We do that to our hunting cabin come fall here in Upstate.
“I don’t understand folks not turning their water off and draining the pipes.”
Because that can’t do that with a smart phone app?
Some folks have no common sense.
They didn’t know how long the electricity was going to be off. In our case we were notified that the rolling blackouts would last 15 to 45 minutes. that did not happen. Instead it was turned off for days. empty buildings like schools and businesses had no idea it was coming. People in homes never dreamed they would be left in this nearly 0 temperatures with no heat. In their panic I suppose they never thought of turning off the water.