babadono 6841 Posted February 15 1 hour ago, Seadog said: She will stay there through Thursday Wise decision on her(your?) part Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigStewMan 20052 Posted February 15 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seadog 1264 Posted February 15 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dtel 29484 Posted February 15 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dude 5227 Posted February 15 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CECAA850 29484 Posted February 15 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhound 1044 Posted February 15 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJkizak 1393 Posted February 15 Everywhere I have been where it is extremely cold humans have adapted. JJK 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob 14053 Posted February 15 Sister in Conroe just showed me pics of snow and 15 degrees at the moment...burrrr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CECAA850 29484 Posted February 15 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Traveler 1366 Posted February 15 7 degrees right now in North Texas and electricity has been going off and on since 4 am. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob 14053 Posted February 15 (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 by billybob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CECAA850 29484 Posted February 15 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob 14053 Posted February 15 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CECAA850 29484 Posted February 15 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob 14053 Posted February 15 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seadoc 86 Posted February 15 30 mph gusts and more on the way. Used to like this stuff. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NADman 599 Posted February 15 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coytee 3396 Posted February 15 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MC39693 446 Posted February 16 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
