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[royster]

I made it home today, to a very cold house with burst water pipes. It's snowing, and they expect 3-6 inches to fall.

The kerosene stove AND woodstove are warming up the RatHole, and I'm about to indulge in an afternoon nap with my cat, under heavy blankets.

Sigh. Good to be home, burst pipes and all.

[sorter]

Originally Posted by royster

I made it home today, to a very cold house with burst water pipes.

Ouch! Maybe someday you'll smile at what will become memories.

I'm trying to be supportive rather than be a guy and give you advice or ask if you did such and such.
Feels really weird.

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[Kishka]

Pleasant breeze, moderately warm, partly sunny and fantastic!

[royster]

Originally Posted by sorter

Ouch! Maybe someday you'll smile at what will become memories.

I'm trying to be supportive rather than be a guy and give you advice or ask if you did such and such.
Feels really weird.

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Probably nothing could have been done to prevent this, sorter; the house is way back in the woods, and heated by a wood stove...there is no automatic heating system, here. The night time temperatures dipped below zero many nights in a row. Since I wasn't home (I was away working) nature took her course.

I put the plumbing in; I can replace it, too.

I just got an e-mail from CodeNameSmiley, and she suggested letting the faucet drip. I can't do that when there's a chance of me being away for 10 days. It's well water on a Culligan purifyer system, and the constant drip would freeze in the sink, and the system would be taxed.

[roxyruby]

This is weather-reporter roxyruby reporting in from Brisbane, Australia.

Alas, there have been Summer-Storms and heavy rain in abundance. Although right now the weather is Bright, Fine, Sunny, Summery, Warm, and Hot.

Yesterday there was Hail in some areas around Brisbane.

The Storms are quite beautiful and entertaining to watch from a distant, but can be scary when they are right above.

Infact I even sat down and watched a storm in the distance from my very own back patio. It was more entertaining than watching a movie!

The lightning bolts were amazing, stunning, and beautiful.

The amazing huge storm systems are also beautiful, sometimes in the distance you can see the whole edge of the storm.

There has been lots of rain in Brisbane and things are very Tropical, Green, and Over-grown right now.

Some garden-pruning and garden work is really in order in many locations I imagine.

Going swimming, eating Ice-Blocks, and sitting out on a Verandah with Iced Tea is recommended.

[sorter]

Originally Posted by royster

I just got an e-mail from CodeNameSmiley, and she suggested letting the faucet drip. I can't do that when there's a chance of me being away for 10 days. It's well water on a Culligan purifyer system, and the constant drip would freeze in the sink, and the system would be taxed.

The only thing I know is to drain the pipes before leaving, but I'm not sure if all systems are drainable.

This reminds me of a story I don't think is too far OT.

I go into an office on a Monday morning looking for something.
The window is wide open, the office very is cold. It had been in the teens all weekend.
I close the window. Of course. Why not? What could possibly go wrong.
About 45 minutes later I was waiting for an elevator on the same floor.
The facilities manager for the building was also waiting for an elevator.
I looked to my left to see a wall of water (maybe 2 inches) coming toward me.
I said to the facilities manager, LOOK!
I could see endless meetings, phone calls, and paper work flash in his eyes. Priceless.
The room with the open window had a water main in one of the walls.
It had frozen and burst. When I closed the window, the room warmed up, the ice that had held back the water thawed and ...
Flooded: two floors of offices, a restaurant, three levels of a garage.

[garentee]

Originally Posted by royster

Probably nothing could have been done to prevent this, sorter; the house is way back in the woods, and heated by a wood stove...there is no automatic heating system, here. The night time temperatures dipped below zero many nights in a row. Since I wasn't home (I was away working) nature took her course.

I put the plumbing in; I can replace it, too.

I just got an e-mail from CodeNameSmiley, and she suggested letting the faucet drip. I can't do that when there's a chance of me being away for 10 days. It's well water on a Culligan purifyer system, and the constant drip would freeze in the sink, and the system would be taxed.

Leave a light on your pipes.. the heat will be enough to keep from freezing even if you have to keep several lights.. its worth it....Frozen pipes are not much fun

[royster]

Originally Posted by garentee

Leave a light on your pipes.. the heat will be enough to keep from freezing even if you have to keep several lights.. its worth it....Frozen pipes are not much fun

That is what I did before and forgot to do this time. I keep a 100 watt bulb burning in the root cellar, but it went out (it's a five-year bulb) so i replaced it yesterday. The kitchen sink will get some special attention on this next re-plumb.

While re-plumbing, I will create a drainage for the kitchen pipes. The rest of the system I DID drain before leaving, and it apears alright.

Thanks for all the suggestions: the light bulb suggestion is the one that works. Failures always show us the way to success.

RoxyRuby: THPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!

[garentee]

You can also use heat tape....Good luck...G

[royster]

Originally Posted by garentee

Leave a light on your pipes.. the heat will be enough to keep from freezing even if you have to keep several lights.. its worth it....Frozen pipes are not much fun

I'm happy to announce that the kitchen sink is up-and-running better than ever! As well, I ran an electrical outlet right underneith the turn-off valves, in which I can leave a light bulb on when I leave.

Thanks, garentee, for the reminder.

[royster]

Having just driven across the United States during a historic period of severe weather...and not experiencing any of it...the Shenandoah Valley is under serious tornado alert. It's more serious for tomorrow, but with the cold front moving in tonight, the conditions are right for tornadoes...not impossible, but rare for this area.

[royster]

Tornadoes came through here early this morning...2:00. Lots of flooding but no damage at my place. However, this storm is responsible for 173 deaths so far.

[royster]

Originally Posted by royster

Tornadoes came through here early this morning...2:00. Lots of flooding but no damage at my place. However, this storm is responsible for 173 deaths so far.

Turns out there were a couple tornado touch-downs, not more than 10 miles from me. About two-million dollars in damages locally.

Anyone interested can read it in the local paper:
It's official: That was a tornado - Local News

[nienie]

Today's forecast was Sunny with a slight, warm breeze.

[garentee]

Beautiful day today as it has been for the past three.. however it is back to the soup for us... endless days of clouds and potential showers...Reason number 452 why farmers drink;...

[KaleidoskopicVision]

It's rainin SIDEWAYS!

[LostMyMap]

Originally Posted by KaleidoskopicVision

It's rainin SIDEWAYS!

Funny!

For some reason, while my family is about to start building Noah's ark back in the Midwest, here in SoCal, we have an unseasonal heat wave going on.

[royster]

It's NASTY here in the Shenandoah Valley today: the floods are subsiding, but the winds have picked up and they're cold November winds.

It's feeling a LOT like "Camp Granada" around here.

The Simpsons - Camp Granada - YouTube

[desertrat]

Hear , just west of Phoenix it was around 80 f , but it is a dry heat . Tomrow the wether guy says it might rain . The t.v wether guy/girl almost pees there pants when they can say rain . desert rat