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Clearly this is a Texas only problem, given it works in much colder countries and States. Texas did not want to pay to winterize to maximize profits. Risk rewar
by coldcode 5y ago
Clearly this is a Texas only problem, given it works in much colder countries and States. Texas did not want to pay to winterize to maximize profits. Risk reward, a few hundred dead people once in a while vs. profits every year.
- chasd00 5y agoThis is not even close to fair. Everyone is forgetting how exceptional the storm really was. If Miami were hit by a magnitude 7 earthquake would you all be whining about Miami’s building codes?
- Tarragon 5y agoConsidering that this exact thing also happened ten years ago. How exceptional is this kind of storm? https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/18/state-energy-winter-protections-lacking-reports-have-suggested/4490501001/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/18/state-...
- chasd00 5y agoi was here for both, what happened then wasn't anywhere near as severe or prolonged.