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re: The white death apocalypse is upon us.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 12:51 pm to RebelBearShark
Posted on 2/14/21 at 12:51 pm to RebelBearShark
85 here in Florida. Enjoy freezing your balls off yankees
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Posted on 2/14/21 at 12:51 pm to Tuscaloosa
Thought you lived in the Springs?
Posted on 2/14/21 at 12:53 pm to bigDgator
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What is PEX?
Basically a flexible alternative to PVC
Posted on 2/14/21 at 12:54 pm to Mud_Till_May
Damn straight. 83 in the Keys
Posted on 2/14/21 at 12:56 pm to Mud_Till_May
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85 here in Florida. Enjoy freezing your balls off yankees
I'm from the South originally but have been here about 3 years.
I'll take the winter tradeoff for cooler, shorter, less humid summers
This post was edited on 2/14/21 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:01 pm to SidewalkTiger
Haven't used pex yet. Everyone loves it but I prefer pvc. Installation is cheaper (cost of tool etc).
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:05 pm to RebelBearShark
Howdy from Jarbidge, Nevada
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:05 pm to BFANLC
Ground has been white in Fayetteville since Wednesday. We got maybe 2 inches of snow this morning.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:07 pm to RebelBearShark
Crap another excuse for lsu to claim *.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:09 pm to BFANLC
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another excuse for lsu to claim *
Damn Skippy. Two cataclysmic events in one calendar year just proves that this year is anomalous and doesn't count. However, LSU's wins count twice because we have to overcome the two events and cajun stupidity at the same time.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:10 pm to BFANLC
Yeah PVC costs less and it actually lasts longer than PEX.
Burst pipes is more of a copper line issue. Geographically speaking, not too many folks on this board live where that's a huge issue.
Burst pipes is more of a copper line issue. Geographically speaking, not too many folks on this board live where that's a huge issue.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:14 pm to RebelBearShark
It’s even worse for folks in Auburn. No Indoor plumbing.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:14 pm to UKWildcats
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Yeah PVC costs less and it actually lasts longer than PEX.
PEX will last 50-100 years based on most studies. Long enough for me
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Burst pipes is more of a copper line issue. Geographically speaking, not too many folks on this board live where that's a huge issue.
Until this weekend
This post was edited on 2/14/21 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:15 pm to canyon
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Thought you lived in the Springs?
I moved to the Austin area last year.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:16 pm to Tuscaloosa
Hipster
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:16 pm to Tuscaloosa
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Tuscaloosa
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moved to the Austin area
This post was edited on 2/14/21 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:19 pm to BFANLC
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Haven't used pex yet. Everyone loves it but I prefer pvc. Installation is cheaper (cost of tool etc).
I don't really see how it'd be much cheaper all things considered when you factor in the time you save, less fittings, no glue, etc.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:21 pm to SidewalkTiger
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Came back to 20° inside the house, water and toilets frozen solid,
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and everything in my freezer thawed out
I don't feel like both of these things can be true.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:26 pm to SidewalkTiger
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winter tradeoff for cooler, shorter, less humid summers
I lived in KS for a few years. Miserably cold winters and God awful hot, dry summers. The 20 knot wind is constant. Makes winter even more miserable and feels like a hair dryer to the face in the summer. A truly awful place; outside of good hunting, I've no reason to return. I'll take hot and humid summer with cold and wet winters.
And, for the ice is worse than snow crowd, sudden ice storms have a more drastic immediate impact, especially in rural areas. But, the snow gets a sheen of ice on it, then more snow, then ice and over again until its a slippery hard packed mess. That is why shoveling the drive is so critical. You'll be iced in and not able to clear the drive until spring in some places. The north and midwest get ice and snow, and it lasts months. They are just better equipped to deal with it and keep life moving along.
I've lived through a couple really bad ice storms in AL. The pine trees snapping under the weight of the ice and knocking out power for 1-2 weeks is the sucks and those damn trees are deadly as hell. That, coupled with entire communities shutting down everything simply because it isn't worth the expense to maintain equipment to deal with it due to the infrequent nature of really bad winters makes for a shite week or so once every few years.
I'm working in Louisville area right now. Last Wed and Thurs brought about .5 inch of ice accumulation that covered my entire rental. Had to break through the ice to get door open. And, they expect about 8 inches of snow, followed by more ice starting Monday. Things would have shut down, and turned to chaos in north Alabama. Every supermarket would be out of bread, milk, eggs and bananas (don't ask me why, its just always the first things to go every snow flurry warning).
Its going to be a fun next week.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 1:31 pm to Grievous Angel
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I don't feel like both of these things can be true.
This was the explanation I found on the Internet:
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Refrigerators work by starting to cool whenever the room temperature rises above a set point – typically around 36 degrees – and stays running until the temperature returns to normal. This means that if the temperature in your garage drops and stays below this set temp, your refrigerator stops working. When your refrigerator shuts down it also shuts down the freezer section. This can leave you with thawed food in your freezer and frozen food in your fridge. While not all refrigerators are immune to this, the ones with two thermometers are less likely to experience this issue.
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