Sure, it isn't that cold when you have heat and proper clothing. The power is out - there is no heat. For a lot of folks, this is more akin to camping without

Sure, it isn't that cold when you have heat and proper clothing. The power is out - there is no heat. For a lot of folks, this is more akin to camping without proper gear, during the winter, and without a fire. There isn't much infrastructure to deal with snow and ice, either, nor are most folks going to be prepared to deal with frozen pipes. The folks in Texas don't have the same sort of house insulation either: Since it doesn't get that cold, but it does get hot, the houses are designed to keep the house cool. And since this cold is very rare, folks aren't likely to have actual winter coats. What makes the cold tolerable for me - in Norway - is that I'm fairly prepared for it. They aren't. -6 is really darn cold for the unprepared.