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re: Houston baws. Y’all holding up?

Posted by billjamin on 5/18/24 at 2:16 pm
[quote]I’ve been on a two day bender. Feels like hurricane[/quote] Right there with you :cheers: We drove to Stafford to get breakfast. Finishing up a pot of gumbo and we have a room in the Galleria for a couple nights. ...

re: Houston baws. Y’all holding up?

Posted by billjamin on 5/18/24 at 8:07 am
No power in 77018 still. Waking up hung over with no AC sucks but at least I have left over jambalaya. I wasn’t letting my stash of best stop andouille go to waste. Gumbo coming later before I decide if we’re leaving town or not. ...

re: Houston baws. Y’all holding up?

Posted by billjamin on 5/17/24 at 5:22 pm
Tomorrow’s going to suck if it’s really going to get into the 90s. ...

re: Houston baws. Y’all holding up?

Posted by billjamin on 5/17/24 at 2:22 pm
[quote]Without sound stalkerish, what part of OF are you in? We are on the north side and without power.[/quote] We’re south of 43rd closer to Rosalyn. No power at the house yet. But went out to get better phone reception, grabbed a Myti burger and saw the power on in some places. Also got ice from...

re: Houston baws. Y’all holding up?

Posted by billjamin on 5/17/24 at 2:21 pm
[quote]I’ve seen very few Centerpoint Trucks anywhere near 10 through Heights and Memorial. Assuming the issue is at a major station servicing the area. Centerpoint claims they have 4K line workers in Houston right now[/quote] Substation on 34th is a staging ground for Quanta and I’m seeing them a...

re: Houston baws. Y’all holding up?

Posted by billjamin on 5/17/24 at 2:09 pm
Kroger on 43rd and surrounding area has power back. Hoping it’s making it’s way towards me. ...
I believe it. I’m in oak forest and it got wild for a few. ...
[quote]Show your fiance that you can handle a chainsaw and some trees by yourself.[/quote] Getting rid of it with Houston’s shitty solid waste department would be next to impossible. ...

re: Houston baws. Y’all holding up?

Posted by billjamin on 5/16/24 at 9:30 pm
[quote]i mean a gas generator? maybe? Just for a short while.[/quote] Haven’t gotten one because I was always going to put a solar and storage setup. [quote]you might have one, I dont know. I just like fricking with you because a lot of your other views seem to be sane. But i get it, you work in the...

re: Houston baws. Y’all holding up?

Posted by billjamin on 5/16/24 at 8:44 pm
:lol: I just want power. Wish I had it already. I DGAF about saving the planet, I’ll be dead before anything happens. ...

re: Houston baws. Y’all holding up?

Posted by billjamin on 5/16/24 at 8:31 pm
Is anyone having luck with the center point outage tracker? It won’t load anything for me. ...
[quote]The Monroe Garden district yoga pants contingent could support one all by themselves. But I hear they're holding out for a Whole Foods.[/quote] I would LOL if they went the south park route on this. ...
You’ll get more dollar generals before anything else. ...

re: Houston baws. Y’all holding up?

Posted by billjamin on 5/16/24 at 7:49 pm
[quote]You don’t have solar???[/quote] We do at the ranch but not on the Houston house yet. I have 22kW of beta test AC modules and 45kWh of storage coming in Q3. ...

re: Houston baws. Y’all holding up?

Posted by billjamin on 5/16/24 at 7:00 pm
Checking in with no power and shitty phone service. No damage though. ...
I lost power on the first gust. Been rolling here for 10 minutes steady and just now chilling out to where I can see across the street. I think I heard some hail too. ...
[quote]I’m in Spring Branch, currently clinching as well[/quote] I’m in oak forest and fully puckered. ...
[quote]Atta boy. Higher than expected Hurricanes this year. Have them installed now. Then if one hits Jacksonville, let us know how far inland your panels went to in Georgia.[/quote] Florida has the strictest AHJ requirements in the country for solar. There’s no way it would be installed without p...
[quote]I really do not see or have seen reports that is financially feasible over a long period of time.[/quote] It’s really dependent on the utility rate, the house and its solar access, and the persons consumption. You really need to get an Aurora or something similar to model the system to know...
I have a ground mount in west Texas and getting some beta test AC modules later this year for the Houston house. What direction does your roof face?...