Stoney Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Anybody else not have power thanks to the brownout or whatever is going on? Ain’t nothing in Big Sandy/Harmony area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 My cousin keeps saying the power keeps going on and off up there. Don't ask me what's going on, because they don't know either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I'm seeing it from multiple friends in the East Texas area. This is what I saw from one friend from Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation : AEP has confirmed a that there has been an explosion that is causing the interruptions in power today. We receive all of our power through their lines so this will effect everyone in our area and Longview. I have also seen a post about it from a friend that lives in Chandler, TX but that's in Henderson County. I don't have any problems here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 I’ve heard something happened at Eastman. I’ve heard they are fine. I don’t know what’s going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 27 minutes ago, Stoney said: I’ve heard something happened at Eastman. I’ve heard they are fine. I don’t know what’s going on. That's what I just heard too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 From what I'm seeing it's affecting a lot of East Texas. It's not just Upshur, Harrison, Gregg, Smith, Henderson, and Rusk Counties either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Power is out in Garrison for the past few hours ... my generator has been running for a while now .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 Power just came on here at the house. I’m not sure what happened but that’s pretty good sized area that was out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CarthDawg77 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Ours is back on now!!!️️️ Thank you AEP SWEPCO! Great job, folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarthDawg77 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, DaveTV1 said: From what I'm seeing it's affecting a lot of East Texas. It's not just Upshur, Harrison, Gregg, Smith, Henderson, and Rusk Counties either. Panola too! Back up now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 Cousin took this picture in Gilmer last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 11 hours ago, Stoney said: Cousin took this picture in Gilmer last night. Ahh, Gilmer, TX the way it was pre -1990 after 7 pm, unless the Yamboree was in full swing. I can remember about the only businesses open after 9 pm were a few gas stations and Sonic when it first came to Gilmer in the early 80's on 155. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, DaveTV1 said: Ahh, Gilmer, TX the way it was pre -1990 after 7 pm, unless the Yamboree was in full swing. I can remember about the only businesses open after 9 pm were a few gas stations and Sonic when it first came to Gilmer in the early 80's on 155. The old Sonic was so much better than the new. The food was better. The service was better. Wasn’t there two Dairy Queen’s in Gilmer? One by the old ABC near 155, then the one by Yazell’s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Stoney said: The old Sonic was so much better than the new. The food was better. The service was better. Wasn’t there two Dairy Queen’s in Gilmer? One by the old ABC near 155, then the one by Yazell’s? There was, but they were closed by 9 pm back in the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarthDawg77 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, DaveTV1 said: There was, but they were closed by 9 pm back in the day. Did any of you go outside last night & see all those stars against a black sky? I did, & it helped me take my mind off how durn Hot it was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 48 minutes ago, CarthDawg77 said: Did any of you go outside last night & see all those stars against a black sky? I did, & it helped me take my mind off how durn Hot it was! You haven't been out camping lately have you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarthDawg77 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, DaveTV1 said: You haven't been out camping lately have you ? No, Dave... Sadly, I haven’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I'm not sure which was more fun: scrolling through social media following the 2016 election, or watching people absolutely lose their minds over brownouts this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 10 hours ago, AKA said: I'm not sure which was more fun: scrolling through social media following the 2016 election, or watching people absolutely lose their minds over brownouts this weekend. I sort of got tired of it. Back in the 70's and 80's it wasn't really a big whoop when the power went out. We weren't dependent on electronic devices so it just wasn't a big deal. We rarely ran our AC anyway, and just opened up a a window at night. True, towns were smaller back then and traffic on neighborhood streets stopped around 7 pm. If it was still daylight outside kids didn't notice, because that's where we always were anyway. I do remember my Mom had candles in case the power went out at night, but we had a gas stove and oven so there was still food that we could eat. What's funny is even when the power went out, the landline phone still worked. We weren't addicted to being on the phone then. So we'd still play board games or cards back then for entertainment. As I've said before, if kids were sent back to that time period today, I'm not sure how long they could last. It seemed like many adults today couldn't handle it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarthDawg77 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 20 minutes ago, DaveTV1 said: I sort of got tired of it. Back in the 70's and 80's it wasn't really a big whoop when the power went out. We weren't dependent on electronic devices so it just wasn't a big deal. We rarely ran our AC anyway, and just opened up a a window at night. True, towns were smaller back then and traffic on neighborhood streets stopped around 7 pm. If it was still daylight outside kids didn't notice, because that's where we always were anyway. I do remember my Mom had candles in case the power went out at night, but we had a gas stove and oven so there was still food that we could eat. What's funny is even when the power went out, the landline phone still worked. We weren't addicted to being on the phone then. So we'd still play board games or cards back then for entertainment. As I've said before, if kids were sent back to that time period today, I'm not sure how long they could last. It seemed like many adults today couldn't handle it either. I’m with you there, Dave... aside from the oppressive humidity that comes with this East Texas Heat, We were fine. Like you, We have a gas stove, so eating was no issue. We sat outside to catch the few breezes that provided a measure of relief. We had charged our devices in our vehicles, so staying up to date with the progress the power company was making was easy enough. I have enough dry food on hand, along with about 9 cases of bottled water & canned goods enough to live on for six or eight months. I wish this brownout would have happened in Fall or Winter... I would have been fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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