gai: Drew Pearson waited 33 years for his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, finally being elected as part of the Class of 2021. Eligible since 1988 after his 1973–1983 career with the Dallas Cowboys, he was the only member of the 1970s All-Decade team not previously inducted, waiting over three decade. tl/dr: belichick can eabod
i have stockholm syndrome with the steelers i've never let go of hate for sf, ginas, iggle, gb, etc. but over the years i've reversed course on the steelers and now, with mccarthy at the helm, the entire steeler nation is po'ed at the decision but if he somehow finds success it will infuriate skeletor
i will speculate they were heading to europe the 650 range is marketed at 4000nm w/ 12 pax houston to ireland is 3900nm, to scotland is 4000nm prior to the current us approach to canadian foreign policy, gander or st. john's were the best-practice gas stations despite the requirement to clear canadian immigration for a 30-minute stop because of the reduction in fuel load needed to get to prestwick or shannon, or the ability to max load and reach the continent i will refrain from further, obvious, conjecture, as to why bangor was chosen, but it should not be the aviator's first choice for the speculated itinerary with this metal
https://www.ercot.com/news/release/01212026-ercot-issues-weather News ReleaseJan 21, 2026 ERCOT Issues Weather Watch(Austin, TX) The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) has issued a Weather Watch from January 24-27 due to forecasted below-freezing temperatures with the possibility of frozen precipitation, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves. Grid conditions are expected to be normal during an ERCOT Weather Watch.
all last-mile power delivery in north texas suburbs platted since 1980ish is underground but 50% of the hub links to substations are slung on poles 'out of sightlines' where they don't affect property values (TAX REVENUE) every city took the free money from instant land development by skipping this part of the equation that keeps the power on 100% of the time for anything built from 1950 to 1980 the houses i grew up in were built in 1970 and 1977 and during the 24 years occupied by my parents the power went out twice, and both occurrences were grid-related during the 2012 ice storm i was able to interrogate oncor executives touring the destruction and one conceded that the fix for the 2800 houses in the grid section where i live would cost 6 million and no one is willing to pay for it, everyone points fingers at everyone else
the last ercot press release was 17 december silence thus far about this weekend https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2025/12/17/ERCOT-Grid-Insight-Grid-Conditions-Notifications.pdf https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2025/06/20/ERCOT-Grid-Insights-Black-Start.pdf