v blue debate on the misc

[BalognaNbeans]

don't the homes in texas have natural gas?
i know of very few places here in WNY that don't have NG.

Still need electricity to run the furnace