Not sure if mentioned, tip from the North Pull your windshield wipers up off the windshield. This is not just so they don’t freeze up, but so you don’t rip them when they do freeze up, and you force them free. that’s a sure way to damage wipers.
My neighbor said his hot water line froze to his kitchen. I’m assuming he didn’t drip the hot and cold but who knows?
My wife is spending the day driving around in my 4wd (she grew up in N. Indiana) ferrying old people to warm houses. Sometimes it sucks being the only responsible adults in two families.
How about keeping your dumbass political opinions out of this thread? Btw, Abbott said that natural gas and coal plants are also offline.
*Once in a generation event happens that somewhat conforms to biases* "SEE I TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN!"
"Heck...if the dang thing ain't workin' cause it's froze, then boil some water and throw it on the thing dadgumit!" "Turn the damn thing off...and back on again!" "Mr. ERCOT, I'm of the opinion that your collective power grid system sucks!"
Boo hoo. Should I introduce you to satire this late in your life? I have no skin in the game, im in FL. I have bigger problems. The AC isn't working and its 83 outside. Everyone in the office is going home early.
Did you run any hot water lines? Most likely if not the hot water line from your hot water heater froze up