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Texas is home to cowboy swagger, rugged individualism and small government. Then icy winds knocked the power out – ABC News
All this week, an apocalyptic cold snap roared into United States regions where winter normally whispers. But as the death toll continues to rise, reactions from…
When Selina Gordevich-Lowes moved to Texas from Sydney, she didn’t think she’d need snow boots.
She also hadn’t considered gloves, a camping stove, a generator, cases of bottled water, tire chains or any of the other survival supplies that crossed her mind when her power went out for 55 hours this week as the temperature dropped to -17 degrees Celsius.
“You just don’t expect this sort of thing living in Texas,” she said.
“Heatwaves, maybe. I’ve never seen snow, ice I guess it really still is the…
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