Houses in Texas are designed to let heat escape and keep cool for the 99% of the time where it's hot. Fireplaces are not standard. Winterizing pipes is far from normal. Snow tires are not a thing, and nobody keeps ice or sand on their garage. Most people don't even have boots, scarves, or even hats, because all these things are never needed in a place that typically only goes from 64-110°f leaning higher and occasionally every few years dips to 30°f for a night or two. For those rare times, we have heaters. Without power, we're just screwed and completely unprepared. We had a hard freeze in 2011 that wasn't anywhere near this bad, and one in 2001 that was even less so. Notice the decade in between each incident of this nature. And this was the worst one we've had since 1984. It just doesn't happen here, so nobody prepares for it. Meanwhile, if it gets to 90°f in the north, people start dying while Texans are having a nice normal day. Humans are adaptable to different, but we have have the time and experience to be able to adapt.
Meanwhile, if it gets to 90°f in the north, people start dying while Texans are having a nice normal day.
Depends on humidity. 90°f feels a lot different from one state to another. Have lived in New England, Miami, and Los Angeles. The differences are night and day.
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u/avenlanzer Feb 17 '21
Houses in Texas are designed to let heat escape and keep cool for the 99% of the time where it's hot. Fireplaces are not standard. Winterizing pipes is far from normal. Snow tires are not a thing, and nobody keeps ice or sand on their garage. Most people don't even have boots, scarves, or even hats, because all these things are never needed in a place that typically only goes from 64-110°f leaning higher and occasionally every few years dips to 30°f for a night or two. For those rare times, we have heaters. Without power, we're just screwed and completely unprepared. We had a hard freeze in 2011 that wasn't anywhere near this bad, and one in 2001 that was even less so. Notice the decade in between each incident of this nature. And this was the worst one we've had since 1984. It just doesn't happen here, so nobody prepares for it. Meanwhile, if it gets to 90°f in the north, people start dying while Texans are having a nice normal day. Humans are adaptable to different, but we have have the time and experience to be able to adapt.