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PurgedVoter

(2,218 posts)
Sun Jun 5, 2022, 07:56 PM Jun 2022

Getting hot here in Texas

ERCOT and Abbott say we will be fine, so I expect all of Texas to be defrosting their freezers all the same time and living on those things that have been sealed in ice at the back or bottom of the freezer.

"Are you sure we should eat this?" "We live in Texas and the cash registers are down, it's eat that or starve. Lets hope there's enough propane for the grill or we'll be eating it raw."

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PurgedVoter

(2,218 posts)
2. I fear Greg does have a backup plan, but I doubt it serves the common good.
Sun Jun 5, 2022, 10:41 PM
Jun 2022

I expect his plan will pay huge a dividend for some of his backers. Enron was a Texas company after all.

hatrack

(59,587 posts)
7. Doubtful, but I'm sure he has a backup generator
Mon Jun 6, 2022, 07:15 AM
Jun 2022

Or, to quote every Republican ever, "I'm good - fuck y'all!"

anarch

(6,535 posts)
5. on the bright side, it'll probably get hot enough to just put a pan out in the sun
Mon Jun 6, 2022, 07:05 AM
Jun 2022

and it will provide enough heat to cook your food; just have to do it during daylight hours--and voila, you've got an instant solar powered grill!

oioioi

(1,127 posts)
6. And when all those Musk-friendly Texans start charging up their new tax-free Teslas...
Mon Jun 6, 2022, 07:12 AM
Jun 2022

we're going to Mars, folks.

dalton99a

(81,515 posts)
8. "Everyone give me $100,000"
Mon Jun 6, 2022, 07:37 AM
Jun 2022
The SpaceX CEO told Anderson that “almost anyone can work and save up and eventually have $100,000 and be able to go to Mars if they want,” in reference to the hypothesized cost of each journey. Alternatively, prospective Martians could procure funding from government sponsors or by taking out a loan, Musk said.
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