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Skink

(10,122 posts) Thu Feb 6, 2014, 09:19 PM Feb 2014

Oh it's frreezin down in Texas... [View all]

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Oh it's frreezin down in Texas... [View all] Skink Feb 2014 OP

All the telephone lines are down... panader0 Feb 2014 #1

I keep tryin to reach my sawdust Feb 2014 #9

ALmost in Houston. texanwitch Feb 2014 #2

way.... below freezing, thank you very much. i have two sinks with frozen pipes seabeyond Feb 2014 #3

we're still dripping our faucets...and I shut off the outside pipe in late November... CTyankee Feb 2014 #6

thank you CT. i did not think about it soon enough. was surprised it had frozen seabeyond Feb 2014 #8

we have an older house here, prolly built right before WW2. CTyankee Feb 2014 #33

get your hair dryer out. notadmblnd Feb 2014 #20

i did have the cabinets open thru the night. was just hot side frozen. seabeyond Feb 2014 #21

If you think it is safe to leave it on all night notadmblnd Feb 2014 #22

i will try that. thanks. nt seabeyond Feb 2014 #25

Do you live in the Texas Hill Country? Rozlee Feb 2014 #27

amarillo, panhandle. all the water works thru out house, even shower, but these two sinks. seabeyond Feb 2014 #30

Learning all about the term "Graupel," are you? (nt) Paladin Feb 2014 #37

Not seeing much of it yet here in Boerne. Rozlee Feb 2014 #38

I get a kick out of the San Antonio weather people..... Paladin Feb 2014 #40

Yeah, I remember the time back in 1985 when San Antonio got a record 13.5 inches of snow. Rozlee Feb 2014 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author CTyankee Feb 2014 #4

i can empathize with you, your experience and still be cold here at 1 degrees. cant i? seabeyond Feb 2014 #5

and I am about to have to take the dog out nt arely staircase Feb 2014 #7

suck it up Skink Feb 2014 #14

Colder than a witch's tit n/t TexasBushwhacker Feb 2014 #10

In a brass brasiere Aerows Feb 2014 #13

Cold enough for long underwear indoors. texanwitch Feb 2014 #11

Cold as hell here, too Aerows Feb 2014 #12

My grass is all brown texanwitch Feb 2014 #15

It has been so weirdly cold here Aerows Feb 2014 #17

My weeds are growing strong. texanwitch Feb 2014 #19

Colder than the northend of a southbound Longhorn? HereSince1628 Feb 2014 #16

Even the trees Aerows Feb 2014 #18

It's damn cold!!! Texasgal Feb 2014 #23

It snowed in Dallas, though. Less than an inch. Indpndnt Feb 2014 #31

the high here today was 32� hobbit709 Feb 2014 #24

26F and ice all over the place here in Brooklyn. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #26

6 below zero in Denver larkrake Feb 2014 #28

So baby hold me close... Lint Head Feb 2014 #29

-2 here, windchill at -17, 62" snow this year Holly_Hobby Feb 2014 #32

I guess its time for our 3 days of winter LostOne4Ever Feb 2014 #34

23 degrees right now Skittles Feb 2014 #35

Windchill at -13. That was a nice surprise when I went out for a smoke. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #36

My sister texted me yesterday that it was cold and icy meow2u3 Feb 2014 #39

Oh, the yellow snow of Texas... MineralMan Feb 2014 #41