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1.3 million still without power in Houston after Hurricane Beryl (www.houstonpublicmedia.org)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

Clearly they need to get rid of the remaining regulations so that the free market can solve this issue like it always does!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Let's go Brandon! Don't mess with Texass, Ride or die...or something

Magabro

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Did Ted Cruz go to cancun?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I only got power back yesterday evening.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Absurd! I hope you made it through without a heat stroke or anything 😭

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I have a power bank and foldable solar panels. That provided enough power to keep my refrigerator running.

I also have an EcoFlow Wave2 portable air conditioner that I was able to partially charge with solar. The AC function uses too much energy, but it can also operate as just a fan, in which mode the battery will last for days and days. Having the fan on me helped a lot.