[AT] Cold cold weather in Oklahoma

[Cecil Bearden]

On top of all this, we have rolling blackouts due to the massive power 
demand and the shortage of gas to power generators etc.  It is so cold 
the salt water freezes in the natural gas lines before it gets to the 
separator..     The blackouts may be 1 to 2 hours, but some have had it 
off for more than 8 hours.  If you are on a well and running water to 
prevent lines from freezing up, the well freezes over..  Yet in all of 
this mess, the Chesapeake Energy arena is warm and lit for an NBA game 
played to an empty stadium....   This is all due to the Southwest Power 
Pool   SPP...

Cecil


On 2/16/2021 4:45 PM, Dean Vinson wrote:
> Cecil, I'd been tempted to complain about the +14 degree air temperature here today, but then I read your post and thought better of it.  :)
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> Dean Vinson
> Saint Paris, Ohio
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> -14 this morning and my MTZ/Belarus 1220 fired off just fine. After running 40 minutes I had to pull my coat and hat off to keep from sweating in the cab. The engine never did warm up to normal even with a cardboard blocking the radiator..  I spent all day yesterday moving snow drifts so we could get around.. Another snowstorm coming in this evening.  Rolling blackouts were predicted for today but so far we have not had one.  The furnace in my Dad's old double wide has not shut off in 4 days.  My cows walked about 1/4 mile to get behind an old railroad grade night before last.  The wind chill was something like -40.  We are feeding wheat hay and 16% cubes daily.  Got bales laid out for bedding. So far everyone is still on all 4 legs.  Good friend who leases my other friend lost 6head so far.  Coyotes slip up on the calves when they are bedded down..   My old cow dog had the jumper cables out of my truck this morning trying to jump start a cottontail...
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