Living up north

[Mirah]

Two of the hot water faucets upstairs froze for a couple of days. Someone told me to turn on my dryer for 45 minutes. Did that and had hot water up there again. I think the one external water pipe that had any exposure at all - not enough insulation in that one wall for this kind of temps - is right above the dryer vent. No burst pipes. Did have to boil water for a couple of days because of burst pipes around the city and loss of water pressure having something to do with making it necessary to boil the water. Then had major rain storm last night. I was fortunate again in the only damage I have is a muddy yard. How are y'all doing up there?

Doing fine here.
Snow is melting. I live in a place where people worship and live for the sun and so everyone is insanely happy that it is sunny again and I miss the snow already, so I must go further up the mountains to see it.
My only concern is my brother is driving over the pass twice a week for his job. It often gets closed and people are stupid drivers.