coolman229:The reason certain places like Texas are struggling with the cold is because the state NE
coolman229:The reason certain places like Texas are struggling with the cold is because the state NEVER gets this cold. Our state is usually very hot so suddenly getting +6" of snow and subzero temperatures is a massive shock. We have only gotten anything close to this a scant few times in several decades and this is still way worse than previous times we’ve gotten snow. Places that are used to massive amounts of snow are far more used to this than places that are built more for 100 degree heat waves. This is a completely out of left field situation for a lot of people and I’d appreciate if people wouldn’t use people’s suffering to dunk on America on Twitter for retweets. No it’s not. The reason is because politicians in Texas have been taking down regulations left and right so that corporations can squeeze off more profit and the entire infrastructure of the state is in horrible condition. If proper infrastructure had been place this would have been a bit of a struggle but it wouldn’t have been anywhere near as catastrophic as it is now -- source link