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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNot a fan of the Texas Panhandle but
I thank whichever God is out there that we are NOT on that ERCOT bullshit grid. So I gotta give credit to this part of the state who decided to stay on the national grid. Its gonna hit 107 Tuesday here in Amarillo.
Joinfortmill
(14,486 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,228 posts)I remember during the MEGAFREEZE that Lubbock was just fine and it gets cold as a well diggers butt there in the winter.
duhneece
(4,118 posts)I hadnt realized how lucky she is.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,228 posts)My cousin was a PCP there for about 30 years. They retired to Marble Falls a few years ago.
duhneece
(4,118 posts)I was seriously afraid shed turn Republican working for law enforcement in Texas, but shes so pro-choice and anti-insanity that Im safe! 😂
Shes 34, been in law enforcement there for 13 or 14 years
and she loves her job
TexasBushwhacker
(20,228 posts)PJMcK
(22,059 posts)French for keep your cool.
duhneece
(4,118 posts)But not always. 😂
czarjak
(11,301 posts)UpInArms
(51,285 posts)Southwestern Public Service
That was in the 70s-90s
at least when I was there
was a pretty good electric service provider
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)And sparky the rat.
LudwigPastorius
(9,201 posts)109 tomorrow
111 Tuesday
This absolutely sucks.
flying_wahini
(6,676 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,201 posts)Let's hope our power stays on this week.
electric_blue68
(14,967 posts)Response to vercetti2021 (Original post)
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roamer65
(36,747 posts)Appears as though you may be on the Eastern Interconnect Grid.
Skittles
(153,230 posts)I thought only the El Paso area was exempt from the grid fraud.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)herding cats
(19,569 posts)I'm a tad jelly, but happy for you all the same!
I'm in central Texas and have an RV and a generator as a backup. Still waiting on my Generac install for the whole house.
Scruffy1
(3,257 posts)I live in El Passo and we are closer to four state capitals than our own. (New Mexico, Sonora, Chihuahua. Arizona) Both El Paso Gas and El Paso Electric have been the main suppliers for New Mexico for many years. Same with the panhandle. Actually, because of their small population density and the long distance to the oil town of Houston the only they to get power was to be part of the same grid as El Paso.
Scruffy1
(3,257 posts)I live in El Passo and we are closer to four state capitals than our own. (New Mexico, Sonora, Chihuahua. Arizona) Both El Paso Gas and El Paso Electric have been the main suppliers for New Mexico for many years. Same with the panhandle. Actually, because of their small population density and the long distance to the oil town of Houston the only they to get power was to be part of the same grid as El Paso.
locks
(2,012 posts)Gerrymandering USA about the town of Denton, north of Dallas, which has two colleges and many wonderful diverse people, mostly young who work so hard caring for each other and keep a caring community voting and electing liberal leaders. More like Austin than the rest of TX but the TX Republicans legislators just gerrymandered the downtown of Denton out of the district where the colleges and diverse and liberals live and vote. My grandchildren live there and I am dismayed that these awful Repubs are destroying the best places in the country.
efhmc
(14,734 posts)Warpy
(111,395 posts)First, there was a hell of a lot less Texas to go through on I 40 than on I 10. Second, there was a fajita joint on the interstate that perfumed the air with garlic for miles. I always stopped there.
El Paso is also on the western grid, not ERCOT (Elected Republicans Conning Ordinary Texans). It seems the only 2 parts of Texas I ever had much use for saw ERCOT coming and said no thanks.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,688 posts)Looks like thats part of the panhandle as well, so hopefully he wont lose power either.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,228 posts)and 90% humidity. 90 PERCENT! I'll shortly be walking through soup to get to my car. Predicted high is 100°, with a heat index of 108. It's supposed to get to 101 Wednesday.