Austin Tx anon here. Hello faggots!
Finally got power back after 58 hrs of no heat, hot water, cell service, WiFi. Still having trouble with hot water returning and water pressure.
We feel lucky because we were able to manually adjusted a gas fireplace with a battery pack that requires electricity to open and ignite the gas flu valve. We also have ski gear to keep warm and wore it 24/7. Plus we have guns, tactical and portable lights, food and plenty of water. We were handy in helping others on our street who needed help. Thank God for masculine toxicity husbands! Ha!
Felt like we were camping inside our home which we temped via high quality food thermometers at 50-55 degrees. Miserable to be cold that long but survivable. Weed and champagne helped at night.
Feel bad for many here who don’t have fireplaces or don’t have ability to light their gas fireplaces and may not have the warm clothing.
Have friends/family who live in outside areas of ATX and they have been on rotating power. Few peeps seem to be immune to the outages unless you live on a hospital or other urgent need grid.