This last week has been......trying, to say the least. Here in NC we've had a run of 6-7 days of temps that didn't get above freezing, with nights in the single digits.
I had no idea that we were in for this, until 24 hours before. Paula had come to visit, and we took a trip down the road to the store. On the way home, the roads had been brined. (For those who don't know what brining is, it's a saltwater mix that helps to keep the roads from icing over. They spray it on.) Paula checked the weather station on her phone and SURPRISE, winter storm warning.
Hoke County ended up with 5 inches of snow. 😱😱😱 High temps have been around 20 Fahrenheit until yesterday. No water in one trailer since last Monday. The small trailer without water twice. The first time was very frustrating, because I'd left the faucets on and *someone* (read niece) thought only the hot water needed to stay on. Since this isn't the first time I've had to defrost pipes this year because of people changing how I had faucets running, I was more than a bit irritated. Matter of fact, I said "F***, f***, f*** a duck" more than a few times. The pipe did burst, HOWEVER, the blessings were that it separated from the connection and that the lines are on the south side. Thank you Nature for the sun warming up the lines enough to defrost in spite of a 17 degree Fahrenheit high here that day.
The second time they froze, the trickle had been turned down. Fortunately, it was yesterday when the high was 40 Fahrenheit. It was my husband's day off, and we had to be off the property most of the day. We're going to have hellacious water and electric bills this month.
I saw my neighbor at Walmart Sunday. He's in a house, and had been without water since Monday as well. I felt sorry for hm, and sent a prayer that his water lines don't burst.
This weather broke/tied (depending on location) a 30 year record of consecutive days with highs below freezing. Many cities had broken water mains, and boil water directives. So all in all, we've been blessed.
We're all well and health. All animals are, too. I'll update with crazy chicken stories later. Until then, here are a couple of pictures: