February 2, 20223 yr at 10:30ish this morning, drove by cedar park and north austin 183 costcos. holy fuck i thought it was thanksgiving again. lots were full. i'm fully expecting to grid to collapse because greg and the state leaders assured us that it wouldn't. worst case scenario, it's 48 hours of no running water and electricity. i am well stocked and prepared for me and the mrs at the house. went to the local arlans/fresh plus to get water, chips, bread, peanut better, jelly, snacks and plenty of alcohol for the two kids and their roomies up the road in west campus. shitheads didn't know anything about our impending doom. must be nice only worrying about studying and drinking. btw, arlans/fresh plus in crestview had no lines, water and everything else.
February 2, 20223 yr 48 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said: Got the "we expect the branch to be open ay 7:30AM tomorrow morning message" so I'll be in a ditch somewhere on I-35 tomorrow morning in Waco for no god damn reason. Fuuuccckk that. Sorry man
February 2, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, Post Oak said: Fuuuccckk that. Sorry man Well they did preface by saying "your safety ALWAYS comes first, but..." Edited February 2, 20223 yr by SimonBolivar
February 2, 20223 yr 17 hours ago, Paco said: 19 hours ago, Bookman said: I just finished nailing plywood to the inside of my windows. Anything else I should do? Change your passwords Buy all the toilet paper. Fill every container you own with unleaded.
February 2, 20223 yr My wife is of the Mexican persuasion and I asked her yesterday if we were good on food if we can't leave and she pulled out a big ass bag of tortillas, a comal, and pointed to the fireplace. Always prepared. Es la verdad.
February 2, 20223 yr Has AISD classes been cancelled yet?You’re gonna need to wait for a 6:00 am text for that. Then you’ll get 6 in a row, two texts in each of three languages. To your surprise, Tagalog will be one of the languages.
February 2, 20223 yr 11 minutes ago, ZB'Tejas said: Has AISD classes been cancelled yet? Closed Thursday and Friday. Just posted on the website.
February 2, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said: Closed Thursday and Friday. Just posted on the website. And all after-school activities today are cancelled.
February 2, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said: Closed Thursday and Friday. Just posted on the website. Too bad they didn't make Feb 4th one of the new "Teacher holidays".
February 2, 20223 yr You gotta be loving it if you're a student. A four-day weekend (weather), followed by a three-day weekend (teacher holiday), followed by a three-day weekend (President's Day).
February 2, 20223 yr 18 hours ago, Paco said: 19 hours ago, Bookman said: I just finished nailing plywood to the inside of my windows. Anything else I should do? Change your passwords @MissingInAction
February 2, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, South Austin said: You gotta be loving it if you're a student. A four-day weekend (weather), followed by a three-day weekend (teacher holiday), followed by a three-day weekend (President's Day). And hating it if you’re a parent….with a job…in which you work from home
February 2, 20223 yr 59 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said: Ugh, KXAN saying 1/2 - 3/4" ice in Austin. That would be a bery bad thing. Hopefully that’s just hype. We got about 9-11 inches of fluffy snow in Denver from this polar injection of cold headed your way. No ice, thankfully.
February 2, 20223 yr So . . . my son and I have a 10:05 AM flight out of ABIA tomorrow (Thursday). We live in a confluence of Austin's steepest roads. We're fucked, right?
February 2, 20223 yr I had on my list this weekend to do my annual tree trimming. Looking like the limbs will already be on the ground for me by Friday.
February 2, 20223 yr Just now, jimmyjazz said: So . . . my son and I have a 10:05 AM flight out of ABIA tomorrow (Thursday). We live in a confluence of Austin's steepest roads. We're fucked, right? Roads are expected to be utter shit. I know flights are being canceled left and right across the nation due to this system. Very likely your flight would be canceled anyway.
February 2, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: So . . . my son and I have a 10:05 AM flight out of ABIA tomorrow (Thursday). We live in a confluence of Austin's steepest roads. We're fucked, right? Yes. You could head to the airport tonight after dinner and sleep there, but the odds are pretty good that your flight will be canceled anyway and then you’d be stuck at the airport. Edited February 2, 20223 yr by Pato del Muerto
February 2, 20223 yr 13 minutes ago, Ten Bears said: @MissingInAction Yep. Changed my passwords to warm themes to keep them from freezing up. Also have a half gallon of Four Roses, and 500 mg of edible thc. Edited February 2, 20223 yr by MissingInAction
February 2, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: So . . . my son and I have a 10:05 AM flight out of ABIA tomorrow (Thursday). We live in a confluence of Austin's steepest roads. We're fucked, right?
February 2, 20223 yr About an inch of snow on the ground, 20mph winds out of the NE. Temp is 17. Continued flurries. High tomorrow...16. Two to three inches total accumulation expected in AMA area. I'll take this over y'all's ice any fucking day. Edited February 2, 20223 yr by slorch
February 2, 20223 yr 11 minutes ago, UTexasFight said: And hating it if you’re a parent….with a job…in which you work from home Wait, is President's Day a school holiday? Or even if you dont work from home you will be when the roads are icy. And if you had childcare that's no longer going to happen since those will be closed or they can't make it to your house. Fucking Feb.
February 2, 20223 yr That was my read on things. Kid has been trying to get in front of out-of-state soccer coaches for over a year and every event gets fucked by either covid or weather. At least he got CAPed into UT, which shocked the hell out of me.
February 2, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, ZB'Tejas said: Wait, is President's Day a school holiday? Or even if you dont work from home you will be when the roads are icy. And if you had childcare that's no longer going to happen since those will be closed or they can't make it to your house. Fucking Feb. President's Day is an AISD holiday, but not sure about the other districts. And I have it easier than a lot of other parents stuck at home the next couple of days. My fifth grader and tenth grader are pretty low maintenance when they're at home and I have to work.
February 2, 20223 yr Now that the forecast has tightened up, what are the odds of being able to drive from the metroplex Friday afternoon? Hoping they can have things pretty clear on the major highways by then
February 2, 20223 yr 23 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: So . . . my son and I have a 10:05 AM flight out of ABIA tomorrow (Thursday). We live in a confluence of Austin's steepest roads. We're fucked, right?
February 2, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, SimonBolivar said: Well I am the manager, but what if I drive to corporate instead? Also, I'm calling the CEO to pick me up if I do get stuck.
February 2, 20223 yr 28 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: So . . . my son and I have a 10:05 AM flight out of ABIA tomorrow (Thursday). We live in a confluence of Austin's steepest roads. We're fucked, right? planes; trains and automobiles level of "you're fucked"
February 2, 20223 yr Author Here is the latest model for ice accumulation. If those totals pan out for North Texas and in the Tennessee Valley it would be horrific. Edited February 2, 20223 yr by Hate
February 2, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, South Austin said: I've got my gas powered generator running in my living room as we speak, so I'm ready. If we lose power for any decent amount of time, I guarantee this will actually occur with a few people.
February 2, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, Hate said: Here is the latest model for ice accumulation. If those totals pan out for North Texas and in the Tennessee Valley it would be horrific. Dallas and tarrant looking pretty fair on this somehow.
February 2, 20223 yr So . . . my son and I have a 10:05 AM flight out of ABIA tomorrow (Thursday). We live in a confluence of Austin's steepest roads. We're fucked, right?I have to be at IAH tomorrow night for a trip. I live on top of a hill in the hill country. I'm leaving tonight; y'all fucked.
February 2, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, Deej said: Heavy-ish rain just started in 78753. Same in 78756. Between this rain bullshit and cancellation of after school activities, picking up my kids from school this afternoon is going to suck ass.
February 2, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, Brisketexan said: Pro-tip: if you really do need groceries, hit a mexican mercado, like La Michoacana, El Rancho, etc. Even in the panic-buying situations, they usually have plenty of what you need, because Mexicans don't panic like west Austin white folks. I invite you to survey the scene at the Austin HEBs on ManSlaughter or CoSlaugh. You would quickly change your mind. Yes, I know those monikers are douchey. Don't care, got groceries.
February 2, 20223 yr 15 minutes ago, Hate said: Here is the latest model for ice accumulation. If those totals pan out for North Texas and in the Tennessee Valley it would be horrific. Weather.gov says chill
February 2, 20223 yr If the birds are any indication, shit is about to get real. I usually have 5-10 at the feeders at any given time. There's 50 plus out there at the moment fighting for food. Blue Jay's, cardinals, woodpeckers, finches, doves, grackles...you name it. I guess they are filling up beforehand.
February 2, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said: Weather.gov says chill IT was also saying this morning that the high temp today would be 59. Now it has been lowered to 51.
February 2, 20223 yr 39 minutes ago, Homercles said: Now that the forecast has tightened up, what are the odds of being able to drive from the metroplex Friday afternoon? Hoping they can have things pretty clear on the major highways by then i'm wondering this also.
February 2, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, TexArcher said: So, what are the odds that we lose power in Austin again? I can't keep up with all this shit. I was thinking the school districts would go virtual (at least Austin, since the kids all have devices), but if they aren't even doing that, it probably means they are guessing there will be plenty of power outages due to the ice.
February 2, 20223 yr Picked up the HEB curbside(183 & Lakeline) at 7AM this morning. Just needed some chili ingredients, eggs, and extra tortillas for breakfast tacos. Drove by it again about 90 minutes ago on the way to Target for Spindrift (rant: why isn't that stuff everywhere? it's fucking awesome). It was a scene from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Target was marginally better. I suspect my neighborhood dive bar and the pizza joint down the way will have record sales tonight.
February 2, 20223 yr I went by the Hancock HEB this morning about 7 AM to get some fruit and produce for a couple of days, and there werent that many customers at all. Like only half the self checkout lanes open and no line. But every aisle was jammed packed full of staff restocking shelves that must have been f'n ransacked last night. Entire sections of shit cleaned out. Its a good thing the fine folks at HEB factor in our stupidity when establishing logistic plans.
February 2, 20223 yr 19 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said: I was thinking the school districts would go virtual (at least Austin, since the kids all have devices), but if they aren't even doing that, it probably means they are guessing there will be plenty of power outages due to the ice. My K teacher just sent a note that she is sending iPads home with the kids in case but to what you said mentioned very likely that school is cancelled entirely.
February 2, 20223 yr 30 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said: Weather.gov says chill That big ass red patch a bit too close for comfort in Dallas. I assume it doesn't take much of a change for that to shift
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