Not boating weather in DFW

[scokill]

A view from my back yard. We've been fortunate to have had electricity for the past few days as some friends and neighbors haven't had electricity for days now. Will be shorts and boating potential on Sunday! Crazy. I hope all members struggling are doing OK.

 

[WildCatFan54]

Unbelievable ! My wife left KY. on Tuesday of last week to visit son , daughter-in-law , and grandkids in Ft. Worth for what was scheduled as a 3 day visit ??? 4 days later and still stuck there. No flights out since last Saturday and all of todays have been canceled. Another storm on the way !! Take care and stay safe.

 

[HangOutdoors]

@scokill that is unreal. I do like your fence though and the trees placed to block the boat

 

[scokill]

@scokill that is unreal. I do like your fence though and the trees placed to block the boat

Thanks! I did the fence myself the summer before last. I built a deck this summer and my wife wanted trees to block the boat. They have already grown 1-2 feet since August. It's my favorite spot in fall, spring, and summer. It's my man cave. Going to do some expansion this spring.

 

[AT4TX]

Nice backyard oasis!

We got a nice layer of ice forming over my pool. Maybe another week of this weather and we can go skating! ?

 

[Scuba_ref]

I hope @BigN8 is okay, he is usually taunting the northerners about golf this time of year!

 

[tdonoughue]

Houston ain't no picnic either right now. Nonetheless, I did get some coffee in the backyard the other day before the power went out:


Unfortunately, this morning when I took out the trash I found a hissing sound. Two busted pipes later...


The photo is only mid-fix. The other break was half way down the wall... So now all of that drywall is out. Fortunately it was only in the garage--many here have it much worse with no water and no power. My son and his girlfriend have moved in temporarily (as they had no power or water).

Hope everyone is safe!

 

[Papa Erp]

We will all be out on the water in no time. For now, just loading my cart on West Marine and getting ready for the warmer days.

Stay safe Texas Jet Boaters!

 

[212s]

Wow...that's terrible...a few days of cold and some snow in Texas. Must be a nightmare since you're not used to it.

Up here we get 3-4 months of that...normally we have 3ft high snowbanks at the end of the driveway but it's been mild so they're only 2ft high. Temp this morning when I woke up was -1 degree F, yup that's right, 33 degrees below freezing - typical February weather for us.

And we have it better than the folks just south of the great lakes who typically get hit with several more feet of snow than us due to the "lake effect".
☁??

 

[BigN8]

 

[AT4TX]

This week has done a great job of reminding me why I fled Iowa all those years ago and never looked back. Winter sucks!

 

[AT4TX]

Wow...that's terrible...a few days of cold and some snow in Texas. Must be a nightmare since you're not used to it.

Up here we get 3-4 months of that...normally we have 3ft high snowbanks at the end of the driveway but it's been mild so they're only 2ft high. Temp this morning when I woke up was -1 degree F, yup that's right, 33 degrees below freezing - typical February weather for us.

And we have it better than the folks just south of the great lakes who typically get hit with several more feet of snow than us due to the "lake effect".
☁??

-1, please that’s barely cold. You haven’t lived till you spend weeks at below zero. When the ozone had that big hole in it from all the CFCs, we used to get -10+ temps like clock work, with negative wind chills that would freeze exposed skin in seconds. Snow would drift up against the side of the house and 3 ft up the roof line. The only viable mode of transportation was a 2 stroke snowmobile.

yeah, those days are long gone for me. No sir, I will gladly take weeks of 105F plus over slowly freezing. That’s the kind of heat that feels like living in a blast furnace, but it’s tolerable with proper hydration. ?

 

[scokill]

Houston ain't no picnic either right now. Nonetheless, I did get some coffee in the backyard the other day before the power went out:
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Unfortunately, this morning when I took out the trash I found a hissing sound. Two busted pipes later...
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The photo is only mid-fix. The other break was half way down the wall... So now all of that drywall is out. Fortunately it was only in the garage--many here have it much worse with no water and no power. My son and his girlfriend have moved in temporarily (as they had no power or water).

Hope everyone is safe!

We have the same thing in my elderly mother-in-law's house. We were lucky that the pipe broke in the attic on the water supply line for hot water heater. It was an insulated pipe, but a house without power for 3 days and -2 to 16 degrees was going to freeze. The sheetrocked ceiling in garage came down and the house floors flooded but we got all the carpet out and with the low humidity most of the slab was dry in a couple of hours. Turning it over to insurance from here on out. I found the break and it took me 10 min to fix but not turning back on until we are well above freezing.

 

[BigN8]

We have the same thing in my elderly mother-in-law's house. We were lucky that the pipe broke in the attic on the water supply line for hot water heater. It was an insulated pipe, but a house without power for 3 days and -2 to 16 degrees was going to freeze. The sheetrocked ceiling in garage came down and the house floors flooded but we got all the carpet out and with the low humidity most of the slab was dry in a couple of hours. Turning it over to insurance from here on out. I found the break and it took me 10 min to fix but not turning back on until we are well above freezing.

What kind of plumbing pipe? PEX, copper, or regualr PVC?? Just curious.

 

[jetboatjay]

Hey Texas, us Northerners have been dying to know: Did you manage to "winterize" your Yamaha before the cold hit? Any damage to the boat with the freezing temps if you didn't winterize?

Love the fact you will be back on the water later this week. That is awesome. I am jealous.

 

[PEARCE]

We had a copper pipe burst in our outside garage wall that flooded the garage. Some of that water got into our son's room and got some of the carpet wet. We also lost our tankless water heater do to lose of power for so long, 48ish hours, in sub freezing temperatures. Busted pipe has been fixed and water has been shut off to the water heater so we have running water, just no hot. We pulled the wet carpet up and ripped and tossed the pad. We're in the process of drying the carpet with fans. Calling insurance today. Could have been way worse! Ready all this white sh*t to go away!

 

[scokill]

What kind of plumbing pipe? PEX, copper, or regualr PVC?? Just curious.

Older house...copper. Had 2 smiley face rips in two places within 2 feet of each other. Easy fix for the plumber today. House is pretty much dried out with the low humidity. State Farm taking over from here.

 

[scokill]

Hey Texas, us Northerners have been dying to know: Did you manage to "winterize" your Yamaha before the cold hit? Any damage to the boat with the freezing temps if you didn't winterize?

Love the fact you will be back on the water later this week. That is awesome. I am jealous.

I winterize every time leaving the ramp....

 

[Betik]

Hey Texas, us Northerners have been dying to know: Did you manage to "winterize" your Yamaha before the cold hit? Any damage to the boat with the freezing temps if you didn't winterize?

Love the fact you will be back on the water later this week. That is awesome. I am jealous.

Boat has been in a climate controlled garage and 4 feet from my bedroom.

 

[scokill]

Could go boat today if ramp and lake was void of ice.... . Boat is bone dry and immaculate under cover and both engines started with Key bump. Yammies are great.