Frozen pipes and visiting moose

It's about 18 degrees here in Columbus. We had a smattering of snow yesterday, some ice on the fringes. Monday was a slick day--I think 4 people were killed and some semi's ran off the road. But at Tundra Medicine, they haven't seen zero in three weeks and the moose are visiting regularly. She's getting a tad stir crazy, what, with just the plumber to talk to. Stop by and leave a comment. That is always our big fear with our summer home--frozen pipes--because they ice fish just a few blocks away. We leave the heat set at about 50 degrees and leave all the cabinet doors open, but if the power goes off--good luck! And I hear a dog sled race has been called off in Minnesota--too much snow; and the Russians and Ukrainians are fighting over gas lines, which might leave some of Europe wishing for more global warming.