February 03, 2022 – Austin Winter Storm, A Tale of Two Cities Repeat? We Hope Not

Two weeks shy of the day I posted the above pic at the start of Texas’ worst power / weather event I’ve lived through here in Texas, or anywhere else, during my 71 years – I’m reposting this not in memory, or memoriam for all those we lost, but because we’re literally on the cusp of a ( for now ) similar event, predicted to be only slightly less impactful on our “independent” power grid than last year.

I’ve prepared this post the day before February 03, as we’ve learned best to prepare ahead best we can, which makes me want to ask, “why” – if this potential storm is “less severe” – is there even a question & warnings from our governor and other officials that there may be power outages?

I will add to / update this post with new info as we wake up and see what’s going on.

Wish us luck, but most of all practical prayers for those unlikely to survive another event like last year’s un-prepared-for winter event.

Stay well, stay warm ❤️

Adan

ps – below, in my “Related Posts” pictured / listed below, are more posts from that time period last year —

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1st update 5:33 am – got power, heat & water but no internet wifi, going off cellular service til I can reach our provider and see if we can reboot etc.

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Thanks again, everyone! 😊

Adan

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