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>>crumbling national infrastructure

> depends; California and New York yes, Texas no

lol. lmao.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis



They didn't build sheds around the wells that were insulated enough so the wellheads froze up from the water in the extract, not due to crumbling infra. Now, whether they've fixed the problem, I guess we'll see the next time it hits 0°F.




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