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Subject: Re: (ReacTor) Five SFF Books Featuring Frigid, Icy Worlds
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:49:08 -0700
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On 7/18/2024 12:50 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 7/18/2024 12:15 PM, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
>> On 18/07/2024 07.50, John Savard wrote:
>>> On Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:18:48 -0500, Lynn McGuire
>>> <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> That is awesome compared to Hurricane Ike which had major areas
>>>> without power for up to six weeks.
>>>
>>> Hurricane Ike destroyed stuff that had to be replaced.
>>>
>>> I presume this outage is due to too many people turning on their air
>>> conditioning at once, so all they have to do is flip the breakers.
>>
>> You somehow missed hearing anything about Beryl?
>>
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Beryl>
>>
>> "[...]  The second named storm, first hurricane, and first major 
>> hurricane
>> of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Beryl broke many meteorological
>> records for the months of June and July, primarily for its unusual 
>> location,
>> intensity, and longevity."
> 
> We have been living the dream of Beryl down here in Houston for almost 
> two weeks now.  Lived on the genny for four days.  Walking outside, it 
> was a concert of genny's in all directions.
> 
Partly because Texas refuses to be connected to the rest of the North 
American power grid....

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