RE: Why not conserve a little? It's an easy thing to do.

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Jun 17, 2021
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Apparently our energy provider wanted everyone in the neighborhood to conserve

LiveCoug

6/17/21 12:25pm

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Powerbait DPM

6/17/21 12:29pm

ERCOT wants everyone in the state to conserve. Cold temps crashed the grid, now it may be heat that crashes it.

Texas Hammer

6/17/21 12:35pm

I told my wife that ercot wants consumers to set AC at 78-80 at the coolest

LiveCoug

6/17/21 12:37pm

Was this while y’all were running large appliances during the afternoon hours?

Texas Hammer

6/17/21 12:41pm

Was she wearing a mask. Seems reckless to expel droplets in such cavalier manner

whirl

6/18/21 5:13am

Why not conserve a little? It's an easy thing to do.

mightybrick

6/17/21 12:36pm

RE: Why not conserve a little? It's an easy thing to do.

LiveCoug

6/17/21 12:37pm

Interesting. Seems like something simple you could do. I don't get why you don't just do it. Pretty easy.

SpotOnOpinionsGuy

6/17/21 12:40pm

It really just boils down to selfishness. It’s only easy for selfless people that love their neighbor

YIsForBrigham

6/17/21 12:42pm

It makes me 100% happy that you guys believe this is some sort of gotcha

LiveCoug

6/17/21 12:49pm

It's kinda selfish to put the whole grid in jeopardy just because you feel like

Ozymandias

6/17/21 12:55pm

Again, if it makes you happy to have this wrong gotcha opinion, then I'm happy

LiveCoug

6/17/21 1:01pm

It makes me happy that you don't see it.

Ozymandias

6/17/21 1:47pm

Curious if you have discovered why the wealthiest country in the world has

Loafer

6/17/21 11:11pm

Look, I am more focused on why the OP can't do an easy thing to help others.

Ozymandias

6/18/21 6:41am

I think I contextually understand now. Not using power in this context is

Loafer

6/18/21 7:11am

RE: I think I contextually understand now. Not using power in this context is

Rise Against

6/18/21 8:09am

RE: Again, if it makes you happy to have this wrong gotcha opinion, then I'm

Delicate Genius

6/17/21 10:55pm

RE: It makes me 100% happy that you guys believe this is some sort of gotcha

SpotOnOpinionsGuy

6/17/21 12:59pm

If it saves just one life it will be worth it. I wish selfish people could only realize this.

JohnnyComeLately

6/17/21 1:12pm

board name checks out

Pangare

6/17/21 4:13pm

Haha. This table turn is well done.

Ozymandias

6/17/21 12:52pm

Sounds selfish. Turning the AC higher is super easy.

boogers

6/17/21 12:42pm

It’s like three button pushes. Four at the most. There’s no good reason for anyone not to do it.

YIsForBrigham

6/17/21 12:46pm

Plus...bikinis! Selfish women won't...

boogers

6/17/21 12:47pm

Livecoug gets it. Leave him be.

MrClark

6/17/21 1:04pm

Ya. Leaving him be is super easy.

boogers

6/17/21 1:05pm

Really? CB is at its best at the moment!

MrClark

6/17/21 1:06pm

RE: Why not conserve a little? It's an easy thing to do.

YIsForBrigham

6/17/21 12:41pm

It's not a Greta Thunberg thing, all utilities will try and

The Pope

6/17/21 12:43pm

Interesting that you don't care about doing something so easy as reducing your electrical consumption occasionally

Rise Against

6/17/21 12:46pm

Isn't that the very reason that we install Air Conditioners in our homes?

Pangare

6/17/21 4:18pm

And what happens when you overload the system and it crashes? What happens when that day comes that the selfish

Rise Against

6/17/21 4:21pm

because it isn't the responsibility of a consumer to address that. It is the

The Pope

6/17/21 4:39pm

But think of the children and saving lives!

Loafer

6/17/21 11:16pm

I see that you are easily influenced

Loafer

6/17/21 11:14pm

Why not just fix the power grid? Increase its capacity?

Loafer

6/17/21 11:14pm

Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding. We have a winner!

Pangare

6/18/21 11:09am

Fear of nuclear

Colorado

6/18/21 12:13pm

I got one of those letters saying we were inefficient. Talked to 2 neighbors who

Taccoug

6/17/21 12:57pm

Gexa just doesn’t care apparently. Haven’t seen a thing at all from them

Mike Honcho

6/17/21 1:04pm

How Dare You!! You've stolen my childhood with your empty words..

GhostRider

6/17/21 9:47pm

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