Monday and it’s over, Now to remove and fold up the painters tarps and blankets for next year! Had an excellent Christmas Eve Dinner at The Legacy! The Cold didn’t seem to deter many from going out and celebrating baby Jesus’s Birthday

Why are you sorry? Don’t be!

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3 nights of getting up every 3 hours and running the water from each faucet inside the house. Both outdoor faucets are dripping and one in the house is dripping. In a manufactured home the pipes under the house are insulated but I’m not certain they can withstand such low temperatures for so long. Can you imagine calling a plumber on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? If you could get one to come out for a broken pipe they would deserve to charge a big premium. Anyway it seems we made it through. I have two pressure gauges on the water lines and they seem to be holding at the proper level.
After this experience no matter what anyone else would try I would absolutely heat tape, miles of it wrapped on all the pipes under our beloved Loveshack. God we love living here for so many reasons but it’s time to go. In The Villages but time to try something different. We love it here because of the neighbors and everything else that goes along with daily living. We will keep our Doctors but it’s time to roll.
I will forever defend mightily the Historic Section. It’s the people who make it phenomenal but it’s getting to be a challenge to maintain as we are aging. Destination UNKNOWN at this point. Sorry for rambling but it just all came out! Lol

Thanks, now that I think of it, it's fun to see all the various materials used to protect our flora!

I have tripled my daily intake of alcohol.

So far I haven't frozen to death.

Pickleballs crack when it’s below 40*, probably shatter below 30*, but I don’t plan to find out.
Saddlebrook Jim

I think that we are all strong enough to handle that visual trauma!

Some of the Florida orange grove owners used to like to spray water on the orange trees thinking that the ice coating PROTECTED them. I am NOT sure that it was a good idea?

Purple power! don't mess with the Purple.

Still doing that, still works………………per numerous articles on the NET.

As rambles go, that was a pretty good one. Good luck with your new elsewhere and unknown location.

Unfortunately, that didn't seem to work for about 40 people that died from the cold up north. Some were found dead in cars and snowbanks. Pretty sad way to go. And with the advanced warning about the storm, it is a sad indictment on society and the local communication system as to where to shelter. Maybe cities should train rescue dogs like I read (a long time ago) that countries like Switzerland and Sweden do. I wonder how Canada handles those situations, they get even colder? And , of course, Alaska where it must be STAY INSIDE or die.

See, just as I warned - another reason NOT to play Pickleball.

Thank you!