Texas continues its march toward 3rd world status: Day 4 of no power

[Maxdeath]

”Can” but probably don’t.

Ever been in a hurricane kid? Ever watch a tree be uprooted by one? Ever watch a roof of a house be torn off and go rolling down the road to slam into another house? If not you might be surprised at all the things that can happen.

 

[Marener]

Ever been in a hurricane kid? Ever watch a tree be uprooted by one? Ever watch a roof of a house be torn off and go rolling down the road to slam into another house? If not you might be surprised at all the things that can happen.

So you’re saying Texas has substandard building codes.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Yeah windmills and solar panels will certainly withstand a hurricane

They will prevent hurricanes by cooling the planet ya know

 

[WinterBorn]

Hurricanes cause damage and require time to fix, usual bullshit from usual lying lefties.

Confusing overloaded grids and hurricane damage is a sure sign of the politics over reality.

 

[Freedomisneverfree]

QVC had this device you could plug in many things. It was around $1,100. If I lived in those hurricane prone states I* would have one of these.

Enjoy peace of mind during power outages with the EcoFlow DELTA 2 Max. This portable power station comes equipped with 15 ports to keep your everyday essentials up and running --- from refrigerators and microwaves to laptops and phones. From EcoFlow.

• Includes DELTA 2 Max power station, AC charging cable, car charging cable, and DC5521-to-DC5525 cable
• 2400W total power
• Charge up to 15 devices at once
• X-Boost mode
• Advanced BMS protection
• Self-regulates voltage, current, and temperature
• Measures approximately 19.6" x 9.5" x 12"; weighs 50 lbs
• Imported

 

[WinterBorn]

”Can” but probably don’t.

Have you ever been to an area after a hurricane hits?

Yes, it CAN and it usually DOES uproot trees and throw them around.

 

[Maxdeath]

So you’re saying Texas has substandard building codes.

No. But thanks for proving you are missing the most important points of any conversation.
I take it you have never been in any natural disaster. Count your self lucky.

 

[Meathead]

Texas can’t handle cold weather, hot weather, or storms with its shit power grid. It is an embarrassment to the rest of the nation. No wonder CNBC rated the state as #50 in quality of life. Houston is now the nations 3rd largest city and it has had no power for 4 days. Unprecedented number of people living in the third world. Its people deserve better than the incompetent social justice warrior right wingers who run that state.

I wonder if Ted Cruz has left the state? Im sure the Federal Government will bail them out… again.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/12/weather/houston-texas-power-outages-heat-friday/index.html

CNN —
Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses may not have their power restored until next week amid sweltering summer heat, even as many in the region struggle to access fresh food, air conditioning and safe drinking water.

More than 1 million power customers in southeast Texas – mainly between Galveston and north of Houston – are still without power after Hurricane Beryl hurtled into the Gulf Coast on Monday, leaving at least 10 people dead in Texas, two dead in Vermont and one dead in Louisiana.

The outages have debilitated infrastructure across the region, including hospitals, assisted living facilities and water treatment plants, leading to mounting frustrations from residents that Houston’s main utility, CenterPoint Energy, was not more prepared for the storm.

Nothing to do with the millions of Biden's illegals?

 

[Marener]

No. But thanks for proving you are missing the most important points of any conversation.
I take it you have never been in any natural disaster. Count your self lucky.

Just seems like building houses with roofs that blow off is a dumb idea if you get hit with hurricanes.

Where I come from, we anticipate natural disasters.

 

[Maxdeath]

Just seems like building houses with roofs that blow off is a dumb idea if you get hit with hurricanes.

Where I come from, we anticipate natural disasters.

Not everyone can afford an underground cement bunker.
Lol. Yes anticipate. From the sound of it you have never been in or around one in your life.
Once you understand that no one as of this date can control nature you will understand just how silly you sound
Funny that you are not telling California how to handle things in their state since so many insurance companies are no longer servicing them or are wanting to increase rates substantially due to natural disasters

 

[Marener]

Not everyone can afford an underground cement bunker.
Lol. Yes anticipate. From the sound of it you have never been in or around one in your life.
Once you understand that no one as of this date can control nature you will understand just how silly you sound

Don’t need an underground cement bunker. You just need building codes that make sense in hurricane prone areas.

Of course conservatives hate regulation, so it makes sense they wouldn’t want to do that.

 

[WinterBorn]

Just seems like building houses with roofs that blow off is a dumb idea if you get hit with hurricanes.

Where I come from, we anticipate natural disasters.

I worked with a disaster response team in the 1970s. I have seen trees reduced to splinters. I have seen the sod pulled up from yards. I have seen houses reduced to a concrete foundation. You can build houses any way you want. A very few will be better at surviving a hurricane. But none are a sure thing.

We prepare for disasters too.

 

[Maxdeath]

Don’t need an underground cement bunker. You just need building codes that make sense in hurricane prone areas.

Of course conservatives hate regulation, so it makes sense they wouldn’t want to do that.

lol. You really are an uninformed clown. Go tell California how to handle their state since insurance companies are leaving or increasing rates because of natural disasters. Go tell everyone that gets flooded by the Mississippi River how they need to build. Go tell every one that gets hit with fires or any other natural disaster how you are so much smarter then them.
Texas has very good codes.
But hey no one beats your brain power right?

 

[Maxdeath]

I worked with a disaster response team in the 1970s. I have seen trees reduced to splinters. I have seen the sod pulled up from yards. I have seen houses reduced to a concrete foundation. You can build houses any way you want. A very few will be better at surviving a hurricane. But none are a sure thing.

We prepare for disasters too.

The kid has never seen a natural disaster and thinks anything is just because they were not as smart as he thinks he is.

 

[citygator]

Texas is living with substandard infrastructure that we’ve seen fail time after time and delayed response after delayed response and right wingers are blaming the weather and immigrants.

 

[Marener]

I worked with a disaster response team in the 1970s. I have seen trees reduced to splinters. I have seen the sod pulled up from yards. I have seen houses reduced to a concrete foundation. You can build houses any way you want. A very few will be better at surviving a hurricane. But none are a sure thing.

We prepare for disasters too.

Never said anything about a sure thing.

Conservatives don’t like government telling people how to do their jobs. Building codes are for us liberals.

 

[citygator]

MAT…. Make America Texas! No wonder the republicans couldn’t pass infrastructure. They dont appreciate working utilities.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Texas is living with substandard infrastructure that we’ve seen fail time after time and delayed response after delayed response and right wingers are blaming the weather and immigrants.

LOL loon it was a Hurricane not just any old storm. last one that hit here in North Carolina we were out of power for 3 days.

 

[Maxdeath]

Texas is living with substandard infrastructure that we’ve seen fail time after time and delayed response after delayed response and right wingers are blaming the weather and immigrants.

And California is losing insurance companies. And I have no doubt you are going to blame that on so called right wingers

 

[Marener]

lol. You really are an uninformed clown. Go tell California how to handle their state since insurance companies are leaving or increasing rates because of natural disasters. Go tell everyone that gets flooded by the Mississippi River how they need to build. Go tell every one that gets hit with fires or any other natural disaster how you are so much smarter then them.
Texas has very good codes.
But hey no one beats your brain power right?

Does Texas have good codes? Everyone’s roofs are flying off and hitting power lines.