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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

I don't think I'd ever put antifreeze in potable water pipes. If they aren't 
going to be used for a while, you drain them. Shut off the well pump and 
open all the faucets...it drains through the lowest faucet in the basement. 
I've never had to do that here (except in the barn, which is drained after 
ever use in the coldest parts of the winter), but we had to do that in the 
Philadephia house before we got it insulated...just brick and plaster 
between us and the cold. Brrr.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bobf" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Cold weather, again, coming for some


Can't you draw potable water and then put antifreeze in your pipes for a 
couple of nights to keep those from freezing?  Or maybe put a space heater 
next to the basement valve?  I have no idea what it is like to live as cold 
as what you are describing.  I have been in cold, snow, and ice in sevral 
places, in my life.  One winter in Virginia was the worst.  I would not 
live, by preference, any colder than what I experienced there.  The high 
today, here, is projected at 70 degrees -- But-- wait until our hellish 
summer wqhen you are nice and comfy.  There are always trade-offs ....good 
luck to you................................

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--- On Sat, 1/10/09, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:


> It's been snowing here, on and off, since yesterday
> morning. We've only
> gotten a couple of inches, but the storm hasn't hit
> yet. I don't mind snow,
> I can deal with that. I'd rather have snow than the ice
> we had last week
> (which is still there, under the snow). The cold will come
> in on Tuesday
> night, I think. Below zero; this place can't take more
> than a few days of
> below zero. Once it gets that cold, everything starts
> freezing (my well has
> never frozen, though, thank goodness, but the valve in the
> basement that
> turn the pump on has!), the tractor won't start, I
> can't keep the house
> warm, even with the main heat turned back on (boo hoo...$$$
> up the chimney).
> Bah humbug on winter.
>
> Lynn Wigglesworth
> Tioga Co. PA
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "bobf" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 8:57 AM
> Subject: [Homestead] Cold weather, again, coming for some
>
>
> Judging by this article , Susan Jane, Marie, and Lynn are
> very soon to see
> really cold and snowy weather again.  This article
> concentrates on the big
> cities, but........................
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> AccuWeather.com
>
> Snow, Cleveland to New York While Chicago has been hit by
> snow, New York
> City and other metropolitan areas are next for their
> biggest snowstorm of
> the season.
>
> Six to 10 inches of snow for parts of the Northeast.
> AccuWeather.com predicts 3-6 inches of snow for New York
> City.
> Widespread snow-related watches and warnings in effect.
> Major arctic blast destined for East.
> Growing concern for East snowstorms next week.
> Santa Ana Wind for Southern California.
> Raw video of the snowstorm hitting Chicago.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> A Plowable Snowstorm all the way to New York City
>
> For cities like New York and Pittsburgh, this could be the
> biggest snowstorm
> of the season so far. The storm produced 3 inches of snow
> across Chicago
> Friday morning, resulting in over 200 flights to be
> canceled and extensive
> travel delays in and around the city. Gusty winds led to
> delays around New
> York City Friday afternoon, ahead of the storm.
>
> The storm is still the development stages and only will
> grow stronger into
> Saturday causing heavier snow to develop. People across the
> southern Ohio
> Valley could experience a thunderstorm later tonight into
> early Saturday,
> and it is that energy that will move north into the cold
> air mass lying
> across Pennsylvania into New Jersey, resulting in heavy
> snow. At times, the
> snow will come down at the rate of 1-2 inches per hour,
> resulting in a quick
> cover of snow on roads and extremely poor travel.
>
> Pittsburgh will be the first to get hit followed by New
> York City and Boston
> later on. Each of those cities will get close to 6 inches
> of snow, making
> this the biggest snowstorm of the season.
>
> Be part of the forum discussion about the storm that will
> hit New York City.
> Snow in the Forecast for Philadelphia.
> Washington, D.C., is on the edge of the snow.
> Kate Bilo on snow removal.
> Midwest is being hit by the snow.
>
>
> Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski covers
> AccuWeather.com's News Information
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The Coldest Weather Possible In Nearly 15 Years
>
> Bitterly cold air bottled up over the depths of the Arctic
> will plunge
> southward next week, gripping the eastern two-thirds of the
> nation.
>
> The frigid air will likely arrive in two waves. The first
> shot will blast
> the Midwest and Northeast early next week. The second,
> which will prove to
> be the harshest, will encompass virtually all places east
> of the Rockies by
> next weekend.
>
> Expert Senior Meteorologist Elliot Abrams reports,
> "Joe Bastardi has been
> talking about a daytime temperature below zero in Chicago
> and a nighttime
> low near 0 in New York City... and if one of these Arctic
> highs makes the
> plunge south and east, those ideas will turn out
> right."
>
> Blustery winds will usher in the arctic air, resulting in
> even colder and
> potentially dangerous AccuWeather.com RealFeel®
> temperatures.
>
> The air Friday over a portion of Alaska was colder than the
> air anywhere
> else in the northern hemisphere. That is the source region
> for the air
> coming into the northern Plains next week.
>
> There are early indications of a reinforcing shot of arctic
> air settling
> over the East in the days leading up to Inauguration Day.
>
> AccuWeather.com Community Director Jesse Ferrell says that
> the forums are
> abuzz about this potential for extreme cold next week in
> the Northeast. He
> has a blog showing maps and data from the GFS, which says
> that New York City
> will be the coldest in at least 14 years.
>
> Forum on the cold weather
>
> Computer models shown on the Community blog show just how
> cold the weather
> will be next week.
>
>
> Meteorologist Elliot Abrams is the Chief Forecaster for
> AccuWeather.com
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Growing Concern for Potential Snowstorms Next Week
>
> AccuWeather.com is keeping a close eye on the potential for
> snowstorms to
> develop along the leading edge of the arctic blasts next
> week.
>
> The first shot of arctic air could help spawn a major
> snowstorm over New
> England and Atlantic Canada Tuesday into Wednesday. A storm
> accompanying the
> second arctic blast could return significant snow from the
> Midwest to the
> Northeast's major cities later in the week.
>
> The exact details of these storms will become clearer in
> the upcoming days.
> Pinpointing the exact track of storms that are several days
> away is
> difficult as storms have a high potential of shifting
> course or may fail to
> take shape.
>
> One aspect of the long-range forecast that has raised the
> confidence level
> slightly here at AccuWeather.com is that models have
> recently been
> consistent on showing a snowstorm impacting a part of the
> Northeast on
> Tuesday.
>
>
> http://www.accuweather.com/news-top-headline.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&date=2009-01-09_21:55
>
>
>
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