All fine. Thanks for asking.
It's been cold, and we've had our share of ice and snow. We lost power at about 4:30 Monday morning. After sitting in a dark house without heat, we packed camping gear and drove to my office building to see if power was on there. It was so we bunked there until mid-day yesterday. We wanted to check on the house, and when we arrived we had power. Having a Jeep with offroad tires has been a godsend, and has given us some mobility. The roads are snow and ice packed (there are no plows or other removal equipment sufficient for this type of thing). Would not want to be out driving anything else.
As the place warmed up, we had a copper pipe to one of the tankless water heaters in the attic burst. Most of the water was caught by the drain pan under it, but we did get water damage in our dining room. Fortunately, it is not bad and will be easily repaired. Water to about half the house is shut off, but we still have water in our master bath and one other. Laundry and kitchen water is off. Heat is on in the entire house.
The pool is frozen solid. Time will tell what damage is there. At the end of the day, any damage to the house and pool can be fixed. we are fortunate to have places to stay where it is warm, although sleeping on the concrete floor in my office was no fun.
We spent yesterday cleaning up water, wet insulation, and working on getting other frozen lines thawed. Our bath is on a northwest corner, so our sinks and tub were frozen. Got those thawed without incident about 10:00 pm. Worried about the outside hose bibs next.
Today, we have been reaching out to people we know to see if anyone needs a warm place to sleep, eat, or just hang out. So far, everyone we've contacted (except one that I haven't heard back from) is either okay in their place or is staying with family or friends.
Our daughter's place in Dallas has been unscathed although her boyfriend's place is without water due to a pipe break. She and her two roommates are now host to seven friends without power, and they have seven dogs (six are guest dogs) in their place as well.
Our son's apartment building in College Station has managed to keep its power on while there are widespread power outages and ice in that area. He has been providing friends and others the use of his place as a place to keep warm and fed.
We are really fortunate to have the resources and means that we have. Between the house and the office building, we have a warm place, food, water, and the ability to go just about anyplace we need or want to go. There are a lot of people in this area who are not so fortunate and are really suffering.
This type of event would be routine in areas farther north. For us, it's pretty bad, especially with no power.