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| Emmylou ponders a crunchy, white yard |
Winter Storm 2026, #1
The big news, really, is that we're having a winter storm.
We've known it was coming since the start of the work week, and were able to plan ahead. On Wednesday, we had some dry-goods delivered that we could eat if the power went out. Peanut butter, bread, soup in cans, etc... because if the power goes out, we really can't open the fridge.
And then you mostly walk around your house hoping the power holds.
Folks from out of state want to point to the grid failure in Texas, and that is certainly a thing we all worry about. But if you know *how* that happened, it seems ERCOT has that better managed. The far greater problem is that power lines are hanging on poles, and those poles are near branches. And if a branch is covered in ice, it might hit the power line, and... there you go. No one in a few blocks has power.
