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Pro tip compliments of my neighbors: if your water is shut off or pipes are frozen, fill your bath tub with snow and use the water for your toilets

To all my northern friends, don’t judge us. We are learning the hard way

That's actually an awesome tip I never heard before.

Well, the pipe under my sink has thawed and is broken. My kitchen, bathroom, and part of the adjacdnt rooms are flooded with water. Probably some bleeding over to the unit next door, too. Finally got hold of the water utility and they will be sending someone to cut off the water to the house. I've filled several containers for drinking, and have a large trash can full for toilet flushing. It's a mess! I've also put in a request to ServPro for water cleanup.

flashguy

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I didn't realize that The Day After Tomorrow was actually a documentary.

Seriously, everyone is dealing with the immediate issues (not freezing to death.) But how much permanent damage is being done? This is going to be in the 10s of
billions.

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Originally posted by BBMW:
I didn't realize that The Day After Tomorrow was actually a documentary.

Seriously, everyone is dealing with the immediate issues (not freezing to death.) But how much permanent damage is being done? This is going to be in the 10s of
billions.

Amen to the movie “The Day After Tomorrow”. I watched it again just a week or so ago.

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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
As I mentioned earlier. A small Honda generator and a 5 gallon container of gas and a couple of quality extension cords and this would of been a very survivable inconvenience. Maybe when it's all over some will take necessary precautions to be able to stay home and ride out a future version in relative comfort for no more than the cost of another arsenal item.

A single 5 gallon gas can is too little. During this and during hurricanes, gas stations are without power too. You don’t want to be driving to a gas station with power then waiting in line for several hours every day. You want several days of gasoline.

If you have an outdoor kitchen or other external natural gas connection, I suggest a tri-fuel generator which runs on gas, propane, or natural gas. On natural gas, you just purr along until you hit your oil change hours. No having to store gasoline, no risk of fire filling up near a hot exhaust, no risk of turds robbing your house while at gas station, etc.

Speaking of oil change hours, your portable generator will likely need an oil change every 24 hours to 48 hours (read your manual). Back when I had a portable generator, I kept a 5 qt jug of synthetic motor oil for it in my hurricane kit. This is something that runs out a few days before a hurricane. Seriously, buy a $14 jug of Walmart’s synthetic motor oil (blue bottle with brand name of Super Tech) and keep with hurricane kit.

You need a chain or cable snd a stout lock. I used to chain mine to a tree before I even started it. To turds, a generator is a 100+ decibel invitation to come steal it. They’re clever too and the most memorable Houston news story during Hurricane Ike was the homeowner didn’t have his shed locked so the thieves started his lawn mower and left it running while they stole his generator and the family didn’t realize it for hours because of the sound of an engine running. In Hurricane Ike, it tore my gate hinges off and I found people I’ve never met before in my backyard staring at my generator.

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Originally posted by flashguy:
Well, the pipe under my sink has thawed and is broken. My kitchen, bathroom, and part of the adjacdnt rooms are flooded with water. Probably some bleeding over to the unit next door, too. Finally got hold of the water utility and they will be sending someone to cut off the water to the house. I've filled several containers for drinking, and have a large trash can full for toilet flushing. It's a mess! I've also put in a request to ServPro for water cleanup.

flashguy

flashguy I think we are really close to each other. If you need water, food or take a shower hit me up. My email is in my profile.

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Originally posted by flashguy:
Well, the pipe under my sink has thawed and is broken. My kitchen, bathroom, and part of the adjacdnt rooms are flooded with water. Probably some bleeding over to the unit next door, too. Finally got hold of the water utility and they will be sending someone to cut off the water to the house. I've filled several containers for drinking, and have a large trash can full for toilet flushing. It's a mess! I've also put in a request to ServPro for water cleanup.

flashguy

flashguy I think we are really close to each other. If you need water, food or take a shower hit me up. My email is in my profile.

Thank you, but I will be fine. My Handyman is dealing with the issue and I have food and water on hand. I do appreciate the offer of assistance, however.

flashguy

Cool, good luck. I'm in the Legacy area along the tollway for future reference.

Regarding the tip about filling your tub with snow and using the water to flush your toilets, how will the snow melt if your house is freezing? Also, the volume of water in snow is usually very little, depending on the type of snow. Its better than nothing I guess.

According to what I read, 1 cup melts down to approx 1 tablespoon .

I did the calculation a few days ago but forgot the exact numbers. It was something well over over 300 tablespoons for a standard 1.6 gallon flush.

For those of you who are facing water damage with unknown response times from mitigation companies take it from those of us who are flood prone areas. Mold can develop. If you have wet carpets, walls, etc, don't wait weeks for somebody to get to you (unless your insurance will pay for the mold mitigation as a result of the water/flood damage).