We're on Karen. All the gas stations and Bird Bird Biscuit have power. Arroyo Seco is a disaster.
stay safe out there!
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It's raining ice off the TV towers now, gotta wear a helmet outside.
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Anyone have "a guy" who can work out a couple dents? I swear it looks like they will just pop right back up.
My wife borrowed one of these floor panel lifters from work an it did a great job removing that kind of dent on the old beater.
You have been a trooper man! Text circulating from friends this morning that city of Austin will be losing water early afternoon and to fill bathtubs
When I say today - I mean Thursday 2/2
Heard anything like that or any other water districts, west Austin - Barton creek area?
When I say today - I mean Thursday 2/2
Heard anything like that or any other water districts, west Austin - Barton creek area?
Ive been hearing the same rumor. Haven't seen anything reported yet.
WD 10 has been off since this morning.
I keep a few jugs of distilled water for my CPAP machine. Hopefully don't have to dig into that.
Tejas Ag said:
You have been a trooper man! Text circulating from friends this morning that city of Austin will be losing water early afternoon and to fill bathtubs
When I say today - I mean Thursday 2/2
Heard anything like that or any other water districts, west Austin - Barton creek area?
I'd hit the local HEBs. If not I'd be happy to ration out some water.
Kxan reporting that Austin water has been hearing the rumors of a water shut off and they are saying that is incorrect and that operations are running normally:
https://www.kxan.com/news/no-boil-water-notice-for-city-of-austin/
https://www.kxan.com/news/no-boil-water-notice-for-city-of-austin/
It's raining ice and tree branches
This is crazy
This is crazy
RRISD is killing me...
Pleasant thaw sounds. Unless you're under a tree.
Anyone know if burying power lines is feasible for the future in Austin? It's gonna be expensive no doubt but is it at least feasible from an engineering/technical standpoint?
Seems like it would be easier for new developments east of 35 since that is mostly clay and less limestone.
Just read an article on burying lines retro. About a million a mile. No idea how much that adds up to but I'm sure you can start at a billion. And it said repair is much more costly and invasive. Think of when the city has to dig up water pipes. A mess.
AISD closed tomorrow for the 4th day in a row. I'm at home with 2 young kids. Send bourbon.
My yard in Dripping looks like a tornado blew through. Going to be one hell of a bonfire in a few months.
You are preaching to the choir. 3 and 7 year old kiddos at home all week. Wife is working.
Bottle kill last night, going to open up some heavier stuff this evening
Bottle kill last night, going to open up some heavier stuff this evening
Same. My whole street looks in rough shape
Sorry I've been out in the field. We are in Lost Creek/Barton Springs/Westlake hills currently.
Good work. You must be exhausted. I'm hoping I get power back to my office in Rollingwood near the Arise Medical Center by tomorrow.
After all this is said and done, id like to invite you over for some bourbon and hospitality.BurnetAggie99 said:
Sorry I've been out in the field. We are in Lost Creek/Barton Springs/Westlake hills currently.
Thank you being out there sir
I'd like to extend an offer to BurnetAggie99. If you are need of physical therapy from all the work you have been doing let me know and it's on the house.
It's all hands on deck even for the Engineers like myself. This area is bad. A 500 foot metal communications tower fell over due to ice likely over loaded its guy system. When it fell it wiped out the primary lines and 4 poles. This just one example of what we dealing with.
Be safe out there. You guys are the MVP's in Austin Energy. Us here at the call center thank you guys a lot. I'll be back on phones here in a few hours helping the Night Shift. Stay warm and safe everyone.
Damn, where is that?BurnetAggie99 said:
It's all hands on deck even for the Engineers like myself. This area is bad. A 500 foot metal communications tower fell over due to ice likely over loaded its guy system. When it fell it wiped out the primary lines and 4 poles. This just one example of what we dealing with.
I was strangely addicted to watching the ice fall off my trees and shrubs.HECUBUS said:
Pleasant thaw sounds. Unless you're under a tree.
Maymaker Way Westlake off Bee Creek Feeder
Heavy Ice on a Riser Manual Airwitch
WATCH: Power lines sparking and catching fire near Anderson Mill and Parmer Lane yesterday. Austin Energy expects to have all power restored by Friday evening: https://t.co/wtXyHHGwXk pic.twitter.com/0CFENSZAWH
— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) February 2, 2023
Props to people that live in the PNW and have to deal with this stuff regularly.
SteveBott said:
Just read an article on burying lines retro. About a million a mile. No idea how much that adds up to but I'm sure you can start at a billion. And it said repair is much more costly and invasive. Think of when the city has to dig up water pipes. A mess.
I'm just glad we're not burying 15,000 miles of power lines and instead investing in $15B+ in light rail from east Austin to downtown and lamar-Guadalupe for UT students.
My heart is with those lineman out there. My EE dad started his career as a lineman(in the 60's, even if you had a degree, you couldn't work in the office as a Hispanic. Dad was ok with this because it was great money.) As a kid in the 70's, there were large swaths of my childhood where my dad was gone. Even when he worked his way into an office, he still would head out to job sites and coordinate crews to go all over the country to help out.
Thank you AE, PEC and all those other lineman who are killing themselves to restore power.
Thank you AE, PEC and all those other lineman who are killing themselves to restore power.
We're 49 hours without power right now but I do respect the hell out of them working around the clock and in crappy weather.
I lost count. We lost power at 9 on Wednesday.
There are worse things that could have happened to us. I mean, we could be iced in but we aren't. So we escaped.
There are worse things that could have happened to us. I mean, we could be iced in but we aren't. So we escaped.
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