pedrohedgerow · 61-69, M
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@pedrohedgerow Thank you…it got really cold here for a few days and still hasn’t gotten above freezing. There is still snow on the ground (9 inches) that hasn’t melted. The boys has had school cancelled since Friday and tomorrow too.
At least the electricity didn’t go out. We could have used the cookstove (I was thinking of baking quite a bit to use the oven), have one space heater that doesn’t heat all that much but better than nothing and then a small one that gets hot but I feel like it needs to be watched when in use. Those two would have kept the plumbing in the bathrooms from freezing up. The oven would have kept the laundry room and kitchen plumbing from freezing. And we have a gas fireplace that could be used but it won’t heat the entire house and it doesn’t heat the living room as warm as we like it.
At least the electricity didn’t go out. We could have used the cookstove (I was thinking of baking quite a bit to use the oven), have one space heater that doesn’t heat all that much but better than nothing and then a small one that gets hot but I feel like it needs to be watched when in use. Those two would have kept the plumbing in the bathrooms from freezing up. The oven would have kept the laundry room and kitchen plumbing from freezing. And we have a gas fireplace that could be used but it won’t heat the entire house and it doesn’t heat the living room as warm as we like it.
pedrohedgerow · 61-69, M
@cherokeepatti you sis,are a born surviver,Good Bless.Im down to the basics of turning the fire on as soon as I get up(the dog demands it) and waiting til the money runs out,but it hasnt run out yet!
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@pedrohedgerow We need to get a space heater for the bathroom. They make some that are very energy efficient and have great safety features. The reason is that today my oncologist said he was switching my chemo to the one I had two years ago. One of the drugs can cause neuropathy in the feet, hands and throat (warned me not to drink anything cold)….I need to heat the bathroom warmer than usual because the shower floor takes time to warm up with just hot water on it. I have to wear gloves if I take anything out of the refrigerator or freezer too.
morrgin · F
We had this problem last year for like 4 days straight. I slept in a mummy bag on the floor with the dog to keep him warm. I also borrowed a space heater, one of the oil ones from a neighbor, and then hung up sheets and stuff in any doorways to keep the heat to that room since the heater can't heat much space.
You can bake things, fill the bathtub with really hot water.
I'm glad you got it fixed so easily. Ours keeps getting water in it from an intake pipe somehow.
You can bake things, fill the bathtub with really hot water.
I'm glad you got it fixed so easily. Ours keeps getting water in it from an intake pipe somehow.
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@4meAndyou Ray went ahead and called the a/c guy back and told him he wanted him to do preventative maintenance on the furnace. He came out around noon and checked everything out. Said the igniter needed to be replaced because it wouldn’t be long till it went out and couldn’t be cleaned again. He had to drive to Moore to get the part and drive back. Left the igniter here for the boy & Ray to look at. I think we’ll be good till the a/c is being used. Charged $150 and Ray thought he should have gotten a tip and said next time he would get a good one.
Lilnonames · F
thats great💯
