[Sca-cooks] OT: a short vacation before winter

[Elaine Koogler]

Ever thought of trying to find a house sitter for a couple of weeks.  You'd
be surprised how well that works...and so far as the pipes are concerned, we
lived in a vintage house (1890's probably) for a while.  The house had
central heat but the kitchen and utility room had no basement and whoever
built the darned rooms neglected to insulate the pipes...so there they were,
essentially exposed to whatever kind of weather.  We did have them freeze
and burst one year...after that if we had to be away for more than a day or
two after the first frost, we'd turn off the water and bleed the lines.
Never had a pipe freeze again!

Kiri

On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Cheri or Anne <celticcheri at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Oh I'd LOVE to go somewhere warm in January or February but we can't leave
> the house during that time of year.  It's over 100 years old (and that is
> old for this state) and no central heating.  Pipes are freezing off and on
> pretty much that entire time.  Just can't leave the house unattended!
> Sigh....
>
> Everyone's ideas are just great.  I'm actually surprised at how many of the
> places suggested I have already been.  I tend to think of myself as not very
> traveled, but I guess I am when I really sit down and start writing them all
> down!
>
> Anne
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