To be quite honest, this week has been a living hell for many of us in Houston. With the mass amount of homes without power, running water, and shortages of bottled water throughout Houston and throughout the state of Texas, many people I know have been freezing and hungry in their own homes. Two days ago, our power which had already gone out earlier in the week, once again went out. This time for around 26 hours. Keep in mind, that this happened during a week in which the weather was actually cold for once. We had snow here for the first time in a few years, and the whole state seemed completely unprepared. Although my family was bundled up with our winter clothes on, we were freezing and had no way of warming up besides the fireplace that we had never touched since we moved in. Since we have a cat and don't have a grate for our fireplace, I had to create a makeshift barrier to prevent the cat's curiosity from getting her burned before we lit the fireplace. Once the fireplace was lit, we were able to warm up a little bit but not by much. By this time, we had a boil water advisory and little to no water pressure from any of the sinks or toilets. However, we still had gas in our stove which let us cook a few things like instant ramen and heat up leftover soup from last week. About 6 hours into the day, my mother started to show signs of hypothermia or carbon monoxide poisoning and was panicking so we decided to book her a hotel room in town, where there was still power and running water. Until then, we had to take her out for a ride in the car so she could get fresh air and warm up. This helped her to feel better which was good since my dad and I were getting really worried. I decided to stay at home to make sure the cat and house were alright. I decided to try and make the best out of the situation and have a little fun so I grabbed a tent from the garage and set it up in the office downstairs. I had never set up a tent before so it took me a while to get the tent up. Surprisingly, the tent actually helped me to warm up by staying in there. I grabbed my sleeping bag, and guitar and camped out in my house for a few hours; pretending the whole time that I was camping in a forest. However, because of this, I now know how to set up a tent and how to stay warm in the cold. By nighttime, I moved back up to my room to play some guitar in the candlelight. This was pretty fun and helped me to relax and calm myself down a little bit. When the power came back on I was ecstatic! The first thing I did was run to the fridge and heat up the leftovers that I had been wanting to eat since the other day.
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