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All things aside, I hope people in Texas are okay and get the electricity back soon...stay safe.
Feb 16, 2021 8:15 PM
AkademicEpidemik
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All things aside, I hope people in Texas are okay and get the electricity back soon...stay safe.
oldhess
Because something happening every single summer ever is the same thing as something happening once every 120 years...
motoalchemist
that you bro?
WorksForTheHutts
As a Texan who had to spend a day following him with a camera, Ted Cruz is an insufferable cunt. No wonder Canada didn't want him.
Sassyfrance
I live in Michigan and I participate in energy conversation events, setting my temp a bit higher the day before a snowstorm. Always have
trippingthelightfantastic
TheDarkArchitect
I wish that twat would just fuck off already. What a cunt.
hovz1105
I love that they turned something minor like not using lights or the washing machine during a hot as fuck day as a negative.
DTH011
Texan here, we were without power from Monday at 05:30 until 1500 today. But we lived!
worldwithoutrockets
C A D I L L A C D E S E R T
gordondenis72
Do people in temperate zones not understand that power lines freeze and break? This isn’t uncommon where it gets cold. TX is in trouble
Hyero
78 or higher is honestly kind of ridiculous. I prefer my AC at around 72. Anything more than that is too hot.
RacecarRoadcar
Wouldn't your AC just be a fan at that point. An actual fan would probably be better.
01010101011100110110010101110010011011100110000101101101e
Just got my power back on as I'm reading this... Also fuck cruz
CaptainSlower
CONSERVING ENERGY IS SOCIALISM
Path20
Luckily I still have power, my old raggedy house with shitty insulation has had 3 water lines burst though. I've been pissing outside...
Path20
But yeah fuck you Ted
KAZIE114
Jesus man politics on imgur is getting so dumb
NomDeImguerre
Rule #45: there is always a tweet
DeadWhiteMale
He's a liar. He learned from Trump that lies get you elected.
n0n53n53
if you get caught in a lie double down and lie some more
Mr21782Man
As a Texan from the part of Texas everybody forgets.
Mr21782Man
Also, we haven't had blackouts or whatever it is that Texas Texas is calling them.
MechaNinja
I'm sure Ted Cruz has power...
mrteagle
Yeah he probably lives in an area off the Texas grid
EPard
It's Jewish space freeze rays.
n0n53n53
BurgundyBurrito
ATerribleArtist
You mean Ted Cruz the pants pisser? That Ted Cruz? The one who likes to piss his pants on purpose because it feels warm to him?
anhonestnight101
Many people are talking about it, why isn’t the mainstream media?!?!
scottEkarate
Republicans are the worst at Twitter
Xenarion
Worst thing is that it works.
dasoffendor
California's problem is capacity. Texas's problem is they figured they could get away without winterizing anything.
MrZev
texas was a gamble, while california was a choice. Excluding a 50-100 year storm we do fine on power.
dasoffendor
ummm.... you do know that making a gamble is also making a choice, right? they made the choice to skip winterizing.
trapperjohnmd
Oh look people conserving energy... how horrible.
TossABabyYodaToYourWitcher
Damn liberals and their, um, shutting off lights when they aren't in the room
Blud4BludGod
Wait wait, you're saying that conserving energy instead of converting my truck into a rolling coal shit factory is a good use of freedom?
BalaclavaBob
Can we all agree to just call him Ted fucking Cruz from now on ?
HopelessNecr0mantic
We should call him gargamel
nopost
Too long for 140 characters. Maybe Turd Cruz?
Greyeyes1973
Ted the Fuckhead Cruz
DreamingOfDistantShores
Good ol' Treasonous Ted. Turncoat Ted? Raphael "Riot-inducing" Edward Cruz (his real name, by the way - wonder why he doesn't go by that?)
DreamingOfDistantShores
Oh right, the whole... party that isn't super friendly toward hispanic-sounding names. Even ones born in Canada and raised in the US.
jesuischarliehebdo
That implies a spine. Cant call him fucking. Piece of shit is more accurate.
AnimalGenetaliaAudioClues
He’s not worthy of any name.
Kregular365
No.
Mmbear
You talking about Ted “the Seditionist” Cruz?
WhenIsItNotAGoodTime4Pie
Ted “The Zodiac Killer” Cruz?
HoochIsCrazzy
No, only awesome people get "fucking" as a sobriquet, not rat faced dickheads with no spine
mako925
It should be Ted Shithead Cruz
WolfRexV3
Rat snitch Ted cruz the good time ruiner
offendingTheEasilyOffended
Gotta switch that around. (Ugh)...Fucking Ted Cruz...
Bunhyung
Ugh is the appropriate honorific for him
SignHerePlease
Just remember that Ted Cruz pees his pants because he likes the warm feeling
hamhockshortdock
I'd push that fool into an open grave.
SignHerePlease
My favorite!
Dranton12
I’ve heard he eats little pieces of shit, as a snack.
Dranton12
Well it’s nice to see at least one person didn’t get this.
ateadaze101
MBMBaM
alex5775
I heard that
Icantbelieveitsnotbutlers
It's a widely known fact among Texans that Ted Cruz is a nasty little piss pig.
Allthegoodnamesweretakenbeckygod
I read this online so i know its true. It confirms my deeply held beliefs so nothing with change my mind!!!!!
hamhockshortdock
I read it on a t-shirt.
Allthegoodnamesweretakenbeckygod
Also a valid source
TAYLORSWlFT
Turd Cruz
Fargus57
I find him amazing in that, just when I think he can't possibly say/tweet something more stupid than his last, he goes out and tops it.
PopTrogdor
I like to call him.....Cunt
olhotdogfingers
Right
MushroomFiend
I like to call him Seditious Ted.
WoodyGoodman
SoPoSassquatch
Seditious Turd Cruzt it is!
TurboSharkYay
CaptainMisanthropy
As an English person, why am I hearing so much about this cunt now? Is he making a run for president?
mesquiteTex
He’s been a cunt, but that Trump rimjob he gave apparently woke something up inside of him.
agonarch
I think he'd like to, but he won't have the support. I think he was hoping to inherit Trumps base, but he's a sniveling slime rather than-
agonarch
a yelling slime, so he's the wrong fit for that base.
Soufange
Other than him being the Zodiac Killer? He tried running for President in 2016 despite not being born here. He was also a birther...
TAYLORSWlFT
Pirate Dan has some thoughts as well
ActuallyAPirate
Excuse me. Do not include that lump of fuck in a group with me, thanks
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BioGoji1989
Better:
NaughtyCannibal
I wouldn't piss up his arse if his kidneys were on fire.
Thispostisaboutacat
Fuck that lying propagandist shitbag
FirstLegionOfTerra
I hope he fucking goes blind.
whitefoxkei
Goes blind, gets the heightened smell, then gets trapped on an elevator with a crazy homeless man with IBS.
FirstLegionOfTerra
Is then eaten by crazy homeless man but not enough to die. Just enough to be a blind, limbless mute torso to be abused in a home.
TehGuard
What i want to know, what monster sets their thermostat to 78?
ItDoGoDown
We lock it to 90 in the summer then open the windows at night.
thebozworth
I'd be having to get fuel (300 gallons) every two weeks at that rate! house stays at 64. (alaska)
LootenetDan
I imagine it's the A/C during a CA summer.
sweetandsalty
It's california
ImmaCatImmaSexyCat
"Look at them, encouraging responsible energy use!" Fuck him. To think, if a different sperm and egg had met, we might have a good person.
thylumberjack
They recently found out that sperm don't swim like tadpoles, but rather whirlwind together like a rope to move.
GenesisNynja
So I’m kinda out of the loop, why does cali want to conserve energy? Is it just an environmental thing? Genuinely curious
ItDoGoDown
In layman's terms pg&e are a bunch of lazy cunts and if it gets to hot and people crank the ac the fucking state lights on fire. 1/2
ItDoGoDown
Then a bunch of dipshits blame it on Jewish space lasers, which is way cooler then the actual reason it happens
xRHIN0x
Hey they had to endure the Big H, I think they deserve to have a Death Star of David
Xelia
Deregulation allowed PG&E to get away with not maintaining the power grid, and now overloading it can start wildfires :\
GenesisNynja
Ah, thank ya kindly
fknbastard
Deregulation also meant that the grid sometimes fails in areas with high demand, causing brown outs (unreliable steady electricity)
tlisx
How... How much do these people pay for utilities? These are just normal things my family has always done to save a little money...
ShadowBesetter
The problem isn’t price. August is heatwave season. Many days 100+ Fahrenheit. Millions of people all using high energy appliances and AC /1
ShadowBesetter
During peak hours can cause rolling blackouts and send power over dry mountain landscapes can create uncontrollable wildfires. /2
tlisx
Oh, I understand the problem isn't price. But I would figure that would be a plus to most people. So why not do it? It's weird.
lljkstonefish
With you until the fire part. Where's that coming from?
ShadowBesetter
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/pge-california-wildfire-safety-pushback/
FishSausages
Fuck Dan Crenshaw in what I assume is a rotting socket that spread to his frontal lobe
Rayxzerox
I'd assume it started in his head and ate it's way out.
Scuttlebutte
Nah im good
10thlettersauce
Any port in a storm...
Scuttlebutte
vitaminalgas
Well he does only see things from one viewpoint... Not much depth there
SHHHMYCATISSLEEPING
I see what you did there LOL
Saker82
Dan Crenshaw didn't, it was on his left.
Callito
Can someone explain to my European friend why Californians were asked to turn their stuff off? Or was it some campaign for the environment?
keggers1
In Missouri we were told to limit our power usage due to insanely high demand. It was -30•f. They did controlled blackouts to help
feryooday
how did you survive no heat in -30 in a blackout? how long were they?
keggers1
It was only for an hour max. Honestly wasn’t bad, became a blanket monster. Small sacrifice to help out the community
feryooday
ahh yeah that’s not too long. just cover the doors and windows and huddle everyone in a small room
UnicornsAndShenanigans
Part of the rolling blackouts in some parts of the state are also done during peak fire hazard weather conditions (dry & super windy).
UnicornsAndShenanigans
It's much hotter in the Central Valley and in So Cal vs northern part of state. Many homes in San Francisco area don't need AC.
UnicornsAndShenanigans
But population is dense in the Los Angeles area, so everyone using all their appliances all day long burdens the grid. And outside of covid
UnicornsAndShenanigans
There are places folks can go to keep cool. But the temp difference is crazy. 78F at the beach and 104F downtown in September
evilspock
Late summer in CA the grid is close to capacity due to Air conditioning use. We ask people defer things like major appliances to evening.
evilspock
(Why not just build out the grid more? Money. We have laws restricting what the utilities can charge, because we're a special kind of dumb)
whyexactly
it makes it especially strange that Cali pushes for electric cars when the grid can't keep up as-is.
TimbitsAreDonutHoles
Not that strange... 40 million inhabitants in the state, a quarter of which all live in one county producing lots of smog from gas cars.
whyexactly
but how are they going to charge them if they already have to cut the power in the summer?
UnicornsAndShenanigans
Money and concerns over pollution. The AC/flex alert was very LA. Bay Area we have spare the air, but we don't use AC as much but our
UnicornsAndShenanigans
Blackouts were much more tied to fire hazards, especially windy and dry weather. Wine country and areas with dense dry brush in particular.
Callito
Thanks a lot for the context! Hmm wouldn't it make more sense to subsidise the utilities so they can keep the price low and function properl
kpeeps5
This specific event was also a massive heat wave through CA and parts of the grid were shut down to prevent any fires from happening.
AkademicEpidemik
Don’t bring logic to this. If things make sense then it’s a conspiracy or demon-worshiping-babies-eating Dems are going to take their guns.
Mairoa
Lol I love your downvotes
ImNotSureWhatAGoodUserNameIsSoThisWillHaveToDo
You can give your money to utilities, or the gov't can take it, put it through many layers of bureaucracy and give what's left to utilities.
evilspock
We have chosen the third option of giving it to neither, then sitting in the dark whenever it gets windy.
cdub77
As a Texan...
thegarts
She’s Canadian though
Zilc
I feel ya there. Five blankets and long johns currently. Camped out in middle hallway.
Soufange
Do you need any heat tips? I'm a cold sort, but I know a few things after being fucked over by a power company
IAmAnthonyStark
How are you doing?
Voxnobilus
I wish my wine wasn't a slushie right now
jake2289
For real? How are you? Any insight to what the people of Texas are going through? From IN about a foot here but have power.
Voxnobilus
We've had six inches total so far 2 in of burned off high today was 26 and I spent all night trying to keep warm
meticulousinfamousridiculousnicholas
Curled up in a blanket crying myself to sleep and suffering right with ya. Bundle up in layers as being from Detroit taught me. Stay strong!
cdub77
Lost power, 32 deg, snowing, made a nest in front of gas fireplace ( thank goddess for gas) Got pot o’ water boiling on stove. Life is eh.
McDerpNderp
You doing ok bro anything you need?
akarune
Electricity?
McDerpNderp
I don't have those super powers yet :(
cdub77
More alcohol
McDerpNderp
Not sure if that's an Amazon thing lol I would send you a bottle of tequila if I could man
cdub77
Awwww so nice, but even Amazon is closed in Texas, no deliveries going out.
meteordropkick
I feel that. Or I would, if I could feel anything.
LadyMidnightToker
Currently under 3 blankets in the living room with family. It's 55 in the house. Terra cotta heater is not working.
LadyMidnightToker
Got thru night.. was about 37 in house when we woke up.
maincarrot
55? That's like 13 degrees Celsius. That's only 5 degrees cooler than Canadian homes. Get burly and grow the blanket on your nipples!
burningeagle
Hot drinks! Coffee, tea, hot water, there are more ways to maintain your body’s heat than just keeping the exterior warm!
MrSpookywasagoodboy2
55? Seriously? I wear nothing but shorts in 55 degrees.. Try having the power go out at neg 10
Soufange
Come now. I may be naked under a single blanket in my 55 degree livingroom with the window cracked, but they aren't used to this...
bigeduck
It sad - 2 last night here in ft worth. We are not prepared for this. Most places don't have heat without power.
MrSpookywasagoodboy2
-2? That's a different thing, yeah that's cold. Gather together in one room with all the blankets ya got. Snuggle time
Justheretolurk42
Get in your smallest bedroom to conserve heat, light some candles to build up some extra heat, you'll be okay!
ktpdot
And DON’T turn your gas stove to stay warm. That’s a good way to get reaaaaallly sick.
somethingsomethingsomethingclever
Nap time
cdub77
Put a big pot of water on to boil, steams the house and keeps it warmer. Better than just lighting burners
maincarrot
CO poisoning, "hypoxia": feeling tired(fatigue or drowsiness), headache, nausea, fast heartbeat, disorientation... All very bad signs!
n0n53n53
keep voting for turds and expecting a rose scented state
Tharapithia
Making a lot of assumptions there bud.
Wombatish
5/6 largest cities in TX (which includes all of the cities in the top 10 in the US) went blue last time
n0n53n53
Maybe keep that up for a few decades and your shitty state will be less welfare and more productive
Wombatish
I'm all for change in the state gov, but TX is less of a leech than a lot of other red states and has a GDP comparable to countries *c*
n0n53n53
"less of a leech" is really something to be proud of, congrats
Wombatish
Source: https://rockinst.org/issue-areas/fiscal-analysis/balance-of-payments-portal/
Wombatish
*c* as a state. We've also been more blue a lot more recently than most people bother to know/remember.