The temperature dropped to 21 degrees overnight, but it's now in the mid 30s and everything is pretty much back to normal here at the Boggy Thicket. We managed to make it through the cold snap without ever losing heat or water, and we don't have any broken pipes.
Unfortunately, that is not the case for thousands of homes in Texas including our next-door neighbor. Once he had power and the water well kicked on, he discovered he had several broken pipes. We hooked him up with a plumber, but it's going to be several days before everything can be fixed.
Honey and I almost began to feel guilty hearing about all the folks who were without lights and heat while we sat here safe and warm.
We are beginning to see at least one benefit of growing older. While we were warm and dry, others were worrying about us. Greg Bolan, who has been an across-the-street neighbor since he was a little kid over 40 years ago, showed up at our door yesterday with bread, bacon and a gallon of milk. When I tried to pay him, he refused, saying "My mother told me to look out for you."
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