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barbtries

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12. not in NYC,

Reply to Botany (Reply #8)

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 12:46 PM

Jan 2026

with their famously good water.
I have stocked up on water. Here in NC, the tap water is not good but it's potable.

Electricity is how my house runs and it is what we may likely lose.

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Question about staying warm [View all] barbtries Jan 2026 OP

Try to control drafts Turbineguy Jan 2026 #1

I was going to post this and I haven't yet because I keep getting side-tracked with other things today Niagara Jan 2026 #2

Maybe close off rooms you don't absolutely need to go in, and roll up some towels... 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #3

This is precisely what I was thinking we should maybe do. barbtries Jan 2026 #9

Yes, justaprogressive Jan 2026 #4

Get everything charged... MiHale Jan 2026 #5

thanks. I'm doing my best to do all that. barbtries Jan 2026 #10

Turn brightness down on phone screen to conserve power & turn auto brightness, bluetooth off SheltieLover Jan 2026 #18

thank you Sheltie Lover! barbtries Jan 2026 #23

Dig it out rfn! SheltieLover Jan 2026 #26

On the High Plains of Texas markodochartaigh Jan 2026 #6

THIS!!! 2naSalit Jan 2026 #17

Yes! Trap body heat as best you can GreatGazoo Jan 2026 #46

I would focus on places where you detect air leaks fargone Jan 2026 #7

Thank you! barbtries Jan 2026 #11

You will be fine. You are not in a cabin in the wilderness. You have central heat. Botany Jan 2026 #8

not in NYC, barbtries Jan 2026 #12

Try to run as little electric as you can so as not to strain the grid. Botany Jan 2026 #13

I'll do that. barbtries Jan 2026 #15

Nor are structures built for this in the South. Water lines are not buried below frost line. SheltieLover Jan 2026 #22

Oh, remember to leave every faucet open to a small stream of water around the clock and markodochartaigh Jan 2026 #14

thank you. barbtries Jan 2026 #21

If you live in a home built on a crawl as so many are, cover vents with plastic bags SheltieLover Jan 2026 #24

i don't know what a crawl is, barbtries Jan 2026 #28

Yes crawl space SheltieLover Jan 2026 #31

Just got a load of firewood this morning for the wood stove Bayard Jan 2026 #16

Thank you. barbtries Jan 2026 #20

News is saying this is biggest storm here since 1994 ice storm SheltieLover Jan 2026 #25

wow. barbtries Jan 2026 #27

I was very happily living in the Chgo burbs back then. SheltieLover Jan 2026 #30

I remember that. I wasn't living there at that time, but I had relatives in Memphis. Laffy Kat Jan 2026 #38

Hi Laffy! SheltieLover Jan 2026 #39

I know, and I worry about you there, Sheltie. Laffy Kat Jan 2026 #40

Thx Laffy SheltieLover Jan 2026 #41

For some reason, power outages always hit our road, and nobody else's Bayard Jan 2026 #29

Glad you have a generator for your fridge! SheltieLover Jan 2026 #33

With windows... 2naSalit Jan 2026 #19

My last days in Iowa... buzzycrumbhunger Jan 2026 #32

ooh that's cool! barbtries Jan 2026 #34

You can use anything to catch the heat, for example your largest soup pot or nonaa Jan 2026 #35

Oh, Lordy! I'm old so I would just go to the closest warming center...if you have them. CTyankee Jan 2026 #36

So it's Sunday morning now. barbtries Jan 2026 #42

We sold our house and moved into a retirement community 3 months ago. We're pretty snug here and I'm glad. CTyankee Jan 2026 #43

If you have a tent LogDog75 Jan 2026 #37

Some Great Advice So Far ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #44

thanks. barbtries Jan 2026 #45