Well, our world keeps surprising us. Today we woke up to over a half a foot of snow here in Austin, Texas. At the same time over 40% of the homes and businesses in Austin were and still are without power. It is currently 23 degrees at 2 p.m. today with an expected overnight low of 7 degrees. Whoa, we have some challenges.
Needless to say, we are currently closed at Texas Coffee Traders and hope to open again on Wednesday but we will have to wait and see. Right now we don’t have any power in our building so that is the first requirement to get open again. Fingers crossed that this storm decides to leave and Austin can begin to thaw out.
For those in other parts of the country, this might seem confusing. Further north or east or northwest, towns don’t have to shut down during winter cold. Austin, Texas is not equipped for cold because we don’t have it. There is no sand or salt or snow plows or any of the items needed to make this easier and unfortunately our systems that supply electricity to our homes and businesses are obviously not winter proof either. So, we are “staying in place” again and bundling up in lieu of heat.
We hope each and every one of you are staying safe and can be warm. Drinking hot coffee helps a lot! Maybe an outside firepit with a cowboy kettle? Take care, wear your face mask please! It not only keeps you safe from the coronavirus, but it is actually warming as well!
Peace,
Beth and Rc