Keep firewood at the ready for those evenings in front of the real fireplace.

Still mowing the lawn but not as frequently, once or twice a month.

Keep the chickens, geese and guinea hens fed.

Potassium chloride for the water softener. 3" tabs for the pool.

Clear the back 3 acres with Mr Bulldozer so the place won't burn down next year.

No heating oil in this state. Propane for us.


Saw the line for flushing hot water heaters. You may want to look into electric (plug in) adapters for the anode. Maintenance free and do a good job.

Never had an outside faucet freeze on me in Ohio. Ever. Looking under the Virginia house today for a shutoff -- no basements here. Maybe just put a cover on the outside part?

I winterized my small camper (RV) a month ago. New anode required for the water heater. House water heater I just drain a few gallons from the bottom where sediment can occur.

This house has an in-ground sprinkler system that I had blown out a month ago.

Sold my snowblower before leaving Ohio this Fall. :)

-- Chuck

Faucet covers
 

I add the styrofoam outside faucet covers with the rubbet gaskets to my list. They insulate the faucet from northern winter's cold. My daughter, who lives in Ohio, had a very expensive frozen waterline episode last summer, despite having turned off the water from inside. She's adding the outside insulators this year.

I should close the outside faucets, but I have to admit that the long stem shut-off valves do a great job preventing freeze-ups.

Just make sure that there is no hose hooked to them (speaking from experience). :banghead:

:stupid:

I not only remove the hoses and hose caddies, but I drain them out before putting them in the shed. Those hose reel caddies are expensive and will fracture if they freeze up.

^^Smart man!

Same here. We have two that really get a workout. I've had to replace brass parts because the of the over use.

Finally got around to cleaning the dryer vent today. I try to do it annually but got lazy and didn't do it for 3 years. I think we talked here or one of the threads that it's important because of lint buildup which can eventually lead to a fire. It was not as bad as the picture suggests but none the less I dismantled most of it, vacuumed it, and then washed it as well.

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