Live Stoners Live Stoner Chat - Jan-Mar '21

[Feenix]

Roused this morn to a wake and bake and to see how much more snow I had to wade through today....well....glad I got baked before lookin'...about around 4-5" on top of monday's 7"....internets still on after being out due to ice storms before the snow....
It's been years since we had this kind of snow....'68 comes to mind...18"...8hr drive to go 45 miles...'78...sledding with tractors......'94 made drivin'my Z more 'fun'....
Lived in Dallas in the 80's and worked mostly in New York, ya kinda get used to the cold and the people there know how to deal with it but an inch of anything down south....oh brotha......
We're a coupla states away from Texas but having nothing like they're having. My lady has a shuttle to get her to work (medical) daily and I have a new service dog to feed...

Good day Stoners.
Feeling sad for my Texan friends. The weather is bad enough but it looks like they are about to be ENRON'd through their electric bills.
Europe might not be familiar. In 2002 ENRON manipulated California's power supply so billing went up to astronomical amounts. Robbing 1.1 billion dollars.

 

[WildBill]

Good day Stoners.
Feeling sad for my Texan friends. The weather is bad enough but it looks like they are about to be ENRON'd through their electric bills.
Europe might not be familiar. In 2002 ENRON manipulated California's power supply so billing went up to astronomical amounts. Robbing 1.1 billion dollars.

I kinda doubt that will happen.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

I kinda doubt that will happen.

Texas has the option to contract electricity at a fixed price or buy from the wholesale market at market prices. Those with contracts will not have much of a problem but those on wholesale can see an increase in prices during this storm of more than 10,000% .

 

[Feenix]

I kinda doubt that will happen.

I hope not.

 

[Feenix]

Texas has the option to contract electricity at a fixed price or buy from the wholesale market at market prices. Those with contracts will not have much of a problem but those on wholesale can see an increase in prices during this storm of more than 10,000% .

That's what I was referring to. And the sharks are circling.

 

[automan2]

We all know and have lived through natural disasters that are used to 'justify' making it hard on some, rewarding others. Whataya do?
Some better brush up on plumbing skills. That may pay like a neurosurgeon.....

 

[Feenix]

We all know and have lived through natural disasters that are used to 'justify' making it hard on some, rewarding others. Whataya do?
Some better brush up on plumbing skills. That may pay like a neurosurgeon.....

My son is on the last year of a lineman apprenticeship started right out of high school and just had a 100k+ year. With no student loan burden. No slacker. I'm proud of him.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

.................... Good Morfnoevight All!

 

[Mossy]

.................... Good Morfnoevight All!

Sleep Tight @Mañ'O'Green

Bit of fresh air for all of us still in lock down.........................Happy Friday...............

 

[Mossy]