PIPES: A word of warning

As the weather turns colder, people who are staying in hotels or shelters should turn off their water before they leave. Several years ago we had an ice storm which saw loss of power to many areas. As a contractor I was asked to give a price to repair a home. The folks had gone to Hawaii for vacation and left the water on. When it got cold the pipes froze and then later when the power came back on the pipes thawed out and flooded the whole house. It would have been cheaper to build a new house than to repair the damage.

JIM HOLLINGSWORTH

Coeur d’Alene