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2naSalit

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19. With windows...

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 01:19 PM

Jan 24

You can simply close the curtains or shades or cover them with plastic or, in a pinch - like colder than -10F, you can use bed sheets to buffer the chill off the glass from the interior part of the room and help with draft as well.

Trickle water when it's +20F or colder since nothing is insulated there. Keep a couple candles going, they put off heat. The idea of heated stones is good if you keep them in the oven until needed.

Wear layers of clothes and around the house wearing a blanket over you when staying still helps. Keep people and pets in one or two rooms an focus on keeping those warm.

And most of the other suggestions above.

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Question about staying warm [View all] barbtries Jan 24 OP

Try to control drafts Turbineguy Jan 24 #1

I was going to post this and I haven't yet because I keep getting side-tracked with other things today Niagara Jan 24 #2

Maybe close off rooms you don't absolutely need to go in, and roll up some towels... 3catwoman3 Jan 24 #3

This is precisely what I was thinking we should maybe do. barbtries Jan 24 #9

Yes, justaprogressive Jan 24 #4

Get everything charged... MiHale Jan 24 #5

thanks. I'm doing my best to do all that. barbtries Jan 24 #10

Turn brightness down on phone screen to conserve power & turn auto brightness, bluetooth off SheltieLover Jan 24 #18

thank you Sheltie Lover! barbtries Jan 24 #23

Dig it out rfn! SheltieLover Jan 24 #26

On the High Plains of Texas markodochartaigh Jan 24 #6

THIS!!! 2naSalit Jan 24 #17

Yes! Trap body heat as best you can GreatGazoo Jan 25 #46

I would focus on places where you detect air leaks fargone Jan 24 #7

Thank you! barbtries Jan 24 #11

You will be fine. You are not in a cabin in the wilderness. You have central heat. Botany Jan 24 #8

not in NYC, barbtries Jan 24 #12

Try to run as little electric as you can so as not to strain the grid. Botany Jan 24 #13

I'll do that. barbtries Jan 24 #15

Nor are structures built for this in the South. Water lines are not buried below frost line. SheltieLover Jan 24 #22

Oh, remember to leave every faucet open to a small stream of water around the clock and markodochartaigh Jan 24 #14

thank you. barbtries Jan 24 #21

If you live in a home built on a crawl as so many are, cover vents with plastic bags SheltieLover Jan 24 #24

i don't know what a crawl is, barbtries Jan 24 #28

Yes crawl space SheltieLover Jan 24 #31

Just got a load of firewood this morning for the wood stove Bayard Jan 24 #16

Thank you. barbtries Jan 24 #20

News is saying this is biggest storm here since 1994 ice storm SheltieLover Jan 24 #25

wow. barbtries Jan 24 #27

I was very happily living in the Chgo burbs back then. SheltieLover Jan 24 #30

I remember that. I wasn't living there at that time, but I had relatives in Memphis. Laffy Kat Jan 25 #38

Hi Laffy! SheltieLover Jan 25 #39

I know, and I worry about you there, Sheltie. Laffy Kat Jan 25 #40

Thx Laffy SheltieLover Jan 25 #41

For some reason, power outages always hit our road, and nobody else's Bayard Jan 24 #29

Glad you have a generator for your fridge! SheltieLover Jan 24 #33

With windows... 2naSalit Jan 24 #19

My last days in Iowa... buzzycrumbhunger Jan 24 #32

ooh that's cool! barbtries Jan 24 #34

You can use anything to catch the heat, for example your largest soup pot or nonaa Jan 24 #35

Oh, Lordy! I'm old so I would just go to the closest warming center...if you have them. CTyankee Jan 24 #36

So it's Sunday morning now. barbtries Jan 25 #42

We sold our house and moved into a retirement community 3 months ago. We're pretty snug here and I'm glad. CTyankee Jan 25 #43

If you have a tent LogDog75 Jan 24 #37

Some Great Advice So Far ProfessorGAC Jan 25 #44

thanks. barbtries Jan 25 #45