Cold Weather Advice

Can i add some advices for the once who might have farms to care off?

During the winter of 2014-2015 it was so cold for so long here that we had to leave our water running for over a month to keep the pipes from freezing - but only one sink with a small stream of water. The city recommended it because quite a few households had experienced frozen pipes and repair bills in the thousands of dollars. Fortunately, the city also agreed to adjust our water bills downward for that time period. We're used to harsh winters here, but that winter was particularly brutal.

Letter A is pretty good advice. I got that one from someone who had to rip my sink kitchen apart a few years ago. The pipes in the wall froze.

I usually have a little trickle of water running year round. I have a lot of water dishes but my spoiled cats like to drink from the faucet, so I turn the water on (just a little trickle) and forget to turn it off!

This is an old mechanic's trick I learned years ago and employ every winter. Prior to starting your car, turn on your lights for maybe a minute or so. This actually warms up the battery and primes it for a good start.

I've taken the added step of bringing the battery indoors because I'm home for two to four days at a time. The ideal temperature for battery efficiency is 80 degrees F. While I don't maintain my home at that temperature, it still puts that battery much closer to peak efficiency.

Temperatures here have been in the single digits with wind chills of -10 to -25.

Those sound like interesting pieces of advice, but would they apply to people who live in apartments buildings, like I do? Just curious. I live on the 4th story of a 5-story building, so I'm just wondering.

The not lowering the heat at night sounds like a good piece of advice, regardless of whether one lives in a house or an apartment building.

Here's some other advice to add to the list: Anybody who has any air conditioner(s) permanently installed in their windows should cover them, and either put a plastic bag over the A/C before covering it, put some newspaper on the underpart of the A/C if there's room on the window sill, and/or to also tape some newspaper over the cover. Unplugging the air conditioner for the winter months also helps.

When going out in extreme cold weather, wear 2 or more pants layers, mittens instead of gloves, a hat or a hood, and a scarf to cover the neck, and nose and mouth, especially if you're an asthmatic. Turn the heat up in your car as much as your comfortable with, as well. Do not warm up the car after starting it and before venturing out in the cold weather in it. That doesn't help at all.

If you have pets, keep them warm at night, also, and during the day if and when you take them for a walk. If you have exotic birds for pets, make sure they're covered with a thick quilted cover, or at least an extra blanket or something beside what you've got in the way of a cage cover.

For frozen locks such as car doors or house doors, be sure to carry a little bottle of hand sanitizer (most of us women carry those in our bags...... you men may be screwed if you don't carry that in your pockets.)
Rub a little of that over your key. The alcohol in the sanitizer will melt the ice in the lock.

If you're stuck in the snow, take your floor mat out of the car and place it as far under your tire as you can. You get good traction that way.

Good advice, yawkee. I'm guessing you live somewhere in the frozen northland.

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Be extremely careful of your dogs feet.

Them walking on snow,ice or pavement is the same as you waking barefoot.

Use boots or wax.