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Default Wind chill and frozen pipes again

On Mon, 20 Jan 2014 07:35:58 -0500, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

Weather forecast for this week is windy, gusts
up to 45 MPH, and also temps near zero F.

Will the wind chill make it more likely for me
to freeze pipes? Compared to still air?

When it's near zero F, and winds of 45 MPH,
should I leave a faucet dripping?

Would it be better to leave a hot drip, or a
cold drip?

What was the agreement, last time I asked? I think
we all on the list agreed about our answers.

I vaguely remember someone called me an idiot.

Buy a couple of those "quebec garages" and a few rolls of gorilla
tape. Set the garages up over your trailer to keep the wind off,
taping them together with gorilla tape to make one BIG garage. Then
leave a window open in the trailer to let some heat into the garage to
keep it above 33F, and your pipes won't freeze. Make it long enough
to park your Blazer inside too, and let it run to keep warm. The
exhaust will put you to sleep so you won't feel the cold.

How's that for an Allegheny redneck solution???