Posted: 1/31/2011 7:30:22 PM EDT
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And still dropping - we have gas heat and we are bundled up.
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Quoted: Quoted: Weather says -13 feels like -32 with wind chill. Gotta be honest, I am not going to be shoveling before I go to work. Yeah same here, all of 3 blocks away  I really don't want to go in, but I have to record usage stats off all the printers in the company  Couldn't get the Jetta started this morning. Too cold and I dont have a block heater. Never had to have one before. Cant tell if it is global warming or just the middle of winter... |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Screw it, I just emailed in! I'm not going back and forth between buildings all day, assuming I survive the trip! It's the fuckin day after tomorrow out there...I saw a guy freeze mid-step!! Wimp.  You're welcome to borrow my car to get to work  I am already at work. Started the wifes car. I need to invest in a block heater for the Jetta. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Screw it, I just emailed in! I'm not going back and forth between buildings all day, assuming I survive the trip! It's the fuckin day after tomorrow out there...I saw a guy freeze mid-step!! Wimp. You're welcome to borrow my car to get to work I am already at work. Started the wifes car. I need to invest in a block heater for the Jetta. I had to swap out the battery in my mom's Jeep this morning... |
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Quoted: Quoted: ...and my water heater just crapped out. If you hear anyone screaming tomorrow morning, that's me in the shower. Back in business!!! Thank God. If you're out and about, stay warm. At -9 degrees I think I would rather stink. Or just boil some water on the stove and make a bath. |
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...and my water heater just crapped out. If you hear anyone screaming tomorrow morning, that's me in the shower. Back in business!!! Thank God. If you're out and about, stay warm. At -9 degrees I think I would rather stink. Or just boil some water on the stove and make a bath. It was almost time to make some hard choices...
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Quoted: I have baby wipes.Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: ...and my water heater just crapped out. If you hear anyone screaming tomorrow morning, that's me in the shower. Back in business!!! Thank God. If you're out and about, stay warm. At -9 degrees I think I would rather stink. Or just boil some water on the stove and make a bath. It was almost time to make some hard choices...  Glad your water heater is back online! |
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...and my water heater just crapped out. If you hear anyone screaming tomorrow morning, that's me in the shower. Back in business!!! Thank God. If you're out and about, stay warm. At -9 degrees I think I would rather stink. Or just boil some water on the stove and make a bath. It was almost time to make some hard choices...
Glad your water heater is back online! 
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at 0500 this morning wife wakes up to use the facilities.... says, hey, whats that noise? Turns out the noise was 2 burst water pipes in my kid's bathroom.
Thus began a very fun cold weather repair project, complicated by the fact that I had my right shoulder rebuilt 4 weeks ago. and i'm right handed... Based on the amount of water we found in garage ( bathroom over garage ) and captured in buckets we figured maybe 20 gallons or so spilled before we caught it... R19 in the garage ceiling may have been code in 2001, but it surely is not enough. Gotta love the quality and attention to detail of Classic Homes. Darn pipe should have been run through the interior walls, rather than the floor.... |
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Quoted: Wow you guys sure had some adventure! I was surprised to see the temps get so low around there. Here in AK that's normal during the winter...good thing for you is you'll be back in the 50's soon enough  Hell I'm hoping for 20s!! I am a tow truck driver...Had to tow someone out of the mountains last night(Central City parkway)down to Littleton(40 miles or so). -29.5 when I left...same when I came back(0030-0330). Not to mention EVERYONE WITH A DEAD BATTERY today. Been 60 hours or so of work in the cold...Glad I have a job though!!! |
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Quoted: Quoted: Wow you guys sure had some adventure! I was surprised to see the temps get so low around there. Here in AK that's normal during the winter...good thing for you is you'll be back in the 50's soon enough Hell I'm hoping for 20s!! I am a tow truck driver...Had to tow someone out of the mountains last night(Central City parkway)down to Littleton(40 miles or so). -29.5 when I left...same when I came back(0030-0330). Not to mention EVERYONE WITH A DEAD BATTERY today. Been 60 hours or so of work in the cold...Glad I have a job though!!! I can get you a deal on Napa Batteries if you want to talk about that .Good to hear you are doing well up there in the hills! |
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What do all you guys do with the threat of freezing pipes?
I bought my home here in Thornton last year, so this is our first winter in this home. Built in 1995, all pipes appear to be run through the interior and insulated walls. I have a pretty big crawl space, keep a thermometer in there and it hasn't dipped below 50F, it's all insulated. I've had the faucets dripping the last few days, but i've had a few buddies tell me not to bother with a home relatively new like this. Do you guys do anything special when it gets this cold? |
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Quoted: What do all you guys do with the threat of freezing pipes? I bought my home here in Thornton last year, so this is our first winter in this home. Built in 1995, all pipes appear to be run through the interior and insulated walls. I have a pretty big crawl space, keep a thermometer in there and it hasn't dipped below 50F, it's all insulated. I've had the faucets dripping the last few days, but i've had a few buddies tell me not to bother with a home relatively new like this. Do you guys do anything special when it gets this cold? This is my first winter with a house out here. I have not done much of anything actually. My crawl space is where all the pipes and such are but it is also where my heater is so that helps keep it warmer then outside. I did get seriously lucky though. I came just now and it was 56 degrees in the house. The batteries in the thermostat died today. If that had happened a couple of days ago I would be looking at frozen pipes. Lucky.
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What do all you guys do with the threat of freezing pipes? I bought my home here in Thornton last year, so this is our first winter in this home. Built in 1995, all pipes appear to be run through the interior and insulated walls. I have a pretty big crawl space, keep a thermometer in there and it hasn't dipped below 50F, it's all insulated. I've had the faucets dripping the last few days, but i've had a few buddies tell me not to bother with a home relatively new like this. Do you guys do anything special when it gets this cold? This is my first winter with a house out here. I have not done much of anything actually. My crawl space is where all the pipes and such are but it is also where my heater is so that helps keep it warmer then outside. I did get seriously lucky though. I came just now and it was 56 degrees in the house. The batteries in the thermostat died today. If that had happened a couple of days ago I would be looking at frozen pipes. Lucky. Well that's one way to keep the "faucet dripping." I little too cold for me to get freaky, but to each his own... |
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What do all you guys do with the threat of freezing pipes? I bought my home here in Thornton last year, so this is our first winter in this home. Built in 1995, all pipes appear to be run through the interior and insulated walls. I have a pretty big crawl space, keep a thermometer in there and it hasn't dipped below 50F, it's all insulated. I've had the faucets dripping the last few days, but i've had a few buddies tell me not to bother with a home relatively new like this. Do you guys do anything special when it gets this cold? This is my first winter with a house out here. I have not done much of anything actually. My crawl space is where all the pipes and such are but it is also where my heater is so that helps keep it warmer then outside. I did get seriously lucky though. I came just now and it was 56 degrees in the house. The batteries in the thermostat died today. If that had happened a couple of days ago I would be looking at frozen pipes. Lucky. Well that's one way to keep the "faucet dripping." I little too cold for me to get freaky, but to each his own... 
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The water running from my tap got down to 40 degrees, at that time I went into the cellar and placed directed heat on the pipes from below. House is 104 years old and they built out the kitchen, exposing both floor and wall to elements. Warm weather project-insulate pipes and maybe heat tape that you can plug in when needed. I live in an older mobile home and I've put that black foam insulation on all the pipes under the house,heat tape and insulation on the pipes that come out from underneath and go to supply riser. Leave cabinets open and water dripping when below zero and I've never had my pipes freeze up. |