Kat Jones

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[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@BThompson_CI A symbol embodying Austin being divided - by its rise and fall.

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

Full moon rising 🌕 over ⁦@PedernalesCoop⁩ crews still at work to restore power. We offered to bring them 🍕or 🌮 but they are focused on finishing the job to get to others. Keep hope folks. They will get to you.

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@BBrosMarty I just took the same photos down here! We just got back online!! No longer powerless!

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

We are no longer powerless! Thanks to the @PedernalesCoop crews and ops for hearing our pleas for help after 5 days w/o power or water, especially for the wellness check this am for our 97 year old neighbor Billye Brown, inaugural Dean of @LonghornNursing 🙏 We made it!

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@PedernalesCoop @EvilMopacATX Thank you. Crews are finally here now! 🙏

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@PedernalesCoop All the ways you ask us to report outages require power or charged devices. Why doesn’t your system know who is down and service them in order of power lost? Stop prioritizing the large communities who are likely on city water. Get to your rural folks on wells without for 5+ days

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@MeghanMcDermott @Tesla Sorry to hear this. Any idea what made it collapse? I’ve been wishing we had one as we go onto day 5 without power or water.

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@PedernalesCoop Every “last” member - you got that part right. We aren’t valued members because we can’t give you those 97% numbers. Today the caretaker of my 97 year old neighbor who lives alone gave up on PEC and took her to stay at her home in Manor powered by @BluebonnetCoop How much longer?

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@PedernalesCoop So if we aren’t on that list we are looking beyond Monday?! And if we haven’t gotten the texts that some have received saying Tuesday, we are beyond that? A week without power and water?! How will you make this up to us?

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@PedernalesCoop Define hardest hit, please. Longest time out? Most houses you can restore at once? You know nothing about the people you haven’t restored power to, so how could you know who is hardest hit? We have a 97 year old neighbor who lives alone. I’d say she’s hardest hit.

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@PedernalesCoop If you are down to only 1868 residents without power, why aren’t you texting or calling each of us directly. One friend just got her text that you will restore power Tuesday. Does that mean it will take longer for those of us you aren’t texting?

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@PedernalesCoop Please text all your members without power. Why are you only communicating to some. Please answer the phone or text all of us. Your lack of direct communication to members is making this even more hopeless.

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@PedernalesCoop How do you determine hardest hit? I’m guessing it’s a numbers/PR game for you. What about the people who are really struggling? Why don’t you have enough people to answer our calls so we can talk to a human? Stop blowing sunshine, start restoring power. Answer the phone.

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@JohnCornyn What in God’s name is wrong with you?! You are an elected Senator from Texas (where I live and vote) and you are advocating for racism?!!! @JohnCornyn answer me. You are advocating for racism?!!!

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@JohnCornyn Shame on you @JohnCornyn

[Greg Casar @GregCasar]

I’m a Texan. I’ll be a U.S. Congressman in January. I grew up with lots of folks with many guns, mostly hunters.

None of them ever needed an AR-15. Assault weapons are for hunting people, not hunting deer. Ban AR-15s and all weapons of war. Ban them now.

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@lexim @Marriott Agree, 💯. Money still driving the decisions.

[Kat Jones @kitkatjones]

@TheDiDiDelgado Didi - have you seen this powerful message from Houston Mayor Turner https://t.co/JbfHwNuuW8