Looks like we'll only get a few hours below freezing in central Houston, compared to about 80-90 hours straight for Dallas. I'll take it.
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Frok said:htxag09 said:
Interesting that some of your work places have already said wfh/close on Tuesday. Only way that makes sense to me would be if the local school districts have already announced closures.
I think HR makes the call and they are the group that act like they are being discriminated against if they have to be in the office more than 1 day a week.
I could totally see why they shut things down. It's gonna be gross on the holiday and too cold to get out of bed on Tuesday.
Despite all the local stuff, ERCOT is primed to fail us again.
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/01/13/ercot-issues-weather-watch-due-to-incoming-arctic-blast/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kprc2
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/01/13/ercot-issues-weather-watch-due-to-incoming-arctic-blast/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kprc2
They've systematically started overstating demand and underestimating supply forecasts it seems. Most of the experts (also skeptics) seem unconcerned about any significant issues this time.
Monday's forecast may or may not be accurate due to the holiday and places of business and schools being closed. Tuesday's will change based on the behavior they see tonight and tomorrow. Even if there is a shortfall, it should be limited to a couple hours of rotating outages and not the catastrophe from '21
Monday's forecast may or may not be accurate due to the holiday and places of business and schools being closed. Tuesday's will change based on the behavior they see tonight and tomorrow. Even if there is a shortfall, it should be limited to a couple hours of rotating outages and not the catastrophe from '21
And you don't have to be in Dallas so it's a double win.
It's nice AF out this afternoon
jetch17 said:
It's nice AF out this afternoon
maroon barchetta said:jetch17 said:
It's nice AF out this afternoon
Did I stutter?
Live look at how much ice is expected in the H
Definitely panic buying at the Fairfield HEB.
No eggs, no milk, no lots of things.
WTF is wrong with people? It's gonna be cold for a couple of days. BFD.
No eggs, no milk, no lots of things.
WTF is wrong with people? It's gonna be cold for a couple of days. BFD.
Velvet Jones said:
Definitely panic buying at the Fairfield HEB.
No eggs, no milk, no lots of things.
WTF is wrong with people? It's gonna be cold for a couple of days. BFD.
Everyone expecting to lose their backyard chicken flock they got in covid. Need those eggs.
Velvet Jones said:
Definitely panic buying at the Fairfield HEB.
No eggs, no milk, no lots of things.
WTF is wrong with people? It's gonna be cold for a couple of days. BFD.
Because the news has been hyping it all week. They want it to be a disaster so badly so they can get some attention. Fully expect them to drive around looking for icecicles on stop signs this evening.
jetch17 said:maroon barchetta said:jetch17 said:
It's nice AF out this afternoon
Did I stutter?
No, Stanley
⚠️Sunday's @ERCOT_ISO dashboard continues to show DEMAND outpacing SUPPLY Monday morning
— Shel Winkley 👍 (@KBTXShel) January 14, 2024
•8am: DEMAND 82,908MW | CAPACITY 80,357MW
•9am: DEMAND 83,610MW | CAPACITY 81,651MW
•10am: CAPACITY 84,115 | DEMAND 81,906MW
No official word other than "you can watch the dashboard" pic.twitter.com/gWRlsQh19K
Velvet Jones said:
Definitely panic buying at the Fairfield HEB.
No eggs, no milk, no lots of things.
WTF is wrong with people? It's gonna be cold for a couple of days. BFD.
I'm curious what percentage of this can be attributed to panic buying and what is trucking issues, assuming from the storm north of here. We went to HEB Friday and they were out of several things then. For example, we needed Italian sausage for a soup we're planning on doing and they were out. Butcher said that truck was a couple days late already.
Don't get me wrong. People are ****ing stupid. So some is absolutely panic buying.
Not Houston, but dang!
ETA: went to Heights HEB around 10am and it was busy but not much more so than a typical Sunday.
The HEB on Villa Maria Road in Bryan. pic.twitter.com/nz1RPl6N8A
— 🚨 Rusty Surette 🚨 (@KBTXRusty) January 14, 2024
ETA: went to Heights HEB around 10am and it was busy but not much more so than a typical Sunday.
Do people really not have enough food on hand that they can't survive for a day or two without being able to go tonthe grocery store?
I blame local amd national news for this insanity. While I obviously wasn't the one making the decisions, I dont remember any insane panic like this during all the flooding and freezes I went through growing up.
I blame local amd national news for this insanity. While I obviously wasn't the one making the decisions, I dont remember any insane panic like this during all the flooding and freezes I went through growing up.
People probably weren't as reliant on McDonalds back then.
General disarray at HEB Champion Forrest after church this morning:
You forget how stupid the average Houstonian is?Sea Speed said:
Do people really not have enough food on hand that they can't survive for a day or two without being able to go to the grocery store?
CDUB98 said:You forget how stupid the average Houstonian is?Sea Speed said:
Do people really not have enough food on hand that they can't survive for a day or two without being able to go to the grocery store?
Guess so.
Crazy. Looks like something you'd see in the Soviet Bloc in the early 90s.
Al Bula said:
General disarray at HEB Champion Forrest after church this morning:
Uhm, I don't think that's where and when you think that is
Al Bula said:
General disarray at HEB Champion Forrest after church this morning:
Do you use a DeLorean for your grocery getter? That pic looks like it's from the late 70s.
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wessimo said:
Crazy. Looks like something you'd see in the Soviet Bloc in the early 90s.
Al Bula said:
General disarray at HEB Champion Forrest after church this morning:
You should've seen the parking lot
TXANS Update—Jan. 14, 2024: ERCOT has issued a Conservation Appeal for Monday, Jan. 15, from 6 – 10 a.m. CT. Operating reserves are expected to be low tomorrow morning due to continued freezing temperatures, record-breaking demand, and unseasonably low wind. We request Texas… pic.twitter.com/EGBg8zliSs
— ERCOT (@ERCOT_ISO) January 14, 2024
FERCOT
These winter conservation notices never made since to me….you'd think even if 25% had gas furnaces that'd be substantially less demand than summer.
All of the new construction apartments and cheap homes are using resistance heating, which just sucks electricity the colder it gets. Super inefficient.
Really frustrates me when my gas furnace pulls 500W max but I may have to deal with outages because someone's electric heater is pulling 10x that
Really frustrates me when my gas furnace pulls 500W max but I may have to deal with outages because someone's electric heater is pulling 10x that
I wish I could connect my cycling trainer my house. I turn a lot of energy into waste heat.