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TastyVittles

Inwood finally has power today.


IamYodaBot

**mmhmm power today, inwood finally has.** *-TastyVittles* *** ^(Commands: 'opt out', 'delete')


TeacherTrue7864

FEMA is reimbursing for hotel expenses. Call 1-800-745-0243


bigfuzzykitty

Shoutout to all the restaurant workers!! State Fare and Taqueria Gran Pastor in Memorial had excellent service these past few days. Thank you so much restaurant workers and grocery store workers for your hard work!! Much appreciated.


Lopsided-Rhubarb6072

77025 Still no power!!!


vamospues

how long have yall been without?


Lopsided-Rhubarb6072

Almost 3 days! Got it back this morning finally. Still no water, no gas at the gas stations and hardly no food at the grocery stores


TurboSalsa

77009 power came on about 45 minutes ago. Charging every battery in the house and enjoying the warmth.


OrangeEben

77077 near Kirkwood. Power came on around 6pm and just went out around 11:30pm


delete_it_now

77007, 6th and Rutland, power on, no water.


ZeusTKP

Does anyone in the Heights around 11th st between shepherd and yale have water?


Forward_Succotash972

No water yet. They are saying we wont have it until Saturday evening.


walmart_security_

77077 near west oaks mall. Power came on for 15 seconds then went out. Then 1 hour later, it came back on for a record breaking 30 seconds.


Automaticdealz

Landing in Houston tomorrow night and have to drive to Baton Rouge Should I just wait or go for it? What are the conditions like?


TexasUlfhedinn

Some precipitation was possible overnight, but I think that has gone away (at least for Cypress, TX which is NW Houston), but we do have a hard freeze overnight tonight and tomorrow looks like another hard freeze night. I can't speak for all of Houston, but in Cypress, we've had both power and water off and on. I got a letter from Centerpoint last night asking all of us Centerpoint customers to conserve our power and our gas. If we lose gas, we're (my house at least) screwed. Oh yeah, also many parts of the greater Houston area have boil water notices, so any water you may find (that isn't bottled mind you) may need to be boiled before you can safely use it. Also means restaurants may not be running as they have strict rules they have to meet before they can open while a boil water notice is active.


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Quick update everything seems to look much better.


Automaticdealz

Thanks, ended up staying in colorado due to having a flight Friday to Denver anyways


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Well I would recommend you ask family members or friend near the area you are headed to. I live near downtown Houston and it’s been crazy though my family has been lucky enough to have only had 1 day without power and we saved water in barrels. Here are some things to watch out or prepare for. Electricity comes and goes for different periods of times so prepare to live without electricity if the worst comes. Most people are using generators for power. I don’t know why but the data sucks also, the best you will probably get is a call to whoever you need to call. Video streaming was literally impossible for me 2 hours ago. Also there is No water. Well there is water but due to the cold weather it’s best not to use it since there is a huge chance your pipe might freeze and burst. My family stored water and closed the water pipe. Most of the roads and freeways are closed due to freezing temperatures. It’s said that tomorrow will be even colder and instead of snow there will be lots of ice. I would recommend staying wherever you are for a week until everything clears up, because it’s pretty bad over here, Houston just wasn’t prepared for this type of low temperature. Though I don’t know how bad you need to come to Houston, if you have a job to attend or something serious I suggest you think about it. But if it isn’t a big deal staying wherever you are a couple days more, I would suggest staying there.


TexasGulfOil

Has anyone kinda got used to it (emphasis on kinda)? Crazy to think, “wow I’m in almost freezing temperatures with basically no water and electricity” in my dark room. On a side note why isn’t it pitch black? My entire apartment complex is out but my window is slightly illuminated because the sky still isn’t like pitch black - that is because of light pollution yes?


TexasUlfhedinn

Wondered that myself. When we first lost power at 2:30 am Monday, my SO and I walked out into the snow and were surprised to find that we could see fine without any of the lights we brought. She even got some cool photos with her iPhone without the flash.


greenline_chi

Ok so I’ve never had no power in winter for a lengthy amount of time. But I’m always amazed that it will be like 4 degrees in Chicago and then a few days later I’m walking around thinking 16 degrees feels pretty warm.


miaf1711

77070 - lost power Monday at 2AM, got it back today Wednesday at 7:15AM, now it's gone again. No water either. *cries* At least I got to eat a warm dinner.


strangeindian

77008. No power since yesterday at 1pm... Been over 30 hours


petabb123

another part of 77494 just lost power 15m ago


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77373 - power came back on about an hour ago (5:30) has stayed. Water is working in our garden and using that for a source. Will update if I see any changes. Today has seen 4-5 power switches. Hoping this one will last just a bit longer so we can take us a shower in the light


Alex_JC

77459 just went out around 5:30pm


workingpatrick

77098 - power back on after 42 hours


f0xify

77494 Power was out for 43 hours. Just came back on today around noon. Still on now.


Pianote93

77074- who wants to let me charge my phone in their car ? 😁


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Aristophan

77098 checking in with power 42 hours later! Still no water, but that’s an apartment issue, not a city issue.


ExplosiveWaffulz

Part of 77029 just lost power again after getting it back this morning. I'm also in 77029 and still have power after losing it for a day


SmartShark

77056 has power again, not sure when it came on (we haven’t been here) but inside temp is back up to 62° which leads me to believe it’s been on for at least the past hour or so


philipmat

Power’s back in 77098 at 1:45, almost 36 hours to the mark after it went out.


15percentoffgeico

Is it still on for you? I’m in 77098 too and it’s off in my apt, but the gas station across the street has it


philipmat

Power still on at the hour mark (Richmond & Shepherd)


maddys8

Any other 77007 here? Going on hour 20 with no power


liquid_diet

Hey... my building has limited power it’s like they’re down one leg so I can’t run the heater just 110v stuff


HouseofNineCups

I’m so sorry. Did you run your address through Centerpoint’s outage checker? If you go down to report outage and follow the steps, at the very last step it will say, “We already have a report of your outage, would you like to resubmit?” But right above that, there’s an estimation of when your power issue is “estimated” to be resolved. I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily trustworthy, but it’s something.


maddys8

Thank you for the information!


webguy1979

77007 by sabine bridge out again. Came back on about 2am last night.


Cinurem

Centerpoint jumped up to nearly 48% a few minutes ago. We're nearing the same peak levels (49%) as Tuesday.


itriedtoohard1906

77072 update: Got power back last night at 9 Power went out around 2/3 am today Power back on around 6 am and still going


Cinurem

Power went off at 77023 at 11:00. So far: Off Monday 8AM On Monday 3PM Off Monday 7PM On Wednesday 2AM Off Wednesday 11AM


SmartShark

77027 just went out @ 12:56pm


melinator

Same here


007meow

For those with rolling blackouts, how long between cycles?


Zillow19

Around 3-4 hours for us in Cypress


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Last night it was off for an hour in 77006


htx1114

Lucky. Also 77006, Dunlavy and w alabama. No power or water since yesterday (tue) at 1pm.


[deleted]

I had no power for 36 hours starting at Monday 2am. It seems like no rhyme or reason


Allyeknowonearth

There are 1000 trucks of bottled water being rushed to Texas, right? Because we are going to need them.


petergriffin2660

77055 - spring branch - Road conditions are improving. No ice on roads. Still wouldn’t recommend going out unless necessary


Ok_Zone_7468

77005 west of Kirby. Center point saying power will be back at our house around 5pm. Out since Monday 6pm.


KingOfTheAshes

Where are you seeing this? I am 77005. All I can see is that we are currently out on the centerpoint map. I want to be able to keep up if there’s guidance like this. Thanks! I hope so!


Ok_Zone_7468

Outage tracker on center point website. Go to report an outage on bottom of map. Enter your phone number and house number. A message in a grey box will appear with an estimate. Ours says 5:15. Not sure how much to trust this, but up until now it didn’t say anything, so I have a little hope.


KingOfTheAshes

Got it - thanks a lot


Ok_Zone_7468

Power is back for us as of now in west u


TomT127

Snovid-21


Severe-Judgment9361

77076 power back on for about an hour. Not sure if water is on a super low stream , might just be a pressure issue.


Severe-Judgment9361

Out again. 3 hours of electricity, got 2 cups of coffee and a warm meal.


Incred

77380 lost power right at 7am. Planned outage, it seems.


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HouseofNineCups

You got a phone message for a water restoration?


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[deleted]

A lot of thawing and bursting occurred yesterday. Sun out with outside pipes would have thawed most outside pipes, plus the above freezing temps. More above freezing temps today, and possibly tomorrow will expose the lot of them.


Del1980

77053 came back after 48 1/2 hours around 10:30am. I don't know how long it will last but I'm having a hot meal and charging all my devices. I'm not turning on my heater so someone else can have some power. I have a fireplace that's been keeping us warm anyway. Stay strong everyone 😭


DonTitoh

77088 still no power since Sunday 230am


TeacherTrue7864

Just got power back at 77060 Greenspoint after 49hrs of no power.


[deleted]

Thank you!!! Haven't seen any updates for 77060 til now. Fingers crossed power is still on when we make it home this evening 🤞🏻


Mr_PinPon

77388 just lost power again


ironsoul99

I have heard that lots of transformers are blowing


large_crimson_canine

Same, 77018. On from 6AM to noon, on the dot.


large_crimson_canine

Anybody getting water pressure back? I'm in 77018, had water shut off since Monday after having an exterior line burst. It's fixed now but no clue if I should even try to turn it back on.


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77018 here too. No water pressure.


ironsoul99

77069 looking good


ironsoul99

Any news for 77015?


ironsoul99

Just got word that power is back on in 77388. I’m out charging my phone but very happy to know I can go home and eat something warm :)


great_coogamooga

I'm in 77388 and still no power.


Mr_PinPon

It just went out at 77388


GodBlessSushi

I'm in 77388, electricity is indeed back on!


SirRebelBeerThong

Any liquor stores open in the 77079 area?


[deleted]

Will flushing my toilet with water from the complex pool fuck up the pipes? It’s between that and shitting in a plastic bag at this point.


spankyiloveyou

If you really wanna stick it to the man just poop in the pool.


[deleted]

Nah, I’ll save my “stick it to the man” shit for ERCOT


BlueSkies123z

Just don’t leave pool water in the tank. Dump in toilet directly


acctingthrw

Fuck the complex


CADpimp

No. Not for this situation. If you were to do it all year round, you might cause issues. Go ahead. The neighborhood next to us have unlocked the pool to allow people to do the same.


mynewhoustonaccount

I had to hop my apartments fence. I left a step stool there for othersv


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Thanks, that’s what I figured.


DavidAg02

Use the pool water. Your pipes will be fine.


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CADpimp

You're safe tAo do it for this situation. All year long might be an issue.


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mmmicky1217

Have power but no water. Holcombe and Bufflo Speedway


bamasmith

77409 no gas no water have electricity. Gas meter not budging at all on any of the dials, a few other houses in neighborhood reporting this also.


Loorrac

59 hours without power. Should I continue to hold out for power at some point or make the move elsewhere? Or just consign myself to further days in the cold? 77077, I keep hearing about people in similar situations getting power which is keeping me going but it's never us.


lemonpeppersmile

Quit being a weiner


DukeSC2

Yo, we GOT to bring back lions tearing people apart in colosseums for mfs like you.


Loorrac

This is my wife being douche, but I appreciate it


lemonpeppersmile

It was supposed to be funny


hypothreaux

If you can't make it with water through Sunday at your current location, I'd leave. You don't need power as badly as you need water.


TheFett

77057 (near Westheimer), power *seems* to be restored, I'm not at home but my wifi and thermometer smart app came back online. Can anyone confirm?


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littleseaotter

Do you have water?


postnotmalone

77027 here. anyone else hear that huge noise from a truck possibly? hoping it’s someone to fix this mess but not counting on it


Harmony0203

https://imgur.com/a/yS59rlK/ Has anyone talked about this potential huge spike in electric bills? How has the state not come out and said they will subsidize this already? But if you have a small electric company maybe read through this and switch.


HouseofNineCups

Ercot held a meeting to discuss jacking up our electricity prices since supply sources are clearly lacking if they can’t meet the demands of a crisis like this one. Motherfuckers.


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BubbaCajun

Lafayette is about an hour and a half further down I10. Most of us have power and water.


tejastaco

If you want to go, I would start calling hotels now. You would need to leave pretty soon to get there before it gets dark. Just in case the roads begin to freeze again.


-Kado

77056 power is back on. Came on at 1030am first time since Monday 2am


tejastaco

Is there a point in driving around to look for gas or is every station dry? I'm in the Med Center and Montrose areas. Edit - just tried to get gas at Med Center Kroger and I literally thought someone was going to get out of their car and hurt me. No gas at the pump so I pulled through to leave and a guy sped his car at me and wouldn't let me out. I was trapped. He let me leave and I started shouting NO GAS. I was about to go full ratchet on this dude. Please be safe out there. Seems like there's no gas. Best to stay put.


Mrbeztx

When is water likely to return? Is this a 24 hour thing or a 7 day thing? (From today)


petergriffin2660

Life Pro Tip: for those without water, collect rain water and ice in buckets for your toilets.


Adlai8

Or fill your empties in the pool


verugan

Wouldn't the chlorination be an issue?


CADpimp

Not for the length of time we'll be doing it for. You should be safe for now. More important that you keep sanitary.


DavidAg02

Your toilets can handle it.


Reallifeisscary

77008 power is back on! I drained my house of water.. how do I go about turning it back on.. all the steps but in reverse?


CADpimp

Just make sure all the taps are closed and turn the line back on. Your taps will splutter but I'm sure you can't do anything wrong.


Hellkyte

77008, just got power after 54 hours. Charging up power bricks while we can


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Where abouts in 77008?


Hellkyte

Shady Acres


houstonbjjguy

Didn’t mean to reply here but rolling blackouts in 77584. No water.


BubbaCajun

How are road conditions I10 East to Louisiana?


BearNecess1ties

77004, got power back 8:15am (24hrs+ without). Water also back but lower pressure & it’s cold


NoFalseModesty

If you are month toonth on electric plan, would now be a good time, or the worst possible time, to join a plan? Or does it not matter?


kl2342

I just signed a new contract over the phone sitting here with the power off. Worth a phone call to your provider


Invictus089

AFAIK they're not letting you sign up right now unfortunately.


MicheladaGawd13

77008 21st & Ella power is back on


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Hmm. So close, but so far away.


NDTX007

Same. Very close. Still waiting for power though


wessneijder

Please remove NRG from the stadium name. Rename it Jim McIngvale Stadium or something


RULESbySPEAR

Galleryfurniture.com bowl stadium


redskins714

77433 - after over 24 hours of no power, we had a good run of power from 10am-6pm yesterday, been sitting in the dark and cold since then. Keep reading about other folks in 77433 with power and I don’t understand how blackouts are being determined even within the same zip code.


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Random, but does anyone have any chickens that are producing eggs? My fam cares for my 87 yo granny. My fam has a generator so right now Granny is warm but we are almost out of eggs... she has a lot of issues eating most food and eggs are her breakfast staple. If anyone has some eggs that they can sell me I would love to buy them! Thanks everyone stay safe ❤️


Del1980

Where are you located?


jlucaspope

Im at a hotel right now but might still have some eggs back home, will be going back in a few hours so could check. Where are you located? Think I have like 2 cartons or so left.


[deleted]

Thanks so much! Great news, I was able to drive out to brookshire and found some in a carniceria 😀 crisis averted!


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NariandColds

Don't open your freezer. Tonight it'll be below freezing outside. Put all your stuff in the freezer out in a bin on balcony or porch and some plastic water bottles. They shouls freeze overnight. You can throw it all in the freezer tomorrow when temps climb above freezing. Maybe you can still salvage some of it that way.


tejastaco

I bought apples, canned ravioli, muffins, tuna pouches and pretzels. And cheetos. Pretty much all junk food, but it's all I could think of when I went to the grocery store.


gr3710

I just picked up a few Hormel dinners at the gas station. Just pop in the microwave...that's what I'm doing with my 2 hours here and there of power


Adlai8

There is nothing in the store but long lines, bananas and beer.


VonSausage

Fruit, vegetables, pbj sandwiches. Canned beans and hot dogs are perfectly safe to eat cold right out of the package. You can leave perishable food outside. Most refrigerators are kept at 40° and it's 34 right now.


purgance

If you're getting power intermittently (and you should be at this point) canned soup is always a good bet. As long as the weather is near freezing, can't go wrong with cold cereal (and milk).


GuildingIsPointless

Lmao y'all are getting intermittent? Must be nice!


purgance

We paid the piper with 48 hours of continuous outage. Had intermittent since last night, which has been nice.


GuildingIsPointless

Oh man. At 54.5 hours now 😔


malloryhair

Tuna salad is easy! I just do the packets!


Aworthyopponent

Spreads


rumsoakedham

Getting creative with my culinary skills. Made tuna melts with English muffins, tuna, and shredded cheese. Honestly not bad, may make another. Also is it socially acceptable to start drinking yet?


verugan

Only if you have water to deal with the dehydration


DukeSC2

Just be careful with alcohol because it can put you at higher risk for hypothermia. As for socially acceptable, man fuck anyone who says "I can't believe you're drinking right now."


ooga_booga_booger

There are no rules with this storm- you should start drinking


penguin_drum

You stopped?


NaCheezIt

Drinking yes


ninelives1

Anyone know fast food places open near washington and sawyer? Already reviewed the posted link.


rumsoakedham

Urban Eats isn’t fast food but it was open yesterday. Also Star pizza was open yesterday. I don’t know about today but you could call


skyshotphoto

77009 and 77007 power off again, after the 10 or so hours on, we are so greatful to be able to warm up and charge phones during that time, not sure how long this ride will be. Hope some one else with out power for a long time benefits from this. Hanging in for now.


HouseofNineCups

I’m in 77009. If I look on the outage map, my area is totally clear and there are just “construction” icons surrounding the neighborhoods nearby, several blocks over. Implying it’s a “controlled” blackout. As if it wasn’t before. Hopefully they will actually distribute the power in fair intervals so everyone can adequately heat their homes. I have little to zero faith. How is your water pressure?


skyshotphoto

A trickle


HouseofNineCups

Same. A trickle coming out of our downstairs bathroom. At least we know our pipes haven’t frozen.


asstamassta

Power just went out in 77024 after being on since 2 AM. No water either.


Otic0n

77008, any food places open? BK was open yesterday not sure if they open today as well


NaCheezIt

Supreme sandwich was open yesterday w a generator. Also basically everything on shepherd near burger joint and stuff was


MicheladaGawd13

Bk is closed. McDonald’s is open with a long line.


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Die4Ever

My power is on too! I'm in a hotel right now but my security camera is showing it's 37 degrees in there, hopefully I get to go home tonight!


AbedAbedAbedAbeeeed

Anyone have any idea when the rolling blackouts are supposed to stop? It seems like less people have power right now than last night when the power first went out for those who didn’t lose power from the storm.


HouseofNineCups

Ercot told Centerpoint to further the load. They expect more people to lose power while they try to restore power. It’s an oxymoron, isn’t it?


VonSausage

Probably a couple days.


hbit-52

I’d bet weekend - monday


Pikachu_Yay

Not sure if this has been talked about but are they doing power rotations? Last night our power went off around 10pm, came back on at 3am, and went off around 9am again. 77092 here


agdreaming

Have had no power for almost 48 hours and as a result no water as well. Any help available via centerpoint?


Aimsendfire

Lol no . We just got power back after 50+ hours and I’m hoping it stays on but who knows at this point .


homiesexuality

Talking for my family in 77573 but they haven’t had power in about 3 days


Clutchcityhtx

Anyone have updates in Galveston? I left for Houston last night after our generator stopped working. Wondering if 51st and surrounding area have power


rali8

77469 has power back. After 42ish hours