Frozen pipes. When we bought our house here in NC, I was surprised to see it has water pipes that are run inside outside walls of the house.
I know Southerners don’t like when Yanks say “that’s not the way we do it back home”, but I’ve never owned a house before that had pipes run in exterior walls. Seems like it’s just asking for trouble when the temperature drops.
Another thing I find curious.... why do folks get so panicky about losing heat for a day or two? Sure, it might get uncomfortable, but just put on a coat. It doesn’t get windy or rainy or snowy inside, it just gets cold. Worst case, inside temp = outside temp. If you can dress to go outside in 10*, you can dress to stay inside in 10*.
Aside from frozen pipes, there is only discomfort, but no danger.
Of course it’s different for people with special health concerns, but overall, it’s just a couple days of being cold. What’s the big deal?
This happened to me in a house in KY. I think I has owned the house or less than month when the pipe froze. I replaced it with plex and insulated it. In general the houses and the people in the south are not built for extreme cold. LMAO