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kheret t1_j1hh6m9 wrote

The most populous city in Wisconsin is being threatened with a natural gas outage in this cold, because of a pipeline problem and increased demand on what would otherwise be backups. Not an electric outage - a gas outage, which a generator can’t get you out of. It hasn’t happened yet but they asked everyone to turn their heat to 62 to try to prevent it.

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TheFunDip t1_j1iabwk wrote

Makes sense. This storm happened so quickly. Bundle up with layers of clothing and ride it out. If they live in such a cold spot and aren't prepared, that's on them. It's not a surprise that our northern temps get below freezing often in the winter.

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Agent__Caboose t1_j1ieatm wrote

>This storm happened so quickly

You would have thought Texas last year would have been a wakeup call for the country. Guess not...

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Aacron t1_j1jiyrv wrote

My concern is everyone saying this happened quickly.

I was hearing about a "Siberian arctic blast" over a week ago, and knew how cold it would be for days beforehand.

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