Winter 14/2015 General BS Thread
Cargo Master
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From: The Ole' North State.
Thanks. That's a little bit of a drive for me, but I'll keep it as an option.
Got out of the house today. I may hate that little Nissan but it does do a wonderful job of getting around. The high ways were fine, and the back roads have some patches. As expected.
According to Weather.Com we may have a smaller storm coming in this afternoon, hitting the Raleigh area around 2 or 3 maybe.
Got out of the house today. I may hate that little Nissan but it does do a wonderful job of getting around. The high ways were fine, and the back roads have some patches. As expected.
According to Weather.Com we may have a smaller storm coming in this afternoon, hitting the Raleigh area around 2 or 3 maybe.
Posting Guru
Joined: Jan 2015
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From: NC Mountains
Yeah, yesterday I went around the house and secured the crawlspace vents. Had to make covers for 2 of them as they had fell off under the house. Glad I checked. No water problems today so I guess I am good. Wood stove easily keeps house 75*+, sometimes have to crack a window LOL. All outside faucets covered and insulated and antifreeze in all vehicles is good.
Sunshine and blue skys....and like 15* outside LOL, is this February in Greenland?
Sunshine and blue skys....and like 15* outside LOL, is this February in Greenland?
Cargo Master
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: The Ole' North State.
Yeah, yesterday I went around the house and secured the crawlspace vents. Had to make covers for 2 of them as they had fell off under the house. Glad I checked. No water problems today so I guess I am good. Wood stove easily keeps house 75*+, sometimes have to crack a window LOL. All outside faucets covered and insulated and antifreeze in all vehicles is good.
Sunshine and blue skys....and like 15* outside LOL, is this February in Greenland?
Sunshine and blue skys....and like 15* outside LOL, is this February in Greenland?
Didn't even think of closing the crawlspace vents. I'll have to go around and do that tonight when I get home. May not help much, but one less busted pipe will always be better.
How did you insulate the outside faucets?
Post Fiend
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From: Lexington Mo
I closed our crawl space vents a month or so ago. I left a couple of the water faucets on low too. We're renting this house but still don't want busted pipes. We may buy a place again, but I still cant get over the price of a nice house here in NC, compared to what we paid for either house in Mo. Just not even close
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Y'all stay warm.
.Y'all stay warm.
Senior User
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From: NC
Well, bob, it don't help you been looking in the Raleigh/Durham area either. Living expenses up there are probably among the top 5 highest in NC. Tom of traffic too. I work that one site we have in Morrisville and it near bout drives me insane. Lol
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Post Fiend
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From: Lexington Mo
I couldn't get out of Durham soon enough. This Apex area is more my speed with a nice small town feel. These are small houses here, mostly 2 bdrm, 1 bath and in the $160's
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We paid less than $150K for our last house that was four bdrm, 3 full baths, 2 car garage, fireplace, nice fenced yard, and it was only 3 years old then.
It's just sticker shock from the Midwest, to the east coast.
I'm not belly aching about the state at all, I'm cheap
.We paid less than $150K for our last house that was four bdrm, 3 full baths, 2 car garage, fireplace, nice fenced yard, and it was only 3 years old then.
It's just sticker shock from the Midwest, to the east coast.
I'm not belly aching about the state at all, I'm cheap
