@@trixie7265 Who cares. My neighbors and I all have Generac generators. We did a neighbor special with Generac several years ago. Paying off now and staying cool. 😇
@@maggie2sticks717No, for not having their shit together and when things are gonna take a downfall. But maybe you like center point and would burn in this humid hell weather we have in Houston don’t ya??? Son of a b…
@maggie2sticks717 are you like small brained or something ? Like do you have a mental disorder? Clearly the issue is they have had so many opportunities to prepare ahead of time, and set up the systems to avoid this issue but anytime we have any amount of rain or wind the lights are out for days. Either you are not affected or work for these people.
@@maggie2sticks717 American infrastructure is awful and you know it. you’re all over this comment section being a brainlet, pls pipe it because your wyte arse can afford 10 generators and hog the gas pumps with canisters. linemen said they were ready to go and guess what nothing. its going right over your head, freak.
@@maggie2sticks717 American infrastructure is awful and you know it. you’re all over this comment section being a brainlet, pls pipe it because your wyte forehead can afford 10 generators and hog the gas pumps with canisters. linemen said they were ready to go and guess what nothing. its going right over your head, freak.
We can complain all we want but they are literally the only game in town. They have a literal monopoly. They have no incentive to improve their service.
And THAT'S wth needs to change. There are others like ONCOR that can supply power. The FACT that you know that should MAKE you want to make more noise that's HOW change happens..you speak up!!
@@amorrbaby8354 I'm glad that someone out here is optimistic about the collective spirit and all that but the only way to get a corporation to change is by threatening profits. You go out and convince enough people to switch to ONCOR to make them reconsider their business strategy. Or we take more drastic measures but I don't think most people are ready to start talking about that.
But boy are power companies on time and diligent when it comes to billing, raising summer energy costs, billing and expecting prompt payment. It is summer, they need to be better prepared.
Where the hell is center point?? Not one truck in Galveston. We have no stores or gas stations open anywhere! No poles down no trees down nothing anywhere near my neighborhood. This is BS!!! Where the hell are they
@Tbrew-zd6xb that is a race baiting question. Really doesn't matter. Race has nothing to do with it. Rich and poor does now. Those of us that live paycheck to paycheck they don't care about.
@@maggie2sticks717 Exactly. sitting in my house with a car jump pack for my electronics and a little propane camp stove for canned goods. as global climate does its thing these events will only occur more. start planning ahead.
Not long ago, we got power outage and electricity back in 4 days and all food in the fridge were bad. Now we got power outage again...., central energy should pay us Money.
The problem is every time a hurricane hits, the same thing happens to the same areas. As if it was a surprise ! They’re never prepared for the hit. Where does all the money they get from us go ??
Amazing - all this from a Cat 1 in America’s 4th largest city. Hoping it all improves rapidly for everyone. Awful to be without electricity in this heat.
Great questions. They should have had assistance here before the storm even hit! The meteorologists were all saying this was going to impact us. So not knowing how Beryl would affect us is a lie! But they want to be paid for them high light bills on time!
I agree.. The sad part is they lead with claiming they had everything in place to ensure the recovery process would be better and more efficient.. This is horrible!!
American infrastructure is crumbling because our State and Federal representatives "keep passing the ball" since decades ago!! Many of the county's issues are decided -or not- by politicians. When something fails we tend to blame presidents. As long as the USA remains DIVIDED, our dear politicians will do whatever they want... As simple as that... 💥💥🇺🇲💥💥
Ridiculous! This happens over and over again. Then they dont even answer the phones, they send us directly to the operator. How is this possible that they keep doing this, how were they saying that they were ready, they should have been ready with shelters and all for people! Ridiculous answers of these people!
Guess they thought the storm would miss us? Pathetic response anyways. The heat and humidity will take out alot of people tomorrow if they arent on it NOW!
To be fair growing up in Houston you had several days to prepare. Nowadays it seems like they warn you that there is going to be a hurricane the next day. Houston was not in the cone of uncertainty until about a day or 2 before the storm hit. They just kept moving it more north. I understand storms are supposed to be unpredictable but aren’t the models supposed to predictable?
It was originally predicted to not come near us and now we got a direct hit. We prepared, but we only have so much gas left for our generators, now we have to play hardcore survival mode with for the little gas and food that is available. This city is horrible.
We pay our dues when our bill is due and now when it’s time for them to do their job that always have poor excuses . Center point has to go no doubt about that.
There will be a lot more storms to come. Class lawsuits needs to be filed against both ERCOT and Centerpoint. Businesses need to be suing for their damages and business lost.
Exactly. If you know a hurricane is rolling through a city of 6 million people, you’d better be employing FEMA and not just a few electricians from the power company. Geez.
Y'all know. I have never seen how important a small portable gas generator is till now. Saved all my food from spoiling in the fridges. And also them gas cans. Just as important. 🙏 After this ordeal is over and generators is plentiful on the shelves again im buying me two three more and more gas cans. You cannot have too many gas cans. Generator runs on gas. I can always fil up my vehicles with the left over gas. And that propane gas stove. Omg! Life saver. We couldn't cook anything on an electric stove without electricity. Don't rely on anyone except yourselves.
I bought a small 12 volt pump to get gas from my 2 vehicles for my generator. The fuel is always fresh and there's a lot of it. I believe it's called the GasTapper. I used that for the 4 days we were out of power to fuel my generator during the Texas Winter Storm.
@@helidude3502 when you don’t have a back up plan, it’s a safety violation or a crime, especially when you know the risk or hazards of not having electricity.
I did my root cause analysis… Center point did not deploy the technicians on time because they tried to save money, on the invent the hurricane did not happen. Who pays the consequences now? Customers! It’s time to make them pay 💰 back!!!
So when children and elderly start dying for heat stroke will they have a better answer what about better response knowing this was a category 1 storm!!!! They didn’t make preparations??? Who is responsible for this lack of awareness???? Someone who is not in the area not affected by this??? Come on people wake up this is the plan I pray that you understand profit is not greater than peoples lives … children’s lives … elderly people’s lives!!!!
Where is the governor to demand answers? Why were they not prepared for a cat 1 hurricane??? This is the best they can do? It is ridiculous that we are paying ridiculous energy rates plus the delivery services to centerpoint for maintenance which by the way are so high sometimes is equal the amount for use and delivery services and this are the answers they give to customers!!!😡😡
I have 3 family members working at Centerpoinmt. Thwy are on 16 hour shifts and woking their butts off. Please be kind to them and offer water if you have it. Their homes are in the same boat as yours!
No one is against low level employees working at centerpoint, we holding the corporation and their management responsible for everyone who lost power today. Class lawsuits need to be filed as this is not the first storm and outage this year.
@@anthonybenitez1418I empathize, I've had newborns & toddlers in power outages during the summer. Dress them very lightly, absolutely no blankets on them. They might have to just wear a diaper, make sure they're hydrated and eating normally. And put a barrier between your skin & theirs during feeding so they don't get hotter (muslin or lightweight receiving blankets help).
Over here in Galveston the winds took my dang Craftsman shed away, i mean its just gone. After it died down a little i went looking in the neighbors yards but nothing. All that's left where the shed was is my lawnmower, two shovels, an artificial Christmas tree, grandma's old sewing machine, an autographed picture of Pat Sajack and an old battleship game.
Gotta remember these centerpoint crew workers have families too, if y’all want to get upset be prepared don’t rely on anyone. This likely won’t be the last storm of the season.
Yeah that last Centerpoint CEO making 37 million dollars a year has a family he's working hard to look out for. Wonder how many ground level workers you could hire with that. Oh well!
What do you do when theres a power line down on top of your home? We cannot get in touch with center point at all so whats going to happen when this line goes live again?
It does seem like customers put enough $ into Texas utilities, coupled with the known Hurricane risks and Texas having so much energy resources and therefore tax base that building the infrastructure to handle a routine Cat 1 is a reasonable expectation.
All the damned Trees literally intertwined in the power lines, my heavy trash hasn’t been picked up from last month! Now it’s a mountain from all the broken tree branches. We need to address the Mayor.
Yep needs to be done better than sit in the heat until we get to you service. I know they are working hard but this is families and pets at stake once again and even worse than before.
The answer is laziness and negligence on centerpoints part, they knew a cat 1 hurrican was going to hit and made the CHOICE to not have the service people out and ready. Centerpoint has no ground to stand on saying they could not be prepared when they have been in the past and knew what could happen with this hurricane, you would think after this happens to houston every few years Center point was more on top of things but they have proved that they care not about the people who pay them, only the money it self.
Wifey and Idrove around for a bit and both said that it looked luke none of the trucks were here. No lots taken up. No caravans in the roads. So, they WERE NOT ready, huh? 🤡 s
Never rely on utilities, police or fire rescue during or after storms. It may take a while before you get full service back. Plan and have emergency backup plan: this includes food, water, power backup even if its only for a small refrigerator that can be run of solar batteries and inverter. First aid too betadine, alcohol bandages even a roll of duct tape flash light l.e.d. We were without power after Hurricane Andrew for close to two months. Just was glad I only lost 8 sheets of plywood. Having this experience we keep a backup tarp for the aftermath.
@@mindyourbusiness302 i actually live in Houston, your childish insult is indicative of your iQ no doubt, so i can say for certain that the infrastructure is an embarrassment, it is off frequently with or without a hurricane
Nice bit of conflation at the end of this story. The forecast intensity of the storm does not equate to the expected damage from the storm. This report is just an appeal to emotion done poorly.
I just want to be able to eat. Hard to do that when the power is out and grocery stores are empty. Why aren't MREs being supplied like previous storms?
It’s because they all put their head in the sand with these models. There was a time when weathermen actually gave personal input in addition to the computer models. But now bloggers like spacecityweather and local media just repeat whatever the models say.
This is terrible I am in the woodlands area and we have no gas and barely stores working on. Entergy is doing anything about it they are not even providing updates on their status page…there should be a switch with these monopoly energy providers… where is the help and why has been taking so long? More transparency in the process is needed. Hope everyone is staying safe and keeping cool
Would think I would think probably because the media has been telling us all week that it was going to go to Brownsville I had one day to prepare. Thank you.
government will never care about you. from my personal experience tesla powerwall + solar array is a game changer for Houston. But be aware, that if storm gonna damage your roof with solar, - it will be expensive to take it down, repair and put back. so it is kinda a risk. but with free nights from TXU I am paying only $20 per month now.
Every year it seems most experts say weather patterns will continue to get worse and more severe. If the grid is NOT going to be updated and strengthened to reflect and counteract these changes, then atleast PERMANENTLY hire more Linemen to always be prepared for what we all know will continue to get worse every year. Isn't it obvious if you have to regularly outsource crews from out of town and from other states that they need more employees? Center Point at the very least should have to pay for all the food we keep throwing away. Most companies that regularly fail to meet their customers needs go under. It's time for a change.
Why would the power company not be working with the State to assemble and stage response teams? And why didn't the State sound an alarm based on the likelihood the Houston area was going to be slammed no matter how far South the storm hit.
2 million without power because of a cat 1 hurricane. Centerpoint energy is the worst.
You got that right.
3 million
Amen to that
The only time they care about their customers. When they raise their rates.
Greedy bastards
Or if the bill is late.
Making comments like that they may make your neighbor hood last😂
@@trixie7265 Who cares. My neighbors and I all have Generac generators. We did a neighbor special with Generac several years ago. Paying off now and staying cool. 😇
Centerpoint needs to be held accountable
For the hurricane? LOL
@@maggie2sticks717No, for not having their shit together and when things are gonna take a downfall.
But maybe you like center point and would burn in this humid hell weather we have in Houston don’t ya??? Son of a b…
@maggie2sticks717 are you like small brained or something ? Like do you have a mental disorder?
Clearly the issue is they have had so many opportunities to prepare ahead of time, and set up the systems to avoid this issue but anytime we have any amount of rain or wind the lights are out for days.
Either you are not affected or work for these people.
@@maggie2sticks717 American infrastructure is awful and you know it. you’re all over this comment section being a brainlet, pls pipe it because your wyte arse can afford 10 generators and hog the gas pumps with canisters. linemen said they were ready to go and guess what nothing. its going right over your head, freak.
@@maggie2sticks717 American infrastructure is awful and you know it. you’re all over this comment section being a brainlet, pls pipe it because your wyte forehead can afford 10 generators and hog the gas pumps with canisters. linemen said they were ready to go and guess what nothing. its going right over your head, freak.
But they sure want they money aday before the bill is due
You’re absolutely right and if you don’t they will cut your power out .. pisses me off and they have no answers
Pay your bills. That's on you.
@vinny06299
That's not the point bonehead 😂
@@vinny06299I hope you go through a situation where you need power and you don't get it.
Pathetic planning. Nitwits running the show
We can complain all we want but they are literally the only game in town. They have a literal monopoly. They have no incentive to improve their service.
And THAT'S wth needs to change. There are others like ONCOR that can supply power. The FACT that you know that should MAKE you want to make more noise that's HOW change happens..you speak up!!
@@amorrbaby8354 I'm glad that someone out here is optimistic about the collective spirit and all that but the only way to get a corporation to change is by threatening profits. You go out and convince enough people to switch to ONCOR to make them reconsider their business strategy. Or we take more drastic measures but I don't think most people are ready to start talking about that.
The horrors of a capitalist built city
But boy are power companies on time and diligent when it comes to billing, raising summer energy costs, billing and expecting prompt payment.
It is summer, they need to be better prepared.
Where the hell is center point?? Not one truck in Galveston. We have no stores or gas stations open anywhere! No poles down no trees down nothing anywhere near my neighborhood. This is BS!!! Where the hell are they
@tammy do you live in a wyte area?
@Tbrew-zd6xb that is a race baiting question. Really doesn't matter. Race has nothing to do with it. Rich and poor does now. Those of us that live paycheck to paycheck they don't care about.
Prepare yourself next time.
Frauds, they want to say it's a National emergency and get some Fed stuff to not give any to the suffering public. Shame
@@maggie2sticks717 Exactly. sitting in my house with a car jump pack for my electronics and a little propane camp stove for canned goods.
as global climate does its thing these events will only occur more. start planning ahead.
We should get our money back
Not long ago, we got power outage and electricity back in 4 days and all food in the fridge were bad. Now we got power outage again...., central energy should pay us Money.
@@wujianwendy ridiculous but don’t you ever dare! To miss a bill due date….i hate this country’s infrastructure
The problem is every time a hurricane hits, the same thing happens to the same areas. As if it was a surprise ! They’re never prepared for the hit. Where does all the money they get from us go ??
Most of the upper class neighborhoods has had their power restored….Just putting that out there
My rich democrat boss told us he will never have minority problems.
😂
We pay all the money on lights and we get this
I know, it's sickening
Amazing - all this from a Cat 1 in America’s 4th largest city. Hoping it all improves rapidly for everyone. Awful to be without electricity in this heat.
Great questions. They should have had assistance here before the storm even hit! The meteorologists were all saying this was going to impact us. So not knowing how Beryl would affect us is a lie! But they want to be paid for them high light bills on time!
I agree.. The sad part is they lead with claiming they had everything in place to ensure the recovery process would be better and more efficient.. This is horrible!!
American infrastructure is so terrible
Tell me about it 😒
Thanks Joe Biden
Houston’s infrastructure is terrible.
@@vinny06299 lol and what about Harvey? Can’t blame everything on Biden lol
American infrastructure is crumbling because our State and Federal representatives "keep passing the ball" since decades ago!!
Many of the county's issues are decided -or not- by politicians. When something fails we tend to blame presidents. As long as the USA remains DIVIDED, our dear politicians will do whatever they want... As simple as that...
💥💥🇺🇲💥💥
Ridiculous! This happens over and over again. Then they dont even answer the phones, they send us directly to the operator. How is this possible that they keep doing this, how were they saying that they were ready, they should have been ready with shelters and all for people! Ridiculous answers of these people!
Guess they thought the storm would miss us? Pathetic response anyways. The heat and humidity will take out alot of people tomorrow if they arent on it NOW!
If you call them to report your power outage you just get a busy signal
Exactly!!
My experience with Center Point was: If you call them ... (for any reason) ... you just get a busy signal
@@Bonjour-World Bet if you dial the billing extension they'll pickup 😂
To be fair growing up in Houston you had several days to prepare. Nowadays it seems like they warn you that there is going to be a hurricane the next day. Houston was not in the cone of uncertainty until about a day or 2 before the storm hit. They just kept moving it more north. I understand storms are supposed to be unpredictable but aren’t the models supposed to predictable?
Models are a joke
It was originally predicted to not come near us and now we got a direct hit. We prepared, but we only have so much gas left for our generators, now we have to play hardcore survival mode with for the little gas and food that is available. This city is horrible.
We pay our dues when our bill is due and now when it’s time for them to do their job that always have poor excuses . Center point has to go no doubt about that.
There will be a lot more storms to come. Class lawsuits needs to be filed against both ERCOT and Centerpoint. Businesses need to be suing for their damages and business lost.
Well they lied, they said they WERE here and stationed ready to go. At what point are we done with center point.
Exactly. If you know a hurricane is rolling through a city of 6 million people, you’d better be employing FEMA and not just a few electricians from the power company. Geez.
But they sure want the bill payed smh center point trash
Power went out at exactly 5:30am it is midnight now still waiting
You will be waiting all week.
In Minnesota Center Point fails repeatedly during winter storms. They are pathetic when the chips are down.
Y'all know. I have never seen how important a small portable gas generator is till now. Saved all my food from spoiling in the fridges. And also them gas cans. Just as important. 🙏 After this ordeal is over and generators is plentiful on the shelves again im buying me two three more and more gas cans. You cannot have too many gas cans. Generator runs on gas. I can always fil up my vehicles with the left over gas. And that propane gas stove. Omg! Life saver. We couldn't cook anything on an electric stove without electricity. Don't rely on anyone except yourselves.
I bought a small 12 volt pump to get gas from my 2 vehicles for my generator. The fuel is always fresh and there's a lot of it. I believe it's called the GasTapper. I used that for the 4 days we were out of power to fuel my generator during the Texas Winter Storm.
The storm came way before this storm showed up
It was a big big warning that first quick band
Pathetic answers. Dam shame
Why is centerpoint energy the only company anyway with that huge city
Monopoly
They said only 300k have power and 2m don’t have AKA the RICH the population is 2.3m Houston
We should sue them so they can learn how to respect people.
Yes your absolutely right we should
Good luck.
And a court will change the laws of physics and unpredictable weather patterns how?
@@helidude3502 when you don’t have a back up plan, it’s a safety violation or a crime, especially when you know the risk or hazards of not having electricity.
I did my root cause analysis… Center point did not deploy the technicians on time because they tried to save money, on the invent the hurricane did not happen. Who pays the consequences now? Customers! It’s time to make them pay 💰 back!!!
It’s been 13 hours
It'll be a few days..quit crying
@@mindyourbusiness302 mind your business freak
Omg its just like before-
It's been 28 hours since my power went out
@@mindyourbusiness302Houston Heat is deadly
So when children and elderly start dying for heat stroke will they have a better answer what about better response knowing this was a category 1 storm!!!! They didn’t make preparations??? Who is responsible for this lack of awareness???? Someone who is not in the area not affected by this??? Come on people wake up this is the plan I pray that you understand profit is not greater than peoples lives … children’s lives … elderly people’s lives!!!!
They did this on purpose
Centerpoint has to go! 🚮
Time to leave Houston
No, time to take center point to federal court.
@@MrNeilTV For what? Not having your power on directly after the storm? How entitled.
No good reason to live there
@@johnshaneharper904funny. Lots of money is made here that's a pretty damn good reason.
@@maggie2sticks717No, for not being prepared when it was forecast several days in advance.
Where is the governor to demand answers? Why were they not prepared for a cat 1 hurricane??? This is the best they can do? It is ridiculous that we are paying ridiculous energy rates plus the delivery services to centerpoint for maintenance which by the way are so high sometimes is equal the amount for use and delivery services and this are the answers they give to customers!!!😡😡
Governor wasn't here. He was is Taiwan doing business according to the news.
Abbott has nothing to do with Center point. Why were you not prepared for a hurricane 🙄
Did Cruz leave also?
@mindyourbusiness302 He's running this show, his fault.
Probably chillin in Cancun
I have 3 family members working at Centerpoinmt. Thwy are on 16 hour shifts and woking their butts off. Please be kind to them and offer water if you have it. Their homes are in the same boat as yours!
Be kind to them huh, How about you tell that to families with new born babies that have to stand this heat...
@@anthonybenitez1418 They aren't the first newborns to ever go through a hurricane. Why is everyone so wimpy nowdays?
No one is against low level employees working at centerpoint, we holding the corporation and their management responsible for everyone who lost power today. Class lawsuits need to be filed as this is not the first storm and outage this year.
Exactly, bunch of crybabies need to be thankful these guys are out working to restore power
@@anthonybenitez1418I empathize, I've had newborns & toddlers in power outages during the summer. Dress them very lightly, absolutely no blankets on them. They might have to just wear a diaper, make sure they're hydrated and eating normally. And put a barrier between your skin & theirs during feeding so they don't get hotter (muslin or lightweight receiving blankets help).
Over here in Galveston the winds took my dang Craftsman shed away, i mean its just gone. After it died down a little i went looking in the neighbors yards but nothing. All that's left where the shed was is my lawnmower, two shovels, an artificial Christmas tree, grandma's old sewing machine, an autographed picture of Pat Sajack and an old battleship game.
Hey Pat Sajack though! Thats gotta be worth 2 in the bush! 😅
Interesting, ......two shovels
How much for the Christmas tree?
Are you blaming Centerpoint for that?
Who the hell is pat sajack?
Those electricians out of town will be reflected on your bill, be assured of that
Gotta remember these centerpoint crew workers have families too, if y’all want to get upset be prepared don’t rely on anyone. This likely won’t be the last storm of the season.
Yeah that last Centerpoint CEO making 37 million dollars a year has a family he's working hard to look out for. Wonder how many ground level workers you could hire with that. Oh well!
They knew this hurricane was coming a week in advance
It was not expected to hit Houston a week ago
We should not pay the electricity bill this month.
Let’s spend the money on something else instead
Hahah! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“When the power be restored?” “When the power be restored?”
Ain’t nobody know!
Center Point screwed up. The forecast was made several days in advance. Those crews should have been in position.
Doesn't Texas have it's own, separate power grid?
Not yet, we will work on that after we secede from the United States of America.
@@nkiru61No FEMA for you!!
They do and it's shyt a complete joke 😂
freedum or something
It's called ERCOT.
We got more problems than the coastal towns that were hit.
You got the power company you voted for, congratulations.
What do you do when theres a power line down on top of your home? We cannot get in touch with center point at all so whats going to happen when this line goes live again?
What ever you do dont try to remove it if they dont answer call the fire dept
Thank you for the information! Should the title read, "When will the power be restored?" You missed the main verb.
The power in Mission Bend was restored right before 6 PM.
You're lucky.
Not for all no. Nice try… go take a drive maybe
Yea they won't hire anyone either unless you know someone that already works there buddy buddy system
FACTS
Thanks center point. We all needed the mass fasting to get our digestive system back on track.
It does seem like customers put enough $ into Texas utilities, coupled with the known Hurricane risks and Texas having so much energy resources and therefore tax base that building the infrastructure to handle a routine Cat 1 is a reasonable expectation.
but the shareholders must get paid
All the damned Trees literally intertwined in the power lines, my heavy trash hasn’t been picked up from last month! Now it’s a mountain from all the broken tree branches. We need to address the Mayor.
Yep needs to be done better than sit in the heat until we get to you service. I know they are working hard but this is families and pets at stake once again and even worse than before.
It's crazy that they seemed to be working faster when all the towers collapsed vs some downed lines
Texas infrastructure is actually embarrassing
life theatening to some
12:36 am 290 and west road have power. Cypress area they are coming.
I'm at the South 288😢
As a Floridian whose town was hit by a Cat 5….TIME TO THINK OF ANOTHER ENERGY SOURCE! Grid down scenarios may become a thing everywhere.
Gotta have your own backup plan. SOLAR.
Fix power on Briargrove area please!
They should have had them on notice and had them on their way this is every time somebody’s not doing their job
Saw a convoy of power trucks headed your way at 1pm. I'm an hour and half west of you.
They have to make sure it's safe to restore power.
Something has to be proposed or done about the lack common sense with the power grid here. It’s outdated, insufficient, and sucks!
The answer is laziness and negligence on centerpoints part, they knew a cat 1 hurrican was going to hit and made the CHOICE to not have the service people out and ready. Centerpoint has no ground to stand on saying they could not be prepared when they have been in the past and knew what could happen with this hurricane, you would think after this happens to houston every few years Center point was more on top of things but they have proved that they care not about the people who pay them, only the money it self.
Thank you Jeremy 💯💯💯 CAT 1 ... ( Hope they get the point)
This is crazy all the money we’ve been charged for electricity and Center Point wait tell after the storm to prepare for it. Really
Without power in that heat and humidity that be awful
Is we getting power back?
What’s the problem with the electricity?
Houston sucks when it come to weathering storms
Wifey and Idrove around for a bit and both said that it looked luke none of the trucks were here. No lots taken up. No caravans in the roads. So, they WERE NOT ready, huh? 🤡 s
In the end...Centerpoint has no idea....
Never rely on utilities, police or fire rescue during or after storms. It may take a while before you get full service back. Plan and have emergency backup plan: this includes food, water, power backup even if its only for a small refrigerator that can be run of solar batteries and inverter. First aid too betadine, alcohol bandages even a roll of duct tape flash light l.e.d. We were without power after Hurricane Andrew for close to two months. Just was glad I only lost 8 sheets of plywood. Having this experience we keep a backup tarp for the aftermath.
My rabbits and conures need AC. It’s almost 100 degrees outside!
I have AC come over.
@@RikkisioThe rizzler
you still need that ac?
In the future, purchase a small portable gas generator and small $150 windows AC unit you keep in storage/garage/closet.
Third world, embarrassing that the so-called "richest country" in the world cannot keep the lights on, Houston power is out almost as often as Lagos
It's a hurricane 🌀
Einstein 😂
@@mindyourbusiness302 i actually live in Houston, your childish insult is indicative of your iQ no doubt, so i can say for certain that the infrastructure is an embarrassment, it is off frequently with or without a hurricane
Nice bit of conflation at the end of this story. The forecast intensity of the storm does not equate to the expected damage from the storm. This report is just an appeal to emotion done poorly.
It's up to you to be prepared. I live in Galveston and you bet I have emergency back up generators. Did just fine when the power went out.
Been without power since 9am. Meanwhile, the power to the shopping center was restored, and they moved on.
Centerpoint is a joke
Can't handle a cat 1. Florida light and power laughing.
Just for power back 77095
Centerpoint needs to be federally investigated
Linemen were dispatched the night before from nearby states i talked to a couple wives of lineman and they were already heading here sun afternoon.
I just want to be able to eat. Hard to do that when the power is out and grocery stores are empty. Why aren't MREs being supplied like previous storms?
My sister is 87 years old and lives alone in Richmond Texas no refrigerator no air conditioner it's scary
Power went out at exactly 5:30am midnight now still waiting
It’s because they all put their head in the sand with these models. There was a time when weathermen actually gave personal input in addition to the computer models. But now bloggers like spacecityweather and local media just repeat whatever the models say.
Two center point truck were here last night in Pasadena and I asked when will the power come back on and he said tomorrow or the next day.
Things we are definitely wanting to know
why didn't the governor order them there before the storm hit ?
why did he leave everyone hanging ?? .. and where is teddie cruz ???
The governor has no authority to do that and what does Ted have to do with this? What about your precious democrats in power?
Power crews from all over are already there trying to fix the lines. Quit crying and be thankful 🙄
his priorities don't include houston?
Cause the governor answers to lobbyists. And Raphael Cruz is known to be a typical useless Harvard grad.
THANK YOU!!!!!!
Same thing every time 😢😮
Life endangering for the elderly and disabled on oxygen 😢. Send help to Cleveland TX Entergy please 🙏.
I bet it was to keep their expenses down. Asking 10,000 crews to mobilize on a weekend is overtime 💰💰💰💰
We can complain all we want and nothing will be done..
I’m a country boy, so I can survive
and not care, or was that a joke
Meanwhile living off the biggest generator off the block
We dont eat possums round here
This is terrible I am in the woodlands area and we have no gas and barely stores working on. Entergy is doing anything about it they are not even providing updates on their status page…there should be a switch with these monopoly energy providers… where is the help and why has been taking so long? More transparency in the process is needed. Hope everyone is staying safe and keeping cool
Would think I would think probably because the media has been telling us all week that it was going to go to Brownsville I had one day to prepare. Thank you.
government will never care about you. from my personal experience tesla powerwall + solar array is a game changer for Houston. But be aware, that if storm gonna damage your roof with solar, - it will be expensive to take it down, repair and put back. so it is kinda a risk. but with free nights from TXU I am paying only $20 per month now.
Every year it seems most experts say weather patterns will continue to get worse and more severe. If the grid is NOT going to be updated and strengthened to reflect and counteract these changes, then atleast PERMANENTLY hire more Linemen to always be prepared for what we all know will continue to get worse every year. Isn't it obvious if you have to regularly outsource crews from out of town and from other states that they need more employees? Center Point at the very least should have to pay for all the food we keep throwing away. Most companies that regularly fail to meet their customers needs go under. It's time for a change.
Why would the power company not be working with the State to assemble and stage response teams? And why didn't the State sound an alarm based on the likelihood the Houston area was going to be slammed no matter how far South the storm hit.
Can you not buy solar panels or battery/generators in Texas? We just have a small one but it works wonders.
Solar panels are cool until your roof gets taken apart