So last weekend was plenty cold, huh? My lady friend and I tried to make all the necessary preparations we could in order to combat the frigid nature that seized the Island. We let certain faucets drip, including our outside hose bibs (which in turn created wondrous contorted ice sculptures). We made a rather feeble attempt at covering plants (but I wouldn't let my lady place any substantial blankets or quilts outside for fear the bums might "shop"). We let the hounds sleep in the main part of the house to stay cozy. And. We made sure to offer accommodations to the Culpeppers (who may as well be camping at their house).
Thankfully, we ended up problem-less. In our house.
Briefly, the two houses next door to us are owned but are not habitable since the storm. In fact the owner has hardly shown herself since Ike. To our surprise Saturday afternoon, we heard a running water noise coming from under our house. I was immediately alarmed and walked outside around the side of the house expecting to see busted pipes. I did find busted pipes. Just not on our house. The house next door had a main pipe that busted and it began flooding all under our house as well. I later noticed that the next house down also had a busted pipe. And a mini-geyser shot up into the air. Now, my initial shock was the fact that the two houses had water running to them at all. As I mentioned earlier these houses have not been lived in since Ike
After a few moments of panic I grabbed my industrial strength water meter key and went hunting for the meters. And if anyone has never hunted water meters in this town let me tell you this, you're lucky if you find one at all (at least from personal experience). You're better off grabbing one of those Y shaped water finding sticks and letting it lead you. But I found them. Finally. And after struggling for several moments I conquered the leaks and shut off the meters.
Did anybody else find any frozen adventures last weekend?
