... and it's not a good time of year to have your only heat source down ...
I lived in New Jersey for about 20 years now, this is the coldest year I have encountered. I don't recall seeing any -10F and it was like that a month ago. I lost the heat less then a week ago. Last few days, it was -1F to -4F coldest - better, but of course it is no fun.
Now if you would allow me,
I need to rant!.
I thought having no heat was bad, but it can get really much worst... Early this evening (before it even gone below freezing), the pipe to the garden spigot burst. So,
I have neither water or heat now. Worst is, the part of the basement (with pipes to the outside) is finished as a rec-room so all the pipes are hidden. I will have to cut the dry wall(s), find the pipe, cut and put a cap on that pipe before I can bring water back. The guessing game now begins (guessing where the pipes branch off to the bath rooms and the outside) since I don't want the bathrooms to be without water.
My basement (where my work area is) is about 40F lowest, and the burst occurred in the late afternoon/early evening before it went below freezing. Still, I wonder if the cold inside has anything to do with that.
So, I have to put that damn fan-wheel aside, do some wall cutting, do some pipe-soldering... I need water more than I need heat for now.