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In reply to the discussion: Sitting in Houston waiting for possible freezing rain on Friday. I am staying home [View all]texanwitch
(18,705 posts)18. If we got hit with a major cold snap we would be in trouble.
This cold weather won't last long. We did have month of reallly cold weather a few years ago . It was in the teens. My pipes stay coverd with all the cold fronts coming in. I do not have a generator so I guess I would charge my cell phone with the car. We would be in a world of hurt if we had really cold ice storm. I have have heat. Water if the pipes don't freeze. I have a gas stove for cooking. Just need a match. I have a wood burning stove at the other house. A lot of the new houses are all electric. People would freeze here. We are made for heat here. AC is more important then heat.
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Sitting in Houston waiting for possible freezing rain on Friday. I am staying home [View all]
texanwitch
Jan 2014
OP
When there's ice on the roads in Texas, the lunatics all drive twice as fast
struggle4progress
Jan 2014
#9
HISD is still agonizing over whether to call off classes tomorrow. Htowners are such ice weenies.
Bucky
Jan 2014
#13
From old NH where freezing rain and ice storms are just another day in the country
sarge43
Jan 2014
#15