Today is one of those days when I am delighted I never wanted to be a utility crew member toiling in frigid weather to restore electricity, or natural gas, or water to stricken residents of my community.
They are heroes functioning as I write these few words throughout North Texas. I am hearing stories of crews working all night in zero-degree weather to get the lights turned on in homes from Farmersville to Granbury and all points between.
They deserve their communities’ eternal thanks for the work they do. So, too, do the police officers and firefighters who we ask to lend a hand when our cars spin out, when we have medical emergencies or when we have difficulty navigating along our icy streets.
We are coming out on the other end of another nasty storm to roll in over Texas. We remember what happened about a year ago to the region. We don’t want a repeat of that catastrophe. Gov. Greg Abbott told us today the electric grid that failed us in 2021 is holding up, that we have enough power to see us through to warmer days, which weather forecasters tell us will arrive a couple days from now.
Meanwhile, I am going to use this blog to say a word of thanks to the brave men and women who are battling the elements so that we can keep those elements at bay.