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Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sun, 14 Feb 2021 20:08:03 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > I just heard in CNN that millions of Americans will be facing below
> > freezing temperatures for the next week.
> > Cry me a river. Freezing is 0C /32F. It has been below that here
> > since Christmas with the exception of one or two days. It is likely
> > to stay below freezing for at least another month.

>
> Nobody here was crying. We didn't ask for your sympathy, and you
> just offered us the opposite out the blue.
>
> -sw


Steve, the issue is some folks aren't setup for serious cold and Texas,
outside Amarillo. I remember in the early/mid 80's getting an amazing
foot or more snow in San Antonio TX. Gear had to come down from there
to dig us out. It was an utter mess for a week or more.