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Missed it by this much

xfire_ATX
xfire_ATX Posts: 1,139
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Bad ice storm here in CTX lost two branches overnight and they just missed the Egg and the Weber
XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q2000, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.

Not quite in Austin, TX City Limits
Just Vote- What if you could choose "none of the above" on an election ballot? Millions of Americans do just that, in effect, by not voting.  The result in 2016: "Nobody" won more counties, more states, and more electoral votes than either candidate for president. 
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,516
    edited February 2023
    Inches from devastated.
    Philly - Kansas City - Houston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Houston - Memphis - Austin - Chicago - Austin

    Large BGE. OONI 16, TOTO Washlet S550e (Now with enhanced Motherly Hugs!)

    "If I wanted my balls washed, I'd go to the golf course!"
    Dennis - Austin,TX
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,085
    Better to be lucky than good right there.  
    Hope you had power.  
    Read about that storm-definitely  put down some serious ice.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • TechsasJim
    TechsasJim Posts: 2,180
    @xfire_ATX

    Man that sucks, y'all are definitely getting it worse than us, we have stayed just above freezing.   My in-laws are 1hr NW from Austin and limbs crashing down all over the place around them.    Still reeling from the freeze 2yrs ago, then the drought which took out 6 oaks on the property.   As Joe Diffie sang "Always Something".

    Hopefully all are safe!
    LBGE, 28” BS, Weber Kettle, HCI 7.8 SE Texas
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,943
    Glad to see that no damage was done. It sounds like a gnarly situation up there. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,132
    The “like” is because I’m happy for you that it didn’t topple your grills. Hope the cleanup isn’t too bad. 
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 32,776
    dmchicago said:
    Inches from devastated.
    Who among us hasn't been just a few inches away from something huge at times, right?  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    JohnInCarolina said:
    dmchicago said:
    Inches from devastated.
    Who among us hasn't been just a few inches away from something huge at times, right?  
    ...and for some of us, it is all the time.

    ______________________________________________
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,291
    xfire_ATX said:
    Bad ice storm here in CTX lost two branches overnight and they just missed the Egg and the Weber
    How's your power grid holding up?  I hadn't heard of any improvements/changes that were made over the past year...
    ___________

    "When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set."

    - Lin Yutang


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  • xfire_ATX
    xfire_ATX Posts: 1,139
    Botch said:
    xfire_ATX said:
    Bad ice storm here in CTX lost two branches overnight and they just missed the Egg and the Weber
    How's your power grid holding up?  I hadn't heard of any improvements/changes that were made over the past year...
    Oddly even though most people I know suffered through days of power outages 2 years ago... we never lost our power.  Whats odd is that in previous 'rolling blackout' exercises we were the people to get punished.

    This time my neighborhood is 40% out but my little enclave is fine.  Not sure what happened here since all the utilities are underground but tree limbs are falling every 5-10 minutes around here.

    Update of Austin Energy status


    We can debate who was at fault and why they were in the mass grid failure two years ago but one thing is for certain I had never seen weather like that in Central/ SE TX and the fact it lingered for almost a week was really crazy.  Was there planned maintenance sure- its winter when the grid is taxed less, did they have to shut wind down from ice or weatherization- sure but you cant plan for that cold that long, was solar covered with 6" or more of snow- yes. 

    Anyway its another TX weather day, if you dont like it just wait a bit it will change.

    XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q2000, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.

    Not quite in Austin, TX City Limits
    Just Vote- What if you could choose "none of the above" on an election ballot? Millions of Americans do just that, in effect, by not voting.  The result in 2016: "Nobody" won more counties, more states, and more electoral votes than either candidate for president. 
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,693
    Almost sugar glider territory.


    Maybe your purpose in life is only to serve as an example for others? - LPL


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  • briwald
    briwald Posts: 103
    nolaegghead said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    dmchicago said:
    Inches from devastated.
    Who among us hasn't been just a few inches away from something huge at times, right?  
    ...and for some of us, it is all the time.

    I'm always a few inches away from something huge.  Genetics are a ****.
    Maitland, FL
    XL BGE since 2019

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