德州冰雪暴中停电38小时......

寒流到来之前的星期六(2/13),还穿短裤打了一次网球,不过可以明显感觉到冷空气的来袭。天气预报是周日开始下雪,然后星期一降温至零华氏度 (摄氏零下18度)。心想在德州住了10几年,这样低的温度还是第一次遇到啊。
星期天睁眼就看到白茫茫的大地,伴随着北风怒号。家里俩小子还挺高兴,琢磨着星期一肯定不用上学了。家中4个空调全速运转,在温暖中做了个水浴牛排庆祝牛年瑞雪。这天的达拉斯,居然比加拿大卡尔加里还要冷。
星期一凌晨供电突然就断了,看了电力公司的通知,说预计早晨6:30恢复,于是打开两个壁炉接着睡。结果到了6:30,电力公司的通知变成了恢复时间未知,心想这下可惨了,这一天咋工作啊,赶紧起来召集开会,结果公司里一半的人家里完全没电,个别间歇停电,只有少部分没被影响的。
安排完关键岗位之后,赶紧开始解决生存问题。全家找出了全套滑雪装备上下披挂,然后蜷缩在壁炉前裹鸭绒被抱团取暖。好在煤气尚有,而且恰好春节前大采购了一次,家中食物充足,足够坚持两星期的。停电以后网络没了,手机信号也只能碰运气。于是大家居然读起来久违的纸质书,小子们还破天荒地开始挑战老爸的国际象棋。
后院的游泳池,迅速地被冻成了溜冰场。厚厚的冰层,站在上面毫无压力。可惜没找到冰泡,否则真可以拍一个德州版的冰泡湖。这天全家的乐趣之一,就是在雪地里寻找各种动物的足迹,拍照留念。本来有机会住到没受影响的朋友家,不过俩小子觉得全家围着壁炉睡觉更有意思,坚决反对出门。
星期二下午4点终于来电了,结束了今年这最寒冷的38小时.....

2021 Texas Winter Storm
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