Rolling blackouts

[crzyjournalist03]

Anybody else losing power due to the Texas declaration of a state of emergency?

Power has stayed on here at my office, but my wife said that they've already cut power off for 15 minutes at a time three separate times this morning.

[RoyceTTU]

Originally posted by crzyjournalist03
Anybody else losing power due to the Texas declaration of a state of emergency?

Power has stayed on here at my office, but my wife said that they've already cut power off for 15 minutes at a time three separate times this morning.



Originally posted by RoyceTTU
Seems it's happening other than just Austin and Dallas.

So far in the last 2 hours our Coleman and Brownwood stores have been without power for about 10 minutes. Our Muleshoe store just called and said they will be down for 10 minutes within the hour.

Should make for a fun day in the IT dept :D


Dang you, you beat me to it :D

[Ranger Mom]

I heard on the news it's happening in Odessa right now.

[bobcat1]

Yes we are having it. Twice so far. once at 7am and then again at 8:30. Hard to work from home when that happens.

[Yoe_09]

Power went out at my house about 10 minutes before I left for Belton. Now classes are canceled until 10AM at UMHB because of power outages.

[JasperDog94]

It's happening all over Houston.

[NastySlot]

has been happening here....in the hill country.

[Sweetwater Red]

They just made the announcement here at work to be expecting an outage and to turn our
PCs off.

[greendawg84]

Lost it for 20 Min this morning in Liberty Hill , electric heat in the office so it got down to 50 before it came back on ....

[DDBooger]

Heard it is happening in Corpus Christi as well.

[poisoned10]

Just happened for the 2nd time at my house in Tyler (East Texas).

Only lasted 5 minutes though.

Gotta love that East Texas speed!!

:D :D :D :D :D

[poisoned10]

But seriously, 1st time happened at 8 and the 2nd one happened around 9:35.

Hope they don't do this all day long. And they better be glad I wasn't in the middle of playing Call of Duty.

[crzyjournalist03]

Originally posted by poisoned10
But seriously, 1st time happened at 8 and the 2nd one happened around 9:35.

Hope they don't do this all day long. And they better be glad I wasn't in the middle of playing Call of Duty.

That's what I'm a bit concerned with...I'd hate to see what happened if someone was in the middle of saving progress on their video games or do a system update.

It can't be good for all the electronics that people have to keep getting powered on and off.

[Emerson1]

I'm glad we have gas heating.

[poisoned10]

Originally posted by crzyjournalist03
That's what I'm a bit concerned with...I'd hate to see what happened if someone was in the middle of saving progress on their video games or do a system update.

It can't be good for all the electronics that people have to keep getting powered on and off.

That's what I'm screaming!

[Maroon87]

Originally posted by crzyjournalist03
Anybody else losing power due to the Texas declaration of a state of emergency?

Power has stayed on here at my office, but my wife said that they've already cut power off for 15 minutes at a time three separate times this morning.


Power in Magnolia went out about 7am.

[BaseballUmp]

Power here in san marcos went off at 6:05 and the longest its been back on was 11 minutes since then. Comes on for about 15 seconds then off again for another 30-45 minutes.

Sure was hard aiming this morning when I got up haha but atleast my classes got canceled

[Eagle 1]

We have a fire place and propane heating, but I'm worried about our well if the electricity goes off.
The power went off for 30 minutes at our friends house which just long enough for the well to freeze up without the heat lamp on.

[AP Panther Fan]

Originally posted by DDBooger
Heard it is happening in Corpus Christi as well.

Aransas Pass too! Someone forgot to tell them it was only supposed to be 10-45 minutes long...ours was out for two hours. When you work in a bank you close and lock the doors, so we sat here in the dark doing nothing. I wish I would have brought a book to work.

[poisoned10]

Mine has gone off 4 times now. But none of them have been longer than 15 minutes.

[crzyjournalist03]

Originally posted by poisoned10
Mine has gone off 4 times now. But none of them have been longer than 15 minutes.

that's what he said.

[poisoned10]

Originally posted by crzyjournalist03
that's what he said.

Touche

[ccmom]

The latest update at 12:30pm said that the rolling blackouts in Abilene will cease for today. I have several friends that went without power for more than 3 hours this morning...including several in our neighborhood. It's 11 degrees outside now, -4 windchill. Brrrrrrr!!

[bobcat1]

Originally posted by ccmom
The latest update at 12:30pm said that the rolling blackouts in Abilene will cease for today. I have several friends that went without power for more than 3 hours this morning...including several in our neighborhood. It's 11 degrees outside now, -4 windchill. Brrrrrrr!! Brandy and a fireplace would be nice about now.

[Old LB]

Spent the morning busting ice off the railroad crossing so we could switch cars tomorrow here in Abilene. Ice build up will actually get bad enough to derail a train. Now I look out and it is snowing again. I am native to this area and the only other time I can remember any weather this bad was around '83 when it stayed below freezing for two weeks.

[BwdLion73]

Originally posted by bobcat1
Brandy and a fireplace would be nice about now.

Got them both going but my ice maker has a frozen water line. :(

[AP Panther Fan]

Originally posted by Old LB
the only other time I can remember any weather this bad was around '83 when it stayed below freezing for two weeks.


I think that was was the year the saltwater in the Intracoastal Waterway froze and redfish/trout were floating up everywhere. Massive fish kill.

[Phil C]

In Sinton the Northwest side of town started at about 5 till 10 and last 1hr20min. Power is restored but other parts including a school are without power now.

[bobcat1]

Originally posted by BwdLion73
Got them both going but my ice maker has a frozen water line. :( Who needs ice? I love that burn all the way down.;)