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By JOHN KANELIS \/ johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We moved from what I have called The Texas Tundra to what I thought was something of a Banana Belt.<\/p>\n

Silly me.<\/p>\n

Rolling blackouts? Never experienced ’em in the Panhandle in our 23 years living there. I am sure some folks have experienced the joy of going without power for, oh, an hour or two to save energy.<\/p>\n

However, the blackout from which we have just emerged wasn’t the “rolling” kind. It turns out that the power grid that serves the state of Texas isn’t equipped to handle zero-degree temperature<\/em>s with extended regions of the vast state enduring wind chills in the neighborhood of minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/em><\/p>\n

We don’t have water just yet. The power went out at the Princeton water treatment plant, too. I have been advised by a neighbor in the know that the water will be flowing “in a few hours.”<\/p>\n

I realize this might be a once-in-a-lifetime event for a lot of us. The wind chill factors have been punishing to say the least.<\/p>\n

Our power went out late Sunday. It came back on for a time in wee hours Monday, then we went dark again. We awoke Monday to no electricity, but we had water. The temperature was about 15 degrees and heading south in a hurry.<\/p>\n

We turned in early Monday night because the house was dark, we couldn’t read. So we figured, “What the hey?” We woke up this morning still with no lights.<\/p>\n

Oh, and the temperature registered zero … degrees.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The water went out during the night. We got up once or twice, turned on the faucets to let it drip. It did for a time. Then it stopped.<\/p>\n

We hope we have powered through this crisis. It’s still early. The power came on and we did what we were advised to do: We unplugged all the unnecessary appliances, such as the toaster, blender, can opener, digital clock, the reclining living room couch.<\/p>\n

Pray for us the rest of the way, will ya?<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, I need to do a little research to determine whether our city fathers and mothers did all they could do to prepare for this event.<\/p>\n\n

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