memesuze

My 92 hours without electricity in the Great Austin Ice Storm is now over. Out of 350K households without power, there are still 38.5K awaiting hookups. Fortunately it wasn't as cold for the duration as the 2021 Snowmageddon. My house stayed in the upper 50s during the day. Good opportunity to clean out the fridge. Beginning on Thursday, my branch library was open with heat, internet, and charging stations.

This is my go-to site for where-streaming info. Says Shiva baby is also free on Kanopy & DIRECT TV. Other pay options noted.

Didn't the Netflix theater originate when Netflix wanted to be an Oscar contender?

I swear by this battery-operated fan - saved my sweaty self when we lost power for several hours recently in 98-degree weather. And when I went through our Texas snowpocalypse of more than 5 days without power in February 2021, this 30-day lantern was a true friend in the dark.

I do the same and don't consider it wasteful because I reuse the sheets many times over. As I also use a fine mesh spatter screen, the mess is minimal. And when they've reached their natural end, easy to put in the sink with the spatter screen for a soapy water soak.

When I was moving out of my last house and cleaning the Chambers range that I was leaving behind, I lifted up the top to clean up any detritus that had fallen through cracks. I found not only detritus, but a 100plus-year-old family heirloom bloodstone ring that I thought was long lost, never to be found. That was a happy cleaning day for me.

If you bake granola @ 425,instead of 325, it will be done [burnt] in less than half the time!!!

Thai spiced almonds & candied ginger @Trader Joe's and sherry vinegar @Central Market, HEB, Whole Foods, Wheatsville Coop, Sprouts... you get the picture.

I love my tech screwdriver etc sets - replaced a battery in a tablet, opened up my desktop computer for cleaning when I still had one, and need it periodically to repair a z-chair that comes undone. A girl can never have too many tools....

And now to cover any logic about the 2-week issue, he tweets about all the border crossers being allowed in by the current administration as the cause of any ongoing spikes.

I know better than to think that common sense, logic, or facts will mean anything to him or the rest of them. Unfortunately, he's an ongoing disaster.

Austin update: Monday, the plumber installed my new tankless water heater, and I have hot water for the first time in two weeks. First shower at home in that time and fresh, clean sheets. Oh, frabjus day!!! Of course, to temper that enthusiasm, I managed to run my lower retainer through the disposal - that must be why the gods made credit cards....

Having that second dose last week has done wonders for my outlook - removing the potential of hospitalization and death lifted my shoulders just a bit. If only our a-hole governor here in Texas hadn't decided to take everyone's eye off the ERCOT disaster of 2 weeks ago and remove all restrictions including masks. The cynic in me thinks that he's trying to get any new cases from the elimination of restrictions tied to those who had to break their bubbles just to get warm or away from flooding houses/broken pipes.

Update from Austin. Plumber came Sunday morning. Confirmed heater ruptured. Didn't even charge for a service call. Boil water notice lifted for my neighborhood mid-day Monday, for rest of city on Tuesday. It's been in the upper 70s and lower 80s for the last few days. What a difference a week makes. First shower at the Y Monday - what a joy. Have been religiously checking the Amazon site to see when my unit would ship, knowing that until it shipped, the order could still be pulled. Finally this afternoon, status changed to shipped. May arrive on Friday. Then to find a plumber to fix it. B

It was a very interesting experience - showed me how close we are to very primitive conditions, as well as how reliant we are on the infrastructure. We are just a hack away from disaster. As I washed my hair under the kitchen faucet with bracingly cold water, I thought of Franklin's lost Arctic expedition, Shackleton's Antarctic adventure, Americans westward-ho-ing and everyone else who didn't have our comfortable lives. Plumber coming Sunday or Monday to see if heater can be repaired. If replacement is required, I have one on order via Amazon. Wasn't willing to see if distribution cent