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Post by myshelly on Feb 14, 2021 2:17:47 GMT
My husband made me turn on the heater so the pipes wouldn’t burst and I think I’m going to die. I hate the heater. I'm in Michigan but when we're worried about pipes freezing we leave them on with just a trickle coming out. We do that, too.
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Post by mom on Feb 14, 2021 2:18:07 GMT
We’ve been told that TEA says that remote learning days only count as half days going forward m. Which is ridiculous. But there it is. So if we had to stay remote all this coming week, we might have to go even further into June than we already are, unless TEA gives us an exception. My BIL is a superintendent and he is expecting an exception since all of Texas was declared an emergency because of weather. Of course TEA does their own thing, but hopefully they will do whats right. Well, being at the top of Texas, I can tell you it is absolutely miserably cold here. Its almost so cold that you don't immediately realize its that cold, till it hits all the sudden. We got to a very balmy 12 degrees today 😳 and tonight are expecting a low of -2. Tomorrow we are expecting 8-10 in of snow.
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Post by KikiPea on Feb 14, 2021 2:25:30 GMT
We’ve been told that TEA says that remote learning days only count as half days going forward m. Which is ridiculous. But there it is. So if we had to stay remote all this coming week, we might have to go even further into June than we already are, unless TEA gives us an exception. My BIL is a superintendent and he is expecting an exception since all of Texas was declared an emergency because of weather. Of course TEA does their own thing, but hopefully they will do whats right. Well, being at the top of Texas, I can tell you it is absolutely miserably cold here. Its almost so cold that you don't immediately realize its that cold, till it hits all the sudden. We got to a very balmy 12 degrees today 😳 and tonight are expecting a low of -2. Tomorrow we are expecting 8-10 in of snow. OMG Brrrrrrr stay safe and warm!
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Feb 14, 2021 2:31:17 GMT
The real problem we’re having right now (and this is a problem every year, but it’s not usually quite this cold) is that our bedroom still has the original single pane windows from 1955. They leak terribly and it’s about twenty degrees colder in there than in the rest of the house. I sleep in sweats and socks, under a comforter and a blanket and sheet, and last night I put on a hat! LOL They are next on our list to replace. The rest of the house has modern, double paned vinyl windows. A quilt/thick blanket and duct tape will help tremendously. I had to do that during previous freezes before we changed our windows out. To say the least, we are bummed, but the Texans are making really stupid decisions, so his decision to leave was probably the best for him. They are pretty much getting rid of any reason that we were fans...Hopkins, questioning keeping Watson... We've pretty much given up on them. Cal seems to be cleaning house top to bottom, wanting to make the team his own I guess. New management syndrome. ![](http://stevengale.smugmug.com/Other/Peasmilies/i-Xj7gwRF/0/O/wink.gif)
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Post by librarylady on Feb 14, 2021 3:01:24 GMT
Oh, NO! We could never share living space! Anything below 68 in the winter and I am freezing.....
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Post by snugglebutter on Feb 14, 2021 3:02:15 GMT
I went to the grocery store yesterday and we've done all the things to the house/plants/etc. Some friends of ours had their covered exterior faucets freeze already, so that's worrisome.
I hope everyone at TEA is working for 50% pay each day they are remote.
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Post by myshelly on Feb 14, 2021 3:10:52 GMT
Oh, NO! We could never share living space! Anything below 68 in the winter and I am freezing..... If my house ever reaches 68 it would be because the AC is broken 😂 and that would be a bad day indeed.
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Post by maryland on Feb 14, 2021 3:14:22 GMT
I’m a nurse so I can’t stay home. However, I am currently sitting in a cozy hotel room a quarter of a mile from work rather than driving 30 miles in who knows what kind of mess tomorrow morning. I’ve worked that far from home for 25+ years and never stayed in a hotel due to weather until now. That horrific pileup a few miles from my home scared the crap out of me even though I wasn’t involved. No more driving to work in the dark on questionable roads for me. What a great idea!
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Post by katybee on Feb 14, 2021 4:46:00 GMT
I have plenty of groceries, including wine and yummy snacks. I am all electricity… So if it goes out, I’m screwed. But I have plenty of blankets. My electricity did not go out with us last storm, but there were widespread outages all around me. We do not have school on Monday or Tuesday , because they are staff development days. I will still have to logon at 8 AM for STAAR and TELPAS training. Yay! And something called “Onward:Cultivate Compassion, Staff SEL Activities.” But at least I’ll be at home....
If the forecast holds true, we have another storm coming Wednesday. I predict we will be virtual both Wednesday and Thursday…
And then we’re back into the 70’s by next week. Texas. 🤷🏼♀️
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 14, 2021 5:17:02 GMT
Coloradan here wondering what you are all preparing for... what is crazy cold? My brother lives in Texas and hasn't mentioned it at all.
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Post by katiescarlett on Feb 14, 2021 6:25:39 GMT
Coloradan here wondering what you are all preparing for... what is crazy cold? My brother lives in Texas and hasn't mentioned it at all. In the Dallas/Fort Worth area we aren't going to get above freezing until Friday of next week. We are going to get to a low of 1 degree on Monday and are expecting 3 to 8 inches of snow. That is unheard of in Texas!
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Post by quinlove on Feb 14, 2021 6:52:38 GMT
Coloradan here wondering what you are all preparing for... what is crazy cold? My brother lives in Texas and hasn't mentioned it at all. I live on the outskirts of DFW, and Sunday and Monday night the lows are going to be around zero. I am as prepared as I can be, I live alone. But, I am very concerned about my pipes and the power going out.
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Post by myshelly on Feb 14, 2021 7:04:45 GMT
Coloradan here wondering what you are all preparing for... what is crazy cold? My brother lives in Texas and hasn't mentioned it at all. We are forecast to have 3-8 inches of snow and -5 to -20 windchills for tomorrow through the first half of the week 😬
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Post by Lindarina on Feb 14, 2021 9:49:58 GMT
Coloradan here wondering what you are all preparing for... what is crazy cold? My brother lives in Texas and hasn't mentioned it at all. This Norwegian was wondering, too 😉 But, I’m guessing it’s unusually cold for Texas and that’s the issue? Below 0 farenheit for weeks here, and business as usual. Schools open, life continues as normal. The electric bill will be anything but normal, though, because the prices have gone up due to the cold weather down in continental Europe.
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Post by mollycoddle on Feb 14, 2021 11:00:42 GMT
My husband made me turn on the heater so the pipes wouldn’t burst and I think I’m going to die. I hate the heater. I'm in Michigan but when we're worried about pipes freezing we leave them on with just a trickle coming out. Same.
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Post by mikklynn on Feb 14, 2021 12:12:10 GMT
I’m a nurse so I can’t stay home. However, I am currently sitting in a cozy hotel room a quarter of a mile from work rather than driving 30 miles in who knows what kind of mess tomorrow morning. I’ve worked that far from home for 25+ years and never stayed in a hotel due to weather until now. That horrific pileup a few miles from my home scared the crap out of me even though I wasn’t involved. No more driving to work in the dark on questionable roads for me. That is so smart. Stay safe.
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Post by mikklynn on Feb 14, 2021 12:15:02 GMT
Coloradan here wondering what you are all preparing for... what is crazy cold? My brother lives in Texas and hasn't mentioned it at all. This Norwegian was wondering, too 😉 But, I’m guessing it’s unusually cold for Texas and that’s the issue? Below 0 farenheit for weeks here, and business as usual. Schools open, life continues as normal. The electric bill will be anything but normal, though, because the prices have gone up due to the cold weather down in continental Europe. It's -18 F here this morning if that makes you Texans feel better! I also would like to know what you guys think is crazy cold? But, I do get it. DH's sister lives in Corpus Christi. It's cold and damp there, plus they don't have the winter gear we have here.
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Post by Merge on Feb 14, 2021 12:32:48 GMT
Coloradan here wondering what you are all preparing for... what is crazy cold? My brother lives in Texas and hasn't mentioned it at all. This Norwegian was wondering, too 😉 But, I’m guessing it’s unusually cold for Texas and that’s the issue? Below 0 farenheit for weeks here, and business as usual. Schools open, life continues as normal. The electric bill will be anything but normal, though, because the prices have gone up due to the cold weather down in continental Europe. Yes. Most of us don’t have a lot of winter gear. No one here knows how to drive in ice or snow. Our power lines are all above ground so just a little bit of ice can cause havoc. Lots of our native trees and plants will not survive even with coverings. And frankly we’re just not used to it. I imagine our typical summer would be a catastrophe for Northern Europe or a lot of the northern US. ☺️ Here in Houston, the average low temp right now is around 55F. We’re looking at lows in the single digits and teens over the next week or so. Down here we’re at roughly the same latitude as Morocco, if that makes it more clear.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Feb 14, 2021 13:02:05 GMT
Our power lines are all above ground in my city and I've only lost power once in the 10 years I've lived here due to an ice storm. That was due to a tree falling on a power line. This doesn't happen often because our power companies trim and remove the trees that interfere with power lines. Do they not do that in Texas? We are far more likely to lose power in the spring with huge gusting rain storms...that knock trees down. Now that I've said that out loud I'm sure I'm in for a big storm that knocks our power out. Ha! But seriously I wish you all the best. Just pretend you're visiting Michigan for the week! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg)
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Post by Dani-Mani on Feb 14, 2021 13:27:53 GMT
Our power lines are all above ground in my city and I've only lost power once in the 10 years I've lived here due to an ice storm. That was due to a tree falling on a power line. This doesn't happen often because our power companies trim and remove the trees that interfere with power lines. Do they not do that in Texas? We are far more likely to lose power in the spring with huge gusting rain storms...that knock trees down. Now that I've said that out loud I'm sure I'm in for a big storm that knocks our power out. Ha! But seriously I wish you all the best. Just pretend you're visiting Michigan for the week! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg) Our power lines are also above ground and we had an ice storm yesterday; several hundred thousand people are still without power this afternoon. It’s not just the trees. The weight of the ice took down lines nowhere near trees.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Feb 14, 2021 13:32:43 GMT
Our power lines are all above ground in my city and I've only lost power once in the 10 years I've lived here due to an ice storm. That was due to a tree falling on a power line. This doesn't happen often because our power companies trim and remove the trees that interfere with power lines. Do they not do that in Texas? We are far more likely to lose power in the spring with huge gusting rain storms...that knock trees down. Now that I've said that out loud I'm sure I'm in for a big storm that knocks our power out. Ha! But seriously I wish you all the best. Just pretend you're visiting Michigan for the week! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg) Our power lines are also above ground and we had an ice storm yesterday; several hundred thousand people are still without power this afternoon. It’s not just the trees. The weight of the ice took down lines nowhere near trees. I'm not sure. I'm just saying something about our power lines has got to be different up here. Or else we'd spend half our winter without power. That is not the case. Weather like what's coming to Texas is what we live with for months on end.
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Post by mollycoddle on Feb 14, 2021 13:34:44 GMT
Our power lines are all above ground in my city and I've only lost power once in the 10 years I've lived here due to an ice storm. That was due to a tree falling on a power line. This doesn't happen often because our power companies trim and remove the trees that interfere with power lines. Do they not do that in Texas? We are far more likely to lose power in the spring with huge gusting rain storms...that knock trees down. Now that I've said that out loud I'm sure I'm in for a big storm that knocks our power out. Ha! But seriously I wish you all the best. Just pretend you're visiting Michigan for the week! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg) Our power lines are also above ground and we had an ice storm yesterday; several hundred thousand people are still without power this afternoon. It’s not just the trees. The weight of the ice took down lines nowhere near trees. It seems like the South gets ice more often than we do. To be clear, we do get ice, but more often we get *some* ice and more often snow. Ohio is under a winter weather warning, and I am not looking forward to the damn snow. Oh sure, it’s pretty, but it is also a pain. We are lucky that we have a lot of plows and salt trucks, so it will be cleared quickly. So there’s that. Crossing fingers that your storm isn’t as bad as forecasted.
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Post by KikiPea on Feb 14, 2021 13:38:47 GMT
This Norwegian was wondering, too 😉 But, I’m guessing it’s unusually cold for Texas and that’s the issue? Below 0 farenheit for weeks here, and business as usual. Schools open, life continues as normal. The electric bill will be anything but normal, though, because the prices have gone up due to the cold weather down in continental Europe. It's -18 F here this morning if that makes you Texans feel better! I also would like to know what you guys think is crazy cold? But, I do get it. DH's sister lives in Corpus Christi. It's cold and damp there, plus they don't have the winter gear we have here. Not really. It FEELS like that to US. LOL
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Post by mom on Feb 14, 2021 13:40:17 GMT
Well we woke up to -1 temps and it will be getting to -9 by tomorrow. My neighborhood has no water - something froze on the city side. Thankfully my husbands man cave is across town and his shop has living quarters and full bathrooms so we will go over there.
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Post by KikiPea on Feb 14, 2021 13:41:19 GMT
Well we woke up to -1 temps and it will be getting to -9 by tomorrow. My neighborhood has no water - something froze on the city side. Thankfully my husbands man cave is across town and his shop has living quarters and full bathrooms so we will go over there. Stay safe!
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Post by Merge on Feb 14, 2021 13:46:48 GMT
Our power lines are all above ground in my city and I've only lost power once in the 10 years I've lived here due to an ice storm. That was due to a tree falling on a power line. This doesn't happen often because our power companies trim and remove the trees that interfere with power lines. Do they not do that in Texas? We are far more likely to lose power in the spring with huge gusting rain storms...that knock trees down. Now that I've said that out loud I'm sure I'm in for a big storm that knocks our power out. Ha! But seriously I wish you all the best. Just pretend you're visiting Michigan for the week! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg) They do come around and trim trees periodically, but in a city this large, they don’t get to all of them as quickly as they should. IDK why it’s different here. I’d speculate that newer lines in Michigan are built to withstand your typical weather in some way, in the same way that many of our newer buildings are built to withstand hurricanes or raised to avoid flooding. One of the reasons we cancel school when it’s this cold, also, is that a large proportion of our public school kids don’t even have a winter coat, gloves, etc. Parents in poverty don’t spend money on something the kid may not use before he outgrows it.
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Post by KikiPea on Feb 14, 2021 13:47:47 GMT
Our governor has issued a state of emergency for all of TX, so it’s obvious that we do not get weather like this often (it’s been 6 years since the last serious winter weather in N TX.) Our infrastructure is not built for these temps and the weight of ice. We also do not have the equipment or clothing. These temps/snow are not unheard of (They get a lot more snow than we do in the panhandle.), but they are VERY rare. Hence my title and question. 😁🥶❄️
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Post by librarylady on Feb 14, 2021 13:51:26 GMT
Another thing that is making this cold spell alarming--it will not get above freezing for 7 days in the DFW area...record breaking length of time.
It is 18 degrees with a wind chill of 0 in my spot in Texas.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Feb 14, 2021 13:52:29 GMT
Our power lines are all above ground in my city and I've only lost power once in the 10 years I've lived here due to an ice storm. That was due to a tree falling on a power line. This doesn't happen often because our power companies trim and remove the trees that interfere with power lines. Do they not do that in Texas? We are far more likely to lose power in the spring with huge gusting rain storms...that knock trees down. Now that I've said that out loud I'm sure I'm in for a big storm that knocks our power out. Ha! But seriously I wish you all the best. Just pretend you're visiting Michigan for the week! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg) They do come around and trim trees periodically, but in a city this large, they don’t get to all of them as quickly as they should. IDK why it’s different here. I’d speculate that newer lines in Michigan are built to withstand your typical weather in some way, in the same way that many of our newer buildings are built to withstand hurricanes or raised to avoid flooding. One of the reasons we cancel school when it’s this cold, also, is that a large proportion of our public school kids don’t even have a winter coat, gloves, etc. Parents in poverty don’t spend money on something the kid may not use before he outgrows it. No that makes perfect sense. And we cancel school too when big ice storms or snow storms or incredibly cold temperatures hit. But we have 5 or 6 snow days built into our school year automatically and then sometimes if the weather is truly rotten and we exceed them, the legislature will vote to not penalize school districts for going over their allotted snow days. It's rare we actually are forced to go longer with our school year because of weather. We don't shut things down for the type of weather coming to you. But we do when it gets really extreme. I have lived in the Midwest my entire life and I still don't like driving in it. So I try to stay home as much as I can. I'm just saying something has got to be different. And I don't know what it is. Because otherwise we would be a mess all winter and that isn't the case. Like I said, we've had one ice storm in the past ten years that actually knocked out our power. This just isn't common.
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Post by KikiPea on Feb 14, 2021 14:05:11 GMT
This was posted on our scanner about an hour ago: ![](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/thumbnailer/JyxuAKQgqIvLoXjTmZSr.png)
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