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>”citizenry who have been convinced by propaganda that government can never be effective at anything and therefore should not be funded properly.” People are t
by BuyMyBitcoins 5y ago
>”citizenry who have been convinced by propaganda that government can never be effective at anything and therefore should not be funded properly.”
People are treating the Texas ice storm like it was some comeuppance event but the truth of the matter is that Texas rarely experiences this kind of winter weather and that’s the reason why it didn’t handle the big freeze the same way as a midwestern or northeastern state would.
The reason why cities like DFW do not maintain a fleet of snowplows isn't because of anti-government propaganda, but because it is completely uneconomical to do so. Even during the big freeze there wasn’t a foot of snow on the ground. The major roadways were salted, though, and you could drive on them.
Snow and icing events tend to only happen for a day or two each year in my part of Texas. And it is often the case that when temperatures do dip below zero there isn’t preceding rain or snow. But when that does happen, most people just ride it out for a day or two and wait for things to melt.
- harrylove 5y agoNERC created a report after the Texas 2011 ice storm power outage with recommendations for ERCOT generators to improve their weatherization standards [0]. In that report they referenced not only the 2011 incident but previous incidents where the grid generators failed to adequately prepare for potential problems due to weather related issues. In the 2021 storm, hundreds of people died. Comeuppance is not the right word. I don't know the right one, but I believe it's closer to willful blindness or predatory delay. [0] https://www.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/08-16-11-report.pdf https://www.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/08-16-11-re...
- vb6sp6 5y agoIt's a joke at this point: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/texas-power-grid-loophole/ https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/texas-power-grid-loo...
- specialist 5y agoSo. Do you think Texas should winterize or not?