February 13, 20214 yr Post pics of your plumbing disasters due to the hard freeze all over Texas. My contribution. Hose popped off the polaris pump so nothing horrible.
February 13, 20214 yr You aren’t going to wrap any of those pipes and put a tarp cover on the whole thing?
February 13, 20214 yr 6 minutes ago, Armybrat said: You aren’t going to wrap any of those pipes and put a tarp cover on the whole thing?
February 13, 20214 yr 19 minutes ago, blacklab said: That’ll buff out in no time. Hope you’re doing well.
February 13, 20214 yr You aren’t going to wrap any of those pipes and put a tarp cover on the whole thing?As long as you can keep the equipment running, not needed
February 13, 20214 yr 13 minutes ago, blacklab said: I'm fine but my neck is pretty sore. Inhaled a pound of dust from the airbags Should’ve been wearing your 2 masks glad you’re ok
February 13, 20214 yr Popular Post Only contributions thus far are from our fearless leaders. Coincidence? I think not.
February 13, 20214 yr got onto mopac at bee cave, went to move over one lane to left, hit a patch of ice and started spinning.
February 13, 20214 yr in the "it's the the thought that counts" department, told my mom to make sure she had all her faucets dripping last night, including in her (seldom used) laundry room. Turns out that pipes was already cracked and when she got up this morning the carpet was soaked. Doh. Water cleaning service already called.
February 13, 20214 yr Damn. That's a hard smack. Get that neck checked out - sooner than later. Nice truck. Crumplezone worked (good job toyota). No way that is totalled, right?
February 13, 20214 yr Those expecting water should go get the wet/dry vac now before Home Depot is out of stock. And have the fans ready for the wet flooring. What a pain in the ass.
February 13, 20214 yr Glad you're okay man. Tricky f'in section of MoPac since it was elevated higher than it needed to be. Put some hot ice on it and get drunk. Edited February 13, 20214 yr by Lobo
February 13, 20214 yr I see by your inspection sticker, you don't play by society's rules. Levity aside, stay safe out there everybody. We got a few more days of this shit.
February 13, 20214 yr Popular Post Last time I checked the Governor has suspended car inspections. That was about a year ago and I haven't checked back. My first thought after I got out of the car was "At least I saved $20 by blowing off the inspection"
February 13, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, washparkhorn said: Damn. That's a hard smack. Get that neck checked out - sooner than later. Nice truck. Crumplezone worked (good job toyota). No way that is totalled, right? Frame on the right side looks great.
February 13, 20214 yr Damn, hate to see that blacklab. Hope your neck is nothing, but get it checked anyway. Chronic neck/back pain ain't no way to go through life. I'm pretty sure that I am prepared, both at home and at work, but I'm sure something will bite me in the water pipes.
February 13, 20214 yr 39 minutes ago, washparkhorn said: PSA: If you need to lick something, stay away from metal poles. What if that's where the stripper was working?
February 13, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, immamac said: Post pics of your plumbing disasters due to the hard freeze all over Texas. My contribution. Hose popped off the polaris pump so nothing horrible. 6 hours ago, Armybrat said: You aren’t going to wrap any of those pipes and put a tarp cover on the whole thing? In theory, if you leave all of your outdoor faucets fully open, the pipes and faucet won’t freeze. It will be an ice rink outside but no burst pipes.
February 13, 20214 yr We have always wrapped & insulated our outdoor hose bibs and just dripped an indoor faucet that is on an outside wall on the opposite side of the house from the main waterline.
February 13, 20214 yr 59 minutes ago, Armybrat said: We have always wrapped & insulated our outdoor hose bibs and just dripped an indoor faucet that is on an outside wall on the opposite side of the house from the main waterline. Same here. Also open up cabinets that have water lines to hopefully keep them warmer for the outdoor faucets. Even with these precautions I worry about temps in the teens freezing outdoor hose bibs and lines.
February 14, 20214 yr 14 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said: Shit sure does seem to happen to blacklab. At least he didn't get arrested for kiting checks this time.
February 14, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: Same here. Also open up cabinets that have water lines to hopefully keep them warmer for the outdoor faucets. Even with these precautions I worry about temps in the teens freezing outdoor hose bibs and lines. It's 1 fucking degree here right now.
February 14, 20214 yr lulz. shanks concrete thingee looks like BOOBS @blacklab glad you are ok man. now get home and get to drinking, wrapping pipes, posting about wrapping pipes, laying pipe, so forth
February 14, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Neonmoon said: You fill your bird feeder with bud light? Yes. These are South Austin birds.
February 14, 20214 yr 18 minutes ago, Steel Shank said: Yes. These are South Austin birds. Orale Ese!
February 14, 20214 yr My house was built in 1963. Faucet on drip downstairs. Homemade hose bibs with towels and duct tape. I expect all of my pipes to simultaneously explode when the temp reaches 10 degrees.
February 14, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, DaggerHorns said: My house was built in 1963. Faucet on drip downstairs. Homemade hose bibs with towels and duct tape. I expect all of my pipes to simultaneously explode when the temp reaches 10 degrees. Hold your phone sideways when filming.
February 14, 20214 yr 12 hours ago, Armybrat said: You aren’t going to wrap any of those pipes and put a tarp cover on the whole thing? Modern pool control systems have a freeze mode. If the temps at the pump get below a preset level, the pump cycles on and off every so often to prevent frozen water in the system. Bernard
February 14, 20214 yr Post pics of your plumbing disasters due to the hard freeze all over Texas. My contribution. Hose popped off the polaris pump so nothing horrible. Buddy of mine posted this. Thankfully no casualties yet at the Higgy household.
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