ok I got the solution. We let Whataburger run the power grid. 😂

@lizslp86

16 күн бұрын

Hey that will work.

@mike_w-tw6jd

16 күн бұрын

sounds delicious

@dfield3dg

14 күн бұрын

🤦🏾‍♂️😂

@ANE48

14 күн бұрын

It might be like the water crisis just recently in Jackson Ms., when they were all over the Governor. But they shut up when they found out who had been put in charge of the water system.

@ANE48

14 күн бұрын

I don’t think we are allowed to talk about who was responsible for updating that grid, are we. That would be anti something, I suppose.

I would like to be in the IT meetings after them being shamed by Whataburger.

@user-si8vt5gv1h

13 күн бұрын

Glad someone thought of that.

Remember a month ago when a windstorm happened and hundreds of thousands lost power for days? This happens ALOT

@RiceDaddy07

16 күн бұрын

Biden’s fault!

@aplaceformystuff7979

16 күн бұрын

A strong fart could take out the grid.

@mike_w-tw6jd

16 күн бұрын

​@@aplaceformystuff7979please don't, I just got my power back

@HomeByTheSeas

16 күн бұрын

@@aplaceformystuff7979Farted!

@HomeByTheSeas

16 күн бұрын

@@thaneoflions975 FARTED AGAIN

Public utilities should be run for the well being of the public. Not for profit of cooperations execs and shareholders. They will charge you for the air we breathe if you give them a chance. Take back our public utilities! Don't let them have our water.

@deathuponusalll

16 күн бұрын

THIS 👏👏👏🙌🏼 privatizing these institutions only make it so that their vested interest is the opposite of what the public needs from them, the very purpose for their existence in the first place smh

@Houston123ABC

16 күн бұрын

Yes, but public(political) utilities would appoint someone like Judge Hidalgo to be CEO. How would that work out?

@sapharodon

16 күн бұрын

I used to live in Lansing MI, which has public utilities. Idk a ton about how it’s run/etc, but I do know my power ran fine even when we had massive storms or tornadoes in the area, and outages got fixed quick. now I live in southeast Michigan where DTE (like CenterPoint) owns all utilities, and their service is horrible. Last year we lost power in my area for days every time we got a bad weather, even just normal thunderstorms! and DTE (like CenterPoint) changed their outage map last year so you can’t easily see the outages anymore. And you can’t switch to a different utility provider cuz DTE (like CenterPoint) has a monopoly, so you’re just screwed. My thoughts are with the people of Houston dealing with similar problems with CenterPoint after Beryl, the derecho earlier this year, etc, it shouldn’t be like this

@vaf

16 күн бұрын

It would work very well, the public could vote to replace her if ineffective. Can't do that with a CEO ​@@Houston123ABC

@moment-of-glory

16 күн бұрын

@@Houston123ABCConsidering even she was doing press conferences before CenterPoint was she would probably do a better job lol

Everytime someone sneezes the power goes out now a days

@FromThe3PointLine

14 күн бұрын

How?

I was 13 days without power at my house in Pearland after hurricane ike in 08 and when I talked to the crew that finally made that last connection to restore power to my neighborhood I thanked them for making the trip down to Texas all the way from Cleveland Ohio I will always remember that.

@anonnymous6490

16 күн бұрын

You’d think they’d learn from that.

@HomeByTheSeas

16 күн бұрын

@@anonnymous6490 Yeah learn from a fart

@Mountain_bonker

16 күн бұрын

@@HomeByTheSeasFarted

@HomeByTheSeas

16 күн бұрын

@@Mountain_bonker SHIDSKIDDED

The Centerpoint outage tracker has been down since MAY?!?

@ElizabethF2222

16 күн бұрын

Yes. They suck and FJB!!! They've known about this grid since the early 2000s!

@HomeByTheSeas

16 күн бұрын

@@ElizabethF2222Before anyone attacks with “Governor is Repub” Yes that’s true, but the city of Houston has been ran by Democrats for over 40 years. So i’m with ya. Just seeing a lot of dopes blaming Abbott when it’s negligence on the Democratic mayors of Houston at fault.

@docbayo

16 күн бұрын

No accountability and customers generate millions for them monthly

@venmss1

16 күн бұрын

It has .. & they just pulled up a bs map to track outages from thin air today.

@reyromero5468

15 күн бұрын

Abbot never holds his friends accountable

And to top it all off there’s gonna be a bill increase (storm surcharge) after it gets restored

When a citizen is going through tough times and they miss a payment, they dont hesitate to cut your power off but when they have a tough time (for example this) they want you to "understand". They dont discount for the days you're left without power, only they can have difficulties but not us.

I wish we had the better prep for this hurricane. This is what happens when you have a zero competition in a whole city.

Centerpoint is an absolute joke what will it take someone suffering a heat stroke or exhaustion centerpoint needs to be sued

@TexasTough.

16 күн бұрын

They will add $5 credit to everyone account.

@jcmib7

16 күн бұрын

Just wait for rate hikes 😆 those are coming.

@PearlaHouston-713

16 күн бұрын

Y'all ain't lying

@cavitycreep

16 күн бұрын

My neighbor just died of heatstroke

@carefulconsumer8682

16 күн бұрын

Homeland Security is too busy at the border processing "newcomers."

This is what happens when public utility companies are run for the interest of profit, instead of the interest of serving the people. Stay safe everyone

@davidbryant3532

16 күн бұрын

It's a for profit business....not a charity

@IAmLeePeace

16 күн бұрын

​@@davidbryant3532and that's why the human race isn't advancing in energy bc everything is a profit for business purposes which is a primitive mind set. Money first, humanity last. Let's not advance civilization, let's profit instead. Smh.

@mike_w-tw6jd

16 күн бұрын

and those profits go to execs and shareholders, not into upgrading infrastructure

@davidbryant3532

16 күн бұрын

@@mike_w-tw6jd moron

The most Texas thing I’ve heard of since the ice storm

Wednesday is going to be my 3rd day without power and being hot as hell 😢

@1134gh

16 күн бұрын

This is absolutely inexcusable. I feel for you, it happened to me during the tornado. Centerpoint needs to be sued

@hirevS2K

16 күн бұрын

It was a hurricane! Lights don't just come on with a flick of a switch.

@supasaiyansam

16 күн бұрын

@@hirevS2K didn't they call for back up electricians all late?🤔

@user-kx4fu3uh6q

15 күн бұрын

@@hirevS2K Entergy has restored power to the majority of its customers already.

They came and cut the line to our house so now,the people in the garage apt and we are without power for no reason,the rest of the road has power,we have video of us asking the lineman to help,but they werent out to do that is what they said...but they said they are out to help millions...why did they cut our working line anyway!!!!! They are scum!!

@1_star_reviews

16 күн бұрын

My power is on but I’m expecting a thousand dollar light bill. You know the people with power will end up paying for the people without just like what happened during the Houston Freeze

@Sami-wu1ng

15 күн бұрын

It really ridiculous it the 4th day and they are continuing to “plan” and not take any action!!! This is so tiring !!

@AN-83crittercraziness

12 күн бұрын

If they would get with the community they have people willing to help do the labor, now we have another storm on its way,I'm sure that's why they haven't done much....if it isn't one thing it's another!

@AN-83crittercraziness

12 күн бұрын

I don't even know what day it is now,but very thankful for my neighbors!!!!!!

Watching this happen after I moved out of Houston. All I can think of now is everybody’s insurance about double again. And the permanent standby generator business should start booming soon.

@user-gt8st3qf4o

9 күн бұрын

Exactly. After THE GREAT ICE STORM of 3(?) years ago, 4 families in my small NE Texas town, in my small neighborhood including me, ordered Bubba Generacs that are always ready. Here, we have power outages a half dozen times each year. Our electric company is SWEPCO. Just about as good as Center Point.

@user-gt8st3qf4o

9 күн бұрын

It took 5 months to get the generator. Demand was very high.

Secret weapons for quiet wars covered by feigned incompetence.

Trillion dollar infrastructure bill, but they can't bury the electrical lines?

@IAmLeePeace

16 күн бұрын

Not sure how safe that is since it rains. I'm sure they'd secure it with water proof material but not sure if it's a good idea. Back generators in every home would be better though.

@get__some

16 күн бұрын

it got spent on surveillance

@user-kx4fu3uh6q

15 күн бұрын

@@IAmLeePeace lots of places have underground electrical lines. The little redneck town in Louisiana where I grew up had them in the 1970's.

@John-bs5ug

14 күн бұрын

@@user-kx4fu3uh6q The problem with underground power lines in floodplains is that it will cost more to repair and will take even longer to fix when there's flooding.

@FordRangerClassics

14 күн бұрын

I mean do you really understand how many steps it would take to get money for that specifically? And then actually doing it? It's easy to just leave comments like this

I live in Houston now, but I am originally from Norway. in Norway our "Centerpoint" would cut all trees and vegetation close to power lines continuously to avoid these outcomes after storms. I have noticed that this is not done here and a lot of what is happening here in Houston is because of bad infrastructure and bad contractors who do not build stuff to last.

@Dharmarenee

16 күн бұрын

That’s how they make money by prolonging the job/project.

@brandonarmstrong2053

15 күн бұрын

And charging top dollar for it 🙄

@WeThePeople001

14 күн бұрын

They used to keep the trees trimmed. It's been over 4 years since I've seen it done

Where is Abbott? Where is Ted Cruz ?

@reyromero5468

15 күн бұрын

Fun trip in Asia. South Korea

Idk if whataburger more accurate than I guess whataburger it is

@SoulReaperSlayer19

16 күн бұрын

It’s it open late?

Yeah, I’m at home with a disabled child that everything is electrical. I don’t know what I’m gonna do. This is ridiculous.

I had three feet of water in my home when hurricane Harvey hit in 2017 and that was a category five and I never lost power, category one, no power.

Three days without power in sugar land area

@Airamimosa

16 күн бұрын

No electricity since 4am Monday here at Fuqua/Beamer/Sam parkway. Center point is an EMBARRASSMENT

@IAmLeePeace

16 күн бұрын

​@@Airamimosano power here in Lake Jackson since Monday either and our power went out at 1am. A few hrs later I guess ya'lls power went out next.

@Airamimosa

16 күн бұрын

@@IAmLeePeace What a hot mess n stress.

@IAmLeePeace

16 күн бұрын

@@Airamimosa it is, it is.. I live in an apartment and the wind and rain was hitting our windows so hard I thought they were going break. I saw the power lines swinging so hard while trees also slammed into it. I saw electricity and heard the buzzing and I knew rhe power was going to go. Several times I saw this from my window. We didn't sleep bc of it. I went out today and saw a power line pole snapped in half where a tree broke off from the force of the wind just a few feet away landing on the power lines. Right across from where that tree and pole snapped another huge tree fall on a brand new car and the car was crushed. So, I don't know how long it'll be until we get power back on. I did see those trucks arriving into Lake Jackson when I went out. Then I saw several parked at the mall parking lot. You know, we are the largest state and we can't even upgrade our power grid. Smh

@Airamimosa

16 күн бұрын

@@IAmLeePeace Same, haven't been able to sleep due to how hot it is. We had some terrific hours seeing and hearing the hurricane's power and it's destruction as it was going by and to top it off having to deal with no sleep, loss of so much food from fridge n freezer, dealing with mosquito bites from having the doors &vwindows open, waste of so much gas driving different side of towns to find ice, little bit of food, waters etc daily because the ice last half of the day so once it's melted back on the streets to find more, it is insane and none of that should be happening if only CENTER POINT WOULD HAD ALL OF THE TRUCKS STATIONED AND READY SINCE SUNDAY OR MONDAY VERY EARLY MORNING!

Center point don't care period

@JESS1CAC

16 күн бұрын

Still without power in Katy…

@dancox3251

16 күн бұрын

I'm confused. What about Texas' business friendly attitude or even just generally the way this state is run - would given anyone the misconception that they would or should care? It seems to me that if you even get power back at all you should be expressing eternal gratitude.

@aplaceformystuff7979

16 күн бұрын

Neither does the government of Texastan.

@carefulconsumer8682

16 күн бұрын

Neither did Sylvester, Hidalgo, and Ed Gonzales.

@agentalucard

16 күн бұрын

@@JESS1CAC west katy @99 still nothing here.

We CenterPoint customers should NOT have to pay for our services since these boneheads at CenterPoint were not prepared to handle a disaster such as this! This is ridiculous!

They sure got my funds from the bank real quick

We moved to MN. The grid here is buried underground. No outages.

Still with out power in ALDINE ! 🥵😡🤬🤬🤬

Centerpoint owes everyone a generator.

The map Center Point Energy released last night has bad data. It shows energized lines where there is still no power and lines in the queue to be repaired where there is already power. I feel the Company is misleading the public, which could do further harm, all in an effort to put any information out to save face. They should pull this map and not mislead the public. What if a person uses the little bit of gas they have to get home because it appears they have power and when they get there they have no power and no way to refuel to leave again.

all in the money, no matter who you're talking about

I'd love to hear Biden's phone call to local leaders.

Does that mean it’s open 24 hours? We’re hungry over here 😂😂

They had plenty of time to station their trucks there. And you guys have experienced that winter outage before. No excuses. Our Governor in FL had trucks ready to go when hurricane Ian came through, which hit my city (Fort Myers) badly. We had trucks from all different companies help us.

Let's be real. A lot of the problem is we are sending money for infrastructure to other countries for their infrastructure while ours if falling apart

@elenataylor4611

16 күн бұрын

I wonder if "Centerpoint" supports Ukraine,but can't take care of Texas?

@user-kx4fu3uh6q

15 күн бұрын

@@elenataylor4611 I'll bet you anything that Centerpoint has spent more money bribing Texas GQP politicians than they have sent to Ukraine.

A class-action lawsuit needs to be filed against CenterPoint Energy.

There is a fundamental breakdown of our utility system as a whole. We should never have to go through this. Hell, I remember Hurricane Alicia in 1983- now THAT was a storm yet although the power outages were massive, it (as I remember) did not seem to be this severe. Something is up here. Needs to be fixed IMMEDIATELY.

@user-kx4fu3uh6q

15 күн бұрын

centerpoint is still using the same equipment that was around when Alicia hit.

After Hurricane Ike, it took Centerpoint 3 weeks to get to me.

And then in the bill center point energy claims they can help u not pay a lot during this hot days .. and end up screwing u up where you pay more for something they had said they will help you .. 😢

If I see one extra charge on my light bill, we going to court !

My lights turned on last night...now they're off again. Glad i didn't start a load of laundry. I needed time to recover.

Center Point sounds like they Sucks

Turn the freaking lights on!!!! Now!!!!

i asked for someone to do a ted cruz app after that winter storm. to see how far away he is when a storm hits. the further away he is the worse the storm,

@scotthermmann4

16 күн бұрын

Now it’s abbott

@nochilllwill

16 күн бұрын

@@scotthermmann4 where would he even need to go?

@aplaceformystuff7979

16 күн бұрын

@@nochilllwill He's jet setting across Asia. He's making stops in South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. He canceled his plans to visit Thailand as they are not wheelchair accessible. When he made a comment about his trip and the hurricane, he defended himself in the first sentence, something like "While I am in SK putting together business deals worth billions, [I am in contact with EMS about the hell on earth conditions the people in my state are experiencing...]"

@beautifulloser8074

16 күн бұрын

Should be called Cancun Cruz 😂

Lawsuits for heat strokes and compensation for loss of all perishable food maybe?

@davidbryant3532

16 күн бұрын

Why not sue yourself for not being prepared...why not for being lazy and taking accountability for yourself?

@r49y92

16 күн бұрын

@@davidbryant3532I'm guessing you have electricity or a generator and feel privileged?

@elenataylor4611

16 күн бұрын

​@davidbryant3532 This is a natural disaster ,and many ppl can't afford generators

@davidbryant3532

16 күн бұрын

@elenataylor4611 a small generator cost 500.00...anyone can afford that. Do you consume alcohol...cigarettes...drugs...netflix...etc? If you can afford those things and other non essential items...you can take care of yourself. It's all about self preservation.

@TheGodOfGematria

16 күн бұрын

Why is it Americans are constantly about lawsuits? We get mini snow hurricanes every week in Maine for the winter, you don't see us suing because it's cold and the local town delivery truck was overturned on the way. Grow up Lone Star.

ESTOS POLITICOS SON UN CHISTE SALIERON A DECIR QUE ESTABAN YA PREPARADOS.POR EXPERIENCIAS ANTERIORES..CUANDO QUIERES USAR OTRAS COMPAÑIAS DE LUZ Y TE PREGUNTAN DONDE VIVEZ A NOOO HABLA CON CENTER POINT ELLOS TIENEN MONOPOLISADA O NO QUE DIGA ELLOS DAN EL SERVICIO EN TODAASSSSS ESAS ARRAS Y ES LO MISMO LUZ Y GAS

Centerpoint needs to be held accountable for this mess

@Val-xi4we

16 күн бұрын

why? explain what they could do differently?

Joe Biden called,....I feel better already,...

@user-lf4ux7dm7g

16 күн бұрын

Relax. The Blue State handouts are on the way.

@lauriewelsh8554

16 күн бұрын

i wonder who he called..Abbot is traveling.

@StevenD.-oy6mg

16 күн бұрын

He called the county judge

@1134gh

16 күн бұрын

He thought he was talking to Kansas when he called. He also thought it was 2020

@aplaceformystuff7979

16 күн бұрын

Well, he's actually doing something, abbot is jet setting across Asia and cruz is whale watching on the west coast, so I guess what I'm trying to say is GFY or STFU, your choice.

That mayor is a joke no accountability

So this is whats going to happen... Today, Houstonians are pissed and livid because there is no power....once power is restored you guys will forget and go on about your lives just like the last freeze event. All this talk and posturing is completely worthless, just deal with it.

@GiftofChaosStudio

16 күн бұрын

Exactly right. Largest pacified group of people I've ever witnessed

WHAT A USELESS PLACE

CENTERPOINTLESS

No one thought it would be this bad and the high winds that destroyed trees 😢😢😢

This is the most Houston thing I ever seen

@GiftofChaosStudio

16 күн бұрын

And houstonians just sit and take it uo the rear instead of actually doing something about it. Laziest people on the planet anymore.

This is exactly why the ppl need more control of what we're paying for. This is happening way too often! We need battery backups in every house not gas or propane

@IAmLeePeace

16 күн бұрын

I was just telling my daughter the samething yesterday. It should be mandatory for all apartments to have back up generators for stuff like this and the homes should be equipped with them too! This is ridiculous! The heat isn't like it use to be when I was growing up! Also, we aren't advancing in energy! We could have already had free energy and water all over the US but cooperate greed is setting us all back!

@mike_w-tw6jd

16 күн бұрын

neighborhood microgrids sharing power

Isn’t there a class action lawsuit here for negligence!?

@aplaceformystuff7979

16 күн бұрын

No, the government of Texastan has probably made laws shielding them. It's been 3 years since that frozen fiasco and they have done nothing to fix it.

The rich neighborhoods have power though

@azzaahhYT

16 күн бұрын

pays to be rich :3

@RiceDaddy07

16 күн бұрын

The Democrats made sure all the Black and Mexican neighborhoods got power. Meanwhile they picked on white people and made them suffer! All white neighborhoods are still without power and the illegals are laughing at us! Biden even gave them free stay at luxury hotels. What do you say about that? The Democrats are evil!

@efrengray5684

16 күн бұрын

believe me that ain't true

@iamderpyiloveit1619

16 күн бұрын

I live in the Woodlands and we still don’t have power ( it’s been three days and counting)

Tried to call to report a power line is down near my apartment since the storm and they hang up on me every time I've called. Don't know if you can call this a service.

Who was responsible for updating that map?

Fix the damn light !

Yeah they can't update the electrical grid but they sure do rise those prices for the electricity.

I got power yesterday but my AC wasn’t working I live a braeswood oaks the maintenance people came at around 4 after and was told it was cool inside !! The ac had been leaking water all over the floor!! The nerve of saying it’s cool inside 😡 I drove around and I have seen so many places without lights 😢😢I feel so sad for them I almost passed out yesterday from the heat before it came back on

Everyone in Texas should not pay CenterPoint for the rest of month or even year....

No 😂 blame the city managers ! 😂 no preparation ! And now a cop died . 12 yr old died ! And now you have cartels who escape the police after getting cought !

Power to the people.

Whataburger is like this is a win

Abbott left Patrick in charge w/out leaving him an instruction manual.

Center point, 311 and 911 were unavailable and busy or hangs up immediately on me… nothing works.

embarrassing

FYI - centerpoint is losing a lot of money in lost carriage fees. I’m not saying they’re perfect. I’m just saying they’re going to feel the pinch from this financially.

If the burger has cheese there is electricity. If no chese no electricity.

Whataburger to the rescue.

If this hurricane was a cat 4 we wouldn’t have power for 2 months.

I just made it to Fort Worth tx do anyone know were me and my boys 8 years and 15 years old we are in my truck right now it was to much

Think the TX Gov and CP would take care of its ppl better. (especially when TX is known for its heat)

I'm sure the stakeholders have power and AC.

This is good group thinking

So we not going to talk about How Centerpoint is going to charge thier Customers for the Tornado And the Hurricane Damages? The AUDACITY! I think its some cheap excuse to get money from us for the days we went without using energy! Dont they have insurance for stuff like this? Everyone els has to have insurance but them?

Good job Whataburger. They're an excellent company. 🍔🍟

It seems like bandaids are used without adding new advanced systems. There's billions of dollars to go after under Justice 40 for smart grids/cities and more. What about hybrids energy system for alternative backup methods? Old money & power continues to do same old stuff. What if people actually started working together to build infrastructure and economy?

So carwash has power and I still don't. Lucky car wash

Round up a crew and move the debris out of the way so they can help you

1:20 yes they could’ve. It should’ve been “we’ll decide if I get to keep my job after this”

Whataburger > Centerpoint 😂

Fired Center pointe

So show of hands who’s suein or filing complaint on center point or city of Houston? Bc we have to. Not even in third world countries they do this. There was no poles knocked down or power plants knocked down. I went true all of southwest memorial, stafford , bellaire 6 sugar land not one power pole knocked down. So ask y’all selfs the same. It’s all business to these ppl. Money to money and we suffer

We don’t even have to deal with this in Mississippi. Which is saying something. Why does Texas always seem to have this problem?

this is a boondocks skit

That didn’t work. They stayed on, nobody else or has yet in my part of sugar land

0:33 we know nobody on the fone and he perfected the look conveying he knowing somebody on the fone but they talking real low. He think their martians. His dementia at work😂

Blame game 😂 Never ready

I WILL BE DISCONNECTING FROM CENTERPOINT ,,,,

Your calling Dementia Joe for help 😅 ? We are in trouble here in Htown

@aplaceformystuff7979

16 күн бұрын

Your governor is vacationing in Asia, cruz is whale watching on the west coast, centerpoint has had 3 years (since the frozen fiasco) to fix this and haven't, and you're going to mock biden? You are the reason I am right when I say "Texastan is filled with some of the dumbest "people" to ever infect this planet. Who reminds you to breathe?

So dumb, they have 100 stores not 2 million houses

@John-bs5ug

14 күн бұрын

At least someone has some common sense these days.

Lies.. lies and more lies smdh🤢

Houston is sad. And where's fema. Im still without power but ppl around me have power how is that possible sad

Wheres your governor in all this? Doing a Ted Cruz?

wheres the governor? people always want to brag about how great these gop politicians are but always overlook these power outages. oh thats right, the power companies paid him millions to shut up and let them do what they want.

@sandtoy11510

16 күн бұрын

@cerebrumexcrement where’s the Mayor?, where’s the city council? Where is the Federal Government? Where is the Red Cross? the church? Love the way y’all blame and then demand government handouts and outside action/interference when you’re inconvenienced. “let’s pay the Governor millions of dollars to shut up so we can do what we want “. Said no one ever….

@aplaceformystuff7979

16 күн бұрын

@@sandtoy11510 Sorry greg, creating a fake account to defend yourself while you're vacationing in Asia isn't going to work. It's been three years since the devastating winter fiasco, when your buddy grandpa munster jetted off to Mexico while Texastan was frozen, and you have done nothing to make sure it never happens again. I'd say it doesn't make sense that people still vote for you but then I remember that Texastan is filled with some of the dumbest "people" on this planet.

@aplaceformystuff7979

16 күн бұрын

"wheres the governor?" He's busy being schmoozed in Asia; but he makes phone calls to people back home he said, so it's cool.

ANIMALS ARE HOTTER THAN HUMAN PLEASE HELP