T w e n t y S i d e d
So the latest Ice Storm hit my area last Friday. Well, Friday before last by the time you read this. I used quotes in the title not to diminish the effect of the storm, but only to point out that for *my* area anyway, this wasn’t as bad as the previous bad ice storm in 2021. There were two main differences, unfortunately neither of which was the preparedness of the state of Texas. In fact many areas *did* lose power for days as expected. Where I live it wasn’t overly severe. We have our own water well, and I placed three heat lamps in the well house pointing at the above-ground portion of the plumbing. This kept our water going even down to 30 degrees below freezing. But the important thing out of our hands was the power supply. We are in a rural area, so most power is carried above ground on power lines. In 2021 we had heavy precipitation before the freezing weather hit, *and* during the early hours of the freeze, so the lines were heavy with ice. THEN we also had heavy wind, which subsequently *broke* all those really heavy lines. This time the precipitation was light and we never had heavy wind during the storm. Here, anyway. So we never lost power. Unfortunately, we *did* still have many breakages that caused several days of problems. Which is why I didn’t publish anything last week. Massive stress levels, and all that.
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