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It's so cold . . .

Suzeecat — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:42:26 GMT

. . . my bedroom window cracked last night!

In Michigan our low last night was well below zero, my thermostat was set at 67 and my furnace was pumping almost nonstop all night. Just before my alarm was set to go off, I heard a BANG. At first I didn't think too much of it; when it's this bitter cold the building pops and groans at times. Then I started hearing smaller, short noises that I would describe as a type of "ripping" noise, every 10-20 seconds. After several minutes it stopped. When the sun came up I looked out and the inside pane of my double-pane window was cracked from top to bottom! Evidently the window frame warped or was out of alignment somehow.

The windows are less than 18 mos. old so hopefully they are under warranty. I put some clear packing tape over the crack and will stop at the hardware store on my way home from work and get one of those plastic film window insulating kits. The window company is coming out in a week to replace the window.

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StylishLady — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:47:17 GMT

Scary indeed. Wish you luck with any warranty.

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Cookie777 — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:51:01 GMT

Wow! That's scary !

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Jova — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:59:19 GMT

So sorry to read this. It is just to dam*n cold this winter!

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brewhaha — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 21:10:18 GMT

I hope it's not a sign of bad luck.

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GCR18 — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 22:12:20 GMT

Do you keep curtains or shades closed on the window most of the time? When I keep my bedroom shades drawn for days, I end up with frost on the inside of the window. The air doesn't get to circulate.

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Cookie2025 — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 22:34:04 GMT

WOW - I thought I heard that same noise last night - and I have almost window 'walls' in my hut. I better go back and check my windows. There was so much condensation on the windows this morning between showers and cooking - I looked around but not much.

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Suzeecat — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:56:05 GMT

On 2/20/2015 graycatsrule said: Do you keep curtains or shades closed on the window most of the time? When I keep my bedroom shades drawn for days, I end up with frost on the inside of the window. The air doesn't get to circulate.

I have a shade and insulating curtains on this particular window, but I open them every morning because it's one of my cats' favorite windows to look out of. There's a tree just outside with a lot of bird activity, plus people and traffic going by.

I put some clear packing tape along the crack and got one of those clear plastic film window insulating kits and put that over the inside window frame until they can get here to fix it. The last couple nights were bitterly cold as well with lots of loud pops and booms in the structure, but so far the rest of my windows are intact.

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frenchie — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:03:31 GMT

Below 0* here this morning. We keep all the shades down, we think it helps. Cat does not like it at all. At least the sun is out. She loves to find herself a sunny spot and lounge. So cute.

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LTT1 — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:17:58 GMT

But as a disclaimer and in the interest of state pride:

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LTT1 — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:26:11 GMT

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Tricolor — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:31:19 GMT

The cold has so much of the country. I guess the West Coast is the only area that is enjoying some warm weather. We broke a record this AM in Pgh -9. So ready to get this over with. We had snow over the weekend then turning to ice. Now our snow is coated with ice. My poor dog will not even go out in the yard because she does not like the ice. It has been taxing getting her to go to the bathroom.

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jeanlake — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:36:57 GMT

On 2/24/2015 lovestoteach said:
But as a disclaimer and in the interest of state pride:

Love this. My dear friend and husband retired from teaching and accepted new jobs in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Her grown daughter from Missouri just joined her. Her son and wife are moving from Alabama to join them. Another friend and her husband just accepted jobs in Texas. I love the state pride Texans have.

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qualitygal — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:35:41 GMT

Suzeecat, isn't it horribly cold though? Right now it's only 12 on my outside thermostat, and in the car after groceries, it registered 7 on the car thermostat. I think we'll all be so happy for warmth and more and longer sun this year. I'm in majorly bad need of it. Just said that in the car today.

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terrier3 — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:39:30 GMT

It's up to 3 in Buffalo now...from a low of minus seven last night!

The sun is shining brightly too.

My car windshield cracked from the cold a little while ago.

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lucylover64 — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:20:15 GMT

This cold makes me grumpy......

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LTT1 — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:09:51 GMT

On 2/24/2015 ury said:
On 2/24/2015 lovestoteach said:
But as a disclaimer and in the interest of state pride:

Love this. My dear friend and husband retired from teaching and accepted new jobs in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Her grown daughter from Missouri just joined her. Her son and wife are moving from Alabama to join them. Another friend and her husband just accepted jobs in Texas. I love the state pride Texans have.

We welcome them to Texas! Having been born here, and growing up in various other US states, I was always amazed at the state pride here and couldn't wait to get back! There is also healthy competition! The weather the past three days has not been our usual, but the sun is out now and stuff is melting away!

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chrystaltree — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:18:04 GMT

This morning on the news, they were talking about cold quakes. And I think I experienced one at work yesterday. We were having a meeting in conference room on the top floor of our building and there was a big "crack" sound and I swear the room even swayed a little. It was more than a little unsettling. And then this morning, they said that in MA, there have been 1000 reports of cold quakes so far. Something about the outside of a building being so much colder than the inside for an extended period of time; buildings contract and expand causing a "cracking" sound and sometimes there is some shifting.

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ChynnaBlue — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:45:26 GMT

I've had that happen. It was a summer morning I'd forgotten to adjust the AC before I went to bed, so it got pretty chilly inside. The window guy said it can happen when the temperature outside is too different from the temperature inside. The sound was EXACTLY as you described.

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colliegirls — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 20:13:22 GMT

That is so scary. Never thought of that happening, must have shocked you!