***Official 2021 Weather Thread***

[ISUCyclones2015]

WE HAVE POWER!

Tempting fate by trying to boil water for pasta for a warm meal before it goes out again. Just give me 20min

 

[Gunnerclone]

WE HAVE POWER!

Tempting fate by trying to boil water for pasta for a warm meal before it goes out again. Just give me 20min

CHARGE EVERYTHING

 

[BCClone]

WE HAVE POWER!

Tempting fate by trying to boil water for pasta for a warm meal before it goes out again. Just give me 20min

Heat everything up in case the power goes out

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

You give me 25min of electricity and I give you a three cheese tortellini with vodka Mushroom sauce and roasted chicken.



Power went out while I was cutting the chicken but I got my bathtub filled up with warm water and took a bath. Gonna let it go completely cold before I drain it. Also boiled several gallons of water to warm the kitchen up. Thermostat got up to 59 (in the kitchen though) before power went back down.

It went up for another 10min or so and then it's been back down for a while. We'll see how it goes tonight. But a warm meal and a warm bath has definitely lifted my spirits considerably.

 

[Gunnerclone]

You give me 25min of electricity and I give you a three cheese tortellini with vodka Mushroom sauce and roasted chicken.

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Power went out while I was cutting the chicken but I got my bathtub filled up with warm water and took a bath. Gonna let it go completely cold before I drain it. Also boiled several gallons of water to warm the kitchen up. Thermostat got up to 59 (in the kitchen though) before power went back down.

It went up for another 10min or so and then it's been back down for a while. We'll see how it goes tonight. But a warm meal and a warm bath has definitely lifted my spirits considerably.

I’m reading your posts in a “letters from the civil war” type of vibe.

 

[Gonzo]

I’m reading your posts in a “letters from the civil war” type of vibe.

I can just hear the slow, expressive violin playing faintly in the background.

 

[Gunnerclone]

I can just hear the slow, expressive violin playing faintly in the background.

Some light, distant cannon fire...

 

[Gonzo]

Some light, distant cannon fire...

Shelby Foote delving deep into the true significance of that three cheese tortellini...

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Shelby Foote delving deep into the true significance of that three cheese tortellini...

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It's a cheese for every flag of Texas I agree with. Take that information as you will

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Some light, distant cannon fire...

Those are the gun shots from across the Dallas North Tollway. Or is it cars cracking on the ice on the roads?

We'll never know

 

[ISUTex]

Looks like they'll survive. Imagine a fun winter campout.

 

[ISUTex]

Those are the gun shots from across the Dallas North Tollway. Or is it cars cracking on the ice on the roads?

We'll never know

Watching news highlights of the "High Five" intersection in Dallas during ice storms is always good entertainment.

 

[wintersmd]

Chris did a podcast with Jon Miller last year, and Jon being in the energy field brought up EMP bombs and its pretty frightening learning about what could happen.

If you are interested, read the book One Second After. It is a fictional book in EMP. Really good read and gets you thinking.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

It had gotten to -22, starting to warm up

 

[cstrunk]

Made it to -2F in Longview, TX. Kept the faucets at a steady drip and they have not frozen. And I have not lost power.

I'm doing my part to use as little electricity as possible.

 

[KnappShack]

The overnight snow was more than I expected

A bit of a ***** being on the business end of a shovel this morning.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

According to my weather app it's supposed to be -1 by about 1pm. Better dig out the shorts

 

[cycloner29]

Flushed the toilet this morning and heard a gurgling sound from the tub drain. I knew right away what the issue was. Check your stack pipes!!

 

[Tri4Cy]

From the "Structures and Mechanical Systems Hate This Weather" file, we have something weird going on with two windows in the finished portion of our basement in central Iowa. There is ice pushing out from between the foundation wall and window trim right at the edges of the window opening. Initial hunch is that it's condensation from the humidified furnace air freezing near the window? There is some ductwork within the drop ceiling a couple feet from this wall. I don't see it around the non finished windows elsewhere.

I've checked everywhere else, including at the base and under the carpet at this wall, and I don't see signs of water or moisture anywhere else in the basement. Thoughts?

The windows in our upstairs bedroom are completely iced over from the inside. They are the only windows that have this issue. It also just happens to be our workout room, so humidity tends to be the highest in the house. So from my perspective, that could make sense as an explanation for you too.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Very cold this morning. Survived the night. Warm meal helped. Power org and distributor say more power can come online today which means better rotation than yesterday.