Drone Footage of Snow Dallas Texas 2021
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- This week I am not doing my usual travel vlog of Britain because I’ve spent days without power or without running water… and I’ve honestly just been in survival mode! But for one brief hour when life seemed under control, Ian took some wonderful drone footage of the snow in our area. I decided to do a quick video to share with everyone to see a view of this part of the world… from the sky.
Be sure to stay tuned for more taste test and UK travel vlog videos next week hopefully! Cheers! XX
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Nice footage and a great way to document yet another moment of living history.
Thank you so much! That was my thought... this is RARE... we need to capture what it looks like!
Hey y'all, we are Shion and Matthew and just came across your channel! We enjoyed watching the drone footage of all the snow in Dallas! Thanks for sharing!
Awwww, thanks so much!
Ian's footage is amazing. Glad to hear things are improving, im sorry its been such a tough time for you guys lately. Stay safe and keep warm 💗💗💗
Thanks, I do think Ian has gotten really good!
We are SO thankful to have heat and water. You really learn to appreciate the necessities of life during a caveman week like we have had!
Love the drone footage! Thank you for explaining the difference for many on why it’s different when this is so unprecedented in our area.
Thank you Amber!
Thanks! You have lived in Chicago and now live here... you get it! Snow days are only fun when you have heat and hot water!
What a crazy storm! So glad you and Ian are OK, have food, power, heat and your pipes are repaired. Nice drone work! Stay warm!
Thanks so much! We have a new appreciation for heat and power and water at the moment! Thankful that we are getting back to normal. Hoping that the same happens for all other Texans and people affected by this weather!
I hope things get back to normal for you soon.
That is a very clever effect at the end, plus, nice drone footage. Well done, lan.
Thank you Liz!
I am very proud of Ian! Thankfully WE are feeling back to normal mostly... still repairing a large hole in our wall, but at least we have heat and water, YAY! Thanks for watching and leaving the lovely comment, Liz!
We had a burst pipe that looked exactly like that a couple winters ago. That was no fun. I hadn't really thought how living somewhere where it so rarely snows would result in there being no mechanisms in place to deal with it. We are also praying that electricity and running water and other needs are met soon for those without. Thanks for sharing this footage.
Where were you living when the pipe burst? I think the issue is how we build houses around here. We really should not be putting water pipes on exterior walls, and the insulation is terrible!
Oh wow! So crazy!! I’m glad you guys are ok. Sending love and prayers.
We have been so blessed! We have 9 houses in the area, and it looks like we might make it through this without any major water damage. Huge miracle!!!
Praying for you all in Texas! Thankfully you have resources back up and operating. Love the drone video it’s looks beautiful and love you were able to show us before and after! Wow! Great video!!! 😊~Cara
Thanks so much! The before and after was actually just a happy accident! When we got home from Britain, Ian was anxious to show off his drone to some friends, so he took that neighborhood footage. 😂
@@MagentaOtterTravels so happy you have this footage! I had committed earlier you should record this monument situation. The drone footage I’m envy as because I can’t get our drone up! Love it! ❤️ You appreciate in years to come for sure!
@@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers Ian would be happy to discuss drones sometime! Just DM me if you want
Glad to see that MAYBE things are improving for you guys. What a nightmare!! Thanks for the great drone views, Ian. Hopefully, we will see green grass again in your Texas area soon -- and eventually here in northern Illinois too! Stay warm. :-)
Thank you Bobby! Today's already significantly better.
Yes, the snow was not the nightmare... it was the complete failure of utilities to provide consistent electricity and safe drinking water. It has been a very rough week for so many! Hoping that everyone gets relief soon!
Flat, flat I couldn’t spot a hillock. You must have fantastic big skies!
It is SOOOOOO flat where we live! Yes, big skies and lovely sunsets. But it is NOT optimal for sledding! My one big UA-camr regret of the week is not capturing the sight that I saw on Tuesday. An SUV was towing a long tether behind it down the street with 3 groups of children on sleds all attached. It was the craziest thing!!! I thought "I guess that is what you do when there are no actual hills around! Tow your children on sleds down the snowy street!"
LOL
Wow! Excellent drone video Ian! And we love the global ending. Very cool.
He’s getting good, isn’t he?! Thanks for being our inspiration, and thanks for sharing the video with the guys😉
OMG guys we have been following the news in Texas , and you are right in it 😱so sorry you have had such a horrible time it brings back memories of a really bad Ice 🧊 Storm we had in Canada 🇨🇦 about 20 years ago with no heat, power etc for days .
Yes you are right there are lots of States in the 🇺🇸 USA geared up for snow just like Canada with snow plows etc but guessing Texas isn’t one of them. Glad things are improving for you looks like a great UA-cam channel you have thanks for visiting us . Have a great weekend Cheers 🍷🇺🇸🍺🇨🇦🌺
Yes, we can’t handle a lot of snow all at once, but it usually melts within a couple days. It is currently very sunny and will be relatively warm this afternoon. I expect all the snow when ice will be gone within a day or two🙏. Thanks so much! See you soon!
Your husband did great with the drone. I enjoyed your footage and video. Your narrative is amazing. I am glad that things have gotten better there. Thank you for sharing with us.
Thank you so much! You are very kind. I am very pleased with how good my husband has gotten with his drone piloting! I haven't been able to edit and publish it yet, but he did some great footage in England when we visited an area with waterfalls. I'm hoping to get that posted in the next few weeks!
@@MagentaOtterTravels 🙌 Yeah!
I will look for it. 😊 I know it will be Great.
@@TedriaDeniseHunnecook ❤️❤️❤️
WOW!!!! This is soooo amazing! Beautiful footage!!!!!
Thanks friend!
I’m so glad it’s improving there. Stay warm and safe!
It will be 45 this afternoon and by Wednesday it will be 70! The sun is shining and there are hopefully no more snow days this year!
First of all, you have a beautiful house, and a lovely neighborhood. Love the drone footage! Great to compare the before and after. I really enjoyed watching this little video 👍🙂
Thanks ❤️
I am glad you got your water situation sorted out and have electric once again. This weather lately is unprecedented, and even here, we don’t often get huge snows like we did years ago, but at least we have snowplows to open the roadways. We do experience lots of power outages, due to trees coming down and taking out the wires. We live in the woods, so that is something we deal with year ‘round. Stay warm!
Wow, living in the woods and having power outages sounds a bit scary... and like a setting for a horror movie! Watch out for madmen wielding chainsaws...
@@MagentaOtterTravels Lol! We all have chainsaws! Actually, this doesn’t not happen often, but we try to stay prepared. Summer evenings are lovely, and when the last bird sings, it is magical!
I'm right there with you, just a little to the west. Glad we are over freezing today. Welcome Back Texas, we missed you when you went on Vacation!
Yes indeed! It is in the mid-50s Fahrenheit and the sun was shining brightly! Very welcome warm day after a crazy week!
Excellent drone footage. Really interesting reportage. What snow!! So sorry you had to endure minus 9 temperatures without power and water - that's really cold! (Don't recall seeing a snowman ☃️ in your piece - too cold to make one? That would have been another use for Ian's Welsh woolly hat...!) Thanks for another great vlog.
Thanks, Richard! We didn't make a snowman... but back in the day 20 years ago that we had this much snow, we certainly did because our sons were 2 and 4!
This time around I didn't want to mess with the snow because we didn't have a warm house to come back into!
Lovely footage,hopefully yall make it out the storm fine because it was brutal.
Thanks, Eric! We are doing MUCH better now. But the weather is warming and pipes are bursting everywhere... I'm getting constant requests from friends for plumber contact info. The bad times are not over yet, but hopefully next week Texas will be more under control.
My goodness! You guys are getting so good at these videos and drone offerings. Big movie producers in the works! Good job.
Ahhh, thanks Lin! Ian has really gotten skilled with drone piloting... and as for me, I have always been a bit dramatic, haven't I? LOL
Drone footage is very good did it take Ian long to learn how fly it. Glad your power and water is back on stay warm and safe 👍❤️ your look back and think wow when it 50 degrees C In the summer ❤️
I'm actually terrible at flying the drone but it's pretty idiot proof so I can still manage to get some decent shots every now and then.
Ian did practise quite a bit before going to England and then had lots of opportunity to get great footage in Britain. Can't wait to show the drone photography from Watersmeet in North Devon when I can finally get the chance to edit it!!!
I'm very sorry to hear about all the difficulties you're facing at the moment! :( I hope all will be okay soon. But: It was really interesting to see a little bit of Texas! As you know, I've never been there. :)
We are grateful that the challenging times are behind us! It is now warm and sunny! And I look forward to a covid-free time when you can come visit us either in Texas or England!!
@@MagentaOtterTravels I'm glad to hear that! :) Oh yes, a covid-free time, that would be heavenly! :)
Ian did such an amazing job with the drone!! This looks just like Chicago!! Hahaha
Yes, it definitely felt like when I grew up in the Chicago area. The major difference was that I remember always having heat! And we never had a pipe burst and flood the house 😳
Great footage and commentary!🥶❄️⛄️ On the positive side, this was definitely the last of winter and now we can look forward to warmer temps!🌞😎
I expect you are right. However we did have that one freak snowstorm in the middle of April one year...
Wow so beautiful with snow. Very nicely filmed with drone. Thanks for the awesome video with detail information. Please stay warm! I’ll subscribe and come back for more 😍👍🏼
Hiya Andy! Do you live in Los Angeles?
@@MagentaOtterTravels Yes I do! Thanks for stopping by 😍🙏
Well, you’ve had quite a week for sure! Praying everyone gets their power and water back ASAP. 🧥 🧤
Indeed! The burst water pipes are causing so much damage! We were incredibly fortunate...
Wow!
Last Valentine’s Day was a crazy time! It was about 0°F outside at night, and we all had power outages so we were freezing inside our homes! But to make matters worse our pipes were freezing and bursting and we had to go without water as well! Very thankful that this year we had a little snow and ice but it all melted two days later! And the power stayed on the whole time 🙏
Saw the news about the power cuts (some stories behind that, I'll bet, when the journos really get digging!) and thought about you and Ian...Glad to hear you're well!
PS Now... those snowshoes and Parka Jackets you cleared out during your minimalist phase....
Dave, it's funny that you bring up my minimising. I did declutter a large blanket that I wished I had... we heard of a care home nearby that needs blankets and bottled water. But thankfully I still have two MORE duvets I need to get rid of, so they will go to the care home!
AND... I'll have you know that even though I decluttered LOTS of towels... I still had 14 towels to mop up the flood water on our kitchen floor! I was grateful that I had not been TOO aggressive in downsizing the bath towel collection. We have lived through too many water problems to not have learnt that lesson...
AND... Weston is moving to Utah in two weeks. For Christmas, I bought him snow boots. Thankfully, he and Ian wear the same size, so those boots have gotten LOTS of use this week! Yay!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Wonder if the Care Home would like a little Ice in their water...possibly not!
Great that your sense of humour hasn't deserted you...I'm guessing you've rather needed that!
We've got the Central Heating Engineer coming on Tuesday to give our boiler a somewhat overdue service...it got a bit temperamental one really cold day last week...our own fault 'really cos we skipped servicing it altogether last year (and possibly the year before - can't recall)...whoops!
@@cogidubnus1953 uh oh! I hope you stay warm. I love hearing people talk about “boilers”, as that a term that’s almost never heard in the states.
😆 Haha!... After getting your power restored, i just had visions of Ian happily flying his drone around, only to hit power lines and cut the power to the whole neighbourhood again... 😆 But seriously guys, it's good to know that you're slowly getting back to normal, and that the burst pipe was fixed quickly. Lovely shots from the drone too Ian. All the best guys. Cheers. 😉
Rick THAT would have been awful!!! What a thought! Thankfully Ian's piloting skills are good enough that he avoided power lines!
Hope all is well with you. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Yeah, actually I had the same thought. I wanted to fly the drone up the main road behind us but because it's lined with power lines I decided it would be best to avoid it!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Yeah!, everything's fine here Dara, thanks for asking. As for the drone, It's just my weird and crazy sense of humour kicking in. 😆😆😆
@@ians3586 😆😆😆 Great choice Ian, otherwise if that actually happened, the neighbours would be running you out of town. 😆😆😆
@@rickb3645 no kidding. The people that need to be run out is our governor and his minions.
Great camera shots. Are those little brick columns next to the pavement (sidewalk) your mail boxes? Be warm and stay safe.
Yes, they are, and they occasionally become piles of bricks when hit by errant vehicles.
Yes, we have brick mailboxes around here. The postal workers drive round in vehicles that look like they were made for British roads. The steering wheel is on the right side of the car so that they can stuff mail in the mailboxes as they drive along. They don't have to walk up to each house and slide post through a letter box. Which would be much more convenient for us ;-)
@@ians3586 Are those errant vehicles in search of adventure like knights of old? LOL
Beautiful footage! Glad you're alright
Yes, I'm grateful all is well now! Snow is beautiful when you have heat and hot water inside your house. 😉
Glad that Ian was able to capture this footage of our neighbourhood right after the 2nd big snowfall. ❤
My dad wanted to say he loves the footage and he LOVES Ian’s Wales beanie. Did you pick that up in Wales? I’d like to get one for him if I can.
Yes, we bought that beanie in Wales probably 10 or 12 years ago. It is a family favourite! Maybe you could find a similar one online?
I just looked.... try edinburghcastle.com. It's a store in Utah that has a similar one. Twice as much as the one on amazon.co.uk but I'm sure the shipping is much less! haha
Snow looks pretty but wreaks havoc in areas not prepared for it. Really glad you're doing o.k and things seem to be getting better.
Yes, thanks we are doing MUCH better! Thankful for the luxuries of life: shelter, heat, electricity, water, etc!!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Amazing how we take these things for granted as long as they work but I think it does our souls good when mother nature teaches us every now & then who's really in charge.
Awesome drone footage! I've been considering getting one. Which one is this one that you got ?
It’s a DJI Mavic Air. We bought it used (to be frugal) and it’s been great!
Wooow, im surprised how flat it is there. Great video 👍
Yes, very flat!!! The problem when it snows is that there aren’t any good hills to go sledding on!
Love the drone footage! Was that Dallas in the distance?
Thanks! No, that was not downtown Dallas.... that’s a bit too far away to be seen
It's crazy to think that what Texas got, would totally be a non event and just another typical day here in the Milwaukee area. But yet a mild winter weather event in Wisconsin, would become a crisis situation in Texas, because the power grid isn't winterized like the Wisconsin power grid is. And because there is also no salt or plow trucks in Texas either.
I've never been in a warm climate before in the winter time, since I've never been outside of the northern states. So it's strange for me to think about. 🤔
But the Texas situation makes me really appreciate all the stuff we have here to combat cold weather.
It just goes to show that mother nature is still in charge.
My prayers go out to all the Texas citizens having to go through this big mess. 🙏
Hopefully the Texas infrastructure will start to adapt, so a bad situation like this doesn't happen again. It's so sad that lives were lost in this freak weather event.
I'm also glad to hear you got your pipe fixed. We had a pipe burst last year in our kitchen too. No fun at all! 😔
Yes, I am sad that many Texans are still struggling to get basic living conditions restored.🙏
We definitely need our power grid and our water supply to be better prepared for this type of weather! And honestly, we should be building houses that are better prepared to withstand bitter cold temperatures as well!
The worst part about the pipe bursting was knowing that everyone around me was having the same problem and plumbers would be so hard to get! It was a miracle we got someone the next day!!
Thanks for watching and leaving your thoughtful comment❤️
We are also crippled by a little snow and ice as live at the bottom of a hill in a cul-de-sac, so can be stuck while the main roads are cleared
Yes, I understand! The biggest problem we had driving yesterday was just getting up our driveway! But we don’t own a snow shovel, so we will just wait for the sun to melt it😂
Amazing footage..!!
Thanks so much! It has been an interesting week!
Funny, that seen from above, many of these houses seem to look alike.
That's because they are. We live in a middle class tract home neighborhood where they have maybe 10 different models of home. Within our neighborhood there may be 40 homes that are identical to the one we live in. It's a bit boring but makes the homes less expensive to build.
I agree with Ian... we live in a "cookie cutter" neighborhood where the houses all look very similar. And up in the sky they look even more identical!
@@ians3586 OK I see. We don't have this here.
Does your town own snow plows at all?? Here, snow plows and spreaders are driving around when temperatures are dropping to around 0°C or when it starts snowing.
I don't think there is one snow plow in our city of 285,000.
I saw ONE road (the major highway) that looked like one lane had been plowed. Not much!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Is that the clip I saw on UA-cam were one side in a neighbouring state is clear (can't remember which one) and the Texas side is still covered in snow?
@@ians3586 Well, you normally don't need any 😉
@@MagentaOtterTravels Well, indeed that is not much.
Yeah northern person here it's snow big deal you have to plan for everything and yes slow down in snow or get all season tires
I expect the Canadians are laughing at you, Snow, what snow ❄
It really was not very much snow. It was just the aftermath of all the damage it did which made this week so newsworthy! When I grew up near Chicago Illinois, we would have snow drifts that covered our front door... we would have feet of snowfall! And icicles that were 4 feet long! ⛄️
@@MagentaOtterTravels we get so little snow we measure ours in millimetres 🤣
@@wencireone 😂😂
On the bright side at least you've got footage to show you're 'grandchildren' ,maybe one day 😉👍
Yes, that was the idea. Ian got out there and shot the footage after the second big snowfall, to capture the area at its snowiest. I was glad we had the footage from October to compare👍
@@MagentaOtterTravels without a doubt the drone is paying its way, only news broadcasts give you that perspective
Lovely footage, and quite the dichotomy. The scenes are so beautiful, but then we hear of all the problems. Burst pipes, rolling black outs, store shelves emptying, and not being restocked. Not everywhere of course, you make it sound like it's not too bad in your area. Where you not tempted to follow your glorious leader, Senator Cruz, south of the border, hahaha.
I've been to Mexico a few times, it's really lovely. You may want to mull it over :)
Thanks John! Ian did nice work with the drone footage! It has been really bad around here... we just shot this on Wednesday morning during the brief respite we had. It was AFTER the power outage and BEFORE we had no water.
Many in our area, as well as other parts of Texas have had it far worse... several days with no power at all. That is very hard to cope with. As is no water for several days. Praying they get relief soon!
I try not to be political on my channel, so I cannot comment on Mr. Cruz... but I have not been a fan of his for a long time.
Would be a good idea if I didn't have to worry about pipes freezing at our house and the rental homes. I'm really grateful we were home when the pipe in our kitchen wall burst because I was able to minimize damage by quickly turning off the water.
@@MagentaOtterTravels Spells with no power at all, hard to imagine in this day and age. we take so much for granted. I hope it improves for you both soon :)
@@ians3586 Aye, handy you were there to sort it quickly. As beautiful as Mexico is, coming home to an indoor swimming pool would surely have taken the shine off your vacation :). And again, great footage.
Our leaders are something else. This is just a replay of the situations we had in 1989 and 2011. After those events they were told what they needed to do to prevent it all from happening again and decided to ignore the advice. Instead of taking responsibility for things they're blaming wind turbines. Problem is we lost almost twice as much electric capacity from downed traditional power stations (like natural gas) than we did from renewable sources and we didn't have renewables during previous cold snaps but we still had rolling blackouts. Turbines don't freeze in Canada or states to the North because they build them to withstand the cold.
Hiya. I hope nobody has to suffer flooding, when the the thaw sets in; but, then, you handle some pretty severe downpours, don't you? Also, the notion that you consider your place to be 'small' makes me smile. Stay safe. All the best to you.
We're pretty lucky here when it comes to flooding. We have crazy storms but the flooding never gets bad like it does in Houston.
Yes, small is certainly a relative term. We moved from a home that was twice the size into this one ;-)
When the snow thaws I'm not worried about flooding in the streets, but we DO have a big concern about pipes bursting during the thaw and causing flooding inside the homes. We are not "out of the woods" yet with this storm... but it will be above freezing this afternoon. And by Wednesday, it will be 70 F (21 C)!
Nice footage!
Thanks so much!
Hi, I'm just wondering what the little brick structures are on your side walks ?
You mean next to the PAVEMENT? haha... Those little structures are our mailboxes! Each brick tower has a post box for two houses. We have to walk ALL THE WAY to the street to get our mail! No lovely letter carrier dropping our letters through a slot on the front door ...
@@MagentaOtterTravels how uncivilised, 😪🤣 on closer inspection 🔎🤓 I noticed the flag 📫, shame they didn't have any corner bricks to finish it off nicely 😉😁
@@wencireone they are not pretty, just functional. Many neighbourhoods have wooden posts that the mailboxes are perched on. Those are much easier for bad drivers to knock over 😂😂
@@MagentaOtterTravels yes seen those in films of US neighborhoods, yours are practically a castle in comparison 🏰👍
@@wencireone you are too kind. Our house is a pretty mid range “tract home”... nothing fancy. But there are plenty of McMansions not far from where we live😉
WALES hat! I was not expecting that. Guess where I live?
I’m hoping you live in Wales! We love Wales!❤️🏴
We have a very important video coming up in the next week which you need to watch and give us your opinion on 😉...
What county are you in?
Oh wow! I've been seeing about this on the BBC news.
Crazy times in our hot state of Texas!
glad to hear that you stocked up before the snow. I have heard that people are acting like locust in your food halls, cleaning the shelves of everything.
Yes, we had enough food, even with a few things we lost in the power outage. That is one downside to stocking up. If your food reserves are all in the fridge and freezer and the power goes out, that can be bad news! You are right, some stores were completely cleared out. Other supermarkets have even been closed! Yesterday afternoon I called a nearby Walmart grocery store and they said they had just received trucks with milk and produce. I ran over there quickly to get some fresh fruits and veggies!
@@MagentaOtterTravels the power outage didn't affect your big freezer ... box your frozen food up and put it in your back garden in the snow.
on a serious note, I am glad you are standing up to this freak weather condition. lets just hope you don't get reflooded when it all starts to thor out, rivers over flowing, storm drains backing up ect.
@@jeanlongsden1696 I am not concerned with flooding now that it’s melting. It seems to be gradual enough, and we frequently have huge Texas thunderstorms with loads of water, so I think we can handle that. Much better than we can handle snow, apparently!
USA ✌️
Thanks for watching. 🇺🇸
Sorry to hear about your plumbing issues and hope it didn't cause too much damage. We once had a leak from a tap on our bath which came through the ceiling so can sympathise with you on that. The only people who are happy are the plumbers 💰
The plumbers are working nonstop! Yes, I feel terrible for people who have had plumbing leaks from an upper floor! I saw on Instagram yesterday a woman in Texas whose whole hallway on the upper level of her house collapsed onto the lower level due to a massive flood. They were staying with a friend, and she saw it happen on her security camera. Complete devastation! Really sad!
@@MagentaOtterTravels our news says that they're drafting in plumbers from out of State to help and Biden has declared a 'major disaster' . Our leak was slow so ended up with a one spot bubbling out of the ceiling luckily enough
Posted on my little drone enthusiast site on Facebook (Elroy Drone Jetson). Stay warm ..Stay safe
Thank you so much! We usually do drone photography in Britain, but this was a fun opportunity to do it in our very own neighborhood❤️🇺🇸
Hello! Dallas Texas, huh? Cowboys fans?! Hahaha. Have you guys been ravaged? Are you doing okay? New support and friend here!! Thank you so much for reaching out!
So sorry about the water pipes
We are doing fine now... much warmer than a week ago!!! Unfortunately, we are rubbish sports fans. We don't hate the Cowboys, but we don't love them either, haha.
@@MagentaOtterTravels sports are rubbish, not the non followers. 😂 i am not a sheep. I get its entertainment
@@iangoodisDMX you are sweet to say that
@@MagentaOtterTravels 🤝
It's amazing how something so pretty can cause so much damage and stress, saw in your weather forecast next week you'll be able to sun your selves and sit outside again, that's global warming 😉
Yes, I expect the roads will be clear this afternoon with the warm temperatures and sun. By next Wednesday people will be running around in shorts and sandals again! 🏝
@@MagentaOtterTravels only our postman wears shot trousers at this time of year, for mere mortals like me it's far to cold 🥶
Apart from gas central heating we are all electric now and the central heating doesn't work without electric, so we'd be in deep s*** if we had your situation, but at least our house is well insulated. Hopefully you have insurance that covers water damage? .
Yes, we have insurance but we will have to see if there is enough damage to warrant making a claim. Having a well insulated house is so important! Texas homes really are not built that way. The gas burners on the stove normally start with electric, but we were able to light them with a match when the power was out. 🔥
Thankfully! Because that way we were able to have hot tea, given the fact the electric kettle certainly wasn’t working!
@@MagentaOtterTravels we use to have a gas hob but due to new safety regulations wasn't able to have gas again without altering kitchen cabinets, so our only choice now is the bbq
Snow and cold are one thing but the annoyance of power cuts are ,well ,annoying.
True! 😳🥶❄️
Shame you don't have snow ploughs, sometimes called gritters in UK. You'll never know the joy of driving behind "For Your Ice Only", "Grit Expectations", "Gritney Spears", "Gritty Gritty Bang Bang", "Penelope Gritstop" and many more. Yes, these are real names for snow ploughs in Scotland and maybe other towns in UK.
Oh my goodness! Those are fabulous names! Nice to have a sense of humour in the coldest days of winter!🥶
Just reading a news story, about your water supply problems, so much snow and no water and no electric to boil it clean ( I think you have a gas hob ? ), sometimes we forget the most essential things in life, clean water to drink, at least we have fizzy drinks in our house to bail us out maybe for a day or so. 😬
Yes, I think at least half of Texas has a boil order at this point where they need to boil their water before drinking it. When we were camping in Canada, I had to brush my teeth with lemonade. It is not pleasant! LOL
@@MagentaOtterTravels I hope it was diet lemonade 😉
@@wencireone Yes, it was! Sugar-free lemonade. Tasted horrific When combined with minty toothpaste! 😝
Still on the plus side, more people were self isolating than any government issued directive😷
Yes, with the exception of the plumbers who have been in everyone’s houses, we have definitely been isolating! I’m certain the infection numbers will drop as a result
Glad it just isn't the south of England that grinds to a halt when the white stuff falls.
That is exactly what happens here... grinds to a halt. I had to go out driving on Wednesday and even the McDonalds and Taco Bell were closed!!!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Neither your part of the US or southern UK can justify spending the money on road clearing equipment, for the usually relative short few days of disruption by snow. A week ago we had snow and -7 Centigrade. Today its + 10 and no snow.
@@jjsmallpiece9234 I agree. In a few days it’s going to be 21°C here! We all just need to stay home while snow and ice are making the roads unsafe
Hi there, my name is Kate and I'm from the Environmental Justice Foundation. We are producing a short film on climate change and I wanted to ask if we could use a short section of this footage in our video? We would add on-screen credits to you. Many thanks! Kate
Yes, that would be great! My husband is a climate change activist! Please email me at magentaotter@gmail.com
So, minimalism ÷ just in case = where's the towels 🙄😬
You may recall I got rid of quite a few bath towels! However, I still had about 14 towels that mopped up all the water and saved the day! With all of our rental houses, we have faced water issues more than once. I always have a fat stack of towels handy for situations like this...😳We are just so thankful that Weston was in the room when the water started leaking and he yelled.r 💦 I don’t want to think about what would have happened if we had all been sound asleep and didn’t hear it...
@@MagentaOtterTravels or even worse away😬
You're electric failure could highlight a bigger issue for the future of electric cars 🔌🚙 😱
We have been discussing battery packs a lot this week... One interesting option is solar panels with a Tesla power wall.
@@MagentaOtterTravels the only trouble with solar power is the cost of the initial outlay against any return 💸💸💸
@@wencireone yes, I doubt we will do it. I don’t think we will be staying in this house long enough to make it worthwhile. But maybe when we build our dream house in Scotland or Wales...???
@@MagentaOtterTravels ofcourse you won't be getting much sun then☁️🌧😉🤣