Texans are BEGGING for global warming.....wheeeee

HarveyH55 wrote:I'm not sure Yahoo is a reliable source, always seemed a little left-leaning. Gospel for democrats, I suppose...

IBdaMann wrote:

HarveyH55 wrote:I'm not sure Yahoo is a reliable source, always seemed a little left-leaning. Gospel for democrats, I suppose...

Let's see what Yahoo! reports today:

1. AOC's relief package saves Texas
2. Conservatives are responsible for majority of domestic terrorism attacks
3. Seagrass Is A Vital Weapon Against Climate Change, But We're Killing It
4. Demand Congress Ban Trump from Running Again
5. Cruz trip tests durability of scandal, memory of voters (Cruz facemask scandal)
6. Biden looks to rebuild U.S. ties to Europe damaged under Trump, but mistrust lingers
7. CO2 monitors can help prevent the spread of COVID-19, experts say

That's certainly enough to get me hooked.

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HarveyH55 wrote:
I'm not sure Yahoo is a reliable source, always seemed a little left-leaning. Gospel for democrats, I suppose... They are snowed in, equipment wrecked by ice, delivery problems... Short supply, and a very high demand. Free-markets can suck sometimes, but price tends to separate those that 'want', from those that 'need'. Basically, when the price goes high, use what you have, sparingly, look for alternatives, until the price drops. Probably wouldn't have been so bad, if Biden hadn't reversed all of Trumps energy policies. It's the New Green Normal, get use to it. Four years of Biden's crap, and the whole country is going to be Texas, except Florida, of course. We just got hit by the deep freezing 'storm'. Don't think it got over 67 F today. Was busy all day, didn't really keep a close watch. But, it was a little chilly, and put on long pants. Still T-shirt weather though, but might have gone with sleeves or a jacket, if I wasn't working. Mostly, it was just that Yankee wind, that was a little chilly. Probably drop into the 50s tonight.

IBdaMann wrote:

James___ wrote: It could encourage solutions which are focused on sustainability.

Excellent. At worst, you filed everything under the most impressive of buzzwords. You are a winner from the get-go.

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duncan61 wrote:
It does work.I bought one and the CO2 is going down.Now if I can get some bat droppings I wont go bald.A course of leaches will help as well

James___ wrote:

Into the Night wrote:

James___ wrote:
And now why Texas has no federal regulation. Natural gas prices soared and in Texas, Jerry Jones was getting $179 for a thousand cubic feet of gas. During the last quarter, it was $2.40. That's price gouging. The national average was $33.68 after going up over $16 in one week.
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/jerry-jones-jackpot-natural-gas-dallas-cowboys-043832631.html

There are no federal regulations for the price of natural gas.

This is something that will probably "spur" (it's a pun) change in Texas. This can hurt Texas' economy more than the pandemic. All anyone has to say is the power companies have no incentive to increase production when they profit from not meeting the needs of their customers. And this will hurt a lot of businesses because businesses also use gas.
The governor of Texas is getting involved. A Texas newspaper mentions some of the energy bills that people got ranging from $5,000 to $17,000.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/arlington-man-gets-17-000-192823631.html

HarveyH55 wrote:
I'm not sure Yahoo is a reliable source, always seemed a little left-leaning. Gospel for democrats, I suppose... They are snowed in, equipment wrecked by ice, delivery problems... Short supply, and a very high demand. Free-markets can suck sometimes, but price tends to separate those that 'want', from those that 'need'. Basically, when the price goes high, use what you have, sparingly, look for alternatives, until the price drops. Probably wouldn't have been so bad, if Biden hadn't reversed all of Trumps energy policies. It's the New Green Normal, get use to it. Four years of Biden's crap, and the whole country is going to be Texas, except Florida, of course. We just got hit by the deep freezing 'storm'. Don't think it got over 67 F today. Was busy all day, didn't really keep a close watch. But, it was a little chilly, and put on long pants. Still T-shirt weather though, but might have gone with sleeves or a jacket, if I wasn't working. Mostly, it was just that Yankee wind, that was a little chilly. Probably drop into the 50s tonight.

Into the Night wrote:

James___ wrote:

Into the Night wrote:

James___ wrote:
And now why Texas has no federal regulation. Natural gas prices soared and in Texas, Jerry Jones was getting $179 for a thousand cubic feet of gas. During the last quarter, it was $2.40. That's price gouging. The national average was $33.68 after going up over $16 in one week.
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/jerry-jones-jackpot-natural-gas-dallas-cowboys-043832631.html

There are no federal regulations for the price of natural gas.

This is something that will probably "spur" (it's a pun) change in Texas. This can hurt Texas' economy more than the pandemic. All anyone has to say is the power companies have no incentive to increase production when they profit from not meeting the needs of their customers. And this will hurt a lot of businesses because businesses also use gas.
The governor of Texas is getting involved. A Texas newspaper mentions some of the energy bills that people got ranging from $5,000 to $17,000.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/arlington-man-gets-17-000-192823631.html

Fake News. Power companies do not profit from being unable to deliver electricity. You don't pay for what you don't use, twit.

Into the Night wrote:Yahoo is not a reliable source. Neither is Google. Neither is DuckDuckGo. Search engines are not a source.

IBdaMann wrote:

Into the Night wrote:Yahoo is not a reliable source. Neither is Google. Neither is DuckDuckGo. Search engines are not a source.

Let's see what Yahoo! News is listing today:

1. Biden's 1st month was about erasing the mark of 'former guy'
2. Joe Biden Finally Says What A Lot Of People Are Thinking About Donald Trump
3. Ted Cruz received more money from oil and gas companies in 2018 than any other senator
4. Man Mocks Woman On Plane, Doesn't Realize Who's Behind Him
5. What's stopping the $15 minimum wage? Reconciliation and the 'Byrd Rule': Yahoo News Explains
6. Alaska woman using outhouse attacked by bear
7. Europe applauds Biden's approach, stresses cooperation
8. (Hillary) Clinton shades Cruz: 'Don't vote for anyone you wouldn't trust with your dog'
9. Reba McEntire's Wife Is the Most Gorgeous Woman Ever

... this is enough to get me hooked.


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duncan61 wrote:
The Gas supply was deregulated in W.A. a few years ago and now there are more than one supplier and you can get a deal and pay around a third of what it used to be and switch companies as I am about to do as my Origin gas deal has expired now I can go back to Alinta or kleenheat and they will offer me all sorts of plans to get my business.James if the gas supplier jacks the price as you claim sue the fukkers because that is B.S.and turn the gas of at the box.

James___ wrote: And people, for what I am paying less than $5 for, Texans are paying $179. I hate Kentucky yet my gas prices can't go up that much. Some consumers are being charged much more for gas than only $179.

James___ wrote:

duncan61 wrote:
The Gas supply was deregulated in W.A. a few years ago and now there are more than one supplier and you can get a deal and pay around a third of what it used to be and switch companies as I am about to do as my Origin gas deal has expired now I can go back to Alinta or kleenheat and they will offer me all sorts of plans to get my business.James if the gas supplier jacks the price as you claim sue the fukkers because that is B.S.and turn the gas of at the box.

I'm not making any such claim.

James___ wrote:
Residents in Texas are and they can't sue their gas provider.

James___ wrote:
This is why the governor of Texas is involving himself in this.

James___ wrote:
If the temepratures dropped where I live like they did in Texas, my gas bill won't show it.

James___ wrote:
Yet the owner of the Dallas Cowboys made a lot of money by price gouging.

James___ wrote:
With the stadium for his football team, Texas paid him $335 million to build it. That was money he saved while making money. And the price increases in Texas are supported (proved as being correct) by the natural gas association.

James___ wrote:
If I pay less than $5 US for 1,000 cubic feet or 28.3 cubic meters, in Texas, $179.
Why the cold weather doesn't bother me. I am in the plan where I pay the same each month. At the end of the business year, I pay the difference which I can afford.
[quote]James___ wrote:
Hopefully you will notice the difference between $5 and $179 for the same amount of energy. There is no defending screwing people over like that.

James___ wrote:
But Trumpsters will say, Yeah, that's the way we do business.

Into the Night wrote:

Strawman fallacy. TDS.

Texas Republicans will use federal funds to help pay exorbitant energy bills hitting ordinary Texans after a deep freeze crippled the state this week, a senior congressman said on Sunday.

A Texas congressman said Sunday that homeowners in his state who are facing shockingly high electric payments and damage to their homes resulting from recent winter weather would be eligible for aid from the federal government.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Sunday said electricity companies would be temporarily barred from cutting off service because of unpaid bills.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced the move earlier in the day, following an emergency meeting that was held Saturday to address the surging electricity bills some Texans were receiving after the devastating winter storm.

In a news release about the moratorium, the commission said it issued a series of orders timed to prevent Texans with unpaid bills from losing power on Monday. It said the orders were "intended to protect Texas electricity customers while leaders in the state consider solutions for the financial aftershocks of the winter storm grid event."

https://www.insider.com/texas-electricity-companies-cant-shut-off-service-for-unpaid-bills-2021-2

IBdaMann wrote:

Into the Night wrote:Yahoo is not a reliable source. Neither is Google. Neither is DuckDuckGo. Search engines are not a source.

Let's see what Yahoo! News is listing today:

1. Biden's 1st month was about erasing the mark of 'former guy'
2. Joe Biden Finally Says What A Lot Of People Are Thinking About Donald Trump
3. Ted Cruz received more money from oil and gas companies in 2018 than any other senator
4. Man Mocks Woman On Plane, Doesn't Realize Who's Behind Him
5. What's stopping the $15 minimum wage? Reconciliation and the 'Byrd Rule': Yahoo News Explains
6. Alaska woman using outhouse attacked by bear
7. Europe applauds Biden's approach, stresses cooperation
8. (Hillary) Clinton shades Cruz: 'Don't vote for anyone you wouldn't trust with your dog'
9. Reba McEntire's Wife Is the Most Gorgeous Woman Ever

... this is enough to get me hooked.


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gfm7175 wrote:Jeeze that is sickening... no wonder I ignore such BS...

IBdaMann wrote:

gfm7175 wrote:Jeeze that is sickening... no wonder I ignore such BS...

What is Yahoo! News reporting today?

1. A Majority Of Americans Want To Make It Easier To Vote By Mail
2. Black man arrested for walking on icy Texas street has charges dropped
3. Woman Refuses (Black Man) Aboard First Class & Regrets It
4. 20 Objects Found On Mars That NASA Can't Explain
5. Bipartisanship ends this week with stimulus vote
6. Three dead and two wounded after mass shooting at Louisiana gun shop
7. Democrats start lobbying for the first black woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court bench
8. Celebrities Who Underwent Gender Transformation
9. Steve Scalise Still Refuses to Admit the Election Wasn't Stolen
10. U.S. Supreme Court paves way for release of Trump's tax returns

That's enough to get me hooked!

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Harris County should consider leaving the state's main power grid after it failed to prevent widespread blackouts for more than half of Houston-area residents last week, Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia said Monday.

Garcia has asked the Commissioners Court to explore what authority it has to sever ties with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which oversees the grid that powers all of the state except for El Paso, parts of the Panhandle and a group of counties in East Texas.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/After-blackout-crisis-Garcia-says-Harris-County-15970559.php

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said that Texans faced with huge electricity bills "gambled" in the hope of a cheap deal, and ended up losing.

Patrick commented Wednesday on the large charges facing some in the wake of the devastating winter storms in his state. He suggested that those in trouble would likely get help, but said that in the future customers should "read the fine print" of such deals.
https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-lt-gov-people-huge-bills-gambled-on-low-rate-2021-2

James___ wrote:
C'mon man, if people elect their state legislature and they allow for a "real" capitalist system, who is responsible for as Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys said, We hit the jackpot!
And of the $1.5Billion price tag for his stadium, $335 million was financed by tax payers. This helps Jerry Jones to make even more money.
And that's capitalism at work. China is simply loving this.

HarveyH55 wrote:

James___ wrote:
C'mon man, if people elect their state legislature and they allow for a "real" capitalist system, who is responsible for as Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys said, We hit the jackpot!
And of the $1.5Billion price tag for his stadium, $335 million was financed by tax payers. This helps Jerry Jones to make even more money.
And that's capitalism at work. China is simply loving this.

That's what, about 5% of the project? Not really a bad investment, considering how much money is spent, outside of the stadium. Hotels, restaurants, bars, drugs, prostitutes, all good for the economy, for many years. Stadiums aren't used just for football either, since they still cost money, in the off season.