What went wrong with the Texas power grid?

Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by DoingIsLearning on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @04:17AM (#26164378)

I am not sure why you got downvoted, this is a good backup strategy.

I have natural gas heating and a combi smart boiler which runs on electricity. Even if I still have the gas link operational, if my power goes down then my heating is dead.

This news of Texas actually reminded, that I should have some sort of emergency winter heating backup, and a boat or camping kerosene heater is a actually a pretty solid idea for emergencies.

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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by theshrike79 on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @05:10AM (#26164747)

The whole prepper community isn't completely crazy. Everyone really should have a Bug Out Bag or a Bug In Bag ready or at least under construction.

You don't need to go overboard with tons of dried food and a nuclear fallout shelter. Just a cheap multi-fuel camping stove and some canned food will last you a few days easily.

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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by katbyte on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @01:08PM (#26169502)

Bug out/in bag seems like a weird term, kinda adds to the “crazy” of preppies. here it’s just called your emergency/ earthquake kit - 1-2 weeks of food and some amount of water.

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