Winter Ice Storm in Texas

[Slaphppy7]

Our electric bill averages around $130 a month.

 

[Utar]

I do hope I have not insulted, offended, or otherwise made you feel as if I do not have the utmost respect for you. If so, I assure it was inadvertent and not my intent. I truly appreciate when anyone has the courage to have a respectful discourse with someone they may not agree fully with. And I genuinely appreciate you having taken the time to reply. Thank you!

Edit: Some typos fixed, please excuse the remaining ones.

I have been married three times so I have been insulted by the best...lol. I enjoy reading your comments. I am far from an expert on what to do about pollution.

 

[Back in the fold]

I have been married three times so I have been insulted by the best...lol. I enjoy reading your comments. I am far from an expert on what to do about pollution.

Four times but who's counting ?

 

[OnlyGenusCaps]

I have been married three times so I have been insulted by the best...lol.

I'm always impressed by people who can get knocked down and get back up to keep playing. Those who experience adversity and but don't quit. I have to think that people who get married multiple times must truly believe in love. My hat's off to you!

I am far from an expert on what to do about pollution.

I'm certainly no expert either. Just someone who strongly believes that the best solutions are those that are created by collaboration between people that see problems from different angles. That means neither "side" is going to get everything it wants, but the end result is often better for everyone.

Thanks for having the conversation with me!

 

[Slaphppy7]

I'm always impressed by people who can get knocked down and get back up to keep playing. Those who experience adversity and but don't quit. I have to think that people who get married multiple times must truly believe in love. My hat's off to you!

I'm certainly no expert either. Just someone who strongly believes that the best solutions are those that are created by collaboration between people that see problems from different angles. That means neither "side" is going to get everything it wants, but the end result is often better for everyone.

Thanks for having the conversation with me!

I'm glad I started this thread, lots of great conversation here, not just on the thread subject, which is fine with me.

 

[Utar]

I'm glad I started this thread, lots of great conversation here, not just on the thread subject, which is fine with me.

Sometimes threads like this one can take on a life of their own, where different subjects beyond the OP's are discussed. That's is what makes it enjoyable and fun. Plus a person like myself can learn a thing or two.

 

[madmark285]

Sometimes threads like this one can take on a life of their own, where different subjects beyond the OP's are discussed. That's is what makes it enjoyable and fun. Plus a person like myself can learn a thing or two.

And a big thanks from me on having a nice civil discussion. I am not an expert in anything, these conversation force me to read up on what's going on.

Mark

 

[Slaphppy7]

Sometimes threads like this one can take on a life of their own, where different subjects beyond the OP's are discussed. That's is what makes it enjoyable and fun. Plus a person like myself can learn a thing or two.

Precisely.

That's why I posted in the "general chat" section, impossible to go "off topic", as far as I'm concerned.

And, it is fun getting to know many of the regulars here....

 

[FishGuest5123]

@Deanasue So, as usual, the news just got too excited and played up something that wasn't that big a deal. But still, all those places with water running out the ceilings and stuff is bad and then you have more things to fix. Winter is no big deal in Montana. We had a long below zero stretch last week and it never got above zero for three days but you live with it. The only bad thing is high utilities. And speaking of that, what is with you people in Texas having $1,000 dollar monthly electric bills ? Is that true ?

Uh, no. My electric Bill in the Summer runs around $225.00 and my gas is about $25. In the winter they switch and the gas goes to about $100 and electric to about $150. I have a pool pump running 4 hours a day too. My home does have a high efficiency rating. Older homes may run $400 in Summer. If anyone is paying $1,000 then they must be in a 5,000 sq foot home. Home prices are normally lower here too. My son just sold his 2900 sq’ home for $310,000.

 

[Mick85]

Been seeing videos of people lighting the snow up with fire and it doesn't seem to melt, just produces smoke. Is this true?

 

[FFGuest6357]

I haven’t been able to participate on this forum as much as I would like, so I won’t comment on any of the conversations that have been going on.

I don’t have the time to read through 10 pages.

Through the power of the inter web, I have seen social media and news articles about this winter event down in Texas and wanted to let you all know that I don’t understand what you guys are going through.

to be honest, where I live, our infrastructure is designed to deal with these weather conditions, so I am quite comfortable at the moment.

things do look tough down there, so I hope everyone on this forum from that area, their families and their loved ones are well, or at least well enough to get by. Best wishes from up North as you deal with getting through this situation.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Been seeing videos of people lighting the snow up with fire and it doesn't seem to melt, just produces smoke. Is this true?

Yes and no: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/...now-signals-fake-snow-conspiracy/65-534288652

 

[FishGuest5123]

The last thing I want to do is offend anyone. You show a chart, then you explain it and you did so elegantly. But you are doing the same thing here that is done by even the climate change scientist. Thinking through your own prism of reality and not taken in the real truth and reason as to why all that is a total waste of time. Take a look at the entire world, I mean everywhere all at once. How many poor people live in impoverished conditions that you cannot reach with the message of Climate Change, no matter how we try. I am talking about the impoverished in China, the Middle East, South America, Indonesia, and other Asian countries, and the list goes on. You, me, and all the climate scientists in the world under a combined effort can't reach these people. They will continue to live their lives polluting the world around them by burning and eating whatever they have available. Climate change can only be affected by people living in places where people have the means to do something about changing their lifestyles, and that is not enough, and never will be because simply we are the minority of the world's population.

True in countries like the USA we use a huge amount of energy, but has anyone ever done any research on pollution per energy usage charts and graphs produced by the USA. I would like to see that chart showing that because the USA is using the largest amount of energy is also contributing to the largest amount of the world's pollution. Now that would be telling. Example: Somewhere in the Pacific Ocean there is a plastic floating garage patch as large as the State of Texas. It has been proven, though not highly said in the media, that the plastic is not coming from the USA, the plastic is coming from Asain Countries.

The human race can do nothing about catastrophic events like tectonic plate movement, volcanoes. There have been several times in the history of the human race where a massive volcanic eruption has caused climate change that resulted in massive deaths around the world, and it will happen again, just a matter of time. The Earth has been visited by extinction event astroids and it will happen again, just a matter of time. Just hope none of this will happen in our lifetimes.

Last but by no means the least is population growth. Humans pollute and change their environments, for the good or for the worse it is going to happen. All the talk about climate change will not even put a dent in that.

I am not saying to give up the fight to live in a clean world, we must keep that going because no one wants to go swimming in the ocean surrounded by garbage. We have to fight to keep the air safe to breathe, and the water we drink safe to consume. We must keep those fights going. But also keep in mind destroying other's lives through huge taxation to fight climate change is not going to work.

My largest gripe is those of our leaders that are pushing climate change solutions are themselves producing huge carbon footprints. If they want to get my respect then live according to what you are preaching, live by example. Because if they don't people like me will not take them seriously. These rich politicians and celebrities' carbon footprints are hundreds of times larger than yours or mine.

So well put. I stopped listening when I learned how much fuel Al Gore used flying around in his private jet to spread the “ Global Warming”” warning. I argued and refused plastic bags at grocery stores trying to explain that plastic would end up in our land fills where as paper was bio degradable. Everyone laughed at me and said plastic was the way to go because we could re-cycle it. Soon, I could no longer get paper bags. Now they are saying to stop using plastic bags because they ruin our environment, harm fish and animals, etc. Here comes the move back to paper. But wait, what about our trees? And the circle goes around and around.

 

[eatyourpeas]

Where I live we have our own bags, we politely say "no thank you" to store bags. We use things until they literally fall apart, we put lots of coats and sweaters on before turning up the heat. You do your little bit, because when you are on an island, you take nothing for granted.

 

[Colin_T]

Uh, no. My electric Bill in the Summer runs around $225.00 and my gas is about $25. In the winter they switch and the gas goes to about $100 and electric to about $150. I have a pool pump running 4 hours a day too. My home does have a high efficiency rating. Older homes may run $400 in Summer. If anyone is paying $1,000 then they must be in a 5,000 sq foot home. Home prices are normally lower here too. My son just sold his 2900 sq’ home for $310,000.

My power bill is about $40 a month all year round, one of the perks of living by the coast in a warm climate.

My gas bill is around $40 a month in summer and $60 a month in winter (the tap water gets cold in winter ). But 60% of that is supply charges and bs paperwork they slug us for. It's just rediculous, $10 worth of gas and $40 for supply. Like wtf, they are freakin crooks.