A blog about water?!

This seems like an appropriate time for it. We\’ve got a deep freeze coming! With such weather comes the risk of frozen pipes; and I\’ll bet drinking water is flying off the shelves in any store that carries it.

I\’m glad I keep several gallon jugs of Trinkwasser on hand. I did what I could to protect my pipes; but if it isn\’t adequate, and my pipes freeze anyhow, I won\’t have to worry about dehydration.

I also did my laundry yesterday evening; and as always, I saved the water for \”flushing\”. If the pipes freeze, I\’ll still be able to, well, flush.

Parts of the state might get sleet; and they say that power outages are possible. As things stand now, I\’d prefer frozen pipes to a power outage! I have to rely on electricity for heating; and without my electric heater, I\’ll be miserably cold in here.

After all, I can drink only so much hot chocolate. I must keep mindful of the carbs; and I went over my count yesterday. Plain, hot H₂O doesn\’t appeal to me much; and more than small amounts of it make my stomach feel bloated.

Green tea? Maybe. I\’m trying to ease more of it into my diet, to replace sodas; but I\’m not doing as well as I could wish 🙄

At 8 am, it was a relatively balmy 40 degrees. I decided to hike to the drug store to get a few things. It\’s a good thing I went when I did. Before 10 am, the temperature had dropped to 33 degrees; the rain was getting heavier; and the wind was 24 mph. If I tried to go for a ride, my water bottles might freeze!