THANKS FOR THE WARM THOUGHTS!
Actually we were very fortunate, We rolled the temp down to 68° turned on the gas log in the fireplace and unlike most people we know our power never even blinked. The only real issues we encountered were a frozen water line to the kitchen sink (which thawed out uneventfully on Friday) and the sprinkler system at our storage locker where we keep seasonal "stuff" like an artificial Christmas tree did burst but we haven't been able to get in to assess the damage yet. We did put in a lot of time watching AppleTV ,BritBox, and Disney+.
Glad everything is OK for you. Spoke with our youngest son yesterday (as I have mentioned, he lives in Frisco, about 30 miles north of Dallas), and all is good. He said they lost power on Tuesday for about 16 hours, then again on Wednesday for about 6 hours. No issues with water, though.
We also know a woman that lives in Dallas, but have not heard from her. I'm going to reach out to her soon.
As for electricity, seems some folks (maybe a lot?) in Texas are getting hit with MASSIVE bills:
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-u...s-residents-now-face-huge-electric-billshttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/21/texas-electric-bill-greg-abbott/Seems to be "hit and miss". Our son did not mention anything about that. What about you, Joe?
Also, this does not paint a "pleasant" picture of the situation in Texas:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/explainer-power-grid-failed-texas-75957608Wonder if better preparations will happen?
