babadono Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Seadog said: She will stay there through Thursday Wise decision on her(your?) part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 in January 1979, I was snowed in at a cheap motel in Michigan. there's probably more to that story; but it was still the 70s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 hour ago, babadono said: Wise decision on her(your?) part It was an easy decision when we saw the forecast. Fortunately, I have more flexibility to work from home. Healthcare workers don't have that option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 15, 2021 Moderators Share Posted February 15, 2021 Can't complain after reading here, 37 at 11 pm (now) with a low of 17 tomorrow night which will be our coldest night for the week and year. But things can change. . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 in January 1979, I was snowed in at a cheap motel in Michigan. there's probably more to that story; but it was still the 70s.I could only imagine, sounds like my kind of time. Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I drove the wife to work this morning. She's not much for driving on icy roads. The hospital she works at is open but that's about it for businesses around here. Plumbers are going to make a killing fixing burst piping in the next week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhound Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Please remind folks if they run a portable generator to make sure its not in the garage or other enclosed space. Every year I read where folks die from Co2 poisonings from generators being ran in the garage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Everywhere I have been where it is extremely cold humans have adapted. JJK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Sister in Conroe just showed me pics of snow and 15 degrees at the moment...burrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, billybob said: Sister in Conroe just showed me pics of snow and 15 degrees at the moment...burrrr Daughter is just south of Conroe with no power. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 7 degrees right now in North Texas and electricity has been going off and on since 4 am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: Daughter is just south of Conroe with no power. Could not discern if her power was on or off when texted her. Had just seen about a large outage. She is in bed with dog. May ask her directly but, would not know what to say to her. Recall daughter family live there. How are they now? Just asked sister about her heat source. Edited February 15, 2021 by billybob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 13 minutes ago, billybob said: Could not discern if her power was on or off when texted her. Had just seen about a large outage. She is in bed with dog. May ask her directly but, would not know what to say to her. Recall daughter family live there. How are they now? Just asked sister about her heat source. They have a gas fireplace so not totally without heat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Just now, CECAA850 said: They have a gas fireplace so not totally without heat. Do they run their water trickle to keep it from freezing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, billybob said: Do they run their water trickle to keep it from freezing? I didn't ask but they didn't say that their water was out. Their house is on a slab and the water may come up inside the house as opposed to my house where it comes up outside then elbows in. I have about 18" of pipe to protect from freezing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Just now, CECAA850 said: I didn't ask but they didn't say that their water was out. Their house is on a slab and the water may come up inside the house as opposed to my house where it comes up outside then elbows in. I have about 18" if pipe to protect from freezing. Alright thanks...sister has power and she knows to run water overnight. Sorry, but yes, y'all be safe too! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadoc Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 30 mph gusts and more on the way. Used to like this stuff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NADman Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 My Ex up front and 2 of my neighbors clearing a 1/4 mile of road to get to the main road so I could drive her to the airport in Kelowna so that she could fly to Mexico with her a bunch of her girlfriends . Three machines clear about 10 ft wide in one pass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Don't miss it. Been cold here and lots of rain. Not hard rain but seemingly continuous rain for the last three months.... the ground is totally saturated. The door at the top of the stairs has recently taken to not latching. Could be from the house settling a bit but then, the house is now over 20 years old. Got me wondering of it's all this constant slow moisture that might be getting deeper into the ground causing something there. Or, it might simply be the crappy job I did installing the door... !! Supposed to get into low 50's on Saturday, sunshine with something like 5% chance of rain. I'm wanting to work on the tractor to get it ready for spring but don't have a shop to work in....so am stuck outside and won't work in the rain/mush. So what is a 2-hour job has turned into several months as I keep waiting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC39693 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 I hope people who aren’t used to severe cold are safe. It is no fun and not to be played with especially if you aren’t used to it and have right clothing and house heat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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