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In reply to BurnetAggie99 • 9:57a, 2/3/23
BurnetAggie99 said:
Heavy Ice on a Riser Manual Airwitch



Pretty sure that's old. They have backtracked on that estimate and are now saying they have no idea when it will be re-stored.
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10:54a, 2/3/23
Yea he's the deal. The council was the one who put that timeline out. AE had no idea they were going to do that. This is the worst damage I've ever experienced in my 15 plus years as an Engineer.

We are working 16 hours shifts and have guys working 24/7 around the clock. Everything from poles down, wire down, damaged equipment and so forth.

Also have Transmission lines down which wont allow us to heat up the Distribution till thats fixed. We are continuing to bring on more outside help from other Utilities & more contractors.

We are going to keep working and ignore all the politics. We care about trying to get you guys power. I know it's frustrating but this storm will be an official disaster. They have submitted that to the proper channels.

I'm going to be honest cause we are all Ags. AE is going to be working through Sunday or longer IMO. That's just how much damage there is across the grid even working around the clock.

I hope I get to meet everyone that I've talked to when this is over and have some beers. Gig'em

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10:59a, 2/3/23
We are even flying drones to help sped up the identification of damage on the system.
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11:42a, 2/3/23
Thanks for the update man. I don't think anyone's mad at AE as there's really nothing anyone could have done (except maybe get rid of oak trees all across Texas, lol). I went ahead and made a hotel room reservation for the wife and kids as I'm pretty sure this is going to extend until at least Sunday. Y'all be safe and it'll get fixed when it gets fixed. Very much appreciate the updates!
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In reply to BurnetAggie99 • 12:22p, 2/3/23
AG
BurnetAggie99 said:
Yea he's the deal. The council was the one who put that timeline out. AE had no idea they were going to do that. This is the worst damage I've ever experienced in my 15 plus years as an Engineer.

We are working 16 hours shifts and have guys working 24/7 around the clock. Everything from poles down, wire down, damaged equipment and so forth.

Also have Transmission lines down which wont allow us to heat up the Distribution till thats fixed. We are continuing to bring on more outside help from other Utilities & more contractors.

We are going to keep working and ignore all the politics. We care about trying to get you guys power. I know it's frustrating but this storm will be an official disaster. They have submitted that to the proper channels.

I'm going to be honest cause we are all Ags. AE is going to be working through Sunday or longer IMO. That's just how much damage there is across the grid even working around the clock.

I hope I get to meet everyone that I've talked to when this is over and have some beers. Gig'em


I appreciate the efforts of you and your other workers. I am on PEC and have power (just lots of tree damage), but hopefully the people you encounter are supportive. Nothing is the fault of the people working to restore the power lines.

Hopefully more out of town crews arrive soon to help out, 16 hour shifts sounds like it could be a safety issue if you do that enough days in a row.

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3:15p, 2/3/23
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Here are the Round Rock debris removal options.

https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/news/city-of-round-rock-opens-resources-for-residents-to-dispose-of-tree-limbs/
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In reply to BurnetAggie99 • 4:25p, 2/3/23
Yea we been notified all hands on deck for call center. I'll be back Saturday and Sunday Night Shifts.
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In reply to BurnetAggie99 • 5:03p, 2/3/23
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Doing the lord's work and thank you for the tireless effort.


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In reply to El_Guero512 • 5:08p, 2/3/23
El_Guero512 said:
Yea we been notified all hands on deck for call center. I'll be back Saturday and Sunday Night Shifts.
Hell,

You guys need volunteers? I like to think that I am a competent Army Captain haha

I understand it could be a liability. If not, just like when the tornado came, there should be several organizations looking for assistance around Austin.

Let us know, if you have any leads on volunteer roles.
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In reply to MarathonAg12 • 5:38p, 2/3/23
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in the link I posted. here is volunteer page

https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/news/need-assistance-or-want-to-volunteer-with-ice-storm-cleanup-efforts/
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5:58p, 2/3/23
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Got a new chainsaw chain. The line at Travis Tractor was 35 deep. We got started and the guys we hired to take out the last four trees from the last ice age showed up. They were supposed to be here Tuesday. Six chainsaws, seven people, and about four hours later two thirds of the front yard is done. Maybe half a dozen trees from the neighbor's yard that fell into our's and we'll be done with the front. Big surprise to get so much done today. The street chat blew up. How did they get a crew that fast? We did the neighbor's trees on the road on both sides. It's the only two way part of our street. It's a war zone out there.
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In reply to KT 90 • 6:09p, 2/3/23
Much appreciated. I used to also work at PEC at HQ in Engineering. My Dad & 2 Uncles all retired at PEC. I'm also a PEC member myself.
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6:13p, 2/3/23
Had the KVUE guys with me for a while. They did at great job capturing some of the stuff we were seeing and doing.
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In reply to SteveBott • 6:20p, 2/3/23
SteveBott said:
in the link I posted. here is volunteer page

https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/news/need-assistance-or-want-to-volunteer-with-ice-storm-cleanup-efforts/
Thanks!
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In reply to HECUBUS • 6:21p, 2/3/23
HECUBUS said:
Got a new chainsaw chain. The line at Travis Tractor was 35 deep. We got started and the guys we hired to take out the last four trees from the last ice age showed up. They were supposed to be here Tuesday. Six chainsaws, seven people, and about four hours later two thirds of the front yard is done. Maybe half a dozen trees from the neighbor's yard that fell into our's and we'll be done with the front. Big surprise to get so much done today. The street chat blew up. How did they get a crew that fast? We did the neighbor's trees on the road on both sides. It's the only two way part of our street. It's a war zone out there.
My neighbor saw me using a saw and was like "Let me you out friend"

haha
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6:35p, 2/3/23
I would think you should be able to volunteer. We just had some folks bring meals out to the field. I'm not sure what it is yet but I'm going to tear it up & it's definitely a cool gesture.
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7:31p, 2/3/23
Power out in Brushy Creek
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In reply to MarathonAg12 • 7:33p, 2/3/23
10-4 we sh@t. I'll ping dispatch
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In reply to BurnetAggie99 • 7:34p, 2/3/23
Hey, don't worry about me. Some of these guys have been out for days
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7:36p, 2/3/23
The second shift is about to come on at 8PM That shift will run 16 hours.
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7:51p, 2/3/23
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We had power on and off for 2 hours and then off again.
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In reply to bmfvet • 7:57p, 2/3/23
They trying to piece it on in stages. If it hold then they keep moving if it doesn't they stop to fix what they see. Then once fixed keep moving on. So probably what happening
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8:12p, 2/3/23
Bee creek is energized
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In reply to BurnetAggie99 • 8:19p, 2/3/23
My office in Rollingwood just got power back on. Thank you for your hard work. What kind of bourbon do you like? I can drop off a bottle this weekend.
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8:27p, 2/3/23
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The area south of st Elmo from Congress over to Menchaca has been dark since Wednesday. Haven't really seen any progress and haven't been able to get an update through the call center
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8:34p, 2/3/23
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In reply to Hungry Ojos • 8:39p, 2/3/23
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I'm getting really frustrated as well. We're at Anderson Mill and Parmer roughly and have been without power for 48 hours now. My wife and 2 kids and I are currently hanging out at my office in east Austin.
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In reply to aggiederelict • 8:39p, 2/3/23
Pappy EH Taylor would be awesome
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In reply to BurnetAggie99 • 8:47p, 2/3/23
BurnetAggie99 said:
Pappy EH Taylor would be awesome
I have an EHT Small Batch for you

No pappy
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In reply to aggiederelict • 8:48p, 2/3/23
aggiederelict said:
My office in Rollingwood just got power back on. Thank you for your hard work. What kind of bourbon do you like? I can drop off a bottle this weekend.
We should have a bottle share for him
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In reply to MarathonAg12 • 8:52p, 2/3/23
Pappy? He didn't cure cancer or save my kids life. I was hoping he would say some Eagle Rare.
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In reply to aggiederelict • 8:59p, 2/3/23
aggiederelict said:
Pappy? He didn't cure cancer or save my kids life. I was hoping he would say some Eagle Rare.
LMAO

We could put some nice sample pours together.

Or just host a nice bourbon night. Got a lot of friends in the cedar park area that would be happy to get that going.
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In reply to MarathonAg12 • 9:19p, 2/3/23
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I'm happy to contribute, but I got no pappy.
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In reply to BurnetAggie99 • 9:20p, 2/3/23
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We are back on again, hopefully it holds.
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