Frozen Pipes

3:15pm Sunday, 3 or my 6 faucets have been frozen for the past few days in spite of my best efforts to follow the house instructions left by my landlords. These include but are not limited to leaving the taps flowing gently when the temperature falls below 0. Following these instructions the pipes still froze. Without any warning I hear water flowing form the shower, hey greta I think, then the other hot water tap in the bathroom. Fantastic! Good its getting warmer…then in the mud room a gusher…the pipes give out. Water is just everywhere, a geyser from a couple of spots in the pipes….good thing I’m here as I manage to contact the landlord and get the main closed within minutes. Boy…that could’ve been a disaster. 

Cold, I mean really Cold.

This morning the GCH ( Gingerbread Crack House) has the following problems: bathroom hot sink tap frozen, Shower both hold and cold water pipes frozen. The trusty Saab refused to start, not the battery but the car just wouldn’t turn. It is freezing.

 The temperature according to the thermometer behind the hardware store a bone chilling 30 below! Photographic evidence for the non believers.