In Texas, we have a saying, if you don't like the weather, wait thirty minutes as it will change.
For the last several long weeks, it has been frigidly cold, by Texas Standards, here. The last several days have been brutal and I'm taking out a 5th mortgage on the house to pay the electricity bill from keeping the heater running non stop for over a week. When cold, I mean to imply well below freezing into the mid/low teens.
You see, here in Texas we are not prepared for this type of weather. Not at all. Perhaps the Texans in North Texas and the Panhandle are prepared - but along the coast road and in Central Texas - no bueno. Our houses, water systems, trucks, etc. are just not built for this. Everything grinds to a halt. Pipes freeze, trucks won't start, schools are closed due to lack of water, etc.
The reason I bring this up is yesterday in the office I had the heater cranking to keep it a reasonable 75 degrees and it was struggling to keep up. Today, I have the air conditioner on as it is 60f degrees outside and with the bright sun shining into the office, it's over 80f at my desk!
If your going to live in Texas, better get used to the weather...
See you on down the road.
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