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Advice For Those Not Used To Cold Temperatures!

mrjim123

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I just checked the forecast for Houston. Low of 10 degrees? Good God!

To those of you in similar circumstances, these steps might save you some $ in frozen water pipe repairs:

1. Turn on all of your faucets and let them drizzle as long as outside temperature is abnormally low.

2. Open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to expose the pipes to the heat.

Good luck!
 
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don't run a bunch of space heaters on one circuit...don't use any if possible...

Winter is what makes northern US citizens tougher than the southerners...no big deal, some northerners can't handle the oppressive heat of the south in the summer either...I myself prefer the stifling heat..100+ and hi humidity is my game...



Houston is made for you then! :)


In Houston, there are 95.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In Myrtle Beach, there are 29.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in SC.





- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Myrtle Beach scores 12.1% better than Houston


The average relative humidity ranges from over 90 percent in the morning to around 60 percent in the afternoon.



Myrtle Beach has some high humidity months, the most humid month is August (69.4%).




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Houston is made for you then! :)


In Houston, there are 95.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In Myrtle Beach, there are 29.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in SC.





- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Myrtle Beach scores 12.1% better than Houston


The average relative humidity ranges from over 90 percent in the morning to around 60 percent in the afternoon.



Myrtle Beach has some high humidity months, the most humid month is August (69.4%).




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Well i moved back to NY and only lived in MB a couple of years but I can tell you it was far hotter than 90 degrees for way more than 26 days..when I moved down there I took a job working at a golf course..mowing fairways, greens moving holes on the greens, etc...my friend that lived there said to me...oh my god you took a job at a golf course...I said yeah why? I get to play golf for free and and a few different courses too..can't beat that...He said, I can tell you right now ( this was in february) there is no way you will make it working on a golf course out in this southern heat for an entire summer. ( I took that job because it was the first one offered to me).

I said watch me...lol..I will give him this; it was HOT, no shade anywhere, even if there was it was hot there too..but my boss let me wear a tank top and shorts to work everyday..which I spent most of on a big mower..I had a massively super tan..most people wouldn't have made it working in that heat though, but I love the heat..
Honestly I knew nothing about greenskeeping when I took that job and I sort of embellished my knowledge a bit, but I learned it quick and rose to the top of the crew in one summer..I also worked at night doing old car restorations..ya know, camaro's, Mopars, etc..that was actually worse because I was inside a garage that was like an oven, and I did most of the prep work for painting and tearing down engines, and other various parts.

back to the original thread I mentioned the space heaters( electric) because people burn their houses down up here in NY a lot because of overtaxing their circuits, and running them all day and night..not good, be safe..
 
Well i moved back to NY and only lived in MB a couple of years but I can tell you it was far hotter than 90 degrees for way more than 26 days..when I moved down there I took a job working at a golf course..mowing fairways, greens moving holes on the greens, etc...my friend that lived there said to me...oh my god you took a job at a golf course...I said yeah why? I get to play golf for free and and a few different courses too..can't beat that...He said, I can tell you right now ( this was in february) there is no way you will make it working on a golf course out in this southern heat for an entire summer. ( I took that job because it was the first one offered to me).

I said watch me...lol..I will give him this; it was HOT, no shade anywhere, even if there was it was hot there too..but my boss let me wear a tank top and shorts to work everyday..which I spent most of on a big mower..I had a massively super tan..most people wouldn't have made it working in that heat though, but I love the heat..
Honestly I knew nothing about greenskeeping when I took that job and I sort of embellished my knowledge a bit, but I learned it quick and rose to the top of the crew in one summer..I also worked at night doing old car restorations..ya know, camaro's, Mopars, etc..that was actually worse because I was inside a garage that was like an oven, and I did most of the prep work for painting and tearing down engines, and other various parts.

back to the original thread I mentioned the space heaters( electric) because people burn their houses down up here in NY a lot because of overtaxing their circuits, and running them all day and night..not good, be safe..




I used to deal with cold AND heat much better than I do now.



Getting old is so fun......
 
Power outages all over Texas. Many say it is due to the West Texas Wind Farm is completely frozen up, and most all solar cells are covered in ice and snow. Those things are supposed to save us from this global warming. That global warming is reeking havoc in Texas. LOL

But I have a brother in Dallas, in an all electric condo, that has had power out since 3:30 PM (Monday). It is supposed to drop to 2 degrees tonite. I told him to go sit in his car running (outside, not in any garage) and warm up some. And recharge his phone. So I'm praying for him.
 
F***! Let'
Power outages all over Texas. Many say it is due to the West Texas Wind Farm is completely frozen up, and most all solar cells are covered in ice and snow. Those things are supposed to save us from this global warming. That global warming is reeking havoc in Texas. LOL

But I have a brother in Dallas, in an all electric condo, that has had power out since 3:30 PM (Monday). It is supposed to drop to 2 degrees tonite. I told him to go sit in his car running (outside, not in any garage) and warm up some. And recharge his phone. So I'm praying for him.

F***! Let's all drink to 2022!