From the people with experience, is our grid actually any better off than it was in the last big freeze or are the power companies just lying about “improved winterization” and such? Still feels like I’m gonna be freezing without power since I just found out my generator crapped out.

Hi y’all, I wanted to ask a question about this folktale bc I’m curious if this is an overall story everyone heard in Texas, or if it’s more of a cultural thing. I want to preface this by saying I’m Mexican-American and my family is from the Rio Grande Valley.

Basically, when I was little, my great-grandma used to tell this story about how she went to a night club, and met a handsome man who wanted to dance with her. She danced with him, had fun, and he wanted to drive her home. When she’s about to get into the passenger seat, she smells a strong smell of sulfur, and when she looks at his feet, she saw hooves.

Now, obviously I know now that this did not happen to her. But, since growing up, I’ve heard this story multiple times and with different endings. Some say it happened in San Antonio, others say it happened in the Valley. But the thing that really trips me out, is I’ve also heard multiple people say that this also happened to their grandmother as well. Not that they just heard the story from them, but that it actually happened to them as well.

I’m just curious if everyone’s grandma told them this story that happened to them, and also just curious if other people besides Latinos have heard this story lol.

Would it be better to go the second week on a Monday? As a newbie I don’t really know what I’m missing for opening weekend and I’d prefer to miss the largest crowd, any advice welcome here!!