02-20-2021, 10:00 AM
I live in NE Austin, Texas, and I lost power about 2am on Monday the 15th. Spent Monday night alone in the cold and dark- you can only sleep so much. Used the flashlight to see what time it was and to check the temp inside the house.
Another night like that and I'm glad I don't have a gun. On Tuesday morning I started the car to charge the phone and was listening to the local radio. They were saying the power outage might last through the weekend!
My sister in Bellville (about halfway to Houston to the east) had light and heat so I packed up the car and trekked to the East. The trip of 100 miles took about 2 1/2 hours and the road conditions improved greatly the further away from Austin I got.
Called my neighbor on Thursday afternoon and he said power came on that morning. So Friday morning I trekked back not knowing what I would find at my house.
Turned out I was fine- no gushing water and lights on.
I was in this house in 1989 when the last huge winter storm hit and didn't have any problems then because the power stayed on.
I hope everyone is ok and can commence digging out of this.
Frank
Another night like that and I'm glad I don't have a gun. On Tuesday morning I started the car to charge the phone and was listening to the local radio. They were saying the power outage might last through the weekend!
My sister in Bellville (about halfway to Houston to the east) had light and heat so I packed up the car and trekked to the East. The trip of 100 miles took about 2 1/2 hours and the road conditions improved greatly the further away from Austin I got.
Called my neighbor on Thursday afternoon and he said power came on that morning. So Friday morning I trekked back not knowing what I would find at my house.
Turned out I was fine- no gushing water and lights on.
I was in this house in 1989 when the last huge winter storm hit and didn't have any problems then because the power stayed on.
I hope everyone is ok and can commence digging out of this.
Frank
'23 R1250RS, 9000 mi. 1 yr., '03 R1100S BCR #6/200, '85 K100/1100RS- 38 yrs. 331,000 mi., '17R1200RS- 51,054 mi. (gone), '16 R1200RS- 28,322 mi. (gone), '11 R1200RT-30,000 mi. (gone), '05 R1200ST-58,000 mi. (gone), '96 Ducati 900SS/SP-89,000 mi. (gone), 560K+ BMW miles