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Are you worried about your pipes freezing?
Asked at Ninth and Massachusetts streets on December 23, 2008
“No, I live in an apartment complex.”
“No, I’m not, because everything is well insulated. … I’m not worried about them cracking on me.”
“No, because we leave the cabinet doors open and the doors open to the rest of the house so we keep them warm.”
“We recently had snow in California, and I’m hoping they won’t break while we are gone. We have sprinklers out there.”
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trinity (anonymous) says…
nah, i've got plenty of anti freeze in 'em! wakkawakkawakka...ok seriously; they've not frozen yet, they're very well insulated, so nope i am fine. :)
jonas_opines (anonymous) says…
Wohoho, it feels like my pipes are freezing man.
blue73harley (anonymous) says…
No. The only time I have ever had any trouble was the year that I forgot to take off the garden hose from an outside faucet. When I went to use it in the Spring, I flooded the kitchen.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
Nope, faux fur lined. All warm and toasty.
BigPrune (anonymous) says…
How does one unfreeze their pipe?
sgtwolverine (anonymous) says…
This question can only be trouble.
KSChick1 (anonymous) says…
bought a friend some Harley Davidson jammie pants, "Extra short, extra big bulge" so I think he's okay!
consumer1 (anonymous) says…
I rather enjoy having my pipe in the frozen position, it has served me well and often..
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
My pipe is always well insulated. It only bursts when directed to do so.
trinity (anonymous) says…
lololol, y'all are my heroes! :)
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
I just don't want the well to freeze over.
autie (anonymous) says…
keep on with the freezing and bursting...cause sometimes when you get a little older..the lime and calcium deposits build up and the pipe just doesn't flow like it used to...it just gets easier to roll over and go to sleep and hope no one needs to turn on the water.
sunflower_sue (anonymous) says…
I'm not touching this one!
thetagger (anonymous) says…
Happy Festivus, everyone!
BigPrune (anonymous) says…
In the rare event of a frozen pipe lasting more than 4 hours, seek immediate help to avoid long-term damage or injury.
autie (anonymous) says…
Seriously, Sue..an older pipe with deposits built up inside restricts the flow..but that flow in conjunction with the lime and calcium increases electrolysis, which in turn over time fatigues the metal...and lord forbid some idiot used galvanized pipe..thus increasing the chance of a failure..what did you think I was talking about..?
consumer1 (anonymous) says…
I like it when someone smokes my pipe. Awwwe c'mon we were all thinking it. :o)you know special occasions, like birthdays, Christmas, etc. But, I don't ever worry about my pipe freezing. I have in the past worried about it melting prematurely. Or bursting too soon.
formerlawrenceres (anonymous) says…
OMG! You are all terrible! But i'm laughing so hard right now I can hardly type.
autie (anonymous) says…
Oh yes, plenty of alcohol (scotch being the best) will keep your pipes from freezing. boy howdy does it keep it from freezing. Unless it is a young pipe..if they freeze after an alcohol treatment, it is really difficult to them thawed out again.
autie (anonymous) says…
MD, how could I have dated me? I may be a bit narcissitic at times, but that would be a bit much.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…
No need for those cumbersome pipe wraps.A little properly applied friction does the trick.
faceit (anonymous) says…
letting pipes freeze is really hard on them
blue73harley (anonymous) says…
Cigars have been used as an alternative to pipe.
Andini (anonymous) says…
I've had my pipes frozen for over 48 hours before. I've then called a specialist about them.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…
Been there, done that, Andini.Not being the do-it-yourself-er (like RET), I've relied on the talents of a skilled professional. I have this plumber who's wonderful. Sometimes I marvel at her ability to contort herself and navigate those trickier spaces in order to free my pipes.
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
"is that a frozen pipe, or are you just really glad to see me, big boy?"***How does one unfreeze their pipe?try a monkeywrench, with care. ***he|| yes, I'm worried about the pipes in my house freezing; I also worry about the cloves of garlic in my drawer randomly popping because of proximity to the crack in the space-time continuum! I worry about having bad breath when I will have to greet the aliens. I worry about the time when the back fence will start talking of its own, and I won't have a notepad handy to write down what it says. I worry about the reversal of the earth's magnetic fields, the reversal of the Kaw River flow, the reversal of cake frosting's tendancy to stick to spatulas ...so, yeah, I worry about the pipes in my house freezing, you bet! "somebody help me!" oh yeah, and I worry that someday nobody will quip humorously upon a future OTS. that the OTS will start randomly repeating in some bizarre time loop. I worry that all the posters on ljworld are really paid ljworld staffers, except me, and I'm the real joke. I worry that someday the ljworld will stop being printed on paper altogether. yeah, I worry about *my* pipes!
dajudge (anonymous) says…
That one time, at band camp, my frozen pipe burst!!! And left a big wet spot. So, I rolled over and slept till morning.
autie (anonymous) says…
gnome, calm down..look at it this way..there is nothing to worry about. If the pipes freeze and break..just shut the water off and fix the pipe..nothing to worry about..If the fence talks and you don't write down what it says..nobody will believe you anyway, so don't worry about it..if the river runs backwards, cast the other direction, so don't worry about it..worry about OTS though...and frosting sticking to the spatula, that is a real problem.
tonythetiger (anonymous) says…
You know those crazy print bandanas that came out in the eighties? Well I bought about five or six of them.I had tiger striped with red and black and white and black checkered. There was this leopard print and some others. I wore them fashionably once in a while. So Uma Thurman was in the muppets Christmas this year and Kill Bill is on HBO today. I can't wait. I will go to Dillons and get a Uma Thurman marathon DVD day before christmas because I am just crazy about her movies. I think maybe I will go get some fish from the fish market as well.As far as my pipes freezing. I sure know that my neighbors won't because they keep a flame on it and loaded at all times. : )Ho ho ho ho ho ho Merry Christmas.
beatrice (anonymous) says…
Beware: I don't care who tries to convince you that it will help it thaw, your tongue will get stuck to a frozen pipe.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
autie, The lackadaisical attitude towards the preformance of your pipe is worrisome.I know a good plumber. A few years ago, he fixed me. (apparently all that was needed was do cut and seal some small pipes that fed undesireable additives in to the main pipe system)As an alternative to calling the plumber, there are a few additives you can put in the hatch to the plumbing system that can keep your main pipe in order. Kinda sorta like Rid-X, but I would imagine a heck of a lot more fun to use. Just a bluish tablet you flush down.
tonythetiger (anonymous) says…
I forgot to mention that the bandanas also had a symbol on them that would have indicated to Mrs. Slede and all the others that I would have been all too willing to learn that set of symbols at one point but that was overlooked as well. So now the computer realm is going to be eaten by an integer monster that feeds on the debris of innerspace and the cosmos. That is actually what they are building on the border of Switzerland and France. A cosmic integer eating machine and it is going to gobble gobble up all that data micro cosmic atomic particle by atomic particle. It is powerful enough to clear the blockage of any of the pipes but the X-files movie I believe is on and then something with Uma Thurman will be on... so I think the fish will be done by then, don't you?
autie (anonymous) says…
It is all good R_I..ever since the calcium deposits broke free and eventually went on out the drain system and on to the sewer. The pipes worked remarkably well after that. But that was a very stressful and painful day..couldn't turn the water on; had to shut it off at the meter until the chunks of deposit got on through the lines..plus had to consult with speciality plumbers..boy that's an expensive service call..those plumbers think highly of their skills..
itsdabits (anonymous) says…
Heard a story once of a guy who had a drippy faucet and he never had problems with a frozen pipe again. The plumbers he talked to about it said they wouldn't touch it either.
14all41 (anonymous) says…
My pipes and faucet are just fine. Not even close to freezing, in fact, they've been leaking as I read all these blogs!
Andini (anonymous) says…
I wonder how Joe The Plumber fixes frozen pipes?
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
Andini,Have no idea how Joe The Plumber fixes frozen pipes.I had heard rumors that Obama had a unorthodox way of dealing with frozen pipes, but apparently it was either unfounded, or at least well bought and covered up.
autie (anonymous) says…
I heard most of those were underground pipes...
wysiwyg69 (anonymous) says…
If I think my pipes are going to freeze I just ask my wife nicely, to blow warm air on the area in need.
hitme (anonymous) says…
Just this morning, I woke up and my pipe was frozen solid.
rantor (anonymous) says…
wysiwyg69,She did a great job on mine too.Tell her thanks for me.
KU_Dude (anonymous) says…
If I had a dollar for every time my pipes got frozen I'd be a rich man.
Alabamastreet (anonymous) says…
If a pipe bursts while riding the T, and no one sees it, does it really burst?
looza (anonymous) says…
Who wants to see my frozen pipe??
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…
hitme: Just this morning, I woke up and my pipe was frozen solid.You still have wooden plumbing, too?Morning can play havoc with those hot water delivery systems.
bevy (anonymous) says…
You are all incredible. It's just like Jr. High all over again!I don't have to worry about the pipes in my house freezing. Because the only one that does (in the laundry room) already did.As for the innuendoes, I'm not touching those with a ten-foot -----PIPE!!
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
well autie,you better start worrying because if the back fence starts talking its gonna be heavy man, really heavy man, like dude the way to world piece, and tongue in groove construction to get there. worry about OTS though…and frosting sticking to the spatula, that is a real problem.you got that right. if the frosting fails to stick to the spatula, it can float, or erupt. and erupting frosting can kill, I tell you!***okay, apparently, Tonythetiger has some kinda connection between Uma Thurman and his frozen pipe? but I worry about his fixation on tiger striped bandananas, please Tony, don't tie one of those bandaananas around your frozen pipe, it could cause more damage. ***apparently more broken pipes around town this afternoon, yaaay. City of Lawrence new motto:if we have a pipe, its frozen, you betcha!"a ten foot pipe" I think the viagra and other similar meds warn against that in their ads. "Viva Viagra!"
blue73harley (anonymous) says…
Gnome -Actual Lawrence motto = From Ashes to ImmortalityAfter today's OTS = From A$$es to Immorality.Happy Christmas Eve Eve everyone!
autie (anonymous) says…
just a lack of morality..it adds to our immortality..thank you all so much for the smiles today. and Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good frozen pipe....It is the way Santa Claus would have wanted it..
beatrice (anonymous) says…
... or at least Mrs. Claus.
arnphawk (anonymous) says…
no, we have no plumbing
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
After today's OTS = From A$$es to Immorality.---B73HLOL! very good Bluey! I wonder if the honchos and honchas at ljworld regret this OTS question? bet it won't recur like some do. and, nobody evenmentioned "plumbers' tape!" nobody mentioned greasing joints, welding, or caps. amazing. good night all.
consumer1 (anonymous) says…
Begin Day Two (2)Q. How frozen were your pipes.A. They were so frozen. . . FIll in the blank.
consumer1 (anonymous) says…
Anyone ever get a seriously frozen pipe while sitting at a dinner table while meeting your girlfriends parents? Then you are forced to sit and talk for the longest time because she keeps touching your . . . leg under the table. Frozen pipe memories anyone??????
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…
( Some *consumers* just can't get enough, during the holidays. )
consumer1 (anonymous) says…
I do love the horizontal mombo.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…
Pipe down, Multi... you'll only encourage consumerism on this chilly morning.,;-)
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
yes,its day two (2( [II] {duce} ...---ariadne/spiderman/spammerman/unCoolspammerman/uncool is so wacked out, apparently his pipe hasn't been burst in a very long time. ***yes, it appears Consumer has a bit of a pipe fixation. maybe a pipebomb would help. I'm sure some on the list have made them before!when I was in high school, had to ride the bus for an hour plus to and from school. hated getting frozen pipes on the bus as I'd start to fall asleep.
notajayhawk (anonymous) says…
I was lying awake worrying about it, but the water dripping on my head woke me up.
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
I was lying awake worrying about it, but the water dripping on my head woke me up.... on your *"head"* ... hmmm. more than one way to read that, bub!merry christmas Nota, to you, mrs. nota, and little nota(s).
notajayhawk (anonymous) says…
Same to you and all the gnomes!
autie (anonymous) says…
hope you are all having a wonderful day so far..MD, ronda, I got a new mixer with dough hooks..thought I was going to cry..well, better start getting the ham ready..merry christmas..
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…
Two favorite gifts this year... bagpipes... and pipebags...sounds like nota could have used some.( now, where's that kilt? )
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…
( ce n'est pas une pipe congelée )
leadstone (anonymous) says…
Only when I'm cycling.
Boosh (anonymous) says…
Thanks Multi, reminded me I've to drain my pipe today :)
Boosh (anonymous) says…
Me thinks this needs to get to the front.