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https://mobile.twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1603477261142876166 Rare Cornyn W
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Badger of Basra posted:https://mobile.twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1603477261142876166 wow nice cancel culturing JOHN
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Dec 15, 2022 20:55
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it's maddening how full of fake, useless and harmful stuff is on tiktok and facebook shorts
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Dec 15, 2022 21:01
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i say swears online posted:it's maddening how full of fake, useless and harmful stuff is on tiktok and facebook shorts Social media is a cancer. At least, in its current state.
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https://twitter.com/DLNHLGSN/status/1603971881127780352
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i say swears online posted:working my way down dirty sixth like they're pokemon gyms thread Austinpost award goes to i say swears online
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Dec 18, 2022 02:41
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Lol the weather models are starting to become convinced we're going to have a cold af christmas
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Dec 18, 2022 15:04
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My brother's coming in from SoCal to my parents' in the Lubbock area. Hope he still owns a winter coat lol
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Dec 18, 2022 15:19
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Watermelon Daiquiri posted:Lol the weather models are starting to become convinced we're going to have a cold af christmas Is that the high or low? Please be the low...
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Dec 18, 2022 15:25
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Watermelon Daiquiri posted:Lol the weather models are starting to become convinced we're going to have a cold af christmas I'll be cold for christmas. You can count on me.
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Dec 18, 2022 15:56
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Old James posted:Is that the high or low? Please be the low... It's at 12z on Friday, so about 6 am Things are still liable to change as it is a 132 hour model, but this cold spell has been floating around the models for a week already. It might not be this cold, but it will still be colder than normal
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Dec 18, 2022 16:04
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Watermelon Daiquiri posted:It's at 12z on Friday, so about 6 am This. Right now the hope is that it stays on the warm side of the predictions, to reduce the risk to people/power/pipes/plants. There's a significant difference between 20F and 25F.
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Dec 18, 2022 22:25
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What's up with the thread title?
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Dec 19, 2022 10:54
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Lmao Texas trib has an article today about partisanship 😱 and ideology🫢 infecting local politics, which are supposed to be nonpartisan 😤 These stupid rear end reporters I swear to god
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Dec 19, 2022 16:44
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you gotta give me more notice so I can make sure I have my clutching pearls ready
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Dec 19, 2022 18:07
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Badger of Basra posted:Lmao Texas trib has an article today about partisanship 😱 and ideology🫢 infecting local politics, which are supposed to be nonpartisan 😤 Here's the actual story, which is about Odessa firing the city manager and city attorney after some right-wing nutjobs got elected to the city council. And that is a very weird thing that doesn't typically happen. This isn't just people who are clearly partisan being elected in positions that are technically nonpartisan, it's weird ideology-driven attacks on pure technocrats who are just doing their job. It would be like the council coming in and firing the garbage collector for some unknown political reason. I loving swear, sometimes the nihilistic "fuckin'  hellworld" attitude around here is almost indistinguishable from fasc advocacy. "Who cares if they are doing terrible things, we expect it. The people who care about it are the dumb ones!" gently caress off with that bullshit.
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Dec 19, 2022 20:51
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Odessa is what happens when your run of the mill business Republicans lose the fight against the true believers who've spent decades being told government is the enemy and their entire existence is based around the culture war and imagined grievances. i wish my parents would move from there but theyll end up dying in that shithole
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Dec 19, 2022 21:50
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A lot of local government is dudes sitting around thinking "what can I do to further the cause of terrorizing certain demographics" instead of just being some boring poo poo they deal with from time to time. A lot of local government people, especially for smaller towns, didn't really treat it as their job, it was just something they did to give back because they're bored and collect a modest paycheck. I remember in high school at my small town the local treasurer said he only ran (and won) the position because his accounting job didn't have a good baseball team. Nowadays I'm sure a lot of treasurers are just eagerly pretending that they can't accept payment for outstanding fees without proof of assigned sex at birth. jokes fucked around with this message at 22:30 on Dec 19, 2022 |
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Dec 19, 2022 21:58
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I don't understand why people in Odessa and Midland act so miserable all the time; I look at my life in Odessa and have a hard time envisioning myself being happier somewhere else.
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Dec 19, 2022 21:59
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General Dog posted:I don't understand why people in Odessa and Midland act so miserable all the time; I look at my life in Odessa and have a hard time envisioning myself being happier somewhere else. not gonna lie, that's a pretty miserable thing to say
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Dec 19, 2022 22:05
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LanceHunter posted:Here's the actual story, which is about Odessa firing the city manager and city attorney after some right-wing nutjobs got elected to the city council. And that is a very weird thing that doesn't typically happen. This isn't just people who are clearly partisan being elected in positions that are technically nonpartisan, it's weird ideology-driven attacks on pure technocrats who are just doing their job. It would be like the council coming in and firing the garbage collector for some unknown political reason. Maybe the actual firing of the city manager is bad but the framing is ridiculous. If it’s bad say why, instead they just quote a bunch of people saying it’s bad for elected officials to have an ideology
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Dec 19, 2022 22:22
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Captain Monkey posted:not gonna lie, that's a pretty miserable thing to say Have you read their post history
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No Safe Word posted:Have you read their post history no.
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I live a life ethically committed to the immiseration of others and myself.
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Dec 19, 2022 22:29
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General Dog posted:I don't understand why people in Odessa and Midland act so miserable all the time; I look at my life in Odessa and have a hard time envisioning myself being happier somewhere else. General Dog posted:Full disclosure: I'm O&G and I'm also an irredeemable fash Checks out.
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Dec 19, 2022 22:49
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I rolled out the generator and cleaned the carb today, and ran it for 15 minutes under load. I'm prepared.
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Captain Monkey posted:not gonna lie, that's a pretty miserable thing to say Hahahah
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Dec 20, 2022 05:03
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I’m going on a road trip starting Thursday where we’ll be car camping probably 100% of the time. Gonna be a popsicle in the back of a grand Cherokee hell yea.
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Dec 20, 2022 05:07
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George H.W. oval office posted:I’m going on a road trip starting Thursday where we’ll be car camping probably 100% of the time. Gonna be a popsicle in the back of a grand Cherokee hell yea. I hope you have some very good winter gear. Edit: I'm surprised ERCOT isn't putting out at least daily tweets to reassure folks that the grid will be fine. Nothing since 12/16, and the forecast has evolved since then. Shooting Blanks fucked around with this message at 16:00 on Dec 20, 2022 |
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Dec 20, 2022 06:07
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Shooting Blanks posted:I hope you have some very good winter gear. Space City Weather showing (at least for Houston) the actual temps won’t be as low or last as long as 2021, so I’m kinda assuming the whole state is like that. I saw that also there’s not as much generation offline going into it as last time so overall the state is in better shape. I could be completely wrong of course, and I’d actually like to see more articles if there’s some overall statewide analysis of things going into the weekend. All that said, they absolutely should still be reassuring people because lol if you think there’s any kind of trust built back. I wouldn’t be surprised if after the likely minor improvements they’ve done over the last year we get a victory lap of “power was only offline for 10 hours vs 72 and ONLY 10 people died vs 200. PUBLIC TRUST RESTORED.”
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Dec 20, 2022 19:17
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i definitely got an email from centerpoint saying not to turn the heat above 65 for the next few days. normally i would be happy to comply but we have a three week old baby in the house so it's gonna have be warmer than that. if the power goes out in texas.... sorry everyone.
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Dec 20, 2022 19:22
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more importantly it'll be pretty dry, so no ice storms taking out local power lines and crippling transportation with iced-over roads
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I will say, my life has improved considerably since I left Midland.
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Cael posted:Space City Weather showing (at least for Houston) the actual temps won’t be as low or last as long as 2021, so I’m kinda assuming the whole state is like that. I saw that also there’s not as much generation offline going into it as last time so overall the state is in better shape. I could be completely wrong of course, and I’d actually like to see more articles if there’s some overall statewide analysis of things going into the weekend. This was my main point. Even something along the lines of "We're in contact with XYZ powergen companies around the clock to ensure operating reserves are sufficient to meet demand." or "We're confirming that local utility companies to keep emergency crews on standby in case of local outages." They don't have to promise anything, just some kind of communication to let people know that they aren't depending on hopes and prayers.
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Arcella posted:I will say, my life has improved considerably since I left Midland. So did Midland. 
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i would absolutely choose to live in midland/odessa on an O&G salary than whatever the gently caress i've got going on in austin
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Dec 20, 2022 21:43
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midland has some of the best stats of any city in the US (because of oil money)
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get your cdl and start hauling sand my brother
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hawowanlawow posted:midland has some of the best stats of any city in the US (because of oil money) What about the crucial “not sucking rear end” stat
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