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I have water leaks really bad and since I am 66 yrs old and living on a small social security check every month, it is hard for me to get plumbers to help me and my siblings are not able to help me all the time. My stepson and his wife try to help me but with neither one of them not working it is hard to get by during this pandemic. I am also having car trouble and was suppose to take my car in to see what is wrong with it and find out how much it will cost to have it fixed. I am also total electric so it is impossible to have natural gas at home since it would cost thousands of dollars to have the gas line replaced after not having it since 2006 due to a bad gas leak. I also have a bad feeling I will have to have my electric hot water heater replaced. I have not had water for over a week now. I have been getting water from my neighbor for my toilet to flush. I have a half a case of bottled water that was given to me by the Salvation Army for free. Our city water is not fit to drink where I live. But at least my electricity has been restored for 6 days and my cable and internet has been restored for 4 days now. So I am doing better than some people.

Awwwwww the smile that will get a person to just melt! hehehehe

Awwwwww! Ariel and Tyler are so adorable!

Welcome @headtransplant! There is a lot of reading to do here. I have been here since October and still haven't got through all their stories. There are a lot of good ones too!

I am doing alright even though I lost power for 33 hours. Just hope my pipes don't bust since they are frozen except my cold water in my kitchen sink. I also lost cable and internet during that time and it was restored this morning. I have never seen the extreme temperatures here in Texas that we have had in all the 66 yrs I have been alive.

@Bill W, I have electricity back on. My pipes, if the bust, will be fixed either by a neighbor if my stepson is not here. I live in a mobile home so it is easy to get under it and fix them. My friend in another town that is an hour and a half away, had all the pipes in her apartment building bust and flooded the apartments. She is homeless until they get it fixed. She is alright though cause she is in another building with the others in the lobby. My nephew and his wife and newborn baby had to stay at his moms cause their power went out. They all live in the same town as my friend. I opened all the faucets a little it to take the pressure off the pipes when they start thawing out. Just hope I don't have any problems at all. That is what I am worried about. But I did have to stay at a neighbors but had to leave the day the power came back on cause the guy's mom passed away and they had to deal with that. I went to another neighbor and stayed until the power did come back on and I walked to my house next door. So I am fine. Thanks for worrying about me. You stay safe yourself.

My bathrooms pipes are frozen and so is the pipes to my electric hot water heater. Just hope I don't have any pipes bust though. I do have cable and internet though finally. It came back on awhile ago

@BigBen, I will do my very best to stay warm. My problem is having to pay a high electric bill, and hoping that my hot water heater and pipes don't freeze. I am on Social Security with a small amount each month. Hoping we all get our stimulus checks soon.

Thanks @chris191070. @Zombie, I agree with you there. People say they are smart so why haven't they tried to come up with better plumbing materials. They actually need pipes that are insulated with a pipe inside for the water to go through. That way when you insulate your pipes again on the outside of them by wrapping them the they are double insulated.

I have not seen the weather this bad in Texas ever in my 66 yrs. I have not had electricity in days until yesterday morning at 11:30 am so it has been on for 13 hours now. Had to stay with a neighbor till yesterday when the guys mom passed away and went to another neighbors house with my dog. I didn't want to be a burden to them during all of their grief. She had terminal cancer. My living room is about 65f (17c) in certain spots so staying in that spot with a heater on near me blowing heat at me. My pipes in both bathrooms are frozen but since I have been dripping my water to my kitchen sink then I at least have some water here. It has been below 0f (-17c). I think it got down to -3f (-19c). This is weird for Texas. They are doing rolling blackouts here but the town I live near hasn't had their power off. Only in the rural communities and small towns near. I guess they think that we are not that important as the town of 25,000 is more important than our small towns and rural communities. I forgot that I had the site on my phone or I would have got on it. Thought about it after I finally got some sleep. For 4 days I have had 3 hours and 45 minutes of sleep. I was getting a headache last night so I put my dog's bed, food bowl and water bowl in my bedroom and with the small heater on we both stayed warm with the door closed.

I hope Spencer gets better. I am hoping it isn't zombieism. lol I know that is not a word but couldn't resist!

I laughed my head off the way that all the females in Shane's house acts! That is the most hilarious thing I have ever heard! I am a woman and even I think it is weird but hilarious!

Hopefully Trey and Dallas will finally figure each other out hehehehe

Now I know why when I o to the store and there are still boxes on the aisles at all hours of the day. The spotters and stockers are getting aggravated with the corporate office thinking they know how to do a better job of stocking!

I love the old time grocery stores where you can get your meat cut the way you want them cut. Use to get steak cut thick! So yummy!

I loved this story! You have a knack for westerns! I want more of these kinds of tales. Very inspiring and action filled!

WOW! Great ending!

But Lee didn't get the drugs. Avery did! Why are they thinking that Lee gave them to him. That is just wrong!

HAHAHAHAHAHA! Horror movies every night? I know where Aery will be when he is at the campground! HAHAHAHAHA

WOW! I see someone already beat me to what I wanted to say! hahahahahaha

Someone told me one time that he told his kids that if he wanted to lie to everyone, then he would get a job as a weatherman. He said they laughed so hard on that statement! I agree with him wholeheartedly!

Oh, Lee. Tested by Greg, failing, yet saved by Avery. Why would Avery do such a thing? Joseph and Orson are engaged! Hurray! We get to hear some of Greg's doubts concerning Lee as he talks with Clay. Then there's Jeremy. What's going on with him? Well I was going to say all of this but who would have known that the author took the words out of my mouth! lol

Wonder if Lee will ever get confronted about him stealing the $45 from the food jar? He should be. That is just wrong when they are all just trying to help him.

Wayne, you did a excellent job on this story and how you did your research on things was awesome. I am looking forward to reading more of your stories. You get 5 stars from me!

What a beautiful wedding and bindfasting. I thought Clay did a fantastic job for Jeremy and Mason. And Orson makes a awesome minister. I love the whole journey of all the characters trials and tribulations and how they come to terms with the love of others.