7 degree windchill tomorrow morning in New Orleans

[JustAnotherGen]

10. One burst in our home

In 25 degree weather in 2023. New Jersey - Historic home. It was negative 10 degrees here this morning so we just ask the universe for its favor.

The powder room was originally a Butler's Pantry when the house was built. The coat closet was a washroom and is heavily insulated. When they moved that around in the 1940's - they didn't do the right thing. Now we have denim insulation in that bathroom.

But what a mess. I had finally got the dust under control from the restoration and nothing had been disturbed in that room. 100+ year old dust everywhere because shop vacs didn't exist then.

Thank god one of my husband's trades including a plumbing license. That and since he's a blacksmith waa able to weld some of it correctly. We didn't have the cash outlay that people without trades have to pay out.

Its not fun.