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rpbanker t1_j1hm2cu wrote

Reply to comment by VyrPlan in At least 9 dead as massive winter storm leaves more than a million without power and bitter cold across much of US | CNN by bobybobobo

Minnesota here. Our power didn't even flicker. I'm going in to work today.

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LanN00B t1_j1hpfxh wrote

At work now in MN. I wish we would just shut down.

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minneapple79 t1_j1hzxxq wrote

Born and raised in Minnesota. It used to take like three feet of snow to get school closed for ONE DAY. Or the time we had the -70 windchill and the governor closed the schools.

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zNNS t1_j1ief6g wrote

I think the ability to have distance learning makes it an easier case to close schools. After 2 busses flipped over in Waconia, it seems like a safer choice if they're prepared for it.

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No_Policy_146 t1_j1ib8uf wrote

I don’t recall long power outages in the winter in Minnesota. Pretty sure the plumbing would freeze. I’m guessing you shut main line water. Open faucets, flush toilets. Eventually drain water heater. Am I missing anything?

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rpbanker t1_j1iw4am wrote

Maybe if you live in a trailer. For the rest of us it’s just “Tuesday”. Most everything works, roads are cleared quickly, and supplies come in the next day.

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No_Policy_146 t1_j1juo2y wrote

How long can your water line stay above freezing if it’s high of -5 and you don’t have power for a day and a half. I’m in a nice 4,000 sq ft house and the electricity went out for about 5 hours in the winter and it got down to the 50’s.

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rpbanker t1_j1lmlbl wrote

I really don't know. That's not something that I've faced up here in 53 years. We don't really lose power for a day and a half; at least, not in the winter.

I guess drain the whatsis and turn off the whoozis as that other person said. Anyway, I live in an apartment, so pipes bursting is not my problem.

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