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Post by goldenbird on Feb 1, 2023 19:31:18 GMT -6
How are our Texas people faring? I'm reading hundreds of thousands are (once again) without power due to ice storms. We are good here, but I know several people who haven’t had power all day. Lots of trees and branches down in my neighborhood. They just cancelled school again tomorrow, for the 3rd day this week. 😭 Daycare was open til 2pm on Tuesday somehow so I had MH drive us and had 5 kid free hours. I knew there was no way they'd be open Wednesday and Thursday so I was like if they're open and we can get there safely he's going!
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Post by enchanted on Feb 1, 2023 20:56:18 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Feb 2, 2023 5:40:11 GMT -6
Goodness clucky that's so scary
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Post by dc2london on Feb 2, 2023 7:22:01 GMT -6
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Post by Bluebird on Feb 2, 2023 7:25:20 GMT -6
We are good here, but I know several people who haven’t had power all day. Lots of trees and branches down in my neighborhood. They just cancelled school again tomorrow, for the 3rd day this week. 😭 Daycare was open til 2pm on Tuesday somehow so I had MH drive us and had 5 kid free hours. I knew there was no way they'd be open Wednesday and Thursday so I was like if they're open and we can get there safely he's going! I spoke too soon, we lost power overnight. I hate winter.
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Post by goldenbird on Feb 2, 2023 7:26:02 GMT -6
Daycare was open til 2pm on Tuesday somehow so I had MH drive us and had 5 kid free hours. I knew there was no way they'd be open Wednesday and Thursday so I was like if they're open and we can get there safely he's going! I spoke too soon, we lost power overnight. I hate winter. Oh no I'm sorry. I hope it's back on soon!
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Post by dc2london on Feb 2, 2023 7:44:15 GMT -6
Oh that's newsy. Punchbowl is reporting that Pelosi is backing Schiff for Senate.
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Post by dc2london on Feb 2, 2023 7:44:41 GMT -6
Daycare was open til 2pm on Tuesday somehow so I had MH drive us and had 5 kid free hours. I knew there was no way they'd be open Wednesday and Thursday so I was like if they're open and we can get there safely he's going! I spoke too soon, we lost power overnight. I hate winter. Oh noooooooo I hope it's back soon!
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Post by goldenbird on Feb 2, 2023 7:59:16 GMT -6
My sister who lives with my parents just texted me that they lost power at 9:30 last night and still out. They have a gas fireplace and stove at least so they can warm up downstairs and heat water or cook something. I think my sister put some stuff in a cooler on the porch since it's fridge level cold. I think they're going to try to get over here later.
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Post by Bluebird on Feb 2, 2023 8:43:56 GMT -6
My sister who lives with my parents just texted me that they lost power at 9:30 last night and still out. They have a gas fireplace and stove at least so they can warm up downstairs and heat water or cook something. I think my sister put some stuff in a cooler on the porch since it's fridge level cold. I think they're going to try to get over here later. My kid asked this morning why we can’t get a house generator like the neighbors have. Kinda crazy to think this happens enough for my 7 year old to even know what a generator is and wish that we had one!
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Post by byjove on Feb 2, 2023 8:46:15 GMT -6
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Post by goldenbird on Feb 2, 2023 8:50:33 GMT -6
My sister who lives with my parents just texted me that they lost power at 9:30 last night and still out. They have a gas fireplace and stove at least so they can warm up downstairs and heat water or cook something. I think my sister put some stuff in a cooler on the porch since it's fridge level cold. I think they're going to try to get over here later. My kid asked this morning why we can’t get a house generator like the neighbors have. Kinda crazy to think this happens enough for my 7 year old to even know what a generator is and wish that we had one! Yeah I think at some point we will all need them.
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Post by taconight on Feb 2, 2023 9:43:53 GMT -6
Day 3 of being iced in for us. Good chance it’ll last into tomorrow, but it’s supposed to get above freezing for a bit, so maybe it’ll be long enough for the roads to clear. We haven’t lost power, and we have a generator, so I’m not worried about that. I am worried about running low on food/snacks/milk as we didn’t buy any extra supplies this week and with the kids home all day, they are eating a whole lot. Not sure if we’ll be able to get to the store before the weekend.
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Post by goldenbird on Feb 2, 2023 9:46:18 GMT -6
Day 3 of being iced in for us. Good chance it’ll last into tomorrow, but it’s supposed to get above freezing for a bit, so maybe it’ll be long enough for the roads to clear. We haven’t lost power, and we have a generator, so I’m not worried about that. I am worried about running low on food, as we didn’t buy any extra supplies this week and with the kids home all day, they are eating a whole lot. Not sure if we’ll be able to get to the store before the weekend. What area are y'all in? I'm thinking I'll go to the store tomorrow. I think a.lot of people will drive today especially in the afternoon and on. I don't know about trucks getting to HEB with fresh stuff but they should definitely be able to get to the stores this evening.
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Post by byjove on Feb 2, 2023 10:24:12 GMT -6
TBH I am bit surprised.
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Post by ldubhawksfan on Feb 2, 2023 10:27:25 GMT -6
There was a crazy road rage murder in my area yesterday that is just crazy and horrible. This morning I spoke to someone that was just a few cars back and luckily didn’t see it directly.
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Post by taconight on Feb 2, 2023 10:49:42 GMT -6
Day 3 of being iced in for us. Good chance it’ll last into tomorrow, but it’s supposed to get above freezing for a bit, so maybe it’ll be long enough for the roads to clear. We haven’t lost power, and we have a generator, so I’m not worried about that. I am worried about running low on food, as we didn’t buy any extra supplies this week and with the kids home all day, they are eating a whole lot. Not sure if we’ll be able to get to the store before the weekend. What area are y'all in? I'm thinking I'll go to the store tomorrow. I think a.lot of people will drive today especially in the afternoon and on. I don't know about trucks getting to HEB with fresh stuff but they should definitely be able to get to the stores this evening. We’re in DFW. I’ve heard the highways are passable, but the side roads and neighborhoods are solid ice.
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Post by goldenbird on Feb 2, 2023 10:54:27 GMT -6
What area are y'all in? I'm thinking I'll go to the store tomorrow. I think a.lot of people will drive today especially in the afternoon and on. I don't know about trucks getting to HEB with fresh stuff but they should definitely be able to get to the stores this evening. We’re in DFW. I’ve heard the highways are passable, but the side roads and neighborhoods are solid ice. Oh yeah y'all definitely got it worse up there. I'm in the Austin area.
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Post by elle on Feb 2, 2023 11:14:09 GMT -6
There was a crazy road rage murder in my area yesterday that is just crazy and horrible. This morning I spoke to someone that was just a few cars back and luckily didn’t see it directly. I'm sorry ldubhawksfan, how awful.
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Post by clairefraser on Feb 2, 2023 11:41:42 GMT -6
What area are y'all in? I'm thinking I'll go to the store tomorrow. I think a.lot of people will drive today especially in the afternoon and on. I don't know about trucks getting to HEB with fresh stuff but they should definitely be able to get to the stores this evening. We’re in DFW. I’ve heard the highways are passable, but the side roads and neighborhoods are solid ice. I'm in DFW as well. We got out yesterday afternoon to take my kids to their dad's house and it really wasn't that bad even in our neighborhoods. But DFW is huge, so I'm sure it's dependent on what area you're in. DH went to work this morning and it's a pretty long commute for him and he said the roads are getting much better. So I have hopes for this afternoon!
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Post by clucky on Feb 2, 2023 11:48:53 GMT -6
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Post by clucky on Feb 2, 2023 12:00:04 GMT -6
“So here you have this long history of this 32-year-old man who has a history of being schizophrenic and there’s no help for him,” Derksen [the uncle] told WOWT, “no health insurance, nothing you need to get medication, no one forcing him to do or get healthy, and then we come to what happened the other day and, it’s predictable.” edit to spoiler the cover photo on the tweet
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Post by dc2london on Feb 2, 2023 13:07:27 GMT -6
Good for her
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Post by dc2london on Feb 2, 2023 13:08:41 GMT -6
Not sure what to think here
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Post by dc2london on Feb 2, 2023 13:10:13 GMT -6
Damn this is good too
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Post by byjove on Feb 2, 2023 13:10:25 GMT -6
Not sure what to think here Clear as mud. That is not how that other interview came across, but maybe he just really bombed it? I don't think his campaign is going to go anywhere though.
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Post by clucky on Feb 2, 2023 13:17:06 GMT -6
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Post by willow on Feb 2, 2023 14:35:35 GMT -6
There was a crazy road rage murder in my area yesterday that is just crazy and horrible. This morning I spoke to someone that was just a few cars back and luckily didn’t see it directly. The road rage murders have been so bad the last few years. My husband is overactive on his use of the horn and I'm constantly bracing myself for us to get shot. I tell him all the time to chill the fuck out because he doesn't know who he is honking at. To be clear, I'm not talking about honking when there is legit danger happening like someone cutting you off, turning in front of you, etc. Warning another driver is not the honking I'm talking about. He just likes to honk any time another driver is being stupid - which is frequently, because people are idiots. But no need to pass them and honk just because you're mad. He is the gentlest man in the world, I swear, until he gets in his car lol.
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Post by cakewench on Feb 2, 2023 15:08:44 GMT -6
I just saw this on Twitter, had to share. Apologies if I missed it! (I love how they are both on the cusp of laughter the entire time.) OK I just checked and it's from June 22... I dont remember seeing it, but I barely remember last week at this point
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Post by dc2london on Feb 2, 2023 17:51:10 GMT -6
I just saw this on Twitter, had to share. Apologies if I missed it! (I love how they are both on the cusp of laughter the entire time.) OK I just checked and it's from June 22... I dont remember seeing it, but I barely remember last week at this point I don't remember seeing this either!! I love it! Reminds me of the WaPo tiktok of Senator Booker tackling Dave in DCA.
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