Yesterday, I was lounging on a lawn chair at the LaSolana pool wondering when winter is going to arrive in Phoenix. The thought is too much for me not to share:
"Miss Kitty, I have a question for you. When is winter going to arrive?"
Miss Kitty is a retired Chicago debutante who moved to the sunny confines of Arizona a number of years ago. She is one of a cache of lovely ladies at LaSolana who enjoy spending time in the sunshine.
"It is winter Rob, soak up as much Arizona sunshine as you can," adding with the wisdom of a well heeled women, "It's one of the free things in life."
While the rest of the country was freezing its ass off; that wasn't the case in Phoenix. It was sunshine & blue skies...I called a friend in the energy business in Texas to rub it in.
"What happened to the grid in Texas? Why was the state so ill prepared? It was 75 & sunny in Phoenix all week."
Jack & his family have been wheeling & dealing the energy bone for generations. Listening to him is akin to hearing it straight from the horse's ass...he's a lot more informed than some talking head is what I am saying.
"Corruption & greed from all the politicians who were saying things people wanted to hear so they could get elected; or stay elected. Think of it like this good buddy," his Texas charm evident every time he calls me good buddy, "The hundred year storm decided to roar through the great state of Texas & expose it all. Now, the little guy gets to pay the price for it."
"Did the lights go out on you?"
"Thankfully, my neck of the woods was spared?"
It was good to hear him say that.
"Let me ask you about something I heard on the news Jack. They said, 'The grid in Texas was minutes away from experiencing total failure due to the stress caused by the storm.' The news also said, 'It would have been months before it could be restored. Is there any truth to that?"
"I can tell you for certain good buddy," his Texas charm more evident then before, "If the whole grid went down & it took a couple of months to restore," pausing for a moment to collect his thoughts, "Grab your guns & run to the hills. That is my plan in a nutshell."
No problem with the grid in Phoenix. Like I said earlier in the post; it was 75 & sunny all week.
Has Jack seen the salaries of those “running” the grid? I ❤️ Texas but there is as much greed there as in DC
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