02-16-2021, 03:56 PM
You have my sympathy and empathy. We have been without power for 30 hours but it’s 30° so we are much better off. Also, we are staying with our son who has power! Texas, BTW.
BUT, we have no water which is not cool. The whole city of 100k is without water. We haven’t heard why there is no water unless the pumps are out which would reflect very poorly on the city and emergency management which could have gotten portable power. No water, everything shuts down! Fortunately we can drive to an area with power and water. Also, my son’s mother-in-law, who lives in Tampico, Mexico but is visiting, decided to fill the bathtub when we had water. She said it was just a precaution based on her experience. I scoffed at that to myself: This is the USA, this city won’t run out of water. No way, no how. Wrong, way and how. Now they are scrounging for water to run dialysis machines and other serious needs. Fires, tough luck.
BUT, we have no water which is not cool. The whole city of 100k is without water. We haven’t heard why there is no water unless the pumps are out which would reflect very poorly on the city and emergency management which could have gotten portable power. No water, everything shuts down! Fortunately we can drive to an area with power and water. Also, my son’s mother-in-law, who lives in Tampico, Mexico but is visiting, decided to fill the bathtub when we had water. She said it was just a precaution based on her experience. I scoffed at that to myself: This is the USA, this city won’t run out of water. No way, no how. Wrong, way and how. Now they are scrounging for water to run dialysis machines and other serious needs. Fires, tough luck.