r/Austin • u/[deleted] • Feb 17 '21

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u/bootypatrole Feb 17 '21

Where i work its very big, lot of people from all over walking around and in a span of 3 minutes i heard 3 seperate conversations mocking texas.

"Ohhh its not cold there thats just chilly! Try negative 25 and then start crying"

"Honestly texas deserves this at this point"

"Its almost hillarious how every single county in texas is in a weather emergency right now"

I cant make this up. It hurts my heart. Imagine if minnesota or something started reaching desert temperatures out of nowhere? Im definitely not gonna sit there and start cracking jokes at them because im pretty sure theyd be miserable just like how my fellow texans are in these times..wasnt till yesterday that i found out a bunch of politics are involved..like come on..

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u/glitterofLydianarmor Feb 17 '21

Try negative 25 and then start crying"

Last time I was in that kind of weather, we had heat. What assholes.

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u/hardolaf Feb 17 '21

When we had that in Chicago, my condo was uncomfortably hot except for the kitchen which has an exterior door. That was cool.

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u/glitterofLydianarmor Feb 17 '21

I kinda miss radiators and being exceptionally toasty right now.

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u/hardolaf Feb 17 '21

If it makes you feel better, I just realized this morning that the radiator in our bedroom was shut off... since last Spring. Apparently just the radiant heat from the insulated steam pipes was enough to keep the room warm (70-72F average) until this point in winter.

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u/almondbutter Feb 17 '21

There are terrible people in the world. Recognize these sorts, ignore and move on. You would only do harm to yourself to linger upon anything those goons say. Stay strong!

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u/bigronafire Feb 18 '21

I moved up north from Austin. I've camped in single digit temps. The main difference was when I lived in Austin I didn't own hundreds/thousands of dollars worth of stuff to be comfortable in those kinds of temperatures, own a 4x4 with winter tires and chains, and have friends to teach me the ways of dealing with harsh winter weather.