More snow on the way later, so I'm going to enjoy this while it lasts!
We've been up here 4 winters -- 2 in this house & had plenty of times when it was 34 degrees & we didn't leave sinks or hose bibs dripping & never had a single problem. Even when it gets 32 degrees here; it doesn't last long -- an hour or two. The 2 bird baths weren't frozen solid & 1 was half empty - they just had a crust on them. There's no way I think it was 34.5 for several hours last night!!! When we were in the rental for 2 winters, it got down into the 20's & we never left sinks dripping much less hose bibs & never a problem. (We didn't know any better at the time otherwise would have left things dripping)
Luckily they are cheap. I usually get them at Home Depot for a couple of dollars.flaflwrgrl said:We had a real terror this morning. Temp. last night was predicted to be 37. Got up & the weather station said 34.5. Turned on the water & it was about half pressure (we are on a well) then quickly decreased to a trickle & then stopped altogether. Uh oh! Opened cabinets & faucets in baths & kitchen. Went out with flashlight to see if there were any burst pipes @ the well or spigots. Whew! No sign of that. Opened hose bibs. Got microwave heating pads, nuked them & laid them on hose bibs then got the hair dryer & went to the hose bib closest to where the water line comes into the slab & turned that on - stood there holding it & managed to prop it where it blew directly in that area. About 5 minutes & the water came on in the house. Whew! Whew! Whew! Wiping sweat off brow here.
That's the last time I trust the weather guessers when they say a low of 37.
Now I look at predictions & they've raised Christmas to GULP! 85 degrees!
We still have no A/C.
Ann we were without water for several hours a couple weeks ago and it is no fun for sure. I was seeing the water gradually getting lower and lower pressure wise. I called the water company and I was the only one as usual that was reporting an issue. They said it was probably at our house and that we needed a new regulator. I did not think it was our problem. They sent a man out even though it was around 9 at night and I was right. They had a water line break and people were finally calling in. So do not like not having water! 
85 for Christmas must be against some law!!!
Also going to get some quick connectors for the hoses.
flaflwrgrl said:We had a real terror this morning. Temp. last night was predicted to be 37. Got up & the weather station said 34.5. Turned on the water & it was about half pressure (we are on a well) then quickly decreased to a trickle & then stopped altogether. Uh oh! Opened cabinets & faucets in baths & kitchen. Went out with flashlight to see if there were any burst pipes @ the well or spigots. Whew! No sign of that. Opened hose bibs. Got microwave heating pads, nuked them & laid them on hose bibs then got the hair dryer & went to the hose bib closest to where the water line comes into the slab & turned that on - stood there holding it & managed to prop it where it blew directly in that area. About 5 minutes & the water came on in the house. Whew! Whew! Whew! Wiping sweat off brow here.
That's the last time I trust the weather guessers when they say a low of 37.
Now I look at predictions & they've raised Christmas to GULP! 85 degrees!
We still have no A/C.
I also bought extra male ends for all the add-ons, like spray nozzles and sprinklers. Makes things so much easier and faster! I was so worried that it would rain instead!
SNOW....
SNOW I did manage to get a tea pot full before it quit though so we did have coffee water. We have about a dozen soda size bottles of (old) drinking water in the garage - we wouldn't trust it to drink anymore - but we can use it for other necessaries. Natty, with the temps. that are coming for the next 10 days 
