Elon Musk's JetDec 20, 2022
Landed in Austin, Texas, US. Apx. flt. time 9 Hours : 19 Mins.
Show threadElon Musk's JetDec 20, 2022
4,906 mile (4,263 NM) flight from LTN to AUS

Flight Fuel Info
~ 4,690 gallons (17,754 liters).
~ 31,433 lbs (14,258 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $29,735 cost of fuel.
~ 50 tons of CO2 emissions.
Show threadHolly 🚀⚜️Dec 20, 2022

@elonmusk @elonjet Ah he’s gonna have a bad time in a few days when temps plunge down ~ 40 degrees F in just a few hours in parts of the state and everything shuts down. Hopefully the power grid stays up this time but you never know.

https://www.statesman.com/story/weather/2022/12/19/texas-freeze-austin-forecast-how-to-prepare/69724124007/

Freeze to grip Austin this week. Here's why it won't be like that bad one in February 2021

In the weeklong disastrous freeze of February 2021, ice and snow snapped power lines and plunging temperatures strained the state's power grid.

Austin American-Statesman
Show threadDarth MoominDec 20, 2022
Hope the Absolut vodka keeps you warm @absolutspacegrl ! Also you should totally NOT abandon your dog and victim-blame your children while you nope out to Cancun and your constituents literally freeze to death. It’s morally wrong. #TedCruzAffirmations
Show threadHolly 🚀⚜️

@darthmoomin Thanks! 😃 I had to fit the name in 15 characters for Twitter and it stuck! I don’t have a dog or human children but I would never do that to my cats 😸

I don’t have constituents, but I was here for the last 2 freezes and I stuck it out and suffered like everyone else 😉 (Actually I can’t complain. We were very lucky compared to so many others.)

Dec 20, 2022 at 2:08amMastodon for iOS
Show threadDarth MoominDec 20, 2022
@absolutspacegrl All snark aside, I was tangentially connected to the Challenger disaster via a teacher that was a backup to Christa McCauliffe, I’m 100% rooting for you and all your fellow engineers doing supercool Lunar stuff at NASA. He taught me on that cold January day, that it’s ok for scientists to have feelings too. #NASA #ToTheMoonAndBack #Science #Tech #Engineering #Math #STEM
Show threadLaura PionekDec 20, 2022
@darthmoomin I’m curious if you are a CHS grad? I was in elementary school still but was beaming proud the backup was at the high school. Even us little kids felt that emotion from him.
Show threadDarth MoominDec 20, 2022
@laurapionek No, he was an Army Reserve Chinook helicopter pilot at my middle school in the #PNW who taught General Science. Hopefully that doesn’t give away my assination coordinates or doxx myself. I honestly can’t remember his first name without a yearbook. Different times in the 80s.
Show threadLaura PionekDec 20, 2022
@darthmoomin well then, there were at least two men who contributed more than they maybe knew to inspiring the generations after them by showing up in this world in many ways, including through emotion. ❤️ cheers!
Show threadDarth MoominDec 24, 2022
@laurapionek These are very kind and helpful words for an internet stranger. Thank you. May karma always look kindly upon you. #GoodVibes ❤️ 🫂 😊 #StayWarm