Okay, so it was bad optics. Tough crowd.
Luckily no power or water issues for us thus far at home. Made sure to show my wife how to turn off water to the house today just in case it pops while I'm gone
I work in the fire department for a private business and our domestic/fire water systems are getting wrecked right now. The worst for us is going to come tomorrow and Saturday. We don't have much activity usually so we have run as many calls in the past 4 days as we normally do in a 2 month timeframe.
Lost power for 60 hours and came home to a busted pipe in the ceiling. Teach me to laugh at Texans for thinking 15deg is cold.
Just an observation: During that nasty freeze, about 1989, I lived in a little ol’ house, that sat on concrete blocks. Less than 800 square feet, IIRC. The water pipes ran underneath the floor. It was easy to cut off the water, and drain the pipes. The gas space heaters could be lit, with a match. Life was simpler, then.
That 1989-ish freeze was far worse than this one. A true Arctic Blast. The olive oil, in my kitchen, became olive grease. I did not have a space-age sleeping bag, but I had plenty of wool clothing and bed coverings, so, life was good. I commuted 23+ miles, into Houston, on iced roads, without winter tires. Interesting times.
Retar’d LE. Kinesthetic dufus.
Don’t tread on volcanos!