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Offline ChrisLynnet

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Re: frigophobia ?
« Reply #20 on: Jan 13, 07, 07:09:46 AM »
Geez, I got up this morning and thought I hadn't paid my water bill! My kitchen water faucet isn't running. Then I read this forum, went into the bathroom to see if that is running, and it is. Whew.

Still, if the water does freeze in the pipes is there anything I can do about it? I'm worried about it breaking. I'm renting, but still.

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Re: frigophobia ?
« Reply #21 on: Jan 13, 07, 07:15:10 AM »
I'm near the Apple St. weather station.  My thermometer shows 0.7 degrees!!!!!!!!!  I've never seen it this cold in the 24 years I've lived in WW.  I have to go out about 8:00.  Do you think my car will work??????

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Re: frigophobia ?
« Reply #22 on: Jan 13, 07, 07:17:43 AM »
We never had to plug in the car heaters back east until it got about 20 below. You should be O. K. Just let it warm up a long time.

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Re: frigophobia ?
« Reply #23 on: Jan 13, 07, 07:21:13 AM »
My themometer  says 5 degrees here, I need to get the bottled drinks out of the garage.

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Re: frigophobia ?
« Reply #24 on: Jan 13, 07, 07:23:23 AM »
The differences in temperature in different parts of town are very interesting. It would be interesting to map.

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« Reply #25 on: Jan 13, 07, 07:25:10 AM »
Mine read 5 degrees at 7am.

For those that have problems with a faucet that freezes, let it drip just a tiny bit and that will prevent it from freezing. Of course that only works after you get it unfrozen.

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« Reply #26 on: Jan 13, 07, 07:30:27 AM »
wow funky and ww did you guys stay up all night?   my therm on the deck shows 0....  and i can't get my back water to turn on, geez i hope it does not crack...

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« Reply #27 on: Jan 13, 07, 07:31:14 AM »
had to bring a bowl of water out for the dogs when they went out this morning.  funky how are your dogs?

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« Reply #28 on: Jan 13, 07, 07:38:43 AM »
Mine is now reading a balmy 6.5 degrees, time to put on my bathing suit and run through the sprinklers.

My mercury thermometer is reading 4 degrees.

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« Reply #29 on: Jan 13, 07, 07:49:13 AM »
funky how are your dogs?

Nice and warm inside  ;)



I'm going to come up with heaters for our dogs water bowls some day. Thoes ones they sell at pet stores are too small. We use 30 and 40 gallon horse water buckets.

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« Reply #30 on: Jan 13, 07, 07:51:40 AM »
Holy Crap I just looked at my station data and it got down to 11.8 degrees!!! Wonder if it will get down under 10 tonight

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« Reply #31 on: Jan 13, 07, 07:55:20 AM »
funky how are your dogs?

Nice and warm inside  ;)


ALL of them?  How do you get them in, I had to drag Oreo on a leash.....  He hates it...

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« Reply #32 on: Jan 13, 07, 07:58:14 AM »
ALL of them?  How do you get them in, I had to drag Oreo on a leash.....  He hates it...

Yes. Open the gate and the sliding glass door and they come running in.

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Re: frigophobia ?
« Reply #33 on: Jan 13, 07, 08:07:57 AM »
Heat Wave!!
3.3 degrees F

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« Reply #34 on: Jan 13, 07, 08:17:07 AM »
it was a 3 goat night, for sure!

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Re: frigophobia ?
« Reply #35 on: Jan 13, 07, 08:33:52 AM »
That's it, I gotta get me a weather station!  The big round thermometer on the front deck reads 10 Deg F, but I think it's a bit optimistic.

What weather stations do you all like?  I've read good things about both Peet Brothers

http://www.peetbros.com/

And Davis Instruments

http://www.davisnet.com/home_flash.asp

Oregon Scientific is another possibility

http://www2.oregonscientific.com/shop/default.asp?cid=2

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Re: frigophobia ?
« Reply #36 on: Jan 13, 07, 08:42:35 AM »

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« Reply #37 on: Jan 13, 07, 09:10:54 AM »
I'd go with a Oregon Scientific or a Davis

This one is a good low cost station
http://ambientweather.com/orwmr100.html

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Re: frigophobia ?
« Reply #38 on: Jan 13, 07, 09:23:39 AM »
Here's the past 36 hours


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Re: frigophobia ?
« Reply #39 on: Jan 13, 07, 09:57:10 AM »
My 12-pack of Diet Cherry-Vanilla Dr. Pepper, left on the porch, did not survive the night  :(

My themometer  says 5 degrees here, I need to get the bottled drinks out of the garage.