Coffee anyone ?

[drstratton]

It is. I've had three slices so far, with butter. Fresh bread is so yummy.

Agreed! I was going to make bread today, but too many other things happened.

 

[SageHill]

Ok to be honest I've always wanted a truck and stock trailer toy

HA!! As a kid I had that on my Christmas list (Thank you Sears Catalog). AND Got close -- the Buddy-L horse van.

 

[fuzzi]

Agreed! I was going to make bread today, but too many other things happened.

Toast in the morning, with BUCKWHEAT honey...


...if we have power...


It's starting, we're currently getting a mix of snow and sleet, but it is supposed to change to freezing rain in a couple hours.

 

[Blue Sky]

I’m making pancakes. Pipes freezing is my problem. Even with a warm house and drips if it’s single digits my water will freeze. Probably pipes with no insulation just on the other side of the brick, feeding the exterior propane water heaters. Where’s Scotty when I need him? After this is over how would I solve the problem without tearing things up? I guess the Sheetrock etc on the inside wall would have to go.

 

[Baymule]

I’m making pancakes. Pipes freezing is my problem. Even with a warm house and drips if it’s single digits my water will freeze. Probably pipes with no insulation just on the other side of the brick, feeding the exterior propane water heaters. Where’s Scotty when I need him? After this is over how would I solve the problem without tearing things up? I guess the Sheetrock etc on the inside wall would have to go.

I cut my water off. In a double wide up off the ground, skirting is so-so. Just not worth the risk of a busted pipe .

 

[Blue Sky]

My water cutoff is a quarter mile away. I worry that for reasons I can imagine and reasons I can’t I could have a hell of a time getting water back to the house. I’ve got twenty eight lactating ewes guzzling twice as much water as usual, an inbound ice storm and only 180 gallons to replenish half of which will freeze. I have a shallow pond that may or may not freeze solid. We’ve gotten through three years but each year has brought hard freezes that are supposed to be unusual. Going forward I need to find the Achilles heel in my plumbing. We are the third owner of this place and it stood derelict between owners one and two. Lots of opportunities for “short cuts”. Heaters, circulators, find the electrical wiring vandalized in the barn- I’ve got a lot of chores when it warms up.

 

[Weldman]

I'm not a person, but a succession of extraordinary events

I cut my water off. In a double wide up off the ground, skirting is so-so. Just not worth the risk of a busted pipe .

Turn the hot water heater off too, open the faucet to drain the line much as possible, leave the spigots closes to the main line on for expansion.

 

[RR Homestead]

@RR Homestead ...uhhh 64*??....great for calving. And it would be great for here, instead of this cold from hell that's going on! But happy for you

Nothing new here. Just came in from night check on everyone -- given the weather temps. Kids are inside curled up out of way of others so it seems.
Everyone has shelter, feed & has water open for now. Prepped all I can for morn. Supposed to see snow about 10ish. It's 12* with wind chill. More than cold enough!

Hasn't calved yet. She's fighting it so far. Not in full active labor so no worries yet. Her new whopper holstein calf is now here waiting in the trailer to be "delivered". It's 42* right now and a frigid feeling wind which we weren't expecting.

 

[Alaskan]

Probably pipes with no insulation just on the other side of the brick, feeding the exterior propane water heaters.

What??!! Exterior water heaters? Who were these gremlins that built that house???

Yes.... I would start guessing where the pipes are and cut out a huge piece of the sheet rock to see what is in the walls.

Maybe there is zero insulation, and you can get some company to blow insulation into all walls and life will be better.


But.... no way to know what you have, until you look and see.

 

[Blue Sky]

What??!! Exterior water heaters? Who were these gremlins that built that house???

Yes.... I would start guessing where the pipes are and cut out a huge piece of the sheet rock to see what is in the walls.

Maybe there is zero insulation, and you can get some company to blow insulation into all walls and life will be better.


But.... no way to know what you have, until you look and see.

Original builder encountered some difficulty about a dozen years ago starting the house. It was at the shell stage with wiring and some plumbing complete but job was abandoned. House was vandalized. Second owner bought it and did decent work but had to start cutting some corners. Exterior gas water heaters were all the rage circa 20-teens, global warming, and whatever hucksterism to sell the things. There are internal fixtures for conventional water heaters. Until one of the external heaters detaches itself from the house and chases Hubbs around the yard it’s unlikely he will consider an indoor water heater. I get bloody cold water out of the kitchen faucet when temps cool down. I’m only guessing as to where the trouble is. We bought this place shortly after Covid ended. It was a “trouble in paradise “ sale. I genuinely felt for the sellers although they didn’t work with us much. And all in all it’s a good solid house on nice land. Just some things to work on. Heck our last house had a water heater in the attic. What could possibly go wrong? They build them weird here.