Rolling blackouts
08-05-2011, 07:26 PM
#53
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Originally Posted by debbieumphress
They said on Ch 8 it was for 15 - 45 minutes only. SO time prepare. It's getting bad here and this is the first day.
08-05-2011, 07:34 PM
#54
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Location: Bosque County, Texas
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Everyone in all 50 states should realize that rolling brown outs are possible for any reason. All that is necessary is for the electric usage to be equal or greater than the electric production. Sometimes that occurs when an electric plant goes off line perhaps because a coal train didn't arrive on time , or due to high heat or extreme cold. If you have a medical reason why you shouldn't have your electricity turned off for any reason, notify your electric company. They can flag your house in some way so that your electricity won't be cut off during a rolling brown out. They don't want people having a medical crisis because equipment couldn't work. You have to notify them ahead of time.
08-05-2011, 07:41 PM
#55
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Originally Posted by Abby'smom
it will probably happen to most of us around here with the extreme temps and no rain in the near future!
08-05-2011, 08:12 PM
#56
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Originally Posted by Great-great granny
This was on one of the Austin TV news FB pages tonight from a weatherman:
"Wow...the news just doesn't get any better, does it? Texas A&M State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon says not only was July 2011 the hottest month EVER RECORDED in Austin, it was the HOTTEST MONTH ON RECORD FOR TEXAS! And, he proclaimed that this is now OFFICIALLY THE MOST SEVERE ONE-YEAR DROUGHT ON RECORD FOR TEXAS."
It is still 102 where I live no. of Austin & it's 10 PM!!!
THANK EVERYONE WHO IS SENDING PRAYERS FOR SOME RELIEF.
"Wow...the news just doesn't get any better, does it? Texas A&M State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon says not only was July 2011 the hottest month EVER RECORDED in Austin, it was the HOTTEST MONTH ON RECORD FOR TEXAS! And, he proclaimed that this is now OFFICIALLY THE MOST SEVERE ONE-YEAR DROUGHT ON RECORD FOR TEXAS."
It is still 102 where I live no. of Austin & it's 10 PM!!!
THANK EVERYONE WHO IS SENDING PRAYERS FOR SOME RELIEF.
08-05-2011, 08:31 PM
#57
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Originally Posted by purplefiend
Originally Posted by Great-great granny
This was on one of the Austin TV news FB pages tonight from a weatherman:
"Wow...the news just doesn't get any better, does it? Texas A&M State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon says not only was July 2011 the hottest month EVER RECORDED in Austin, it was the HOTTEST MONTH ON RECORD FOR TEXAS! And, he proclaimed that this is now OFFICIALLY THE MOST SEVERE ONE-YEAR DROUGHT ON RECORD FOR TEXAS."
It is still 102 where I live no. of Austin & it's 10 PM!!!
THANK EVERYONE WHO IS SENDING PRAYERS FOR SOME RELIEF.
"Wow...the news just doesn't get any better, does it? Texas A&M State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon says not only was July 2011 the hottest month EVER RECORDED in Austin, it was the HOTTEST MONTH ON RECORD FOR TEXAS! And, he proclaimed that this is now OFFICIALLY THE MOST SEVERE ONE-YEAR DROUGHT ON RECORD FOR TEXAS."
It is still 102 where I live no. of Austin & it's 10 PM!!!
THANK EVERYONE WHO IS SENDING PRAYERS FOR SOME RELIEF.
I'm in Abilene, TX and it's 97 at 11:30pm.
08-05-2011, 09:32 PM
#59
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Location: Oklahoma
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Originally Posted by TanyaL
The good news is the cracks in the ground (here in Texas) have gotten so deep that the rattlesnakes can't get out of them! The jackrabbits just sit at the edge of the cracks and laugh.
At midnight here in the backyard it was 97. Ugh! I am so ready for Fall. Or Winter. I will never complain about Winter weather again!!!! Never!!! I can layer clothes and use a quilt to stay warm. :thumbup:
08-05-2011, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Gramof6
Originally Posted by TanyaL
The good news is the cracks in the ground (here in Texas) have gotten so deep that the rattlesnakes can't get out of them! The jackrabbits just sit at the edge of the cracks and laugh.
At midnight here in the backyard it was 97. Ugh! I am so ready for Fall. Or Winter. I will never complain about Winter weather again!!!! Never!!! I can layer clothes and use a quilt to stay warm. :thumbup:
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