While true it's not a big deal you just pop the aerators off

Truth is even pressurized if you dump 5 gallons it will be a pain in the ass but not a disaster. One room's worth of hardwood floors say

Thermocline is the temperature gradient it's dependent upon the house insulation (in this context)

If you've got a really well insulated house with pipes that aren't in the outside walls 55 will be fine. If you've got an old Richmond house with pipes in the outside walls 55 at the thermostat might mean 20 at the pipe in fact frequently does

In most situations you don't need a key to the house you can do it at the water meter with a street key

Sorry. Seriously. Didn't occur to me to post it until I saw something here today and I was like oh my God

I'm sorry for both of you

As long as you don't use a crazy heater you'll be fine it's when you use a torch that you tend to blow s*** up

Probably you. Check up on it this could be very bad. I'm guessing from the question you aren't experienced with a meter so you should probably call an electrician

Congratulations on your sobriety that's impressive

Huh. Did not get that email I wonder if it's substation by substation

I've thrown half a tree in the fireplace and gotten the living room up to 82°. Wife is happy

Some people brought homemade tamales over. So that makes me happy

I think of Satyr as forest? But the D&D/myth thing does get all mixed up

nice! Not enough coffee to remember that.

Is there a male equivalent? Or can Dryads be male?

yeah, that'd be my guess. Breakins seem more likely in the day around here for that reason. Ex outbuildings

I hadn't realized that, somewhat surprising.

I'm not sure verbatim matters - I screwed with that one on purpose, but you can always just go ahead and make that claim. Doubt anyone would care either way of course

here's a nice video of the problem as it happens. Big issue is when no one is around to turn off the water

https://www.google.com/search?q=house+flooded+freezing+pipes&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS985US985&oq=house+flooded+freezing+pipes&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160j33i22i29i30.6939j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:0917f6d1,vid:07OQJBfQdog

if you can adjust it, this isn't a good time/temp to keep your house on 55, because of thermoclines. I would only do that if your insulation is excellent and your are sure your pipes are not in the outside walls.

The power bill for a couple of days is nothing compared to the literally unlimited amounts of damage possible.

And always turn off your house main water supply when you go out of town in the winter. Summer too, but especially winter

no it can burst through freezing. It's the most likely. Won't be an issue if you have pex though, it's usually the copper hot

because Henrico votes for a competent goverment and still has the city manager system Doug Wilder got rid of in Richmond because it was holding him back from being a complete disaster

its determined. Easy to diagnose from what you said. You've got a frozen cold pipe. not the main, as you still have hot water.

Drip your faucets

water elves. The tree elves deliver trees

no water is almost certainly frozen pipes. Probably under crawl. You want to deal with this soonest

Wood and iron usually doesn't take long

that sounds wise. I would base the decision on your own needs in general though... it's quite unlikely to have have a house in the MD/Fan broken into while occupied (though not impossible as you obviously know!)

There was a stretch where VCU girls apartments were invaded in the eastern fan though. My wife feels more comfortable with a gun in the house, I don't really care either way, but I like shooting skeet so I've had a shotgun around for a fair bit of my life. I think an alarm and mace would be fine. My perspective is influenced by the fact I'm a rather large man who is used to working with deadly things and in bad areas, so not a usual target

If you do have a gun in the house you should absolutely go to the range and shoot it and get comfortable with it. Having one without experience is not a good idea

I do think Cameras are a great idea, and alarms are a good one too. Simplisafe is easy to install and fairly priced