UbiquitousBubba
When I was in my teens, we lived in an 18ft. trailor with no electricity, heat, or water during a winter with daily highs around -20°F.  
 

North Dakota?

RobertB

UbiquitousBubba
When I was in my teens, we lived in an 18ft. trailor with no electricity, heat, or water during a winter with daily highs around -20°F.  
 

North Dakota?

 
Sounds like...

17 degrees in Templeton (California Central Coast).  As soon as I used my wipers, the water froze on my windshield.   Not used to this!
 

Welp...we might have dodged a bullet. We're frozen in but still have power and not too much ice on the trees. Whoo Hoo. Only problem...it's happening again Sunday. Bring it. I've got gin!!

We're expecting the brunt of that one to pass just North of us. I hope so. Now we are just in the cold air behind the front. Normal back home in Denver, but they aren't prepared to deal with it down here.
My cardboard folded over during the night and got frozen to the hood of my van in layers of ice. I broke both of my ice scrapers chipping ice before dawn. Just as I was getting ready to hit the road, I got a phone call from my supervisor telling me to stay put until further instructions. Around 10:30AM he called back and told me that Charter had suspended all of our service calls for the day. There are a ton of flyover bridges here, and virtually none of them were passable. I'm off tomorrow, so I'll probably break out my torch and melt the ice off of my ladder. I suspect I'll be pretty busy Sunday rehanging downed lines.
From the looks of it, most of the country is getting a piece of this one. You guys to the East be safe.

So, are you a lineman for the county Bob?
 
 

LOL. No, I work for the cable company here. The area I service (Azle) is fairly rural. Mostly long aerial lines and lots of big trees.
It's a challenging area to work, but I love it, even though it is a pain in the butt sometimes. I had a desk job for a few years. It was a decent gig, but I was going bonkers confined in the office. I've just spent too many years working outdoors.

Batteries, lighter (heat key before sticking in car door), de-icer, food, water, blankets, etc.
 

spacealf
Batteries, lighter (heat key before sticking in car door), de-icer, food, water, blankets, etc.

I prefer:  Work from home, make sure UPS is charged up and plugged in, have warm clothes and hot toddy's handy.
 
(And, @Bob, I was just kidding, but I do love that Glen Campbell song!  Makes me miss my baritone guitar though...)