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I am not denying your experience, but I was talking about my own. I lost power for over 3 hours just 2 nights ago. And since the horrible experience we had in F

I am not denying your experience, but I was talking about my own. I lost power for over 3 hours just 2 nights ago. And since the horrible experience we had in February 2021 we (me and everyone I know) have been living in fear it might happen again. A quick look at Centerpoint's own outage tracker[1] shows outages everywhere in different parts of Texas. 1. https://gis.centerpointenergy.com/outagetracker/?WT.ac=OC_Image_Callout https://gis.centerpointenergy.com/outagetracker/?WT.ac=OC_Im...

nomel 5y ago
I don't see why "fear" is necessary. Power has never been a constant. When I was a kid we had a box of candles under the sink and warm blankets stacked in the garage, and some emergency food/water to last a week. Now that I'm an adult, I still have the same. I don't understand this trust and expectation of flawless infrastructure, where "fear" would come into play. Inconvenience, sure. You should be able to easily remove the fear aspect, with minimal preparation.
- Spooky23 5y ago
  Because in the pursuit of efficiency, we are less resilient. I maintain a old inefficient boiler for my home. It has a pilot light and stays lit as long as there is service. It costs me about $250-400 more annually vs an efficient boiler.
- Bilal_io 5y ago
  "fear" is necessary because I was stuck at an apartment for 3 days and nowhere to go with no heat and no water when the weather outside was -17 degrees.
  - nomel 5y ago
    As my comment suggested, you could change that fear to inconvenience with minimal preparation: put some water jugs, canned/packaged food, and blankets+cheap snow outfit in your closet, and throw in a little campground propane burner for a nice warm meal. -17 outdoors is a warm ski day indoors. If you've known anyone that lives in a cold part of the country, having some preparation is an extremely common practice.
    - Bilal_io 5y ago
      Or fix the damn infrastructure. Other states and other countries get worse cold waves and others get worse heat waves and they don't lose power. Stop putting the blame on people. > Campground You realize most people love in apartments right? Most apartments don't have fireplaces.
      - nomel 5y ago
        > You realize most people love in apartments right? Most apartments don't have fireplaces. No, I mean the little burners you put on top of portable propane tanks, that are usually used for BBQ's or while camping. Searching "campground propane burner" in Amazon shows several hundred results of what I'm talking about. They don't require a campground to operate. > Or fix the damn infrastructure. You and your fear exists in the reality that is right now, which includes bad infrastructure, that will almost certainly take years to fix. If you desire to not live in fear, for the next few years, you can easily do it with minimal, extremely common in places where it's cold, preparation. If you desire to continue living in short term fear, when it's so easy to mitigate that fear, then well I guess you do you.
        Bilal_io 5y ago
        Thank you for the advise. I will invest in one of those burners.
        ska 5y ago
        They are great to have around in this situation. Just be careful with ventilation always and don't leave untended. Not suitable as a heater.
        helpm33 5y ago
        You have to be careful using these burners in in-building enclosed spaces---they can produce carbon monoxide. They are really designed for open air use.
    - sidewndr46 5y ago

nomel 5y ago

I don't see why "fear" is necessary. Power has never been a constant. When I was a kid we had a box of candles under the sink and warm blankets stacked in the garage, and some emergency food/water to last a week. Now that I'm an adult, I still have the same. I don't understand this trust and expectation of flawless infrastructure, where "fear" would come into play. Inconvenience, sure. You should be able to easily remove the fear aspect, with minimal preparation.

Spooky23 5y ago
Because in the pursuit of efficiency, we are less resilient. I maintain a old inefficient boiler for my home. It has a pilot light and stays lit as long as there is service. It costs me about $250-400 more annually vs an efficient boiler.
Bilal_io 5y ago
"fear" is necessary because I was stuck at an apartment for 3 days and nowhere to go with no heat and no water when the weather outside was -17 degrees.
- nomel 5y ago
  As my comment suggested, you could change that fear to inconvenience with minimal preparation: put some water jugs, canned/packaged food, and blankets+cheap snow outfit in your closet, and throw in a little campground propane burner for a nice warm meal. -17 outdoors is a warm ski day indoors. If you've known anyone that lives in a cold part of the country, having some preparation is an extremely common practice.
  - Bilal_io 5y ago
    Or fix the damn infrastructure. Other states and other countries get worse cold waves and others get worse heat waves and they don't lose power. Stop putting the blame on people. > Campground You realize most people love in apartments right? Most apartments don't have fireplaces.
    - nomel 5y ago
      > You realize most people love in apartments right? Most apartments don't have fireplaces. No, I mean the little burners you put on top of portable propane tanks, that are usually used for BBQ's or while camping. Searching "campground propane burner" in Amazon shows several hundred results of what I'm talking about. They don't require a campground to operate. > Or fix the damn infrastructure. You and your fear exists in the reality that is right now, which includes bad infrastructure, that will almost certainly take years to fix. If you desire to not live in fear, for the next few years, you can easily do it with minimal, extremely common in places where it's cold, preparation. If you desire to continue living in short term fear, when it's so easy to mitigate that fear, then well I guess you do you.
      - Bilal_io 5y ago
        Thank you for the advise. I will invest in one of those burners.
        ska 5y ago
        They are great to have around in this situation. Just be careful with ventilation always and don't leave untended. Not suitable as a heater.
        helpm33 5y ago
        You have to be careful using these burners in in-building enclosed spaces---they can produce carbon monoxide. They are really designed for open air use.
  - sidewndr46 5y ago