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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DatDareNickelGuy, post: 6429449, member: 107243&quot;]Just wanted to keep you guys posted. Im in my car trying to stay warm and charge my phone. San Antonio and all of Texas is on a Level 3 energy lockdown due to the major ice storm we got. This is the highest level possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>This means to keep Texas from losing complete power and the grid they have cut all power to pretty much anybody who is not considered essential. All business are mostly close. Our major supplier of food is H.E.B. They have closed most location and the few that are open have 5 hours or less of service these last couple days. This means lines wrapped around the building and people pushing to get in to feed their families. Keep in mind with no power for days this means no food! No refrigerator and no oven. So everybody is looking for bread and chips and something simple and fast to eat before the sun goes down.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last night was the worst night in my life sleep related. It got down to 7 degrees outside. Ice and 6 inches of snow with no power now for over 30+ hours.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now keep in mind that doesn&#039;t sound like much for people who live up north but here in South Texas this is extremely rare. I have been living here for almost 30 years and it&#039;s never happened. We were pretty much informed by our electric company &quot;CPS&quot; will have to keep doing these blackouts for atleast 48 hours more to keep Texas from losing the power grid.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now when you read on it it will state they are rotating power to give people atleast 15 minutes of power per hour.</p><p><br /></p><p>THIS IS NOT TRUE!.. All a effort to save their jobs. 30+ hours in my neighborhood and we all have decent houses.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have already read reports of the elderly passing away. Kids with health problems having to be transported by firetruck to hospitals because the parents cant drive on ice. Hotels that do have power price gouging to $1500 a night!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>So much ice on the road. People getting extremely ill. I got friends who are diabetic and have kidney issues. Now they can&#039;t get their treatment.</p><p><br /></p><p>With all this said and typing all this on like one hour of sleep. I will say I am not selfish. I dont need help. I got a full tank of gas and cold sandwiches to last me another week. I have a bunch of blankets and candles. Ill be fine. I worry about my fellow Texans.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last thing. I will say im absolutely ashamed of my power company. You see San Antonio only has one power company. It is a monopoly. CPS is the only option you have for the 7th largest city in America!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>For them to say they are doing their best and are sorry for the inconvenience. Yeah tell that to the families who just lost a loved one. </p><p><br /></p><p>I will get the second box of this collection dump posted whenever I get my darn power back CPS!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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