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[gotbeer]

Hopefully this is one virus we won't get from China.

China court orders man to pay wife for housework in landmark case

[Amazing Larry]

On 2/20/2021 at 2:06 PM, UndertheHalo said:

People in Texas are getting electric bills into the thousands of dollars. 

Variable rates. Gotta read the fine print.

[UndertheHalo]

20 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

Variable rates. Gotta read the fine print.

Never set an automatic payment up amirite !?

[Jason]

1 hour ago, UndertheHalo said:

Dude.  Think about what you’re saying.  What the hell are you talking about.  “Shop around”.  It a fucking power plant dawg.  How many power lines do you think all these competitors are going to lay ? It’s not a clothing store choice.  
 

electricity.  This thing everyone needs and our entire civilization runs on isn’t a regular consumer good. 

Like I said, it's too bad it can't be a competitive market. That's why they can get away with doing a shitty job and making a fortune while doing it. 

[RallyMo]

21 minutes ago, Jason said:

Like I said, it's too bad it can't be a competitive market. That's why they can get away with doing a shitty job and making a fortune while doing it. 

I feel like you need to read cramp's post again.

 

[Taylor]

It's almost like electricity and water should be considered human rights, not privileges.

[Jay]

Oh boy, what's this about:

Former Cuomo Aide Says She Resigned After He Forcibly Kissed Her

https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-cuomo-aide-says-she-164829148.html

Lindsey Boylan, a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, says she resigned in 2018 after he forcibly kissed her during a meeting.

[Taylor]

Cuomo skus. NY should recall him.

[St1ck]

Looks like someone is trying to get censured by her party again. 

Liz Cheney says G.O.P. must ‘make clear that we aren’t the party of white supremacy.’ - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/us/politics/liz-cheney-republicans-white-supremacy.html

[mtangelsfan]

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

It's almost like electricity and water should be considered human rights, not privileges.

Houses?  Clothing?  Phones?  Transportation?

[Amazing Larry]

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

It's almost like electricity and water should be considered human rights, not privileges.

Pfft. Pay for my shit then.

[Taylor]

18 minutes ago, mtangelsfan said:

Houses?  Clothing?  Phones?  Transportation?

Yes.

[Adam]

You cannot have a right to someone else's labor. That's indentured servitude. 

[Taylor]

8 minutes ago, Adam said:

You cannot have a right to someone else's labor. That's indentured servitude. 

Okay, Ayn Rand.

[Adam]

Good talk

[RallyMo]

Holy crap:

https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2021-02-24/texas-power-grid-was-4-minutes-and-37-seconds-away-from-collapsing-heres-how-it-happened

 

[mtangelsfan]

53 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Yes.

LOL

[Blarg]

5 minutes ago, fishbulb said:

Holy crap:

https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2021-02-24/texas-power-grid-was-4-minutes-and-37-seconds-away-from-collapsing-heres-how-it-happened

 

4:37? Hell, in any action movie thats four minutes more than need to difuse a nuclear warhead. 

[RallyMo]

3 minutes ago, Blarg said:

4:37? Hell, in any action movie thats four minutes more than need to difuse a nuclear warhead. 

We would've been screwed. That's kinda scary.

[Jay]

10 minutes ago, fishbulb said:

Holy crap:

https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2021-02-24/texas-power-grid-was-4-minutes-and-37-seconds-away-from-collapsing-heres-how-it-happened

 

 

Quote

But on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 14, temperatures were falling, snow and ice were blanketing Texas and people were turning up their thermostats.

Why would people be turning up their thermostats?

[Blarg]

1 minute ago, Jay said:

 

Why would people be turning up their thermostats?

Living in a state where over half the year is 100 plus the whole 68 degrees, please, doesn't work, that's a cold spell.

[RallyMo]

4 minutes ago, Jay said:

Why would people be turning up their thermostats?

Maybe you should read the unbolded part of your quote. I think it's a relative thing. I also think that it covers people who weren't actually using their heat and suddenly turned it on.

[Blarg]

3 minutes ago, fishbulb said:

We would've been screwed. That's kinda scary.

 

[gotbeer]

Not a conspiracy.  Just incompetence that people want to throw more money at.  

DeJoy apologizes for mail delays while defending Postal Service changes

[Jay]

28 minutes ago, fishbulb said:

Maybe you should read the unbolded part of your quote. I think it's a relative thing. I also think that it covers people who weren't actually using their heat and suddenly turned it on.

So is that what you did when it got cold outside? Make it 74 degrees in the house instead of the usual 72?