Ejemplo curioso de la cultura tejana, supuestamente chicana: “Mexicans and Cappin’". La última palabra es una jerga que podría decir lanzando balas o insultando. Del #Houston de 2002, los tres raperos son Slinkey, Pranksta y Big Deuce. Dan pocas señas de #mexicanidad. No usan casi ninguna palabra española (y claro que nada indígena fuera del título), aunque “varrio,” “locs” y “loced” [loc'ed] aparecen en los nombres de canciones.
@ai6yr My friend’s ex was a kindergarten/1st grade teacher. I once asked her if she ever thought about teaching higher grades. She said no because after fourth grade, they begin to smell. I can only imagine the ripeness throughout those school hallways. Gives a whole new meaning to “smells like teen spirit.“
From @mattlanza (posted elsewhere, but he has an account here he does respond to occasionally)
"For those of you scoring at home, Houston has endured.
2015: Memorial Day flood
2016: Tax Day flood
2017: Harvey
2019: TS Imelda
2020: TS Beta
2021: Grid collapse due to freeze, Hurricane Nicholas
2022: Extreme summer heat/drought
2023: Hottest summer on record
2024: Derecho"
@mlanger We shall see. This one is not due to their lack of interconnection, but destruction of their internal transmission lines. This being Texas, they will likely raise the cost of energy for the lowest income consumers as punishment to pay for the damage (the Texas energy system is run by the power producers, who appear to view it as a means to make themselves wealthier, at great cost to the population). If you recall the Texas Freeze: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/deep-freeze-subsides-texans-now-face-electricity-bills-10-000-n1258362
Eyeballing these, lots of tree removal/electrical hazards, ie power lines down/street hazards/lights out -- mixed with the other usual stuff. #Houston#TXwx
I drove into the main damage zone in #Houston today, and was frankly astonished by the level of widespread damage.
It's roughly the equivalent of a category 1 or 2 hurricane sweeping through. Whole swathes of city with no power, traffic lights completely out, trees and branches down everywhere.
City of Houston has activate cooling centers due to the widespread power outages and heat.
AlertHouston: The City of Houston is providing resources for refuge from extreme heat after widespread power outages and damages from Thursday night’s severe storms. The cooling centers will be open Friday, May 17, 2024, between 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.
@quantumjoyce Very good question... I am unsure about Houston's policies there. Red Cross now definitely allows pets at shelters, but cooling centers -- do not know. (the answer should be "yes", but I do not know how Houston is in terms of their friendliness to folks)
@mzedp
I am an absolutely horrible person, just a dreadful human being. But there is a part of me that has schadenfreude when climate denier, big oil worshipping, fascist states have bad shit happen to them.
It just sucks ass that the poor bear the brunt of this.
My son & d-i-l’s house in #Houston was hit. They & their animals are OK. Sheared off all their trees—roof & pole barn will need work. No power or cell service, but his truck is a generator & hot spot. He & his neighbors are helping each other bring all the broken branches & trees down. One of their neighbors got the top of a pine thru their house, but no one was hurt. That’s all I know for now. It’s going to be a while before I stop shaking. #tornados
Centerpoint Energy "A fast moving but severe weather system has caused widespread power outages across the service area. As a result, outage updates via Outage Tracker and Power Alert Service® as well as our ability to provide estimated restoration times may be delayed or unavailable. They are still the best way to receive the most up-to-date information as it becomes available and we appreciate your patience as we work to restore service." #TXwx#Houston#Power
