| ▲ | gottorf 3 days ago | |
> But they did get a big warning shot in 1989 and 2011, and ignored those lessons for cost reasons. Cost is always a valid reason! > A couple hundred people died. Looks like about a thousand people in the US die of hypothermia every year, on average. So this happens frequently in states that aren't in its own interconnection, too. | ||
| ▲ | ceejayoz 3 days ago | parent [-] | |
> Looks like about a thousand people in the US die of hypothermia every year, on average. In their powerless homes? I don't doubt people get lost in the woods. But that's not some systemic failure. | ||