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Originally Posted by phenomshel
And where exactly in Texas are you trapped, dear? I keep being told, since moving to the Frozen North, that "Oh, you must be freezing your cute little butt off up here, since it doesn't get that cold in Texas...." 
Me and you both know that's a heavier load of manure than you'll find in most Texas feedlots, but .... how do you explain it to the Northerners? |
I haven't seen it get quite as cold here as it does in the Northern plains .... in fact, I would say the coldest I have personally seen here is about 15 degrees F with a wind chill taking it down to about 5 below zero.
However, even that can be nasty when you have no heat.
I'm in the Hill Country part of Texas. Outside (about an hour drive from) Austin.
The temperature seems to bounce around extremes here. One night it will be 80 degrees at midnight, and the next morning it's 20 and snowing. One lady told me that she had just given up on her garden because she didn't have the time to keep running out and covering up her plants every time the weatherman announced another hard freeze.
I doubt that last night would have been so bad, however, because the weather has been hot-cold-hot-cold, I didn't bring any wood in this year for the fireplace in the great room. I didn't want to trudge out last night (too cold, and too many lions) to get wood, so no fire. The other fireplace burns propane .... that's how I knew the propane had run out .... one minute nice fire ... the next blip ... nothing.
I think, just for the heck of it, after I call the propane guys today, I'm going to make up the fire and bring in the firescreen. I'm also going to hunt down my down booties and other gear so I've got that handy.
I did end up doing a long stint in the steam room last night, then put on a few layers of clothing and jumped into bed with as much bedding as I could find piled on top. I'm sure I looked like a load of wash, but I was warm.
