growing up east of dallas we lost power for few days back in '79 around new year. only reason i remember the date is that we always got tickets to the cotton bowl and were going to go watch nd with joe montana.
that was the game he left the game, went and warmed up in the locker room, and lead the comeback over the cougs
don't remember the temp in the house but it was cold for 3-4 days i guess. we used the fireplace for heat, cooked on the grill, and sat around playing cards and listening to a transistor radio.
aside from the cold the absolute worst was the dark coming so early in the night. wish the best to all of you in this situation and the sad thing about this being something they could have addressed is the state government will just kick the can down the road a bit further instead of addressing the true needs of the state