[Magdalen] Texas pubbies please check in

[Robert Counselman]

Out in the sticks west of San Antonio here it's still cold, but things seem
to be working.  No power outages so far and only minor problems with the
water supply.  Seems the pumps are freezing up and have to be thawed out.
I'm on city water, so it's just a matter of waiting for the crew to do
their work.  Have plenty of firewood and food in the house, so it's not
unlike the rest of the past year being on lockdown!  More ice is supposed
to be coming tonight and tomorrow, so hopefully we will survive that,
also.  Temps the last two mornings have been 8 and 11.  At least the winds
moderated last night.  Still about 4-5 inches of snow on the ground.  It
will be slow to melt until warmer weather comes this weekend.

Bob

On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 7:27 AM Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Checking in from Houston. Lost power at 2am Monday morning, temperature ~
> 15 F. Snowing and iced roads. Some melt-off mid afternoon. No info about
> when our power would return. Drove to my son's house in Jim's truck late
> afternoon where there was power and grandkids!! , on still icy roads with
> most drivers completely unaware of how to drive in this stuff. Waiting this
> morning to call my neighbors and see if power has returned... so we can go
> back home. This is a record cold event with main energy provider caught off
> guard. Will report in again from snowy south TX
> peace
> Lynn
>
>
>
> On Feb 16, 2021, at 6:48 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Know that the rest of us are praying for you, and please check in when you
> can. I'm also worried about my cyberdaughter Lindsey, who I hear from so
> infrequently that it might as well be never. She lives on a ranch in the
> panhandle. I sent her an email but of course have not heard. Be safe and
> take care.
>


-- 
Fr. Robert L Counselman,
Retired