A new journey into homesteading "pic heavy"

[CrealCritter]

watch that heat pump. if it starts freezing up outside switch it to em heat

Bro I don't know much about heat pumps. I just checked the large diameter copper pipe is warm. The small diameter copper pipe is cold but not frozen. This is on the pump outside. Is this good or bad?

 

[CrealCritter]

unless you have a geothermal. in which case your good for what ever

Not geothermal, it's electric.

 

[Rammy]

Ov

outside temp right now 7°f. inside 63°f. there have been rolling blackouts during the night. I had a feeling we might lose power and made sure each kid had at least 4 blankets on their beds. wishing we were better prepped.

Hopefully, that wont happen. Do you have a generator? I just got my Mom the Duracell 660 solar generator. It will keep her fridge running for 5 hours.
Im considering a Bluetti. I do have a gas generator that hasnt been used yet, but have it for just in case.

 

[Chic Rustler]

You got 4WD and agressive treaded tires, I hope?

2wd f150 with bald tires. I was planning on getting them changed before this weather hit because of my upcoming road trip. 😁😂

 

[baymule]

Cereal, when you were younger we didn’t have chem trails....

 

[CrealCritter]

Wink, wink wink...

Woollybear

Woolly is telling me it's going to be a long hard winter. He's dang near all black. "In the fall, the amount of black on the woolly caterpillar is linked to the severity of the upcoming winter. ... According to the legend, the longer the woolly bear's black bands, the longer, colder, snowier...

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[Chic Rustler]

now we are having gas shortages at the pumps.
yep

 

[Chic Rustler]

things are starting to thaw. there's been alot of flooding from frozen pipes. phones ringing off the hook. we still don't have water pressure. we've been running ragged at work fixing pipes and being the shoulder to cry on. let me tell ya it's tough when an old lady is crying because her bedroom ceiling fell in because of a busted pipe.

anyway we do what we can. most of the roads are passable except for the hills out by the lake, got stuck there yesterday and had a buddy drag us out so we could keep slamming out service calls.

it's supposed to be above freezing for the first time today. now it's really gonna get crazy. there are alot of frozen pipes out there waiting to let loose.

 

[CrealCritter]

Now I have my husband saying that at our next house, we will have a wood burning heater. He is still dug in here, but I got him thinking about it.......

We are so blessed that we haven't had any burst pipes. I feel so bad for the old lady with her ceiling fallen in, I've been there. I came home from work once to water running out the front door, and down the street. House flooded and ceilings caved in. I don't mind admitting that I broke down and cried-after I ran to the street and cut the water off. I had a small pity party and bout of hysteria before pulling it back together and doing what had to be done.

You are going to be very busy for awhile. If you have any carpentry or dry wall skills, you might partner up with a friend and do some side jobs, especially for people like that old lady that will be at the mercy of contractors.

Wait? Next House?

 

[Rammy]

Alex Jones is gonna have a coronary over the texas power grid.

Smoking Gun Document: Feds Block Texas from Increasing Power Output

Alex Jones breaks down the smoking gun exposing the Dems forcing Texas into an energy crisis ahead of the recent winter storm. Read the Department of Energy document HERE: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2021/02/f82/DOE%20202%28c%29%20Emergency%20Order%20-%20ERCOT%2002.14.2021.pdf

banthis.tv

Saw the video. This was all planned to make Texas look bad because they want to succeed.