We are Texas. We survived.
I’m new here, but I came here for a specific reason.
My Uncle Sam taught me how to camp. This was only an inconvenience. Adapt and overcome.Wellllllll.........
Seriously, glad to have you join us.
My Uncle Sam taught me how to camp. This was only an inconvenience. Adapt and overcome.
Ahhh, the good old days...Boy Scouts! Many, many years ago! When the Boy Scouts still chased Girl Scouts!
We did lose some plants, but they're ones we want to pull and replace as they were completely neglected and overgrown from the previous owners. Freshly planted lemon tree made it (I built a double layer tent for it), aloe plants amazingly seem to be recovering (we have a couple dozen ugh), and the grass is already perking back up. Palm trees will need some work, but they lived.I lost a greenhouse full of plants.
I'm not sure of the extent of the pool equipment damage. I know the diverter valve body is split. Both due to 45 hours without electricity.
We feel pretty fortunate that essential systems are fully functional.
The 1st world problems can be dealt with later.
We just finally got water back last night.
Our well guy found a used pump housing to replace our cracked one . He installed it yesterday, turned it on, and we found tons of cracked pipes in the pump house. That fixed, we found more broken pipes at the house. Had to pull our water softener out and fix a few more, but then we had water in the house!!! My wife was so happy to do laundry; she enjoys it and was going through withdrawals.
Almost all of this could have been avoided without the rolling blackouts. We keep a small heater in the pump house.
Lost electricity for 24 hrs, no heat no water. Got down to 25 in my living room the first night. I dug out a camp stove... all I had for heat and to cook on was that Coleman white gas camp stove I bought back in the 90s. I live on the lake and hauled water up the hill in 5gal buckets to flush toilets and to wash with.
Too cold for that!I wonder how many November babies will there be. Lol
It's never too anything for that. Just as pronstar.Too cold for that!
I wonder how many November babies will there be. Lol
I'm looking at 2 to 3 55-Gallon plastic drums (water safe). I am going to make a receiver hitch mount for the drum so I can use a 12v 300gph water pump with an RV water hose and inline filter to fill water from the local Lake if need be. I can transfer it into the other 55-gallon drum at the house (weight reasons), and rinse-repeat when needed. An inexpensive option for freshwater as the drums are usually under $25 and the pump, hose, and filter are around $100 +/-.
I think it may be too big. I was looking at some out in Dallas same thing. 3x55-Gal drums with a Pump and filter setup should provide a long-term freshwater solution. To consider the 275-gallon tank for $90 or so would still need to be maintained for Algae and Bacteria growth for that volume which adds cost for Chemicals. I dunno seems like more storage can be a pain and getting fresh water once a month is not a big hassle.TLR, this is what I'm thinking about getting for water storage for water usage except for drinking water.
Water/rain storage containers - general for sale - by owner
Water containers 275 gallon IBC water totes Used one time Less than a one year old Never stored outdoors no sun damage Used in manufacturing of shampoo 2" ball valve drain No leeks Steam cleaned All...easttexas.craigslist.org
Found these on Craigslist for $75. Might be able to find one in your area. Lots of places use them and them get rid of them. I have even seen them being given away, just so they can get rid of them.