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Title: FOT is now back open after The Big Texas Freeze & Power Failures
Post by: turbojack on February 19, 2021, 01:22:39 pm
I am needing to go to my father-in-laws home north of Naco, and have a problem with  my coach so called FOT to see if I could drop it off this weekend.  All I got was "Mail Box Full" message.  So I am assuming that they are closed from the weather/power event this week.

I know Deep East Texas Electric has 1/2 of their customers out of electricity and they are saying it is going to be 3 weeks before they can get their customers back on line. I am not sure if Deep East Power service  FOT or not and or the lack of power is the reason for the MBF

I looked on their web site and nothing about being closed. Anyone has any information?
Title: Re: FOT Closed due to Storm?
Post by: Michelle on February 19, 2021, 02:03:37 pm
Here is the local news station News (https://www.ktre.com/news/)

Looks like there is a good chance they are without power.  The other supplier in the area is Oncor, which is showing many outages in Nac on their map.

Nacogdoches County reports 18K without power (https://www.ktre.com/2021/02/19/nacogdoches-county-reports-k-without-power/)
Title: Re: FOT Closed due to Storm?
Post by: turbojack on February 19, 2021, 02:08:52 pm
I went to the web site service page and wrote down all of the names for service and their extension # . I had to take a picture of the web page and then get the numbers from my pictures.  Have you seen how fast they have the numbers spinning by by on the web page?  After 4 different extensions I got up with a girl and she said they had power and today was the first day they were back working this week.  She took my information and was going to have Alan give me a call..
Title: Re: FOT Closed due to Storm?
Post by: Lt403 on February 19, 2021, 03:48:04 pm
I spoke with parts this morning to buy some items and also spoke with Susan to make sure I could stay at their facility Sunday night
Title: Re: FOT Closed due to Storm?
Post by: turbojack on February 19, 2021, 03:50:17 pm
Alan called, said they are back open starting today (2/19/2021) and I could drop off coach this weekend. Said first opening is in March.

Is there a way to change the subject line to something like FOT is now open after big Texas Freeze.
Title: Re: FOT is now back open after The Big Texas Freeze & Power Failures
Post by: turbojack on February 21, 2021, 10:27:33 am
Dropping coach off yesterday  was surprised by all the vehicles there. Turned out that since they had missed 4 work days they were working Saturday
Title: Re: FOT is now back open after The Big Texas Freeze & Power Failures
Post by: Lt403 on February 21, 2021, 08:07:04 pm
Currently at FOT
Title: Re: FOT is now back open after The Big Texas Freeze & Power Failures
Post by: Roger & Susan in Home2 on February 21, 2021, 10:01:22 pm
They were working today.  We are at FOT tonight as well, maybe tomorrow too.  Parts will be open tomorrow.  NMS is open tomorrow. Surprising to see snow on the side of the road coming through Louisiana and in to TX and up to NAC.

70° today.
Title: Re: FOT is now back open after The Big Texas Freeze & Power Failures
Post by: Roger & Susan in Home2 on February 23, 2021, 12:05:25 pm
We are here the AM and one other in the CG, service is busy, remodel is swamped.

Power company trucks gathered here this morning, got orders and dispersed.  More of them than us.