Monthly Archives: February 2021

Austin Winter Storm Update for February 18, 2021: What’s Open?

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Update: I ventured out to the HEB at McNeil & 183 and the major roads are passable. HEB closes at 5, and the meat section was picked almost clean, but there was a lot of edible food available in various … Continue reading →

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Rush Limbaugh, RIP

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has died of cancer at age 70. Rush Limbaugh died Wednesday after a year-long battle with cancer. Limbaugh’s death at age 70 was announced Wednesday on his influential conservative radio program, by his wife, Kathryn. … Continue reading →

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Interview with TPPF’s Katie Tahuahua On The Texas Winter Storm Energy Crisis

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Lawrence Person

I reached out to the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s energy expert Katie Tahuahua about the dire energy problems brought about by the huge winter storm, here are her answers: 1. The Texas Interconnect Grid is a separate grid from the … Continue reading →

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TPPF’s Chuck DeVore on Reasons Behind The Texas Blackouts

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Some brief background on why so many Texas households suddenly seem to be without power: Two problems in #Texas, one short term and exacerbated by the long term issue, and one long term. 2/10 — Chuck DeVore (@ChuckDeVore) February 16, … Continue reading →

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Minneapolis Refunds The Police

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Remember when antifa and #BlackLivesMatter looted or burned more than 700 buildings in Minneapolis? And how the hard-left City Council’s first instinct was to call for defunding the police? Well, reality has a way of intruding, and now Minneapolis is … Continue reading →

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It’s a Freaking Winter Wonderland in Austin This Morning

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Lawrence Person

7°F and a good four inches of snow on the ground (which probably feels like a foot to us). There’s an official disaster declaration and the city has pretty much shut down: The University of Texas at Austin is closed … Continue reading →

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Tank News Roundup for February 14, 2021

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Lawrence Person

A few bits of tank-related news have been caught in the hopper, so let’s do a quick roundup: The M1A2 Abrams gets a new tank round: The US Army’s main battle tank, the M1 Abrams, is about to receive a … Continue reading →

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Zer0

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Lawrence Person

The estimated Austin low temperature for Monday, February 15, is now 0°F: One good thing about Thursday’s ice storm is that maybe it snapped all the power lines its going to snap, and hopefully everyone will have power for the … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 12, 2021

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Greetings, and welcome to a Friday LinkSwarm! Bad weather and bad driving are themes, as the ice storm mentioned yesterday already slammed Texas hard. I was without power for over 10 hours last night and this morning, and every tree … Continue reading →

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Se7°en

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Here’s the seven day forecast: Take a look at the temperature on Monday: 7°F. Not 37, not 27, but 7°F. That wouldn’t be the coldest Austin day on record, but it would be the coldest this century and the coldest … Continue reading →

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