Chill Factor of -13 in Dallas

[revchuck38]

how is Ted Cruz this bad at optics?

It’s not like he’s a state official, not much he can do from DC. Had he been a governor or state senator, it’d be different.

[shootist26]

It’s not like he’s a state official, not much he can do from DC. Had he been a governor or state senator, it’d be different.

what are "optics"? Optics means how you are perceived, regardless of what your actual powers are.

Taking a vacation to Cancun right now when you are in his position is the definition of terrible optics.

[HCM]

It’s not like he’s a state official, not much he can do from DC. Had he been a governor or state senator, it’d be different.

Factually true but still bad optics.

[revchuck38]

Okay, so it was bad optics. Tough crowd.

[pr1042]

Luckily no power or water issues for us thus far at home. Made sure to show my wife how to turn off water to the house today just in case it pops while I'm gone

I work in the fire department for a private business and our domestic/fire water systems are getting wrecked right now. The worst for us is going to come tomorrow and Saturday. We don't have much activity usually so we have run as many calls in the past 4 days as we normally do in a 2 month timeframe.

[HCM]

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[Borderland]

Not typical , but the other side of the aisle lives in a bad optics outhouse, the smell covered over by the yeoman efforts of the MSM.

I think the smell is being covered over by deodorant at this point. At least that's what my sis tells me who lives in San Angelo.

[RancidSumo]

Lost power for 60 hours and came home to a busted pipe in the ceiling. Teach me to laugh at Texans for thinking 15deg is cold.

[revchuck38]

Lost power for 60 hours and came home to a busted pipe in the ceiling. Teach me to laugh at Texans for thinking 15deg is cold.

Ugh. Fixing that ain't gonna be fun.

[Rex G]

Just an observation: During that nasty freeze, about 1989, I lived in a little ol’ house, that sat on concrete blocks. Less than 800 square feet, IIRC. The water pipes ran underneath the floor. It was easy to cut off the water, and drain the pipes. The gas space heaters could be lit, with a match. Life was simpler, then.

That 1989-ish freeze was far worse than this one. A true Arctic Blast. The olive oil, in my kitchen, became olive grease. I did not have a space-age sleeping bag, but I had plenty of wool clothing and bed coverings, so, life was good. I commuted 23+ miles, into Houston, on iced roads, without winter tires. Interesting times.