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RE: Snowpocalypse Survival Challenge Day 1
This is the choice for me, although it will most likely result in broken water pipes if there are any running through the floors or walls in those sealed off rooms (but I've already got an ample suply of containers, including the bathtubs filled with water, so it will just be an expensive fix when the snow melts), @arbitrarykitten! This is a super-fun contest!
Cheers!
@mitneb
The scenario didn't say the water lost pressure, so you could leave a faucet on a steady trickle to minimize risks involving frozen pipes.
Good point, @jacobtothe! I live in an area with a limited water supply, so when our power goes out in winter (which it does often) it would be a terrible thing to do to all the neighbors who share our cistern to do that, so it didn't even cross my mind. Good catch!
Cheers!
@mitneb
I also live in a rural area. Last winter the water line to my house was frozen solid for several weeks.
That's a bummer, @jacobtothe! We had our pipes freeze and break one year while we were gone for Christmas break, and then they thawed out, and flooded our basement before the house sitter discovered it. Thankfully, her dad was the town fixit man, and he took care of it before we even made it home.
Lesson of the day : fix your broken windows before winter because they really do help keep the cold out better than a cardboard box shoved in the space.
Cheers!
@mitneb