Maybe so, but at least we don't have killer bees up here.
Glad to have the killer bees Bagwell, Biggio and Berkman. <sarcasm :)
It's the fire ants that'll get you..I got stung on my feet one time and ended up looking like a prizefighter who had my face pummeled..eyes swelled almost shut. Lots of cotizone required.
I have been through bad ice storms ..no fun..(Dallas area)
I know its been a pain to have frozen pipes break.
Sorry for your troubles. What you said about what your wife did, sounds like something I might have done. We have always had to check the garage door to be sure it stays closed. We always have trouble with it in cold weather. But a mistake like that is something I might do. I hope things work out for you.
We went through a blizzard back in 78 and I won't go into the details but we had lots of troubles with frozen pipes. Three inches of water on the kitchen floor and trying to clean it up with a small baby in the house. Hope the rest of your winter gets better.