Texas's power disaster is a warning sign for the US

[@Vox]

One proposal for fixing the US grid: weave the divided power systems into a single national power grid. One study suggests it could save consumers as much as $47.2 billion a year through increased efficiency and cheaper renewable energy. Read more on Vox: bit.ly/30duu7d

[@aliensworkshop]

Wow 19 seconds

[@TBKJDM]

when you said "some" wind turbines went out, you should say "most." and the cost of the disasters correlates with the increase in population and buildings in the area where they are. climate change is about mitigation, not prevention.

[@JohnSmith-294]

@@TBKJDM 100 years? They showed examples of the exact same dip in temperature, and evidence that wheather anomalies are becoming increasingly common

[@ScorpionBear_AG]

Single national powergrid? Idk but that doesn't sound like a good idea. What if instead each state is tasked with being self sufficient? And like it is now they give eachother power. That way if Texas goes out Arizona and Oklahoma and neighboring states could help. Same applies to all other states. Nevada goes out California and Utah help. But Single power grid? We could easily get pushed around with that concept. Thanks for the story Vox, keep it up 🤙

[@porterijsseldijk3953]

Vox you're my favorite info channel!

[@Humanafterall8580]

I live in texas. Our nieghbor had 8 breaks in their pipes, and had to come over to take baths. another neighbor had to come over for 2 weeks. Thank god we had a generator.

[@DIVISIONINCISION]

You let neighbors bathe in your house? Wow. Must be close neighbors. In my neighborhood, people didn't come out of their houses.

[@RoxanneGutierrez010]

@@DIVISIONINCISION I had at least five friends that let their neighbors take baths and even one of them let their neighbor stay with them during this crisis. In Texas, most people try to help each other out and say at least hi to each other.

[@sylviarivas741]

Now time to buy solor panel generator and gas stove bbq grill gas make a list off all need to survive few weeks of emergency

[@abdonmorales7361]

@@DIVISIONINCISION that's how we help texans I had a generator and give power to my neighbor

[@ooi6557]

@@DIVISIONINCISION I know right, maybe because I live in a more private neighborhood but I’ll just say hi when I go out

[@byzelimium]

The United States needs a whole lot more than just an revamped electrical grid. Our infrastructure is falling apart all over the place. Dams, levees, ports, bridges, roads, schools, etc...

[@lonelyburger2995]

Let’s see how many subscribers I can get from this comment currently at 458

[@Nasrosee]

@@lonelyburger2995 yeah no.

[@bradley8575]

not all dams leaves ports bridges roads schools we are still ranked the 13th Best Country for Infrastructure

[@tristanelkins6932]

@@lonelyburger2995 yeah no.

[@ismail_2967]

@@lonelyburger2995 yeah no

[@terramater]

Yes: the polar vortex in the north pole is more likely to release cold air to the south in the future due to stability ruptures caused by climate change. The Arctic climate is changing: faster and to a larger extent than the ROW. And with it, its very delicate ecosystem. We made a whole series about this and, tbh, it can be seen everywhere.

[@Fantastic_Stranger]

Is this all reversible or are we past the point of no return?

[@peskypigeonx]

@@Fantastic_Stranger Well, we have a few more years to change things, but if we don’t....

[@Founderschannel123]

You know in singapore its like soooo hot and because of covid singapores climate drastically changed like during the hottest months it always rained and getting alot of cold bights as well but before covid none of this happened

[@capnsteele3365]

@@Fantastic_Stranger we got like 5 or 9 years

[@wendel5868]

Would be nice if only the US was in need of insfrastructure. The entire Latin America (From argentina to Mexico) is broken as well.

[@herewestand]

Literally every electrical engineer i know that works in power sector, "we are a break fix company, we rarely do preventative maintenance, cuz... profits"

[@siukong]

Yup. And this is what happens when you only care about profits and are deadset against regulation. Corners are cut and when disaster strikes you're caught flatfooted.

[@solidsnaker1992]

Why fix something that prevents future issues when you can also charge to fix those issues in the future basically

[@Holuunderbeere]

Well in germany everything has it's own regulation..

[@Notmyname1593]

It`s like why spend a 20$/€ a year to change your cars engine oil when you can fix the engine for 10k after 10 years.

[@Theineluctable_SOME_CANT]

You can't expect to much from electrical engineers. Electronics engineers? A completely different story!

[@blt4life112]

"Oh, come on. That'll never happen." Pompeii resident

[@mikedi7850]

as a historian I approve this message.

[@henryviiifake8244]

The people of Pompeii, in their defense, couldn't stop Vesuvius from choking them in pyroclastic ash any more than nearby Herculaneum could stop the lava. Texas at least _COULD_ have made their power grid resilient to the freak weather storm. They chose not to.

[@plusxz821]

"Oh, come on. That'll never happen." Jerusalem literally collapsing 5 times

[@adanrodriguez3865]

😂

[@mwaleed2082]

One of the biggest issues U.S face is lobbying. Private companies interfering in government policies by lobbying is only going to harm national interests. Lobbying must end. This is coming from someone who isn't even an American.

[@imafork4526]

amen from someone who is American

[@eyyy2271]

Lobbying has another name: bribery

[@mwaleed2082]

From where I am in Pakistan, our government officials proudly call it "Commission" meaning they did someone a service and for doing that service they will take millions from a project.

[@Soyjorgedavid]

Maybe you should take a look on what has happened to countries that have done that. I live in one of those countries (Venezuela), I don't recommend anyone to support that kind of stupidity. Let specialized companies do what they know how to do... Governments are not prepared to manage that. There are too many things involved when a government takes over a private company. That's how socialism works, for example, and everyone has seen the error that results from that type of governments

[@ahm6006]

@@Soyjorgedavid What? That's not what lobbying is.

[@feathertail6327]

I live in Texas, and my dad sold our generator we bought since Harvey two months before the storm hit. We had no water and no electricity for three days and all the hotels in a three hour radius were packed full of people who didn’t have a viable shelter to stay in. Our roof also started leaking, causing a flood in our bathroom. Let’s just say that it wasn’t a pleasant time.

[@wanderlustandsparkle4395]

Why did he do that he knew what Harvey was like why risk your families well being and safety.

[@cbas8826]

I hope it doesn't happen again but remember how yall laughed at us last summer when California was on fire

[@karabinas]

Selling your generator in Texas is like selling your seatbelts in your car...

[@davidgiles5030]

@@karabinas Made me chuckle. Thanks.

[@justaguyfromreddit]

Just build house like here in Europe

[@r.a.6459]

_“Corona doesn't break the system; Corona exposed a broken system.”_ likewise... _“The snowstorm doesn't break the system; the snowstorm exposed a broken system.”_

[@hetdog7765]

@Razian Amira, Facts right there.

[@timkahn2813]

viet nam knew what to do and did it. we have emotion over common sense working against us. add in greed . note over 600,000 dead and counting .while the rich owned 93% of all wealth. dont get me wrong im in favor of people being able to get rich. im against what it dose too a few of them.

[@mansur_ali]

But it is not the same, it is already hard to train medical professionals and training one takes about 18 years minimum. It's not like they are alluminium pipes you can put underground.

[@Nhatanh0475]

That's so true.

[@altabriziyehya4735]

How can you write with different fonts

[@joeysingingchannel]

Do parts of this country just have an allergic response to preparing for problems? They seem to have no problems doing that when it involves imaginary gun battles.

[@Im_Rainrot]

Gotta love America! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@undertone2472]

It's about money, the private company's simply don't want to spend the money to make their systems better, because it cuts in to profits. Profits is what it's about. And if the Government made upgrades mandatory, expect prices the sky rocket, they would just pass the cost to ensure profit stats the same. So do we want to pay on the bill or pay in taxes...? We pay either way not the companies.

[@Chillfactor.]

As a texan no we are not prepared for this weather we are texans we are more worried about the heat of the summer

[@sugarplumchum421]

For real! Hahaha, more budget for wars and militaries and none with basic necessities

[@maxhill9254]

so true!

[@Phidiasan]

Always money for war but never for infrastructure...

[@reni9870]

Biden will make sure to triple that he already send millions to his chinese friends and is preparing soldiers to go back overseas what a sweet man

[@charlesveegetable2201]

@@reni9870 big brain moves for the American people, putting us back into unnecessary wars

[@VIN_DECENT]

Good thing Biden is back to drone striking middle eastern countries again.

[@unknownaccount8411]

hardtar9et vids more 911 incidents in the future

[@Ida-xe8pg]

_"This is America"_

[@frekayahyou8483]

he’s got a photo of power lines in his house that man is dedicated to the grid

[@killero00]

No lie though, utility maps are pretty sick.

[@kinetic2619]

Texan resident here. What really made the snowstorm deadly for us was: 1) Our houses are made to release as much heat as possible 2) Salt trucks are not readily available in most major cities 3) Our pipelines are not deep enough underground to be insulated by soil 4) Our power grid is for some reason unable to handle ANY extreme weather Combine all that with our people's general lack of knowledge dealing with the cold and our governor taking off to the tropics for some reason and you get the horrible crisis you saw play out before you

[@wifflesports6638]

It was our senator that left, the governor actually stayed here and helped. Not that it’s a senator’s job to help out in this kind of scenario anyway

[@uncoloredredsquare1]

Senior Senator not Governor

[@jackvidkid]

also forgot to mention that our grid aint have anyone to force it meet regulations like the us

[@df4423]

We also have 16,000 wind turbines but without adequate transmission lines we cannot bring it to bear on the metros.

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

4 is a design flaw, it's to increase the scarcity of electricity

[@theofficialadhdteacher]

Watch in 10 years. We are going to be talking about the same thing.

[@Rinakami]

Totally agree, no ones learning from history.

[@imout671]

It was -23 in Central Texas in 1933 and 1898. We experienced a bad storm no doubt but its happened before in past centuries

[@bean420man]

@@imout671 OF course it will happen again and even more so in Central TX and the pnadhandle (according to the video, the panhandle is connected to other networks.

[@nyx0103]

I bet ya it will happen again next year, these climate events will become more and more frequent.

[@imout671]

@@nyx0103 no it cycles. It will probably be 30 to 80 years before it happens again. There is a history you can look up and compare it too

[@tocheirotero7743]

I can only imagine how it must've felt like being a homeless person or a stray animal in those conditions. Prayers to every soul that didn't make it.

[@Hieroph4nt]

A LOT of strays died😔, I saw 3 frozen cats, and like 5 frozen dogs when I went out

[@jimpa7011]

@@Hieroph4nt NO!! Not the strays! Oh and homeless people too or something

[@Jimmy-ni1pr]

@@Hieroph4nt did u eat the frozen strays, free food if u think about it

[@tomslastname5560]

@@jimpa7011 is this why you don't have friends?

[@homerj.simpson7562]

Why not do something useful instead of "prayers"?

[@titolovely8237]

it's like churchil said: "the US always does the right thing, after it's tried everything else"

[@g0679]

He was in a position to know. His mother was born and bred in Brooklyn.

[@mariacheebandidos7183]

or the US does the thing and the rest of the world follows

[@tankjr84]

@@mariacheebandidos7183 like what?

[@nutmaster7794]

@@tankjr84 every technological advancement since the early 1900s

[@swapnilgohil7280]

@@tankjr84 you live under a rock or what

[@johnharvell4354]

I remember Greg Abbot blaming renewable energy which made up ten percent of their power grid. They've had bad winters before like this. Ten years ago this happened, did they weatherize the grid? NOPE! Costing those who had some electricity tens of thousands of dollars.

[@eavyeavy2864]

Texas power outage because greedy want money because according to conservatives government regulation is socialism. Yet they question why richer left doesnt have power outage

[@bazil4146]

More blaming, less action. That is the American way

[@marvelgeek9577]

Abbot’s number one concern is getting rid of all the Mexicans. He could care less about Texans having reliable access to electricity.

[@BeardedDragonMan1997]

It’s way more than 10% John. Renewables in Texas as of 2022 is almost 40% … stop speaking out of your ahh

[@BeardedDragonMan1997]

@John Harvell

[@VinceDiaz]

I'm in Texas and many people, even in Texas, are unaware that the grid was minutes away from a long term grid down situation. No mater where you are the power grid is not 100% reliable and you should prepare for potential power outages.

[@YourLocalRussianNegro]

Yes. I agree. It was so unexpected and we can't blame everything on the state government.

[@andrewrichardson3135]

People keep saying they should have been prepared, but it’s freaking Texas. They don’t usually ever get that kind of weather. A quote from a great movie: 'The world will never know what could happen. And even if they did, they wouldn't care. Because no one cares about the bomb that didn't go off. Only the one that did.'

[@VinceDiaz]

@@andrewrichardson3135 True. I could not have anticipated a Winter Storm in Texas, but a Power Outage / Grid Down Situation is something I can see happening again. That's something I don't want to get caught off guard by again. Once the power it out it's too late to stock up on what you will need.. batteries, flashlights, shelf stable food, etc.

[@michaelshrader5139]

@@vottoduder Do you realize just how much power that wastes though? Every time they have to re-energize the electrically "cold" circuits in your home it eats up power for no useful purpose and your power bill gets spiked as a result AND it's damaging to electronic equipment in your home as well! It's a lot more than just annoying! And with your 20 minutes worth of power what did you do? Crank up the heat as high as possible so as to be ready for the next upcoming 10 minute blackout! That is NOT a useful strategy, it's extremely wasteful and damaging in fact! :-(

[@YourLocalRussianNegro]

@@andrewrichardson3135 fax

[@mistermyself1128]

I remember some guy about 12 years ago suggesting we should upgrade our grid. Production, movement, storage, and more of our electricity in the US. He even suggested we invest in multiple sectors of diversification of the entire industry. Now that he was proven right, are we still playing the politics game or is it time to do something about it?

[@EmeraldMara85]

From what I can tell from Ted Cruz's actions, it's still playing the blame game on windmills even if most are not installed yet.

[@danarsarkawt2694]

Tee cruz knows what he's doing, he's not bending to the elites, that's a smart move

[@divad2237]

@@danarsarkawt2694 ???

[@bigboichungus6846]

@@EmeraldMara85 windmills are part of the problem, too. Not all of it though, but they play a part.

[@cadenflynn1587]

Completely agree, we must invest in nuclear energy and stop playing politics.

[@ripHalo0002]

Most US infrastructure was designed for a climate that no longer exists

[@merrymerry8495]

This statement is so impactful

[@EmoDKTsuchiya]

What are you talking about?

[@tomasmartin185]

and they're the ones to blame

[@vasudevmaheshwari1210]

if you think US is outdated, think about undeveloped or african countries,

[@merrymerry8495]

@@vasudevmaheshwari1210 undeveloped is different definition wise from outdated.

[@Mrh3rpd3rps]

The United States infrastructure is crumbling, looks like we need more military spending.

[@RejectedInch]

Or someone else to blame and start a war...oh wait...they ran out of countries to wage wars against.

[@engineergaming5989]

Maybe we can just ignore everything and blame the government when it happens again

[@heartofthewild680]

I hesitate to say this, but I think the only thing that will even have a chance at fixing anything is either an organized revolt or a mass exodus + global trade embargo. History has shown that the best way to keep a leader in check is to periodically remind them that the people below them can and will rebel against a bad system. Sadly, these days people can’t even organize their way out of a wet paper bag, so a “do-you-hear-the-people-sing”-style revolution might not be possible.

[@Woopor]

@@engineergaming5989 “thanks a lot for this problem (INSERT CURRENT PRESIDENT HERE)! Am I right?”

[@Marcelino2435]

Puerto Rico’s electric grid was crushed by one of many hurricanes passing through. Years of warnings from engineers and other professionals fell on death (dead) not deaf ears.

[@MrTangent]

deaf*

[@108wee]

They probably couldn’t afford it anyways. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Parallelfifthsblog]

I get what you’re saying because they’re all dead now right?

[@bmwof-texas3923]

But that is just a moment of the individual named above and beyond what you are doing No pun intended

[@acpacp7480]

@@MrTangent Just what you read death like they don't live anymore.

[@Raymondcurryjr]

“Anything that happens twice is surely to happen a third.”

[@razvanalexandrubugi2372]

WW3????

[@Raymondcurryjr]

@@razvanalexandrubugi2372 👀

[@johnallen6418]

@@razvanalexandrubugi2372 I mean eventually it’ll happen

[@nicolapettorosso221]

But as long as the politicians are well fed, snug and warm.....they won't CARE.

[@omairshafiq1998]

@@nicolapettorosso221 politicians are always well fed snug and warm. Its the people who need to be well fed so they don't agree to go to war. Politicians use the poor and deprived classes to legitimise the cause for wars

[@Dominion69420]

Texas: *Loses power* The government: “Oh no. Anyway....”

[@hurtfulmidget]

lol fr now they charging us extra

[@riskfactor5686]

Profile pic checks out I guess

[@derekabshire6691]

@Cole S so the people need to suffer because if the actions of their leaders? Brilliant logic, hope you keep that same energy if a crisis hits your area and affects you or your family.

[@adeelshahid2001]

@@derekabshire6691 their leaders obviously took into account the mentality of texans when they opted out. now texans are just facing the consequences of their self regulation. didnt want to be regulated? then figure it out on your own.

[@derekabshire6691]

@@adeelshahid2001 omg you're right! Why didn't I think of that!? Guess I'll just get into politics and go change all that by myself. What would I ever have done without your genius advice!?

[@MsMeditatingPanda]

I'm a Texan. Was here in 1989 don't remember anyone we knew losing power like this. After surviving this I just want to know what's going to be done about it. Some died, some barely made it. Some are elderly or sick. Some of us can't afford another storm like this. They want to raise the electricity bills on people already stretched. Some of these people can't afford a decent generator. By the grace of God did my family only lose electricity. If we had lost water or had a pipe burst ....I don't even want to know. If you made it without both much love and respect to you. I pray I never forget this but I want to do something about it.

[@usarkarzts4207]

@Darryl Davis what? You truly believe that?

[@usarkarzts4207]

@Darryl Davis lol, you are deluded.

[@solidsnaker1992]

@@usarkarzts4207 Do you remember what that guy said i'm curious

[@Turningtables226]

Switch to solar, 0 money out of pocket a lower and fixed bill instead of fluctuations and you own it after 25 years, meaning after those years you never pay a utility bill again!

[@felixvergara5627]

If you really want to do something, STOP VOTING REPUBLICAN...Democrats might not be the best but they are not as bad as CONservatives...

[@stevenbaldin2957]

Canadians living down there prolly thinking “what’s the problem just a little snow”

[@THIS---GUY]

How many winter jackets you figure are even on sale in Texas lol probably like 10,000 for millions of people

[@kennnnny]

Bold of you to think the Canadians can bear the heat that Texans are built for ((Just how Texans cant stand the cold Canadians are built for)) Edit: @ all the canadians that r like “no dude you dont get it we’ve been through 40 Celsius” first of all im american i think its funny that you think im gonna take the time to calculate what that is in farenheit (for legal reasons this is a joke) second of all dont care you’re ruining my proverb (for legal reasons this is also a joke)

[@shimmienshake]

How are you all joking about this when people and animals are actually dying to this

[@THIS---GUY]

@@shimmienshake humour is a natural way of dealing with stress or emergency situations. I laugh at almost any bad situation instead of getting real anxious.

[@OutSideTheBoxFormat]

@@shimmienshake How do you even make it through the day knowing things happen all over the world. Ridiculous.

[@walter9243]

This has to be one of the biggest "I told you so", in American history.

[@16soccerball]

But most texans will just say nah

[@Jfscloud723]

california had The same problem no power in the heat waves also, and btw more houses burned down every year. not like this once in 30 years.

[@paow0w279]

@@Jfscloud723 but I don't think it was that majority of California that lost its power like Texas

[@emerylsg]

@@Jfscloud723 if ur a texan i can see it clearly. pushing the topic on the californians so u can laugh at them this time, not today lol

[@Splugy]

@@Jfscloud723 that is not an argument. This is about Texas. Can’t point the finger here bud.

[@aaronlee6361]

U.S. is the CEO of "oh yeah that wasn't meant to be permanent" infrastructure and government wise.

[@NickRoman]

ha ha Well, it seems like they say that every time something happens. Sewers made to last 60 years and they are 120 years old or whatever.

[@robertspivey46]

And when was it you designed something that will last forever? Hmmmm

[@kariminalo979]

@@robertspivey46 your entire generation is paving the collapse for America, seethe more.

[@alekzander2010]

Apparently Japan actually has a similar problem. They have two power grids as well, because of choices made in the late 1800s. That being said, it is outrageous that the US has two grids when different countries in other continents manage to share grids.

[@martinbudinsky8912]

@@robertspivey46 You dont have to design something to last forever. But you need to provide it with needed maitanance and when its lifespan has come to an end replace it. To be fair its not problem only in the USA.

[@thevics123]

PRO TIP for future blizzards and freezes: Before the cold hits, shut off your home's water system. Map out your house's water pipelines and make sure you leave at least one or two water faucets trickling. When the freeze rolls over, slowly open your water main and pay attention to your walls and ceilings where the water pipes run. If you notice any leaks or dark spots appearing on your walls, shot off your water and fix it.

[@avohill4]

Good tips and always prudent steps but folks seem to be waiting for someone else to take those precautions.

[@marmar6276]

Fix it how? Fixing something inside of a wall would require knowledge and tools most don’t have. Cheap house are built cheaply, if they used quality materials to insulate less pipes would have burst. Might as well rebuild them to not have to fix it every year

[@Sh4dxwxz]

Pro tip winterize your home

[@ninja.saywhat]

pro tip, move out of texas. move to north dakota intead, i hear its fun up there 😁

[@dbclass4075]

@@marmar6276 You may not be able to do it yourself, but being able to tell the plumber where the leak is speeds up the repair process.

[@kojiyaw]

US: *faces a power crisis and calamities* Developing countries: "first time?"

[@theonewnocensor]

Bruh i had 3 blackouts today like

[@har5814]

Philippines : first time?

[@nuzayerov]

@@theonewnocensor , but at least developing countries are adapted and prepared for situations like blackouts, while the US was not.

[@robbieaulia6462]

@@nuzayerov Yeah of the government isn't corrupt, which is an inourmous issue in developing cpuntries

[@LYAR0]

Comparing the US to developing countries is just another way of saying capitalism is failing America.

[@BizzeeB]

It's strange how everyone opposed to "Big Government" has no problem electing Bad Government.

[@TheBlobik]

It is not that irrational. I mean, Bad Small Government has less potential to do harm than Bad Big Government. With that said, the Good Small Government could still enforce some minimal winterization requirements, so that at least the fossil fuel power could operate normally.

[@upclosenpersonal100]

@Meta Human last good president was JFK, mfk the rest.

[@void_skyy]

For real bro.

[@alecnolastname4362]

Not everyone is against bug government and they make up the majority of voters

[@Tuskact262]

@@upclosenpersonal100 what about Obama

[@theprimest]

Vox's editor really deserves a raise, these videos are so high quality, who else agrees?

[@PatheticTV]

Agree, the motion graphics are spectacular!

[@qzy9100]

me daddy😩

[@conallmolloy4238]

100%

[@6kingja]

@@qzy9100 there was no reason for that

[@nelsonianb1289]

Often Too politicized though

[@johnbyers3439]

Common sense will never win over greed and corruption.

[@Bmore2Htown]

As someone who resides in Texas (Houston)..this was DEVASTATING. I only was without power for 2 days, but more of my friends lost it for the week. Many lost water and EVERY store was closed. This means, no water, no lights, no heat, no wifi, no warm food. Felt apocalyptic. And our cowardly senator chose to go on vacation 🤦🏿‍♂️ Many are still living in hotels after pipes burst destroying their homes

[@neilcharge3772]

And I lost power for 3 days

[@felixvergara5627]

The saddest part is that the senator you're talking about will be re-elected !!!

[@David-iv6je]

I also live in Houston. 3 days. We're out of here as soon as the pandemic allows good jobs to bounce back.

[@adrianjohnson7920]

@@David-iv6je Then you're gonna be in Houston a LONG time. . . .

[@David-iv6je]

@@adrianjohnson7920 Already happening

[@elaowczarczyk7143]

Texas: *absolute Chaos* Canada: That's just Tuesday

[@mr.f2p888]

It's was like -43 here in Winnipeg a few weeks ago 😂

[@gawdlysiinz5134]

All that chaos came from a little cold 😭

[@elaowczarczyk7143]

@@mr.f2p888 I’m in Alberta and it was like -45 not long ago 😓

[@deltadoobyd1621]

Canadians expects freezing temperature. They are better informed.

[@7aristos7]

@@gawdlysiinz5134 man we’re used to 90-100 degree heat, we never had a winter that went lower 40 degrees

[@whatavibe8186]

I was one of the lucky people in texas to never lose power, everyone else around where I live lost power though

[@quinnsullivan1413]

I saw some people have there pipes burst and others lose power for five days and have no water at all

[@javen2125]

lol it's ur first time getting degrees this low? im norweigan and its normal for me and i can take a ice bath naked and it'll feel normal

[@DeadlyDanDaMan]

@@javen2125 Actually, for them, yes it is. It's the first time in recorded history that Texas has EVER had a state wide cold weather emergency. People should really be more concerned about this, because it's caused by climate change and is going to become more common year after year.

[@Starry_belle]

Same I’m still surprised mine stayed on

[@loverrlee]

Our power was out for 2 nights, we got it back on Day 3, only to have our water shut off until Day 11 :/

[@1CourtneyMichelle]

Oh so this is why it’s called the lone star state 🤯

[@Robbie-pc1dl]

nope

[@user-eo7le3qr2s]

Hahahahahahhahahahah yep 1 star state!!!!!!! Are Texas government is so corrupt!!!!!!!!!

[@johnharvell4354]

actually the lone star is their rating...

[@lavalampluva55401]

If Texas seceded they wouldn't survive one winter on their own.

[@grayhat3070]

We will meet here again in 10 years from now for the same problem occurring.

[@B4LDISPJK47]

this won't age well neither will this 😳😳

[@squamish4244]

Or whatever the Internet is by then lol

[@markb2682]

10 years...lol this will be the norm ....emp coming to a theater near YOU

[@rokas-d8o]

Notice me Future People UwU

[@jessg101]

Not 10, wait just 5 years.

[@jt5029]

I lived through this historic event. Life feels different when you have no water, no electricity , minimal food and water (stores sold out) as well as a small child. you cant leave. All you can do is survive. RIP to the victims. As always, we will remain Texas strong.

[@derrikstrom1551]

Now you understand what it’s like to live in a 3rd world country.

[@cardtrix1970]

The "Texas Strong"??? Better said as "Texas Arrogant". Your State decided to "go it alone" on this &...you had to "pay", just like you did in 2011 & 1989. Your State needs to-at least-consider getting on another grid, instead of walking around, beating your chests and stating the proverbial "We're Texas Strong". Time to shelve the pride and get...real!

[@Даймнеманекенволка]

Me to

[@derrikstrom1551]

@@cardtrix1970 they don’t sound too strong to me with all the crying they’re doing.

[@Olivia-W]

@@cardtrix1970 ... y'know, there's no better teacher than suffering from your own mistakes. But what do I know, socialism bad, regulation terrible, magical invisible hand solves all, and as a last resort blame law-complying corporations... Change the law, change the behavior...

[@TheMedicatedArtist]

U.S. Motto: “It’s always been this way”

[@Robloxchat123]

at least they're not from oklahoma

[@crackedemerald4930]

Yea the us has always existed

[@cypher3604]

That’s Texas I’m from Michigan and we’ve had worse snow than the snow Texas got and the power NEVER went out

[@apdifpapdjaapickgspjakf5937]

I thought the us motto is "In God we trust"

[@taraestelleadelizzi9975]

A “voluntary standard”. Oxymoron

[@kennethdaniels3000]

Like a smart Republican.

[@williamzhan4836]

@@smashingthreeplates2171 More like rational American, even rarer!

[@Verschreibungspflichtig]

The US sometimes seem like a third world country with a gucci belt

[@eyyy2271]

"sometimes?"

[@Professionalpoorperson]

🤣

[@Saitama-ur3lq]

third world country guy here, havent had a single powercut even in the most intense rains and flooding in the last 10 years, and flooding happens every year

[@timespender2007]

It doesn't seem sometimes,it is a third world country with a gucci belt :)

[@dieselpatchesstan1674]

Can you shut up

[@omi4850]

Welcome to the USA. Where we treat quite literally everything as a business

[@leshiro5574]

Your lives are just numbers on my fiscal sheet 😂

[@Crookedcaucasian]

Yeah and guess what, it’s way more efficient. Example US postal service vs Amazon. But then special interest cause a problem because they have their own agendas.

[@omi4850]

@@Crookedcaucasian the US postal service is failing because of the lack of any kind of funding to begin with. How can you compare the two when one doesn’t even receive the necessary government regulations. Policy making is key. And let’s not forget the $0 in federal income taxes for Amazon.

[@jwrobich]

Yes and actually the USA itself is a business and we are all employees.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

@@Crookedcaucasian Here in Canada, government run health care can provide services to more people at lower cost than the US private system. Sounds like you've been drinking the free market koolaid...

[@southeastduke9873]

As a Texan I say we make a petition for these company’s to get responsive and attend the needs of our ‘state’.

[@alanmoffat4680]

Yea, a piece of paper will fix them

[@SprAlx]

@@alanmoffat4680 money is just a bunch of pieces of paper...

[@ChernobylPone]

Bless your heart

[@MrDDBUN]

Look at what happened with PG&E in California after they caused a massive wild fire....your government is on the side of the corporations, they aren’t there for you.

[@chucku00]

@@SprAlx Money is trust (think bitcoin and blockchain, not classic currency), petition is wind (gesticulation).

[@ellenchavez2043]

Texans had exactly what they voted for: - No federal regs on preparation for extremes in climate, which means - Minimum standards for equipment, and - Charging based on utilization, with higher rates for overuse (a nod to conservation). - Add to that minimum housing codes which don't require much insulation ( why insulate against extreme heat or cold), and there you are. Texans living the dream and didn't even know it.

[@iguanapete3809]

And they want us Californians to move there...LOL.

[@manueltrae713]

Don't forget right to own and hold a gun. Ban abortion

[@bevbee9372]

@@iguanapete3809 since when did Texans want Californians to move to Texas? What kinda universe do you live in? Now put out that fire in your backyard son.

[@LC-jm6ol]

It was so much fun laughing at this texas mess when it was happening. I can't wait to see the next one! I'll be cackling away in my nice warm house in Michigan.

[@victorvallejo1045]

Currently working as a service desk agent in Reliant electricity, and it’s been really stressing...

[@AkuraTheAwesome]

Wow, that's a really ironic name Hope it eases up for you soon bud, just imagine how much worse it would have been if that months long power drop did happen.

[@Charlie-im9iv]

I hope they give you a very well deserved raise

[@juxt_aposition9935]

Endless calls you must be facing

[@phil20_20]

Way way back in the 20th century they called it, infratructure. Politicians discovered it was an unknown source of personal wealth, and now it's history.

[@nicolapettorosso221]

That story is still going on in the Third World today.

[@ThomasTubeHD]

This is like when a country invades Russia in the winter, but instead of getting destroy by winter while invading, the winter comes and destroy your power grid

[@adityamathur6938]

yes exactly like that, but texas didn't even invade and got wrecked nonetheless xD

[@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234]

@@adityamathur6938 Texas usually has desert temperatures, This time it was colder there than in Alaska...

[@dinamosflams]

In Soviet Russia you come to the winter to get destroyed

[@YourLocalMairaaboo]

In capitalist america, winter invades YOU! (Yes, this is a soviet russia joke parody).

[@deedeelpz]

Are you secretly bashing on the Germans 😏

[@derekblackwell2601]

Government to Energy Companies: We instituted some regulations so power won’t be lost in future. Y’all wanna take a look? Energy Companies: Nah, not getting more money.

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

What the government response should be: You have six months to start these renovations, and 5 years after starting to complete, failure to do so will see your assets seized, and your execs tossed on the streets with nothing but a 3 bed/2 bath home in the slums to your name

[@vinceb8041]

"checking your blind spots" is tough when you're made of 95 % blind spots.

[@jamespyle777]

That blind spot show how inept politics are in their ability to create such said regulations to say, oh, this needs to be winterized, which doesn't happen and what does happen is the conspiracy that the power companies are taking bribes from said politicians instead of using that money to help said problem.

[@darreljohnson3644]

C'mon man!!!It's ONLY 94% blind spots lol....

[@bhupisunny9334]

Which makes us Blind rather than spot ....nownwhen the cars will also be empowered by Grid ...

[@darylphilbin493]

Shouldn't it be really easy then? 95% Success rate.

[@ladybugbee]

5:19 time stamp

[@rbvfeehfbudenrj]

“Hey you think we should secure these pipes, roads, communication, power lines, and houses from a inch of snow” “Nah”

[@allahblessrussiaandchinaan3719]

Funny how my channel predicted this a while back, but it’s not getting any credit. Shame on those for censoring my channel. They have played a role in not allowing the truth to spread. Reparation must be paid to the Africans in order to end the pandemic and to stop the dramatic climate change

[@smh9902]

Texas didn't winterize because 20 years ago they were assured by experts that the trend of global warming would ensure that extreme winter weather was a thing of the past.

[@howard5992]

@@smh9902 Um, climate change brings more extremes. Drought + flooding. Cold + heat. The stable air currents "hold" the polar cold in the arctic. The weakened jet stream from climate change lets the cold air "escape". Texas power outages = 1989, 2011, 2021. More frequent. These events aren't new but they will probably become more regular. Long story short - average temperatures can rise but the cold will not disappear "immediately".

[@smh9902]

@@howard5992 OK, but my point still stands, 20 years ago, "climate change" was called "Global Warming", and the "experts" assured Texas authority's and corporations that winterization wasnt necessary. Remember, in 2001 it was predicted that New York was supposed to be underwater by now. Sea levels have not risen anywhere near what was predicted by their models. Dozens of meters were predicted, instead we only got 87 millimeters.

[@howard5992]

@@smh9902 Do you have a copy of that memo from 20 years ago ?

[@AmrothPalantir]

Vox: Dangerously low... Everybody in Canada, Nordic countries and Russia: Normal day.

[@nathanolszewski9854]

Texas people are weak (it’s a joke people don’t overreact)

[@Mason-dq7cf]

I think she meant dangerously low because their infrastructure can’t handle it

[@andrewrichardson3135]

Looks like climate change is going the other way

[@williamcotton9040]

That doesn't mean it isn't dangerously low. -18C is still a temperature you have to prepare for to avoid hypothermia and other conditions, and most Texans simply haven't ever had to.

[@coolperson8272]

​@@williamcotton9040 It's not "dangerous" though. That temperature is risky, yes, but there's hardly any fatalities. Just buy a proper jacket, boots, clothing, hats and mitts, and you're golden, if you're in an area where -15 and over is normal that is. Texas on the other hand is a different story.

[@morganroth3383]

"It costs too much to fix." Remember back in more indegenous times when people survived in groups and helped one another. When humans were treating each other like humans.

[@markfox1545]

Indegenous is not a word.

[@markfox1545]

Indigenous is but it describes something natural to a location like indigenous people. Indigenous times makes no sense.

[@suitcaseofsmarts]

Ingenious *

[@suitcaseofsmarts]

@@markfox1545 they meant ingenious

[@GDUBLU_Fan]

If you think the indigenous people all lived in harmony then you are delusional

[@viggywithit8449]

“Like in Oklahoma, which was also hit bad during the February storm.” People living in the north-east: “Which one?”

[@zobius9191]

Seriously, our windmills work year long here in Buffalo NY, its a shame the lack of regulation allowed companies to be greedy. I think this was a wake up call for a lot of Texans who boast about how terrible the federal government is.

[@BR-it2qe]

From Chicago and we got 3 feet of snow over several different storms during this vortex as well.

[@TheParadoxGamer1]

As an oklahoman, it was the one that stretched passed us n hit texas. We here haven't seen anything like this in years, and it was odd to experience it again.

[@bensonfang1868]

@@zobius9191 well northeasterners are generally better prepared for cold than Texans.

[@gwmcdonalds]

*laughs in massachusetts*

[@hiddenfrom8573]

49 other states: Sharing is caring Texas: We don’t do that here

[@Robloxchat123]

no offense peggy but he's from oklahoma

[@JavonReece]

I'm pretty sure they buy it

[@cadespaulding3837]

letting me steal your money and then watching me give it out to people who literally sit on their *** doing nothing all day is caring.

[@StarWolfKing]

49 other states. Don't worry about fixing the energy grid. When your states power grids fail, just steal the power from your neighbor until it fails.

[@musicxtech6680]

man it feelz like most problem in the world starts from small group's "greed"

[@theodenednew8874]

Democrat party is not a small group

[@kynanpearce7113]

@@theodenednew8874 😭 yes the democrat party is very prevalent in the state of Texas lol. This is all their fault 😂

[@yourmom5451]

Money is the root of all evil but the world doesn’t turn without it

[@davidshin7869]

@@theodenednew8874 Don’t forget the Republican Party as well.

[@Ida-xe8pg]

ehem ehem i smell something in these comments

[@AJafterhourz]

I live in San Antonio but I’m originally from Washington DC. I remember getting 27” of snow from one single storm on December 20, 2009 back in DC. It was the worst winter storm I had ever experienced. After all, the largest amount of snow I had seen before that was about 8”, because that’s all climatology would support during the winter months for my region. I’ve lived in Texas for nine years now and even though we received two snow storms within five days, totaling about 11” of snow, this was by far the worst week of my life and the worst winter storm I have ever experienced, greatly surpassing the storm in 2009. One might have a hard time understanding because surely 27 inches is a lot more than two 6” snowstorms. But it was the fact that I witnessed my city and basically my whole state crumble around me. the way people were reacting, how we were so unprepared, how cold it got, the lengths we had to go to to survive, etc. this was CRIPPLING.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

So NASA can land a rover on a different planet that’s -120° yet Texas gets like 10° and the whole state shuts down. Maybe scientist, not politicians, should run Texas. How does that sound?

[@f.p1758]

Bad

[@warweasel2832]

It's not the politicians, but the companies that are allowed to lobby an entire state (or even the entire country) into submission that are the root of the issue.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@f.p1758 you don’t want smart educated people to run our country?

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@warweasel2832 it’s both

[@leandraramirez1274]

.......

[@georgepatrick4339]

You would never see something like that happen in Europe, it’s mental to me how a supposed first world country like the US (I know it’s just Texas currently) can allow that to happen smh.

[@lonelyburger2995]

Let’s see how many subscribers I can get from this comment currently at 458

[@lonelyburger2995]

Let’s see how many subscribers I can get from this comment currently at 458

[@lonelyburger2995]

@Anthony Davis subscribe already

[@everydaymashup]

i mean, the infrastructure and overall build quality in europe is much better, but we got to several near-blackouts just yet. Last one was on 18.01.21

[@theninjalion2811]

@Anthony Davis it's a fuxking desert state so they don't get snow like ever.

[@mohamedfaizan9844]

I will never understand how the richest and most powerful country in the world can be so broken. Healthcare, infrastructure, education, paid leave - this is stuff that even much poorer countries have figured out years ago. It makes absolutely no sense!

[@massalleh5255]

Betul. Correct

[@tauceti8060]

Qatar is actually the richest by capita.

[@soisaidtogod4248]

They are the only ones saying that.

[@australium7374]

@@tauceti8060 Qatar has little to no population so

[@shibavekreal]

Its easy to do infrastructure when your country has none...

[@Emmanuel-yt5vo]

Whos here after hurricane beryl😂😂😂😂😂

[@PlanetOps_Rng]

Right Here Brother.

[@Cruznick06]

Fun fact: Nebraska was NOT a part of the Southwest Power Pool until fairly recently. We joined in 2009 specifically for better assistance in regulating our grid and to prevent what happened in Texas. I would say it was a good decision.

[@Game_Hero]

@Etek Dav fun fact, you are one single country

[@KingJT80]

@@Game_Hero oh no, they think they are their own little country that nobody else exist in their society but them

[@KingJT80]

@Etek Dav but at least you have something to reset you don't have your food all thaw out and you have to use bath water that melted from snow and heat it up like my cousins did down in Texas but hey let's be mad about our resetting the power in our house all the time

[@gator_productions]

@@KingJT80 food thawing out wouldn't be a problem at all

[@guywholikesgoodmusic]

@@KingJT80 "oh no, they think they are their own little country that nobody else exist in their society but them" That's basically the average American mindset in a nutshell. "Only I matter, everyone else can get bent."

[@moahammad1mohammad]

"We should fix society." "Funny you say that, since you live in a society. I am very intelligent."

[@anti.bctards7376]

dying is free, ya know

[@nanikore6860]

@@anti.bctards7376 they said america freedom country but not free healthy care and elcetrical bill....

[@freeshaable]

@@nanikore6860 that has nothing do to with freedom

[@tranquility6789]

“Socialism is much better than capitalism” “But you see you are talking to me on a phone made by capitalism haha I win 😂😂😂”

[@nanikore6860]

@@tranquility6789 i mean look at canada they are democracy but litle bit socialsm because free health care..... full capitalism is not really good at all, its like poor getting poor, rich getting rich .... america more like bunch of company pretending to be country....

[@tmack11]

Texas is dedicated to the the ethos of "everyone for themselves"

[@cadespaulding3837]

that's why they want to leave the Union

[@从工𠘨工工𠘨匚乇乚丅]

oh so everyone so baby sit, police, and thoroughly examine one another 24/7, preventing them from morphing into a functioning, independent, and free adult in the future?

[@cypher3604]

cade spaulding and what’s stopping them from doing it? We should kick them out immediately

[@cadespaulding3837]

@@cypher3604 As a Texan I say yes please.

[@thatonekid4857]

@@cadespaulding3837 I agree

[@louisecoleman1281]

Texans made their choice in voting for their politicians. If they don't want to keep having these problems, VOTE THE REPUBLICANS OUT.

[@emergencylowmaneuvering7350]

The managers of the electric companies have all kinds of emergency equipment installed with their huge salaries. For them.. Not for you, suckers..

[@mur4s4m3]

Combining a minimum of domestic solar & wind (both connected batteries to store energy) and fuel powered energy (for immediate response) with around 20k$ is pretty achievable. But people consume for leisure, entertainment and comfort (also because societal/cultural doxa strongly suggests that to them) 21st century will teach them :(

[@DanT10]

Either way they win. They just pass the cost onto consumers in the form of $10K+ bills. Easy no losses.

[@BeckaLJonesAuthor]

They kept power on for the elite and more prestine areas but not where we are in South Texas. People froze to death!!

[@hacatan24]

Facts 💯

[@dagayisi25]

@@mur4s4m3 you think its worth it for living off grid??

[@zyrrhos]

Please. Endless wars and Wall Street bailouts are more important than our infrastructure.

[@josephleonard6695]

Careful now. You don't wanna upset our Wall Street oligarch billionaire controller masters

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[@akneegrow6152]

@@andrewmanns8822 Why are you disguising the word trading?

[@reitheinsolvable7380]

Do you really think, for a second, that they will actually take this warning seriosely? If the last few years in America has proven anything that it is not capable of leading itself

[@reitheinsolvable7380]

@@ASS_ault that is false. Your talking about the last pandemic America faced

[@71dembonesTV]

Mankind in general is not fit to rule itself... There's an old book that says that somewhere but, it's probably irrelevant

[@reitheinsolvable7380]

@@ASS_ault just the british

[@jonathanp.1427]

@@reitheinsolvable7380 nah it’s the majority of Europe that’s struggling with it, coming from a Dutch man. Europe isn’t the fantastic government wonderland you may think it is.

[@reitheinsolvable7380]

@@jonathanp.1427 so there is no hope. The world is doomed?

[@matthewgarcia2119]

I’m Texan and there wasn’t a “Failure to anticipate” they were told that the needed to make changes and they decided not to. But want to know something. Very few Texans have winter gear.for as much blame that the Texas government gets, us ourselves put in the same effort. My brother in law was sitting pretty when the power went out because ha had a massive generator with plenty of gas so for him it was business as usual.

[@sebastianwallin3726]

When you live in a subtropical zone and people tell you that you should prepare for winter?? Saying people in Texas should be prepared for winter and make infrastructure that could deal with it is like saying Saudi Arabia needs to prepare for winter.

[@sebastianwallin3726]

@@jh29a I think its ridiculous to be wanting Texas to change their infrastructure so they can take any kind of climate. It's expensive and kind of a waste of the ressources we have in this planet.

[@sebastianwallin3726]

@@jh29a What's next they want to build floodbanks on the northern coast of Alaska? What's next they want to store giant storages of sunscreen in Alaska because they might get to see the sun? No wonder Americans are famous for their poor geography. They don't even understand that Texas is in a subtropical zone. It is legit one of the warmest places of this entire planet... and they want them to spend twice as much on their electricity because of safety?

[@tixximmi1]

Yep and if it weren't for the natural gas and gasoline, we would have froze here in Austin.

[@TuomasLevoniemi]

@@sebastianwallin3726 Nonsense. Nothing more is needed than a little more investment (= money) to winterize power plants and the power grid. The reason why this has not been done is simply that the companies have maximized profits and the local government does not require winterizing.

[@jnliewmichael4235]

Whenever I hear "This really is a wake up call to do X", I picture politicians just tapping the snooze button right after.

[@jaronheirofsunlight]

Thats America. If only our government listened. Really we don't have to do anything. They're the ones who have the ability to respond and force these companies to winterize

[@EscapeMCP]

@@jaronheirofsunlight They do listen... to donors who give them millions to ignore everyone else.

[@calamityjean1525]

@@jaronheirofsunlight Vote for different people and things may change.

[@Mr.ReanuKeeves]

Fun fact: the word "Warning" is never taken seriously by America 😂

[@Shalami]

oh but if some foreign power has any inkling of threat whip out the good old military to intervene in anything!

[@panhandle_]

@@Shalami 'Murica!

[@Tech-cy9yo]

I’m sure they’re gonna take pre caution now

[@frostyonair]

Keep hating foreigners, America campeaõ del mundo

[@jyc9217]

Just like COVID19

[@SaviorSwords]

Texas: "You had a great idea, USA, but my power grid is more advanced in every way!" USA: "How'd you solve the icing problem?" Texas: "Icing problem?" USA: "Might want to look into it." *Bonk!*

[@silvertongue1144]

Hey it's from ironman

[@NamezIVN]

Loved that line

[@imperialguardsman5929]

Spoiler alert: Texas is gonna fly itself to space XD

[@yiyang4445]

you are a genius

[@johncreech6828]

They’re working it out faster then our government will agree on what side of space is black

[@MasterMattization]

I work for a company that has sites in Tennessee and Texas. When the cold hit, our entire Texas site shut down because it wasn't ready for the below freezing temps. At the same time, our Tennessee site kept on rocking in 5 degree weather. Gotta be prepared for anything

[@cestwhat1317]

In TX, the Energy Grid failed, but the Energy Greed was highly successful.

[@johnxavier5668]

"The greatest country in the world."

[@hm3drake35]

But we can’t keep the power on or defeat COVID.

[@MaJuV]

More like a third world country in disguise.

[@Bm27him]

No one said we are the best were just a super power

[@bradley8575]

The 7# Best Country in the World to Live In actually

[@franklipp6860]

Texas doesn't represent all of the USA

[@Ccadyy]

Something that people who aren’t from Texas should consider: yes, other states and countries do get colder. but no, we are not just complaining about the cold. it’s an accumulation of a whole bunch of failures that happened as a result of the blackouts. Since we could not warm out houses, or dive on the roads we had to walk everywhere. for a couple of days. That might not be a problem for others but most texans are not prepared to be in snow for long periods of time. Most of us don’t have ANY snow gear what so ever and had to walk around in layers of clothes. Also it’s not like these blackout only happened for a couple of hours. There were people without power or water for an entire week and many others had pipes that burst and forced them out of their homes. These prolonged periods of time without power let the houses get extremely cold. There were even a few deaths in houses because people were in the cold for such a long time. Also stores and gas stations were without power and food was flying off the shelves. Fire wood was completely gone within two days. Unless you had power, your option were INCREDIBLY limited. You either had to hope and pray your house stayed warm enough to survive in or you had to leave. TL;DR: please don’t call texans babies for not having the resources to survive in freezing weather for a week.

[@eldattackkrossa9886]

exactly this. it makes me so mad to see people online collectively blame texans as a whole for what happened when it was a preventable disaster with real people responsible, and saying "they deserved it for voting red lol" doesn't fix any of the underlying problems in the slightest

[@doujinflip]

Red Libertarian policies enabled these failures to cascade into a preventable deadly week-long statewide disaster. Remember this on your next trip to the polls, because it won't be the last time Mother Nature decides to test your infrastructure's durability.

[@BugsAreCool123]

@@doujinflip it could be trump or biden in office and both would not help

[@epvendetta]

Hey at least masks aren't mandatory anymore AMIRITE in all seriousness, it's f'd up all around. Feel for you all...

[@kamrynrist6049]

They should have had gas heating, and not relied so heavily on electric heating. I say this as a Texan who heated their home with gas, and had very few problems (other than the pipes freezing).

[@jakeajg7]

I live in Texas, I remember this time, it was terrifying. Just thankful that my house didn't lose power and that we had food cuz an apocalypse was probably gonna happen.

[@neilcharge3772]

I live in Austin and I can say it wasn’t too bad

[@Sportinglogic]

...... a sign that there is nót just a financial crisis; everything modern, is in crisis.

[@youngandfree93]

Nah actually life was far worst 50 years ago. The technology produced now is unreal.

[@megandaniels3964]

@@youngandfree93 I'm have a hard time with this statement. Please elaborate

[@kingbee9196]

@@megandaniels3964 All the "Likes" on Comments but yours, should explain it for ya 👌

[@arnicaringelblume2942]

@Bret 1959 Its man made. Weather Gods is a weapon

[@megandaniels3964]

@@kingbee9196 Dude this may sound but I am blonde and I totally read that backwards yesterday, obviously it was better 50 years ago. Lol my bad bro

[@andrewgarcia907]

You forgot to mention us over in far west Texas l, El Paso electric had winterized and we didn’t have to deal with any of that thankfully

[@FirstGigawattDown]

Yeah, but looking at the video at 0:19, it looks like El Paso falls outside of the worst of the storm, so maybe everyone had weatherized about the same, but it wasn't as critical for y'all? Would have to look at company expenses and weather impacts to make a true comparison.

[@ylarrymore]

I heard that El Paso is on a different grid though, as odd as that is. Perhaps the city of El Paso didn't drink the koolaid & did the right thing along time ago.

[@Redmenace96]

On the crude map, I thought I saw some dark red trapezoids near El Paso? My thoughts were along the same line as yours. Is the border different? Absolutely without judgement: El Paso is 100% American, and not American. Two things, at the same time. It is like Tangiers, or InterZone if you will. I love El Paso, is what I'm trying to say.

[@Mrvibutx]

What about the panhandle any loss? I'm curious different grid then ercot

[@Cnw8701]

Lol I'm moving back there soon, and ironically, 10 years ago, I moved there the first time during the aftermath of the storm that swept in 2011!

[@jrg2866]

I literally wrote a short story about my city's power failing due to flooding during a hurricane but I set it several decades in the future and I just learned we're actually in a flood zone and are at risk for that now 🙃

[@vjmcgovern]

my friend wrote a short story about a deadly winter freeze, but it was set in a little alaskan town

[@phoenixbock550]

As a Canadian hearing about -15c sounds like a great day for skiing

[@Loweene_Ancalimon]

I'm from the Alps, and went "Ooooh, nice and crisp !" We don't get those temps in the valleys, but they're semi-usual once you get up into the mountains !

[@firstlast9731]

Well according to Tucker Carlson, "It's the wind turbines fault because they were freezing up from the cold." He says that because he opposes the Green New Deal. He obviously didn't do his research

[@axios7603]

of course blaming it to renewable energy sources, typical conservative commentator that supports gas and oil industry

[@MaJuV]

Can you blame a conservative who is a heavy supporter of fossil fuels to only hammer on green energy for failing and not all classic fuels failing? It's not that he didn't do his research. It's just against his own agenda.

[@eve8498]

@@MaJuV Can you blame someone for lying? Uhmm YES.

[@capnsteele3365]

to him alaska dont exist

[@brunoalbano616]

Alaska? Wind and ice...

[@yunahnam]

Then again, why prepare for extreme weathers if you've been spending decades denying climate change

[@cadespaulding3837]

because climate change makes things warmer.

[@johnwig285]

@@cadespaulding3837 Aha warmer and lead to increase in frequency of extreme events such as hurricanes. Hurricanes form due to the increase in temperature of the ocean.

[@sterlingmorse5409]

lol

[@yunahnam]

@@cadespaulding3837 climate change does bring about a higher average temperature, but it also brings about extreme swings in weather as well. This would include hurricanes as the above comment mentions, as well as sweltering hot summers and freezing winters.

[@yunahnam]

@@cadespaulding3837 You should check out other vox vids on climate change while you're here.

[@arvojustice]

“DONT mess with Texas” good luck with that.

[@itsjasleendiva278]

cold air and whole bunch of snowflakes ❄️ brought them down a peg or two.

[@wendel5868]

'The United States of Ame..' Texas: No

[@zenithchan1646]

Texas: ❄️🤕😵 Every US States: Your weakness is _SNOW?!_

[@chikoopandya]

ironic that they love to call people snowflakes yet literally can't take them

[@nimilpatel2642]

we ain’t want no ❄️. Dies from snow

[@geminuri]

we were without power for 3 days. but our community is amazing, we all helped each other get through it.

[@ectopii]

As a person in Texas, living near a school was the best place to live in a snow storm ✌🏼 Genuinely the storm did suprise me since we are used to extremely hot temperature

[@rogermurph101]

This is precisely why I chose to have solar installed in my house. No electric bill, and if the power goes out for a few hours/days or the grid has a catastrophic failure, I’m covered.

[@deathx9090]

Sounds exactly like the sales pitch, nice job.

[@vilena5308]

@@deathx9090 Sounds exactly like the reasoning of a person who did it or plans it.

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

Sustainable is the way to go. No reliance on anything. The sun, wind, and water will always be there

[@vilena5308]

@@user-vc5rp7nf8f Careful with that water part. 3% of the earth's water is fresh and 2.5% of it is unavailable. Desalination technology should be a far greater priority than it is, but no, asteroid mining...

[@LetsTakeWalk]

@@deathx9090 The sales pitch has been proven correct, so that's a plus.

[@MrM5exy]

But at least we can take our masks off and smell the failure.

[@Amalekkkkk]

🤣🤣 underrated comment

[@itamargal-yam5771]

I'm not sure if this is satire or not.

[@hm3drake35]

The future smells pretty bad right now

[@TheOwl3r]

Starting March 10th, this may be true. 😊

[@Nuclear241]

Yeah.. smell that failure baby

[@themelonman4303]

We’re supposed to get snow tonight. Wish us luck.

[@Kallixede]

@@jxijxine Power went out for me for 5 minutes, at least it wasn't for an entire day

[@annoyingbroccoli3939]

@@Kallixede In arlington, power went for like 45 minutes.

[@tyliyahthomas]

As a Texan, this was so unusual and bad. Like, I was excited for the cold and snow, but it took a negative turn very quick. I hope we just have our usual broadcast of heat. 😭

[@iair-conditiontheoutsideai3076]

The good example of why not to just rely on one heat source I use LPG as my main heat source but have electric as a backup

[@Olivia-W]

And this is why, despite all my gripes, I vote democrat. They're nowhere as good as Bernie, but still better than "deregulation is goood."

[@J32839]

These events will happen more often due to climate change. But you guys don't believe in science there so I guess you have nothing to worry about 😒

[@bentack33]

As someone from Indiana and if I was from Texas I would have been excited too, snow if fun, ice storms.... not so much. Especially because Texas is not prepared for such a storm as they usually don’t get cold weather. I’m hoping the U.S can learn from this and build more defenses per say for these types of storms

[@reyperez9356]

People think seceding is a good idea until stuff like this happens

[@LegionIscariot]

Texas has an "every man for himself" mentality.

[@parkerd4421]

Yes and no, you obviously don’t live in Texas or an area that’s not just city. We have an every man has freedoms and independence mentality

[@Chillfactor.]

@@parkerd4421 because we like our independence idk how people don't understand that

[@maxsimes]

@@Chillfactor. independence has its pros and cons.

[@Chillfactor.]

@@maxsimes i agree. Most of us are just scared of the government. Well not necessarily scared but of the control. Id like to understand both sides of the spectrum one day. Freedom aint free.

[@jaushuagrahamthefloridaman1124]

@@Chillfactor. thats just the south. Yall and us here in Florida only have it because we got off easy post-civil war and are allowed it

[@mirandawyse870]

My sister-born and raised in Ohio-said Texas would never catch her off guard again. She's going to stockpile on winter clothes, back up power and road salt just in case.

[@comradecid]

she should also stockpile a few grand to cover electrical and water expenses

[@gawdlysiinz5134]

She was born in ohio. She shouldve been prepared for unsuspected weather changes 😭

[@mirandawyse870]

@@gawdlysiinz5134 She moved to Texas to NOT have unexpected weather changes. 😭😭😭

[@tobee70]

God bless her and may she be well prepare! Stay ready for Jesus Christ Coming always! Pray that you have Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior! If not there is still time to accept Him! He tells us in His Word that those who believe in Him will be saved! Jesus Christ is the only Savior there is 💛👑✝️🙏🏾! He is also the only way to eternal life + The Father🙌🏾💛👑✝️🙏🏾! God is a good God and He is the Greatest + Only God there is🙌🏾👑✝️💛🙏🏾!!! Try God and see that He won't fail you! God bless!! And always let God lead the way + let God have His Way🙌🏾💛👑✝️🙏🏾!! God is always in control!! God loves you forever, never forget that!

[@nate8930]

Californians: This is too expensive, let's move to Texas... "Honey, did you bring the electricity?"

[@375Blackout]

Unfortunately, there is no electricity or water to spare in California, either.

[@dakotasan8719]

Californians seem wholly incapable of long-term planning. They voted Cali into a shitwhole, moved and learned NOTHING.

[@eddiesmith7070]

Electrical companies in the Texas Panhandle and in New Mexico are on a grid that sends the electricity they make to other States including California.

[@diablodave333]

And this summer Cali has another heat wave with rolling blackouts and no AC.....meanwhile just another lovely Texas summer. However with all the homeless and unemployed in Cali they might not have to this year since half the houses are for sale

[@flock5395]

No, didnt bring the electricity....there was a blackout

[@gabbygabs3730]

People who can actually make a change: press snooze

[@kimmer6]

Actually, they are not snoozing at all. They are looking for ways to profit from disasters in every way possible. ''Never let a crisis go to waste''.

[@aishaproductionsss5308]

Omg your bio tho, sameeeeeeee

[@bigtechdicktators6704]

basicaly yes. texas freeze, biden sneeze (or play mario cart).

[@deadasfboi]

@@kimmer6 STOOOP dont say that, ugh too late now they know...GREAT

[@محمد_عريف]

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[@dgilroy26]

Texas needs to hold these companies accountable. If you own a utility company you need some regulation. Instead of investing in backup systems they probably paid some of there employees large paychecks. Really sad if they don't make them do something to avoid this again. It could just as easily happen next year and be worse.

[@f.d.6667]

Maybe get informed why those companies were officially prevented from taking the steps necessary before you get lost in wild speculations here.

[@Shakshuka69]

They fired the CEO of ERCOT and will be dealing with numerous lawsuits.

[@Shakshuka69]

And yes, the CEO of ERCOT was making roughly 1 million dollars a year.

[@wizzzer1337]

hoomans: "we're gonna release greenhouse gases and warm the planet" mother nature: "UNO"

[@oskrm]

Nature: *Gonna cry?*

[@Testimony_Of_JTF]

Haha you're funny

[@ronnieitaquab1008]

Aint no rodeos like a blackout rodeo

[@guysumpthin2974]

Its the grand solar minimum , maunder minimum , were lucky the entire country wasn't as cold as texas

[@JastwatchingYT]

Global warm is climate change but not all effects of climate change are global warming.

[@alexmaclean1]

It's a lot more than just the power grid. The USA has a problem with all infrastructure aging out. Dams are deteriorating, roads are in poor shape, and most commonly perhaps, bridges are falling apart. Maybe if we spent that $1.9T on construction, we could provide real jobs and fix much of that problem. It doesn't matter who is in office, left and right have both ignored the condition of the USA's infrastructure and it's going to bite America very hard in the near future.

[@westwoods7675]

Add this to the ever-growing list of why America is an international embarrassment.

[@Live01Legends]

Except American taxpayers keep 20+ countries from going bankrupt and back to the Stone Age. E.g. Israel and half of Africa.

[@topendbailey6915]

People in America fail to realize or refuse to realize how other countries are drastically changing the way they do things to become more effective and efficient. Everything becomes a political battle when in reality it will benefit a large majority of the population. But politics cloud people’s judgement even when they could benefit.

[@muthanna9]

Well, Keeping up with the world and reading more history and politics can convince you the exact opposite, I'm not an American but reality is just that, reality

[@quincyquincy4764]

@@Live01Legends you think that the U.S is the only country doing that? Please say that you're joking😂

[@Live01Legends]

@Tofu 3 Israel receives $3 billion for USA annually

[@TimeBucks]

Well now you get to deal with the problem

[@paul1e]

indeed

[@reichbunny713]

I fail to see how any of this as a problem. The agricultural revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. Ever since upright man cultivated the land, the lazy and unfit being who would have yesterday starved, today eats. This abomination to nature unchecked was all it took to des DEEZ NUTTS! HA! GOTTIEM!

[@spookyconnolly6072]

shut up

[@idenree8606]

Who do you mean by " you" ?

[@DMMacaw]

agreed they wanted to become their own country so yeah

[@Zach-k2p]

After the 2011 storm we had a 22kw whole house generator installed I remember lots of people thought it was funny and a unneeded item. And it has been un need for the most part in the last 10 years. But when everyone around us was with our power for 7-9 days in our area. We still were able to enjoy the hot tub, wash our clothes watch movies etc And of course we opened our home to everyone in our rural “neighborhood” It was well worth the 7000 dollars it cost to get the generator and it installed.

[@siukong]

For those that might balk when seeing that $7000, consider it a different way: would you pay 50-60 dollars a month for "storm/power outage insurance"? Because that's what the $7000 comes out to over 10 years. And of course that monthy average will only continue to drop as time passes.

[@Zach-k2p]

@@siukong that’s exactly how we justified the cost. It’s Insurance even the yearly maintenance costs are very low as I do the work myself but as far as I’m concerned this storm we had that geny paid for itself ten fold.

[@sebastianwallin3726]

Kind of bad of you helping out others in need just like that. You should have ensured that they learned their lesson.

[@mathiasbartl9393]

@@Zach-k2p How much would you have to spend for more reliable grid monthly?