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Is it something I said?
CellarDweller:
What a mess.
I've seen a number of posts by people blaming the wind power set up, but others are refuting that.
I keep waiting (and praying that I won't hear) for stories of people who froze to death because they are without heat. And if anyone has damage to their homes due to frozen pipes, who will compensate them for that? It's not their fault they are without heat.
CellarDweller:
Ex Colorado City mayor catching heat for comments about citizens affected by cold
by: Joey Hollingsworth - Feb 16, 2021
The now former mayor of Colorado City is catching some heat after a social media post berating citizens affected by the cold.
In a Facebook post made Tuesday morning, Tim Boyd wrote that it is “not the local government’s responsibility to support you during trying times like this! Sink or swim, it’s your choice!”
Addressing power outages, Boyd writes, “The City and County, along with power providers or any other service owes you NOTHING! I’m sick and tired of people looking for a damn handout!”
“Only the strong will survive and the weak will parish (sic),” Boyd continues.
Boyd made another social media post later Tuesday afternoon saying he “won’t deny for one minute” what he said in the post, and that many of the things he wrote were “taken out of context.”
In the same post, Boyd writes that he had already turned in his resignation, although it is unclear if he did so before or after writing the initial Facebook post.
https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/ex-colorado-city-mayor-catching-heat-for-comments-about-citizens-affected-by-cold/
Jeff Wrangler:
They're always "taken out of context." ::)
My a_ _ those comments were "taken out of context." >:(
I can't even imagine what it's like in Austin right now, except for the people without water. I live in a highrise. When our power goes out, so does our water (no power to run the pumps). I do know what it's like when you can't even flush the toilet. :(
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on February 17, 2021, 09:38:39 am ---I can't even imagine what it's like in Austin right now, except for the people without water. I live in a highrise. When our power goes out, so does our water (no power to run the pumps). I do know what it's like when you can't even flush the toilet. :(
--- End quote ---
I had a situation like that. There was a water main break, and only found out I had no water when I flushed the toilet, and it didn't refill.
I called my parents, and they told me I could go to their place if I needed to later, thankfully, it was only a few hours before it was fixed.
Meanwhile, I'm hearing that 20 people have died due to this, but I heard that earlier today. I hope the number hasn't gone up since then.
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