The earth’s climate has never, ever been steady state consistent. It is ever changing. We are coming out of a long period of relative regularity to the current human experience. But this condition was never destined to last. Climate change is inevitable. Humans have always played an environmental role through Industrialization, deforestation and farming. Humans have always destroyed the “natural” habitat wherever they form large societies. It is a fact that the northern lands of...
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February Weather was Tough
Good thing February is a short 28-day month, and this is not a leap year. We will have to see if March is a lion or a lamb on Monday. There should not be another sub-zero weather event this year. Spring comes early for Texas so am hoping that holds true for 2021. We had no property damage from the Texas Power Grid Fiasco. We are very lucky. The only reason and words we can...
Continue reading...Presidents’ Day Texas Power Outage 2021
Infrequent zero-degree Fahrenheit Texas Winter weather brought the Texas power grid to its wobbly knees. My home in Frisco, Texas (just North of Dallas) suffered a 36-hour continuous total outage with zero (0 F.) degree outdoor temperatures. My home is total electric (100%) with no other energy source. When indoor temperature dropped to 50 degrees F. we were forced to abandon home. I was in total panic of water system freeze and extreme property water...
Continue reading...Big BOOM – II
This week started with a literal BANG! Lightning again struck my house here in Frisco, Texas. This is the second time. First time was Monday June 29, 2009. A little over 11 years ago. Search “lightning” (upper right corner) on this blog for more information. (Yes, this blog is much older than ten years.) This one was on Sunday morning August 30, 2020. About O500. One hell of a wakeup for a Sunday morning. (Words carefully...
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